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10th Monarch Assurance International Chess Tournament, 29 Sept - 7 Oct 2001
The Monarch Assurance 10th International Chess Tournament is being held at the Cherry Orchard Hotel, Port Erin, Isle of Man, from 29 September to Sunday 7 October 2001.
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Round 7 (5 October 2001)
Results | Crosstable
Good Morning, Fairies!
Now, that title is not meant to be an insult to the readers of this web page (why would I want to abuse you fine people out there?), nor is it what our beloved tournament director says at the start of each day to those players who have agreed quick draws the day before. No, it's what the good people of Man say when they cross Fairy Bridge, raising their hat to the 'lil people', to ensure good luck for the day. At least that's what it said in the tour guide I was reading, and our coach driver told us all to say 'good morning' to the fairies when we crossed the bridge the other day. Probably they are all in a conspiracy to make us tourists look ridiculous, but I'm not taking any chances. On the off-chance that there are some IT-literate Manx fairies out there reading this web page, I wish them (and you) all a most sincere 'top of the morning'.
David Howell vs Rudy Van
Kemenade, Round 7. David won - see below.
Our representative from the 'lil people' - 10-year-old David Howell (pictured above) - got things off to a cracking start yesterday, beating Rudy Van Kemenade in not much over an hour. This set the trend for the day, with a lot of hard fought games being played. The top boards still resulted in a large number of draws, but nearly all of them were very hard fought. One clash of the titans, Tiviakov-Gleizerov, resulted in a decisive result after Gleizerov's French Tarrasch defence was clinically dismantled by the naturalised Dutchman. I'm beginning to wonder if I put a hex on Gleizerov when comparing him to some of the chess immortals in the Round Six report. Perhaps the 'lil people' are having a little joke at my expense. It's absolutely fatal to start saying how players are playing well, look unbeatable, etc. Sports commentators are always making this sort of mistake. Former England soccer manager Kevin Keegan was famous for exclaiming during a TV commentary towards the end of a vital England game: "There's only one team going to win this match now!!". Arithmetically his logic was unimpeachable, of course: correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe more than one team has ever won a soccer match. But his implication that England were certain to win soon proved to be mistaken. Anyway, to try and exorcise the evil spell, and be even-handed to all the players: let me say that all 56 of them are playing abysmally and it wouldn't surprise me if none of them ever won a game again. While I'm on the subject, I expect England's hopeless football team will lose to Greece this afternoon...
Ireland's Sam
Collins (pictured left) was a revelation in round seven. He took on
Tiger Hillarp Persson and fairly pushed him off the board. It all started off
with a pawn sacrifice which may or may not have been sound. Tiger countered
indecisively, and Sam's e-pawn push opened up the centre for a devastating
attack on the king, which was forced right up the board to avoid the flak. But
there proved to be no hiding place and some attractive interplay between
White's queen and knight finished the job. So that's one GM and two IM scalps
under Sam's belt, and he is getting very close to an IM norm. Today he's black
against Alexander Galkin and... I'm not making any more predictions! Another
player with a viable IM norm chance is Craig Hanley, who played some
resourceful defensive moves to keep Colin McNab at bay.
Most of the games were over by just after
six o'clock, but finally we had one of those hardy perennials universally
loathed by players who have a bad memory for endgames, and also by arbiters and
webmasters who are looking forward to getting the games over so they can have
their dinner. Yes, of course, the K+B+N versus K endgame. The extra pieces were
in hands of an amiable 39-year-old Frenchman, Richard Valenti (pictured
right); while, shuffling the bare king around the board in response, was
42-year-old Londoner-cum-Irishman, FM Andrew Smith. This is one of those
psychological instances where it almost feels better to be in a losing
position. If the other guy knows how to win, then you've had it, but if he
doesn't, it's a lucky let off. As Andrew said, taking a break while waiting for
his opponent to move: "I prefer my position to his!". Richard chased him round
the houses for a bit, but when Andrew's king emerged from the back rank yet
again, looked up at his opponent and said ruefully: "I should have learnt my
classics!" - draw agreed. I think a lot of us know what he means. At the post
mortem, 2102-rated Greek player Spiros Bousbouras sat down at the board next to
Richard and - bang - bang - bang - all the right moves through to mate, while
Colin Crouch cooed approvingly. Nice one, Spiros. Make a note of the name, you
can't get away with this endgame against him. Incidentally, I'm wondering if
Spiros' life insurance is fully paid up: it's going to be tough being a Greek
in the British Isles this afternoon if things go wrong at Old Trafford...
