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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 9 (7 October 2001)
The Last Lap
With ten leaders after the penultimate round, and six players trailing them, there was even a prospect of a 13-way tie for first place at the end of the tournament. Not a prospect which pleased tournament director Dennis Hemsley, whose fervent wish was a sole winner. But the auguries were good for a fighting finish when Bogdan Lalic was not seen in the tournament hall at the start of play. If Bogdan is on time, place your bets on a quick draw. It means he is in a hurry to go somewhere. But if he is late, he means business, and is doing some last-minute preparation. 17 minutes into the round, Bogdan appeared (that was precisely one minute after hostilities ceased in the board 11 game McNab-Afek, by the way). So perhaps we would see some action on the two 'show boards' this round - rather than the usual grandmaster draws which have caused me to nickname them the 'no-show' boards.
Baburin vs Lalic: 'the late Bogdan Lalic'
means business today...
One of the slight worries at this stage of the competition were the prospects of the competitors being able to fly home the next day. At the rate at which airlines had been going out of business just recently, there was concern at Manx Airlines, who had been borrowing planes from BA for as long as the tournament had been going, as they couldn't get insurance for their own fleet at the moment. We had seen them all grounded at Ronaldsway Airport on our coach trip a few days before. Dennis had a typically ingenious solution to the problem which he announced at the start of the round: "If players get stuck in the Isle of Man, we are going to change the tournament from a swiss system event into an all-play-all!".
Two of the top five boards ended in early
draws: Kiriakov-Galkin were soon followed by Brodsky-Yakovich. This meant that
we had to hope for a decisive result amongst the other three:
Tiviakov-Cherniaev, Baburin-Lalic and Ulibin-Gallagher. All of these were
well-contested. Elsewhere the main interest was to see if Ireland's Sam Collins
or England's Craig Hanley (pictured left) could get draws to achieve IM
norms. Their opposition was stern: Collins faced Flear while Hanley was Black
against Stocek of the Czech Republic. As the first time control approached
there had been tough fights on all these boards. But it was clear that there
were to be no IM norms for the two teenagers. Hanley had tried to offer early
queen exchanges to Stocek, but then parked his queen out of play on a7. The
Czech engineered a pawn advance on the kingside and broke through quickly.
Collins played the Ruy Lopez but reached a position where his central pawns
were stymied whereas Flear's streaked down the queenside to win. That put paid
to any chances of norm being achieved.
Hanley's loss was the cue for a further English collapse. In both cases players failed to cope with some bold sacrificial play by Russians. Evgeny Gleizerov tried a known but slightly dodgy exchange sacrifice in the French against Hebden. The English grandmaster looked to be in quite good shape from the opening, but then retreated his knight back to g1. The Russian took command of the situation and didn't allow Hebden back in the game. The key game, however, was Ulibin-Gallagher. The Russian played an interesting pawn sacrifice which Gallagher defended stoutly. But as both players drifted into very serious time pressure, it was clear that it was a good deal more difficult to defend the position in time pressure than it was for Ulibin to dream new lines of attack against Gallagher's weak pawns. Finally a crunching Rxb7 move was played, and in a hopeless position Gallagher allowed his few remaining seconds to run down and lost on time. This put Mikhail Ulibin 'in the clubhouse' as the tournament leader on 6½/9. and it just remained to see if either of the show boards could defy their reputation and produce another player (or two) on that score. Both games were cagily played but went on for a long time. There was some interesting action elsewhere, with IM Simon Williams restoring some English pride with a well-taken win against GM Tiger Hillarp persson. But in the end, despite all their good intentions, the top two boards could not throw up another winner. Ulibin had had to wait another one hour and 45 minutes after Gallagher's flag had fallen before he knew that the first prize cheque for £2,000 was his, and his alone. This was well deserved as he had had the nerve to 'go for it' in the last round.
