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10th Monarch Assurance International Chess Tournament
29 September - 7 October 2001
The Monarch Assurance 10th International Chess Tournament was held at the Cherry Orchard Hotel, Port Erin, Isle of Man, from 29 September to Sunday 7 October 2001.
Official Home Page for the tournament
Preview of the tournament - read about the fire alarm on day one! | ||
Round 1 | Round 4 | Round 7 |
Round 2 | Round 5 | Round 8 |
Round 3 | Round 6 | Round 9 |
BritBase Game Viewer and PGN Download | ||
Photos and Scores from the Major and Minor Events at the Erin Arts Centre |
Managing Director of the main sponsors, Mr
Patrick Taylor of Monarch Assurance, shakes hands with top seed Sergei Tiviakov.
This year's entrants included 15 GMs, 1 WGM. and 6 IMs. The field was a very strong one, including several former winners: Mark Hebden (2000 winner), Colin Crouch (1991), Colin McNab (1992), Bogdan Lalic (1994), Alexander Baburin (1997). This was the tournament's 10th anniversary, and there were special medals for each player and a special trophy for the best overall performance.
There was also be a Major Tournament from Monday 1 October to Sunday 7 October, and a Minor Tournament from Wednesday 3 October 2001. The venue for these events was the Erin Arts Centre, which is about 200 yards away from the Cherry Orchard Hotel.
Entries for the Monarch Assurance International Open
Final Crosstable of the 2001 Tournament
Isle Of Man (ENG), 29 IX 2001 - 7 X 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Ulibin, Mikhail g RUS 2583 +10 -12 +18 +29 =13 +25 = 2 =11 +15 6.5 /9 2614 2 Kiriakov, Petr g RUS 2548 =16 +27 +33 + 5 =17 = 7 = 1 = 4 = 9 6.0 /9 2616 3 Gleizerov, Evgeny g RUS 2587 +22 = 8 = 7 =10 +16 +19 - 4 =13 +17 6.0 /9 2614 4 Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2618 =13 +24 +41 = 6 =14 =11 + 3 = 2 =10 6.0 /9 2571 5 Baburin, Alexander g IRL 2584 =25 +31 +12 - 2 +18 +15 = 6 =10 =11 6.0 /9 2571 6 Yakovich, Yuri g RUS 2577 +32 =14 +16 = 4 = 8 +26 = 5 =17 = 7 6.0 /9 2619 7 Brodsky, Michail g UKR 2528 +29 = 9 = 3 +31 =12 = 2 =13 +20 = 6 6.0 /9 2589 8 Stocek, Jiri g CZE 2530 +26 = 3 +20 =25 = 6 =13 = 9 =12 +18 6.0 /9 2588 9 Galkin, Alexander g RUS 2583 +19 = 7 =14 =26 +33 =10 = 8 +28 = 2 6.0 /9 2557 10 Cherniaev, Alexander m RUS 2437 - 1 +30 +37 = 3 +28 = 9 +14 = 5 = 4 6.0 /9 2559 11 Lalic, Bogdan g ENG 2528 =33 +36 =19 =21 +27 = 4 +22 = 1 = 5 6.0 /9 2547 12 Gormally, Daniel m ENG 2481 +23 + 1 - 5 =30 = 7 +32 =17 = 8 =13 5.5 /9 2535 13 Shaw, John m SCO 2478 = 4 =28 +53 +44 = 1 = 8 = 7 = 3 =12 5.5 /9 2504 14 Flear, Glenn C g ENG 2489 +47 = 6 = 9 +41 = 4 =17 -10 =19 +28 5.5 /9 2505 15 Gallagher, Joseph G g SUI 2516 +21 -16 +28 =27 +36 - 5 +26 +32 - 1 5.5 /9 2444 16 Williams, Simon m ENG 2369 = 2 +15 - 6 +50 - 3 -18 +53 +41 +25 5.5 /9 2440 17 Hebden, Mark g ENG 2559 =20 +44 =25 +24 = 2 =14 =12 = 6 - 3 5.0 /9 2479 18 Hanley, Craig ENG 2278 =53 +32 - 1 +34 - 5 +16 =19 +23 - 8 5.0 /9 2429 19 McNab, Colin A g SCO 2437 - 9 +42 =11 +38 +30 - 3 =18 =14 =20 5.0 /9 2386 20 Afek, Yochanan m ISR 2381 =17 +37 - 8 -28 +50 +36 +21 - 7 =19 5.0 /9 2364 21 Ryan, Joseph IRL 2305 -15 +49 +42 =11 -25 +39 -20 +35 =29 5.0 /9 2304 22 Arakhamia, Ketevan m GEO 2446 - 3 -41 +49 +42 +31 =29 -11 =27 +36 5.0 /9 2288 23 Bisby, Daniel L ENG 2285 -12 -50 +54 +48 =39 =30 +29 -18 +37 5.0 /9 2271 24 Smith, Andrew Philip f IRL 2234 +35 - 4 +39 -17 -26 +42 =30 =57 +41 5.0 /9 2288 25 Hillarp Persson, Tiger g SWE 2438 = 5 +34 =17 = 8 +21 - 1 -28 +31 -16 4.5 /9 2391 26 Kirsanov, Oleg RUS 2365 - 8 +45 +35 = 9 +24 - 6 -15 =30 =34 4.5 /9 2333 27 Willmoth, Robert ENG 2239 +38 - 2 +48 =15 -11 -41 +39 =22 =32 