Text and photos © 2001 John Saunders
Tiviakov,S (2618) - Gleizerov,E (2587) [C06]
Monarch
Assurance International Port Erin (7.3), 05.10.2001
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nd2 Nf6 4 e5 Nfd7 5 c3 c5 6 Bd3 Nc6 7 Ne2 cxd4 8 cxd4 f6 9 exf6 Nxf6 10 0-0 Bd6 11 Nf3 Qc7 12 Bg5 0-0 13 Rc1 Ng4 14 Ng3 h6 15 Bd2 Qe7 16 Bb1
Tiviakov v Gleizerov, Round 7
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16 ..Bd7 [One interesting possibility here is 16 ..Nxd4!? 17 Nxd4 Qh4 18 h3 Nxf2 19 Rxf2 Rxf2 but now 20 Nh1! was played in Kupreychik-Chernin, Sverdlovsk 1984 and is reputed to give White a clear advantage.] 17 Bc3 [Keeping an eye on any ...e5 breaks. 17 Qc2 g5 18 Qd3 Qg7 19 Rce1 Bxg3 20 fxg3 Rf7 21 h3 Nf6 22 Qe3 Tseshkovsky-Chernin, Soviet Championship, Minsk 1987, ending in a draw in 76 moves.] 17 ..Be8 Possibly an error as it ties the queen to the defence of the e-pawn, when it really wants to defend from g7. 18 Qd3 g5 19 Rce1 Bxg3 Black has to make this exchange as White is likely to play h3, driving the knight back, and then the awkward Nf5. 20 fxg3 Nf6 21 Qe3 Bd7 22 h4 Now all the white pieces are usefully posted, it is time for action. Black's position already looks shaky. 22 ..Ng4 23 Qd3 Rf7 24 hxg5 hxg5 25 Bd2 Rg7 The g-pawn cannot be usefully defended (see next note). Black wants to allow his queen a path to h5. But his position is as good as lost already, not so much because of the material deficit as the exposesd nature of his king and the squares around it. 26 Bxg5 Qe8 [26 ..Rxg5? 27 Nxg5 Qxg5? 28 Qh7#] 27 Bh4 Qh5 28 Qd1 Rf8 29 Nh2 Rxf1+ 30 Rxf1 e5 31 Qf3 e4 32 Qf8+ Kh7 33 Nxg4 Bxg4 34 Bf6 Rg8 35 Qd6 Qf7 The only way to defend the b-pawn. 36 Be5 Bf5 Only move. 37 Rf4 Rg4 Black has done well to avert murder on the dark squares, but his problems are not over yet. 38 Bc2 Rxf4 [38 ..Nxe5 39 Qxe5 Rxf4 40 gxf4 and, as in the game, the extra pawn is now a real one.] 39 gxf4 Ne7 40 Bd1 41 g4 is the threat. 40 ..e3 41 Qa3 A smooth win by Tiviakov. 1-0
Collins,S (2194) - Hillarp-Persson,T (2438) [B06]
Monarch Assurance International Port Erin (7.10), 05.10.2001