Mikhail Ulibin plays Joe Gallagher in the
crucial Round 9 game
The Prize-Giving
 Before Make-Over... |
 "That's better!" Chris Thorpe, post make-over and with the junior trophy from the Minor section. |
That's not quite the end of the story. In the evening following round 9, there is the traditional buffet and prize-giving for the tournament. This is when Dennis has a bit of fun with the competitors and gives out a number of unscheduled prizes which are inspired by the players' quirks and peculiarities. In fact he rather toned down this side of his presentation this year, but there was still opportunity for fun and good humour at the prize-giving, expertly compered by arbiter Richard Furness. After some excellent speeches from the guests of honour, the prizes for the Major and Minor were presented by Mrs Pamela Crowe, who is an MHK (a Member of the House of Keys, the Isle of Man's equivalent of an MP - Member of Parliament - in the UK's House of Commons) and the Chairman of the Office of Fair Trading in the Manx government. She has a bubbly, down-to-earth personality (rather reminiscent of UK parliamentarian and former speaker Betty Boothroyd) and put the prize-winners at their ease. She had a motherly way with the juniors, and when Chris Thorpe, of Southern Juniors chess club (IoM), came onto the stage, sporting an 'Old English Sheepdog' hair style, she dealt briskly with him. "How can you see the chessboard through all that hair!", exclaimed Mrs Crowe, holding him firmly by the arm and brushing the offending hair away from his eyes.
After the Major and Minor prizes had been
given out, the Open tournament prizes were presented by Mr Patrick Taylor,
managing director of the main sponsors, Monarch Assurance. They were presented
in the reverse order, with the top prize finally going to Mikhail Ulibin
(pictured left with sponsor Patrick Taylor), who, despite his quiet and
reserved manner, delivered a most gracious and modest speech in good English,
which kept the audience spellbound. He felt that he had been lucky, and that
there were better players than him in the tournament. He had enjoyed his stay
in the Isle of Man, with its clean air and beautiful countryside, and had fond
memories of his previous stays in England (Oakham twice, plus Prestwich and
Hastings, all in the early 1990s).
That was about it for the prizes, though Dennis Hemsley (pictured right) came back to make some personal gifts to thank the people who worked behind the scenes, particularly the friendly and helpful hotel staff, to make this the best-run and best-loved tournaments on the UK chess scene. And so say all of us. Finally, Patrick Taylor, in his speech, said that, as far as he was concerned, the congress would be held "again and again and again". We were counting the "agains" and think that takes us up to about 2004 at least. Very good news!
Ulibin,M (2583) - Gallagher,J (2516) [B51]
Monarch
Assurance International Port Erin (9.4), 07.10.2001
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 Bb5+ Nd7 4 d4 Ngf6 5 Nc3 cxd4 6 Qxd4 e5 7 Qd3 h6 8 a4 [Gallagher would have happy memories of the line 8 Be3 Be7 9 Bc4 (9 0-0-0 a6 10 Ba4 b5 11 Bb3 Bb7 12 h3 was Walker-Gallagher, British Championship 2001, where the soon-to-be champion was held to a draw by rank outsider Martin Walker) 9 ..a6 10 a4 Qc7 11 0-0 Nc5 (11 ..0-0 12 Nd2 Rb8 13 a5 was played in Adams-Svidler, FIDE World Championship 2000 and ended in a draw) 12 Bxc5 Qxc5 13 Rab1 Be6 14 Nd2 was Chandler-Gallagher, British Championship 2001 - won by Black, and a key game in his championship victory. But, as we shall see, he would have been expecting to see 8 a4.] 8 ..a6 [8 ..Be7 9 0-0 0-0 10 Bc4 Nc5 11 Qe2 Bg4 12 h3 Bh5 was played in Ulibin-Yakkimaienen, Elista 1995, which Ulibin won in 68 moves.] 9 Bc4 Nc5 10 Qe2 Be7 11 0-0 [11 h3 Bd7 12 0-0 0-0 13 Rd1 Nxa4 14 Nxa4 b5 15 Bb3 bxa4 16 Bxa4 Madl-Nunn, Hastings 1994/5, drawn in 32 moves.] 11 ..Qc7 12 Nh4!?