4.5 /9 2318 28 Collins, Sam IRL 2194 +56 =13 -15 +20 -10 +33 +25 - 9 -14 4.5 /9 2415 29 Sowray, Peter J f ENG 2334 - 7 +43 +45 - 1 +44 =22 -23 =37 =21 4.5 /9 2289 30 Valenti, Richard FRA 2143 +50 -10 +56 =12 -19 =23 =24 =26 =33 4.5 /9 2288 31 Simons, Martin ENG 2215 +39 - 5 +43 - 7 -22 +45 =35 -25 +48 4.5 /9 2269 32 Crouch, Colin S m ENG 2407 - 6 -18 +52 +35 +41 -12 +51 -15 =27 4.5 /9 2270 33 Marusenko, Petr m UKR 2362 =11 +51 - 2 +53 - 9 -28 =48 +44 =30 4.5 /9 2284 34 Spence, David ENG 2185 +49 -25 =50 -18 =53 =43 =41 +47 =26 4.5 /9 2207 35 Clark, Stephen P ENG 2112 -24 +52 -26 -32 +55 +44 =31 -21 +43 4.5 /9 2175 36 Jackson, Adrian ENG 2230 +48 -11 =38 +47 -15 -20 =43 +51 -22 4.0 /9 2239 37 Coathup, Roger ENG 2130 +52 -20 -10 =43 =46 =53 +47 =29 -23 4.0 /9 2160 38 Ellison, Derek George ENG 2104 -27 +40 =36 -19 -42 =50 =46 +53 =45 4.0 /9 2196 39 Yurenok, Maria S ENG 2088 -31 +54 -24 +51 =23 -21 -27 =46 +50 4.0 /9 2048 40 Benson, Paul J ENG 2046 -44 -38 -47 -52 +61 =55 +54 =42 +51 4.0 /9 2006 41 Goodger, Martyn ENG 2136 +55 +22 - 4 -14 -32 +27 =34 -16 -24 3.5 /9 2254 42 May,Frank WLS ---- +46 -19 -21 -22 +38 -24 =45 =40 =44 3.5 /9 2095 43 McNally, Bruce SCO 2010 +51 -29 -31 =37 =45 =34 =36 =48 -35 3.5 /9 2097 44 Howell, David WL ENG 2193 +40 -17 +46 -13 -29 -35 +50 -33 =42 3.5 /9 2042 45 Bolt, Graham ENG 2124 +54 -26 -29 =46 =43 -31 =42 =49 =38 3.5 /9 1984 46 Ormsby,Alan IOM ---- -42 +56 -44 =45 =37 -51 =38 =39 =49 3.5 /9 2069 47 Allen, Keith IOM 2289 -14 -53 +40 -36 =48 +49 -37 -34 +56 3.5 /9 2071 48 Lutton, J.Ezra ENG 2093 -36 +55 -27 -23 =47 +56 =33 =43 -31 3.5 /9 2109 49 Stuart, E. Leslie ENG 2039 -34 -21 -22 +54 =58 -47 +55 =45 =46 3.5 /9 2035 50 Van Kemenade,Rudy ENG ---- -30 +23 =34 -16 -20 =38 -44 +56 -39 3.0 /9 2074 51 Isherwood, Paul ENG 2172 -43 -33 +55 -39 +52 +46 -32 -36 -40 3.0 /9 1857 52 Dossett,Chris ENG ---- -37 -35 -32 +40 -51 =54 -56 =55 +59 3.0 /9 1904 53 Bousbouras, Spyridon GRE 2102 =18 +47 -13 -33 =34 =37 -16 -38 . 2.5 /8 2133 54 Waugh,Jonathan IOM ---- -45 -39 -23 -49 -56 =52 -40 +60 +55 2.5 /9 1784 55 Nicholson, John IRL 2021 -41 -48 -51 +56 -35 =40 -49 =52 -54 2.0 /9 1862 56 Spanton, Timothy ENG 2051 -28 -46 -30 -55 +54 -48 +52 -50 -47 2.0 /9 57 BYE3 ---- . . . . . . . =24 . 58 BYE1 ---- . . . . =49 . . . . 59 BYE4 ---- . . . . . . . . -52 60 Hemsley,Dennis IOM ---- . . . . . . . -54 . 61 Maher,Frank IOM ---- . . . . -40 . . . . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Prize List (my thanks to Richard Furness for supplying this)
Monarch Assurance International 2001
1st Mikhail Ulibin Russia 6.5 £2000 2nd Evgeny Gleizerov Russia 6 £387 each Alexander Baburin Ireland Alexander Galkin Russia Yuri Yakovich Russia Petr Kiriakov Russia Jiri Stocek Czech Republic Michail Brodsky Ukraine Bogdan Lalic England Sergei Tiviakov Netherlands Alexander Cherniaev Russia Junior Craig Hanley England 5 £100 Veteran George Ellison England 4 £100 Manx Keith Allen Isle of Man/Ireland 3.5 £50 each Alan Ormsby Isle of Man Lady Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant Georgia 5 £100 Rating Prizes Band 1 Joe Ryan Ireland 5 £50 each Daniel Bisby England Band 2 Andrew Smith Ireland 5 £100 Band 3 Sam Collins Ireland 4.5 £33.34 each David Spence England Richard Valenti France Band 4 Steven Clark England 4.5 £100 Band 5 Maria Yurenok England 4 £50 each Paul Benson England Unrated Frank May Wales 3.5 £50 each Alan Ormsby Isle of Man
As well as Monarch Assurance plc, the tournament was also sponsored by The Isle of Man Tourism, and The Cherry Orchard Hotel, plus the Erin Arts Centre, the Isle of Man Department of Tourism, Port Erin Commissioners and the Isle of Man Chess Association.