1 e4 g6 2 d4 Bg7 3 Nc3 d6 4 Be3 a6 5 Qd2 Nd7 6 Nf3 b5 7 Bd3 Bb7 8 a4 b4 9 Ne2 c5 10 Ng3 Ngf6 11 Bh6 Collins is playing in a straightforwardly aggressive style, showing he is not afraid to take on the Swedish grandmaster. This move entails a pawn sacrifice. 11 ..Bxh6 12 Qxh6 cxd4 13 0-0 [13 Nxd4 Nc5 and White would have to backpeddle, to address the attack on the e-pawn.] 13 ..Qb6 [13 ..e5 14 Bc4 Rc8 15 Bb3 Nc5 16 Qg7 Rf8 17 Ng5 Nxb3 18 cxb3 h6 19 Qxh6 Ke7 and Black went on to win in Kinsman-Gofshtein, France 1998.] 14 Ng5 Stopping a king escape to the queenside by attacking f7, and opening up the option of f4. 14 ..Rc8 [14 ..Ne5 15 f4 Neg4 16 Qg7 Rf8 and now the attractive 17 e5?! is dubious because of (17 Nxh7 Nxh7 18 Qxh7 Ne3 doesn't seem to give White anything) 17 ..Qc6 18 Be4 Nxe4 19 N3xe4 h6! and Black should win.] 15 a5 Qa7?! [Black has in mind to prevent White getting in f4. But 15 ..Qc6 looks a more natural choice, with the idea of preventing e5. As things turn out, the queen never emerges from its passive square.] 16 Rae1 b3 [16 ..Ne5 17 f4 Nxd3 18 cxd3 Rc2 suggests itself, though the massed White pieces on the kingside are very dangerous.] 17 cxb3 Ne5 18 Bc4 Nxc4 19 bxc4 Rxc4? [There is no time for this recapture: Black should try and make do with 19 ..Qc5 ] 20 e5! Natural and good. 20 ..dxe5 21 Rxe5
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21 ..Nd7 [21 ..Ng4 22 Qg7 Rf8 and simply 23 Ree1! ; there is no useful counter to Nxh7 and Nxf8.; 21 ..Rc5 22 Qg7 Rxe5 (22 ..Rf8 23 Rxe7+! Kxe7 24 Re1+ is an easy win) 23 Qxh8+ Kd7 24 Nxf7 wins] 22 Rxe7+! Kxe7 23 Re1+ Kd6 [If 23 ..Ne5 24 Qg7! is the most incisive continuation: 24 ..Kd7 25 Qxh8 Qc5 and now a Fritz special: 26 Nxf7! winning.; 23 ..Kd8 24 Nxf7+ Kc8 25 Nd6+ Kb8 26 Nxc4 Qc5 27 Qf4+ might have been a better continuation though it is still objectively quite lost.] 24 Nxf7+ Kc5 25 Qg5+!? [25 Nxh8 Ba8 26 Qxh7 Qb7 27 Qe7+ Kb5 28 Ne4 is an easy win, but White wants to give mate, and not risk his technique against a much higher rated player.] 25 ..Kb4 [25 ..Bd5 probably obliges 26 Nxh8 anyway.] 26 Qd2+ Kb5 27 Nd6+! Nerves of steel. It's a hard combination to see through to a finish. 27 ..Kc5 [27 ..Kc6 28 Nxc4 , with the king still stranded, should be easy for White.] 28 Nxc4 Kxc4 29 b3+! Good choice - the boy must have a Fritz implant! 29 ..Kd5 [Better perhaps is 29 ..Kb5 30 Ne2!? Re8! (30 ..Kc6 31 Nxd4+ Kc7 32 Ne6+ Kc8 33 Qc3+ wins the house.) 31 Qxd4 Qxd4 32 Nxd4+ Kc5 33 Rxe8 Kxd4 34 Re7 Bc6 35 Rxh7 which should win, though the grandmaster may be able to find a few tricks.] 30 Qg5+ Kd6 [30 ..Kc6 31 Ne4! Bc8 32 Rc1+ Kb7 33 Nd6+ and the end is nigh.] 31 Qf4+ Kc6 [31 ..Kd5 32 Qc7! is hopeless.] 32 Rc1+ Kb5 [32 ..Kd5 33 Rc7! Ne5 34 Re7! wins.] 33 Ne2 [Fritz jumps in with 33 Qd6! Nc5 34 Qxd4 threatening Rxc5+ and Qa4 mate. But Collins' move does quite nicely.] 33 ..Rc8 34 Qg5+ Kb4 [34 ..Nc5 35 Nxd4+ Kxa5 36 b4+ Kb6 37 bxc5+ leads to mate, as does; 34 ..Rc5 35 Nxd4+ Kxa5 36 b4+ etc.] 35 Qd2+ Kb5 36 Qd3+ Kb4 37 Qd2+ Kb5 38 Rxc8! Leading to a very neat finish. 38 ..Bxc8