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12 ..g5 [Very aggressive play by the Russian. Black can try 12 ..Nfxe4 13 Nxe4 Bxh4 and if 14 Bxf7+ Kxf7 White would probably prefer 15 Nxc5 (15 Qh5+?! g6 16 Qxh4 Nxe4 17 Qxe4 Bf5 looks pleasant for Black) 15 ..Qxc5 16 Qh5+ g6 17 Qxh4 Qxc2 18 Bxh6 and Black's king is the more exposed. As played, Black gets to win a pawn.] 13 Nf5 Ncxe4 [The right knight: 13 ..Nfxe4?? would be a hideous blunder because of 14 Nd5! winning a piece.] 14 Nxe7 Nxc3 15 bxc3 Qxe7 [Putting Black's king in the firing line with 15 ..Kxe7 doesn't look right: 16 Ba3 Be6 17 Bxe6 Kxe6 and White can push either the c-pawn or the f-pawn with aggressive intent.] 16 Ba3 Be6 17 Rfd1 Rd8 18 Rab1 0-0 It is clear that White's pressure against the d6 pawn gives him a certain amount of compensation for the sacrificed pawn. 19 Bxe6 [19 Qxe5 was playable: 19 ..dxe5 20 Bxe7 Rxd1+ 21 Rxd1 Bxc4 22 Bxf6 but this is unlikely to lead to anything better than a draw, especially given the player's time pressure. Both players were now fearfully short of time: only three or four minutes remained for each of them to reach move 40. Ulibin decides to play more ambitiously.] 19 ..fxe6 [19 ..Qxe6? hangs the b7 pawn.] 20 c4
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Gallagher's headache is that he has four key pawns (b, d, e and h) that all need defending, but little space (or time) in which to ensure they are all being looked after. 20 ..Qc7 [20 ..Rd7 is perhaps preferable though White can usefully continue with 21 Rb6 or even 21 c5.] 21 Qd3 e4 [White's two-pronged threat is hard to meet: 21 ..Qf7 22 Bxd6 Ne8 23 c5 Qxf2+ 24 Kh1 and Black will be have a mountain of calculation to do to stem counterchances based on 25 Kh1. Too hairy to contemplate!; 21 ..Rd7 22 Qg6+ Rg7 23 Bxd6 is very good for White.] 22 Qh3 Rf7? [Something has to give, as there are two pawns attacked, but this is a serious mistake. Fritz prefers to surrender the e-pawn: 22 ..Kg7! 23 Qxe6 Rfe8 24 Qf5 (24 Qh3? Qxc4 25 Rxb7+ Kg6 is not so good) 24 ..Re5 25 Qh3 and White can probably claim an edge.] 23 Qxh6 Qe7 [23 ..g4 allows 24 Qg6+ Kf8 and White can choose between 25 a5 (and 26 Rb6), 25 c5!? or even 25 Bc1!? (and 26 Bh6+). (24 ..Kh8 25 Bxd6! exploits the position of the f7 rook) ] 24 Qxg5+ Rg7 25 Qh4 Rh7 26 Qf4 e5 27 Qf5 Kh8? Allows a brutal finish though Black is lost anyway. 28 Rxb7! and Black's time ran out. 1-0
Hebden,M (2559) - Gleizerov,E (2587) [C06]
Monarch
Assurance International Port Erin (9.6), 07.10.2001
