London Internationals

Grandmaster, International master, and Open Events!

18-24 October 1997, University College School, Frognal, Hampstead NW3

Tournament Director: Adam Raoof (FIDE International Organiser)
Chief Arbiter: Les Blackstock (FIDE Arbiter)

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John Saunders at the  Four Nations Chess League web site has done excellent coverage of the events which includes round by round reports, and Chessbase format games for download. This section aims to provide complementary PGN and Java browse format of the games.

Games

Java browse format of all Games
GM Tournament PGN Download (zipped)
IM Tournament PGN Download (zipped)

Background info

Participants
....Grandmaster Event
....International Master Event
....Open event
Pictures
...The tournament organiser with Nigel Short
...The IM Tournament
Schedules
Many thanks goes to...

PARTICIPANTS

Grandmaster Event 18-24 October - Category 10, average 2479 Elo

Player	Rating	Country	Player profile and web findings!
GM Bogdan Lalic	2600	Croatia	World ranking: 64 Picture He is top board for his national team. Recent achievements: GM Bogdan Lalic recently shared second place at the Drury Lane Grandmasters. had a high final position in Hastings 1996-97. He also had a high position in the Deloitte & Touche festival, Jersey 97. His team won the European club cup 1996 - the Milo cup. Books written include: He has authored a book on the Queens Indian Defence.
GM Peter Wells	2530		Making a welcome return to British competition after a number of years abroad. Resident in Budapest and the only English player to qualify from open competition for the forthcoming FIDE World championhip Recent achievements: Got married!. FIDE World championhip qualifier. Tied for third place at Antwep, Belgium Books written include: Has authored the complete semi-slav
GM McDonald	2490		Winner of a succession of British all-play-all events in the last few years. An especially dangerous player when tournament favourite. Books written include: He has authored books on Planning and Mastering the French, Winnng with the Kalashnikov.
GM Shaked	2500		1997 World Junior Champion and recently ratified as a GM at the FIDE Congress in Moldova, had a hard time in Tilburg, but definitely one to watch. Recent achievements: World Junior Championsip winner. He also won the 1997 Interplay U.S. Junior Invitational Championship, a 10-player Round Robin, which was held June 21-29 in Bloomington. Featured on the front page of Inside Chess, 1997, Issue 17. Has two nicely annotated games featured on the front page of Chess Life Issue 15.
IM McShane	2455		He is England's youngest ever International master at age 13! Set to be a future world championship contender. Recent achievements: A recent victory includes first equal at the Agency International, Category VI.
IM Gormally	2425		One of England's fastest and most dramatically improving players. He recently took bronze medal at the Mind Sports Olympiad behind Adams and Sadler.
IM Turner	2445		Young International Master Recent achievements: Recently graduated from Cambridge University (economics). Now a self-employed options trader, or something! Came very close to a GM norm this years British championship.
IM Pedersen	2435	Denmark	One of Denmark's leading International Masters.
IM Dunnington	2420		Yorkshires top player. Weekly columnist for the Yorkshire Post and captain of the newly constituted White Rose squad in the 4NCL. Books written include: Has authored Winning with the catalan, Pawn power, Queens Gambit: Chigorin, How to play the Kings Indian Attack.
IM Rowson	2490	Scotland	Picture Scotland's youngest international master looking set to become a grandmaster very soon. Recent achievements: The then 18 year old international master last year convincingly won a challenge match against GM Keith Arkell.

International Master Event 20-24 October - Schiller System (4 teams of 3)

Player	Rating	Country
IM Kopec	2405
IM Aagard	2435	Denmark
IM Panczyk	2385	Poland
FM Berry	2310	Canada
FM Richardson	2260
FM Gullaksen	2320	Norway
FM Houska	2360
FM Bates	2435
Pert,R	2230
Pert,N	2240
J. Naylor	2280
T.Gavriel	2190

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES

Note: The Open, IM events starts on Monday, whilst the GM tournament start this saturday!

SATURDAY 18th October

GM Draw 1pm in the Enav Library Round One: 3pm-10pm
IM Draw 1pm in the Enav Library

SUNDAY 19th October

GM Round Two: 10am-2pm, then adjourned Round Three 3pm-10pm

MONDAY 20th October

GM Adjournments 11am to finish Round Four 3pm-10pm
IM Round One 9.30am-3.30pm Roundd Two 4.30-
10.30pm
OPEN Round One 10am-3pm Round Two 4pm-9pm

TUESDAY 21st October

GM Round Five 10am-2pm + adj Round Six 3pm-10pm
IM Round Three 9.30am-3.30pm Round Four 4.30pm-
10.30pm
OPEN Round Three 10am-3pm Round Four 4pm-9pm

WEDNESDAY 22nd October

GM Adjournments 11am to finish Round Seven 3pm-10pm
IM Round Five 9.30am-3.30pm Round Six 4.30pm-
10.30pm
OPEN Round Five 10am-3pm Round Six 4pm-9pm

THURSDAY 23rd October

GM Round Eight 3pm-10pm
IM Round Seven 9.30am-3.30pm Round Eight 4.30pm-
10.30pm
OPEN Round Seven 10am-3pm Round Eight 4pm-9pm

FRIDAY 24th October

GM Round Nine 10am-5pm
IM Round Nine 9.30am-3.30pm
OPEN Round Nine 10am-3pm Prizegiving 4.30pm

Many thanks goes to:-

• John Saunders at the 4NCL web site. Without him there would be no PGN or Java format coverage at this site. (This webmaster was too busy getting done over in the IM tournament!). John did loads of work over the last week which included creating live coverage- round reports, and game entry; marketing the event not just on the web but also to the national press!; producing tournament schedules and other relevant information for the players; facing the challenge of entering games from indecephirable scoresheets. I really hope that other UK events will be covered like this in the future, because the web is an excellent communication medium for such events.
  
• Adam Raoof for organising the events in the first place. He is creating an excellent track record for creating opportunities for people to gain IM and GM norms, and thus helping to make the UK retain its position as one of the top chess playing nations.