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39 Nxd4+ Kc5 40 b4+ Kc4 41 Qe2+! Kc3 [41 ..Kxd4 42 Qe3+ wins the queen, of course.; 41 ..Kd5 42 Qe6+! Kxd4 43 Qe3+ ditto.; 41 ..Kxb4 42 Nc6+ ditto.] 42 Qe3+ Kc4 [42 ..Kb2 43 Qb3+ and mate next move.] 43 Qb3+ and it's that deadly skewer again. A superb effort from Ireland's Sam Collins. 1-0
Round 7 Results
Bd WHITE Result BLACK 1 BABURIN,Alexande 2584 (4½) 1/2 YAKOVICH,Yuri 2577 (4½) 2 ULIBIN,Mikhail 2583 (4½) 1/2 KIRIAKOV,Petr 2548 (4½) 3 TIVIAKOV,Sergei 2618 (4) 1-0 GLEIZEROV,Evgeny 2587 (4½) 4 STOCEK,Jiri 2530 (4) 1/2 GALKIN,Alexander 2583 (4) 5 HEBDEN,Mark 2559 (4) 1/2 GORMALLY,Danny 2481 (4) 6 BRODSKY,Michail 2528 (4) 1/2 SHAW,John 2478 (4) 7 CHERNIAEV,Alexan 2437 (4) 1-0 FLEAR,Glenn C 2489 (4) 8 ARAKHAMIA-GRANT, 2446 (3½) 0-1 LALIC,Bogdan 2528 (4) 9 KIRSANOV,Oleg 2365 (3½) 0-1 GALLAGHER,Joe 2516 (3½) 10 COLLINS,Sam 2194 (3½) 1-0 HILLARP-PERSSON, 2438 (3½) 11 MCNAB,Colin 2437 (3½) 1/2 HANLEY,Craig A 2278 (3½) 12 RYAN,Joe 2305 (3½) 0-1 AFEK,Yochanan 2381 (3½) 13 BISBY,Daniel L 2285 (3) 1-0 SOWRAY,Peter J 2334 (3½) 14 CROUCH,Colin S 2407 (3) 1-0 ISHERWOOD,Paul 2172 (3) 15 VALENTI,Richard 2143 (3) 1/2 SMITH,Andrew P 2234 (3) 16 SIMONS,Martin 2215 (3) 1/2 CLARK,Stephen P 2112 (3) 17 SPENCE,David 2185 (2½) 1/2 GOODGER,Martyn 2136 (3) 18 WILLIAMS,Simon 2369 (2½) 1-0 BOUSBOURAS,Spiro 2102 (2½) 19 MARUSENKO,Petr 2362 (2½) 1/2 LUTTON,J Ezra 2093 (2½) 20 COATHUP,Roger 2130 (2½) 1-0 ALLEN,Keith 2289 (2½) 21 WILLMOTH,Robert 2239 (2½) 1-0 YURENOK,Maria S 2088 (2½) 22 JACKSON,Adrian 2230 (2½) 1/2 MCNALLY,Bruce 2010 (2½) 23 HOWELL,David WL 2193 (2) 1-0 KEMENADE,R van 1992 (2) 24 BOLT,Graham 2124 (2) 1/2 MAY,Frank 2125 (2) 25 ORMSBY,Alan 1720 (2) 1/2 ELLISON,D George 2104 (2) 26 STUART,E Leslie 2039 (1½) 1-0 NICHOLSON,John 1865 (1½) 27 DOSSETT,Chris 1768 (1½) 0-1 SPANTON,Tim 2051 (1) 28 BENSON,PJ 2046 (1½) 1-0 WAUGH,Jonathan 1672 (½)
Round 7 Crosstable
Isle Of Man (ENG), IX 2001 - X 2000
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1 Baburin, Alexander g IRL 2584 =23 +33 + 8 - 4 +19 +15 = 5 . . 5.0 /7 2594
2 Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2618 =14 +27 +30 = 5 =18 = 7 +11 . . 5.0 /7 2590