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nd2 Nf6 4 e5 Nfd7 5 Bd3 c5 6 c3 Nc6 7 Ne2 cxd4 8 cxd4 f6 9 exf6 Nxf6 10 0-0 Bd6 11 Nf3 0-0 12 Bf4 Bxf4 13 Nxf4 Ne4 14 Ne2
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14 ..Rxf3!? You could describe this as 'thematic' or 'dramatic', but it is hardly original. Few grandmasters have gone in for it to date, and its scoring rate has not been impressive. Perhaps Gleizerov's success will make it popular. 15 gxf3 Ng5 16 Kh1 [16 f4 Nh3+ 17 Kh1 Qh4 18 Qd2 Nxf2+ 19 Kg2 Nxd3! 20 Qxd3 Bd7 is unclear.] 16 ..e5! [Black has to get on with it: 16 ..Nxf3? 17 Bxh7+! Kh8 (17 ..Kxh7 18 Qd3+ picks up the f3 knight) 18 Ng1 Nxh2 19 Qh5 Nxf1 20 Nf3! and Black resigned after another three moves in Metivier-Sauve, Laval 2000.] 17 Qb3 [A new move, and on the face of it a very reasonable one: 17 Ng1 Nxd4 (17 ..Qf6 18 dxe5 Nxe5 19 Re1 Ngxf3 20 Nxf3 Nxf3 21 Re8+ Kf7 22 Re3 Ng5 led to a draw in Mista-Oliwa, Trzebinia 1998.) 18 f4 Ngf3 19 f5 Nxg1 20 Rxg1 Bxf5 21 Bxf5 Nxf5 22 Qg4 was Guillen-Minero Pineda, Mexico 1997 - it also ended in a draw.; 17 dxe5 Nxf3 18 Ng1!? Nfxe5 19 f4 Ng4 20 Qb3 (20 Qf3 d4 21 Rae1 Nf6 was ultimately drawn - Dineley-Stuart Clarke, 4NCL 1996.) 20 ..Be6 21 Nf3 and White won -A.Ledger-Spence, Southend 1999] 17 ..Kh8 18 Bb5 e4 19 fxe4 dxe4 20 Qg3 Nf3 21 Bxc6 bxc6 22 Rfd1
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At this stage White's defensive task does not look too onerous, calling into question the soundness of Black's exchange sacrifice. 22 ..Be6 23 Ng1? [23 Nc3 Bd5 24 Rac1 looks quite comfortable for White, but the text gets him into trouble on the long diagonal.] 23 ..Nh4 24 h3 Bd5 25 Kh2 Qf6 The picture has changed markedly. White has to guard the weak f-pawn and worry about his exposed king. 26 Rd2 Rf8 27 Rc2 Nf5 28 Qf4 Qe7 29 Qe5 Qh4 30 Rf1 Nxd4 31 Rd2 Nf3+ 32 Nxf3 Rxf3 33 Qe8+ Bg8 34 Qd7 e3 35 Re2 Qf4+ 36 Kg1 h6 37 b3 Bd5 38 Qg4 exf2+ 39 Rfxf2 Rg3+ 40 Kf1 Rxg4 0-1
Collins,S (2194) - Flear,G (2489) [C83]
Monarch
Assurance International Port Erin (9.9), 07.10.2001
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 0-0 Nxe4 6 d4 b5 7 Bb3 d5 8 dxe5 Be6 9 Qe2 Be7 10 c3 0-0 11 Nbd2 Nxd2 12 Bxd2 Qd7 13 Nd4 [Assists Black's counter-offensive on the queenside, but White wants to get on with an f-pawn advance. 13 Rad1 Rad8 14 Rfe1 Rfe8 15 h3 Na5 16 Bg5 c5 17 Bxe7 Rxe7 18 Qe3 Ivkov-Donner, Halle 1963, which White won in 45 moves.] 13 ..Nxd4 14 cxd4 c5 15 Be3 c4 16 Bc2 f5 Pre-empting White's plan. 17 f4 a5 Black's mobile pawn majority on the queenside and the very effective blockade of the e-pawn gives him a clear edge. 18 h3 g6 19 Kh2 b4 20 Rf2 a4 21 Rg1 Rfc8 22 g4 b3 23 axb3 axb3 24 Bb1 c3 25 gxf5 [25 bxc3 , to allow the b1 bishop to keep a guard on a2 and c2 is better, but still rather depressing.] 25 ..Bxf5 26 Bxf5 Qxf5 27 Qb5
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27 ..cxb2!? [Fritz prefers 27 ..Qe4 but perhaps Flear envisaged counterplay with 28 f5 Rab8 29 Qd7 Qxe3 30 Qxd5+ Kh8 31 Rf3 ; but Black can continue 31 ..Qxg1+ 32 Kxg1 cxb2 33 Rf1 Rc1 34 Qe4 Rbc8 winning for Black. Flear opts for something more clearcut and with less scope for miscalculation.] 28 Qxd5+ Kf8 29 Rxb2 [29 Qxb3 Rab8 is more clearly winning for Black] 29 ..Ra2 30 Rbg2 [30 Rgg2 Rxb2 31 Rxb2 Rc2+ 32 Rxc2 Qxc2+ 33 Kg3 and now 33 ..Qd3! (not 33 ..b2? 34 Qa8+ Kg7 35 Qa7 Kf7 36 Qa2+ which is only a draw) 34 Kf3 b2 35 Qa8+ Kg7 36 Qb7 Qf1+ 37 Kg3 Qe1+ 38 Bf2 Qb4 etc.] 30 ..Rc3 31 Rxa2 bxa2 32 Qa8+ Kg7 [32 ..Kg7 33 Qa7 Kf8 34 Qa8+ Rc8 leaves White a piece for a pawn adrift.] 0-1
Williams,S (2369) - Hillarp-Persson,T (2438)
Monarch
Assurance International Port Erin (9.10), 07.10.2001
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33 ..Rxc5?? [A mistake in time pressure. 33 ..Bxc5! and if 34 Nxe5 Nxg5! threatens mate in one with 35...Qh3.] 34 Rxc5 Qxc5 35 Qxa6 Qc2+ 36 Re2 Qc3 37 Qb5 Re6? [37 ..Qc8 with threats against the g5 pawn if White takes the e5 pawn.] 38 Bxe5 Qc1 39 Re1 Qc2+ 40 Re2 Qb1 No repetition - still playing for the win? 41 Qd5 Bg7 42 Bxg7 Kxg7 43 a5 Qc1 44 Rd2 Qc3 45 Qd4+ Kg8 46 Qd8+ Kg7 47 Qd4+ Kg8 48 e5 Qxd4 49 Rxd4 Nxg5 Now a desperate throw to get a draw. 50 Nxg5 Rxe5 51 Ne4 f5? [51 ..Rxa5 52 Rd2 Kg7 was a better chance.] 52 a6! Ra5 [52 ..fxe4 53 Rd8+ Kf7 54 a7 of course.] 53 Nc5 Rxa2+ 54 Kf3 b3 55 Na4! b2 56 a7 Rxa4 [56 ..b1Q 57 a8Q+ Kg7 58 Rd7+ leads to mate in another three moves.] 57 Rxa4 b1Q 58 a8Q+ Kg7 59 Ra7+ 1-0
© 2001 John Saunders, all text and photos
Round 9 Results
Bd WHITE Result BLACK
1 TIVIAKOV,Sergei 2618 (5½) 1/2 CHERNIAEV,Alexan 2437 (5½)
2 BABURIN,Alexande 2584 (5½) 1/2 LALIC,Bogdan 2528 (5½)
3 KIRIAKOV,Petr 2548 (5½) 1/2 GALKIN,Alexander 2583 (5½)
4 ULIBIN,Mikhail 2583 (5½) 1-0 GALLAGHER,Joe 2516 (5½)
5 BRODSKY,Michail 2528 (5½) 1/2 YAKOVICH,Yuri 2577 (5½)
6 HEBDEN,Mark 2559 (5) 0-1 GLEIZEROV,Evgeny 2587 (5)
7 STOCEK,Jiri 2530 (5) 1-0 HANLEY,Craig A 2278 (5)
8 SHAW,John 2478 (5) 1/2 GORMALLY,Danny 2481 (5)
9 COLLINS,Sam 2194 (4½) 0-1 FLEAR,Glenn C 2489 (4½)
10 WILLIAMS,Simon 2369 (4½) 1-0 HILLARP-PERSSON, 2438 (4½)
11 MCNAB,Colin 2437 (4½) 1/2 AFEK,Yochanan 2381 (4½)
12 RYAN,Joe 2305 (4½) 1/2 SOWRAY,Peter J 2334 (4)
13 ARAKHAMIA-GRANT, 2446 (4) 1-0 JACKSON,Adrian 2230 (4)
14 CROUCH,Colin S 2407 (4) 1/2 WILLMOTH,Robert 2239 (4)