3 Ulibin, Mikhail g RUS 2583 + 6 - 8 +19 +28 =14 +23 = 4 . . 5.0 /7 2585
4 Kiriakov, Petr g RUS 2548 =25 +29 +36 + 1 =13 =10 = 3 . . 5.0 /7 2618
5 Yakovich, Yuri g RUS 2577 +21 =18 +25 = 2 = 9 +24 = 1 . . 5.0 /7 2638
6 Cherniaev, Alexander m RUS 2437 - 3 +32 +34 =11 +16 =12 +18 . . 5.0 /7 2545
7 Lalic, Bogdan g ENG 2528 =36 +38 =20 =31 +29 = 2 +26 . . 5.0 /7 2534
8 Gormally, Daniel m ENG 2481 +22 + 3 - 1 =32 =10 +21 =13 . . 4.5 /7 2543
9 Stocek, Jiri g CZE 2530 +24 =11 +17 =23 = 5 =14 =12 . . 4.5 /7 2589
10 Brodsky, Michail g UKR 2528 +28 =12 =11 +33 = 8 = 4 =14 . . 4.5 /7 2562
11 Gleizerov, Evgeny g RUS 2587 +26 = 9 =10 = 6 +25 +20 - 2 . . 4.5 /7 2582
12 Galkin, Alexander g RUS 2583 +20 =10 =18 =24 +36 = 6 = 9 . . 4.5 /7 2551
13 Hebden, Mark g ENG 2559 =17 +40 =23 +27 = 4 =18 = 8 . . 4.5 /7 2496
14 Shaw, John m SCO 2478 = 2 =16 +43 +40 = 3 = 9 =10 . . 4.5 /7 2494
15 Gallagher, Joseph G g SUI 2516 +31 -25 +16 =29 +38 - 1 +24 . . 4.5 /7 2428
16 Collins, Sam IRL 2194 +53 =14 -15 +17 - 6 +36 +23 . . 4.5 /7 2482
17 Afek, Yochanan m ISR 2381 =13 +34 - 9 -16 +52 +38 +31 . . 4.5 /7 2381
18 Flear, Glenn C g ENG 2489 +44 = 5 =12 +30 = 2 =13 - 6 . . 4.0 /7 2507
19 Hanley, Craig ENG 2278 =43 +21 - 3 +39 - 1 +25 =20 . . 4.0 /7 2431
20 McNab, Colin A g SCO 2437 -12 +46 = 7 +45 +32 -11 =19 . . 4.0 /7 2370
21 Crouch, Colin S m ENG 2407 - 5 -19 +55 +35 +30 - 8 +42 . . 4.0 /7 2292
22 Bisby, Daniel L ENG 2285 - 8 -52 +57 +41 =48 =32 +28 . . 4.0 /7 2299
23 Hillarp Persson, Tiger g SWE 2438 = 1 +39 =13 = 9 +31 - 3 -16 . . 3.5 /7 2420
24 Kirsanov, Oleg RUS 2365 - 9 +49 +35 =12 +27 - 5 -15 . . 3.5 /7 2382
25 Williams, Simon m ENG 2369 = 4 +15 - 5 +52 -11 -19 +43 . . 3.5 /7 2377
26 Arakhamia, Ketevan m GEO 2446 -11 -30 +50 +46 +33 =28 - 7 . . 3.5 /7 2249
27 Smith, Andrew Philip f IRL 2234 +35 - 2 +48 -13 -24 +46 =32 . . 3.5 /7 2257
28 Sowray, Peter J f ENG 2334 -10 +37 +49 - 3 +40 =26 -22 . . 3.5 /7 2309
29 Willmoth, Robert ENG 2239 +45 - 4 +41 =15 - 7 -30 +48 . . 3.5 /7 2287
30 Goodger, Martyn ENG 2136 +54 +26 - 2 -18 -21 +29 =39 . . 3.5 /7 2343
31 Ryan, Joseph IRL 2305 -15 +50 +46 = 7 -23 +48 -17 . . 3.5 /7 2274
32 Valenti, Richard FRA 2143 +52 - 6 +53 = 8 -20 =22 =27 . . 3.5 /7 2263
33 Simons, Martin ENG 2215 +48 - 1 +37 -10 -26 +49 =35 . . 3.5 /7 2270
34 Coathup, Roger ENG 2130 +55 -17 - 6 =37 =47 =43 +44 . . 3.5 /7 2171
35 Clark, Stephen P ENG 2112 -27 +55 -24 -21 +54 +40 =33 . . 3.5 /7 2182
36 Marusenko, Petr m UKR 2362 = 7 +42 - 4 +43 -12 -16 =41 . . 3.0 /7 2267
37 McNally, Bruce SCO 2010 +42 -28 -33 =34 =49 =39 =38 . . 3.0 /7 2148
38 Jackson, Adrian ENG 2230 +41 - 7 =45 +44 -15 -17 =37 . . 3.0 /7 2224
39 Spence, David ENG 2185 +50 -23 =52 -19 =43 =37 =30 . . 3.0 /7 2110
40 Howell, David WL ENG 2193 +51 -13 +47 -14 -28 -35 +52 . . 3.0 /7 2065
41 Lutton, J.Ezra ENG 2093 -38 +54 -29 -22 =44 +53 =36 . . 3.0 /7 2161
42 Isherwood, Paul ENG 2172 -37 -36 +54 -48 +55 +47 -21 . . 3.0 /7 1937
43 Bousbouras, Spyridon GRE 2102 =19 +44 -14 -36 =39 =34 -25 . . 2.5 /7 2196
44 Allen, Keith IOM 2289 -18 -43 +51 -38 =41 +50 -34 . . 2.5 /7 2059
45 Ellison, Derek George ENG 2104 -29 +51 =38 -20 -46 =52 =47 . . 2.5 /7 2151
46 May,Frank WLS ---- +47 -20 -31 -26 +45 -27 =49 . . 2.5 /7 2082
47 Ormsby,Alan IOM ---- -46 +53 -40 =49 =34 -42 =45 . . 2.5 /7 2072
48 Yurenok, Maria S ENG 2088 -33 +57 -27 +42 =22 -31 -29 . . 2.5 /7 2048
49 Bolt, Graham ENG 2124 +57 -24 -28 =47 =37 -33 =46 . . 2.5 /7 1909
50 Stuart, E. Leslie ENG 2039 -39 -31 -26 +57 =56 -44 +54 . . 2.5 /7 2009
51 Benson, Paul J ENG 2046 -40 -45 -44 -55 +58 =54 +57 . . 2.5 /7 1829
52 Van Kemenade,Rudy ENG ---- -32 +22 =39 -25 -17 =45 -40 . . 2.0 /7 2079
53 Spanton, Timothy ENG 2051 -16 -47 -32 -54 +57 -41 +55 . . 2.0 /7
54 Nicholson, John IRL 2021 -30 -41 -42 +53 -35 =51 -50 . . 1.5 /7 1862
55 Dossett,Chris ENG ---- -34 -35 -21 +51 -42 =57 -53 . . 1.5 /7 1880
56 BYE1 ---- . . . . =50 . . . .
57 Waugh,Jonathan IOM ---- -49 -48 -22 -50 -53 =55 -51 . . 0.5 /7
58 Maher,Frank ---- . . . . -51 . . . . 0.0 /1
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Norm Chances: Round 7 - Calculations include round 7 opponents but not round 7 results
| GM NORM | Target score | Needed in last 3 rounds | Av Opps in last 2 rounds |
| Danny Gormally | 6½ | 2½ | 2413 |
| John Shaw | 6½ 7 |
2½ 3 |
2582 2339 |
| Alexander Cherniaev | 7 | 3 | 2360 |
| IM NORM | Target score | Needed in last 3 rounds | Av Opps in last 2 rounds |
| Oleg Kirsanov | 5 5½ |
1½ 2 |
2496 2330 |
| Craig Hanley | 5 5½ |
1½ 2 |
2501 2334 |
| Sam Collins | 5 5½ |
1½ 2 |
2503 2336 |
| Joe Ryan | 6 6½ |
2½ 3 |
2470 2286 |
| Peter Sowray | 6 6½ |
2½ 3 |
2539 2412 |
START OF PLAY : 1330 (1.30pm)
RATE OF PLAY : 40 moves
in 2 hours, 60 moves in 3 hours then 30 minutes to each player to complete the
game. 7 hour playing session.
As well as Monarch Assurance plc, The Tournament is 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.