15 SPENCE,David 2185 (4) 1/2 KIRSANOV,Oleg 2365 (4)
16 MARUSENKO,Petr 2362 (4) 1/2 VALENTI,Richard 2143 (4)
17 BISBY,Daniel L 2285 (4) 1-0 COATHUP,Roger 2130 (4)
18 SMITH,Andrew P 2234 (4) 1-0 GOODGER,Martyn 2136 (3½)
19 SIMONS,Martin 2215 (3½) 1-0 LUTTON,J Ezra 2093 (3½)
20 MCNALLY,Bruce 2010 (3½) 0-1 CLARK,Stephen P 2112 (3½)
21 BOLT,Graham 2124 (3) 1/2 ELLISON,D George 2104 (3½)
22 MAY,Frank 2125 (3) 1/2 HOWELL,David WL 2193 (3)
23 BENSON,PJ 2046 (3) 1-0 ISHERWOOD,Paul 2172 (3)
24 KEMENADE,R van 1992 (3) 0-1 YURENOK,Maria S 2088 (3)
25 ORMSBY,Alan 1720 (3) 1/2 STUART,E Leslie 2039 (3)
26 SPANTON,Tim 2051 (2) 0-1 ALLEN,Keith 2289 (2½)
27 WAUGH,Jonathan 1672 (1½) 1-0 NICHOLSON,John 1865 (2)
28 DOSSETT,Chris 1768 (2) 1-0 Bye
BOUSBOURAS,Spiro 2102 (2½) withdraws from the tournament
Final Crosstable
Isle Of Man (ENG), IX 2001 - X 2000
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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 . . . .
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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
Monarch Assurance Major
1st Robin Kirkwood Caernarfon 5.5/7 £400 2nd= Glenn Cross Douglas 5 £150 each * Kenneth Inwood Kingston Rupert Jones Alwoodley Michael Kobylka Wood Green Junior Graeme Walsh Rathmines 2 £100 Veteran Barry Sandercock Chalfont 3.5 £100 Grading Prize 1 Paul Carey Limerick 2.5 £100 GP2 Andrew Price Leamington 3.5 £100 GP3 John Cassidy Limerick 3 £50 each * Jeffrey Heath Redditch Philip Holt Kinson GP4 Jim Nicolson Manchester 3 £100 GP5 Paul O'Brien Bognor 2 £50 (extra prize) GP6 Gerry Casey Limerick 3 £100 GP7 Stuart Johnson Alwoodley 2.5 £50 (extra prize) Team Prize 1st Limerick (Carey, Casey, Cassidy) £75 Every player in this section was awarded a prize
Monarch Assurance Minor
1st Malcolm Roberts Holmes Chapel 5/5 £250 2nd Mike Friel Caergwrle Derby Arms 4.5 £150 3rd Monica Vann Bourne End 4 £100 Junior Chris Thorpe Southern 3 £50 Veteran Tony Crawford Skelmersdale 3 £50 (half GP2/half Veteran) Richard Sargent Southern £50 (half GP4 /half Veteran) Lady Joan Gardner Berkhamsted 3 £50 Manx Alan Robertson Douglas 3.5 £50 GP1 David Curtis Haywards Heath 3.5 £50 GP2 Jim Hussey Limerick 2.5 £25 (extra prize) GP3 Andrew de Santos Preston 2.5 £25 each Alan Bloom Willesden GP4 Brian Keig Southern 2 £12.50 each David Bennett Brighton GP5 George Burton Atherton 2 £25 each Norman Ingram North Copeland GP6 Sam Cadamy Southern 0.5 £25 each Geoffrey Tinkler Southern Team Prize 1st Southern A (Blindell, Keig, Sargent) £120 2nd Southern B (Cadamy, Tinkler, Thorpe) £30
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.