The Ukrainian Chess Federation official site

25.05.2009

Welcome to Poltava!

The Internation chess tournament and The International Contest and Tournament for Chess Composition and

Solving dedicated to 300 – year Anniversary of The Poltava Battle.

Poltava, 26.06-03.07.2009

Regulation

04.02.2009

Tournaments in Alushta 2009:

GM Norm: 23.05-1.06, 2.06-12.06, 15.06-25.06, 2.09-12.09, 14.09-24.09, 26.09–6.10.

IM Norm: 23.05-1.06, 2.06-12.06, 15.06-25.06, 2.09-12.09,14.09-24.09, 26.09–6.10.

Rating tournaments: 4.06-12.06, 22.06–27.06 5.09-13.09, 15.09-24.09.

Open tournaments (under 16 years): First prize - 200$ 3.06–11.06, 13.06-21.06.

Open tournament First prize - 1000$ First prize (woman)- 500$:

28.06-6.07,10.07-18.07, 20.07-28.07,22.08-30.08

Blitz tournament 7.07, 19.07, 29.07

Open tournament (rapid chess) 8.07–9.07, 30.07-31.07.

Session of school of Gennadi Kuzmin 21.06–27.06, 15.09-24.09 Individual and group studying.

Further information: http://www.kaissa.com.ua

phone +38 (06560)5-05-32, +380505828911 (for Russian speaking)

e-mail: info@kaissa.com.ua

01.05.06

INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT

'AEROSVIT-2008'

CRIMEA, FOROS,

7-20.06.2008

The list of participants:

1. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2765

2. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2746

3. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2740

4. Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2740

5. Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2732

6. Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2711

7. Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2711

8. Eljanov, Pavel g UKR 2687

9. Volokitin, Andrei g UKR 2684

10. Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter g ROU 2684

11. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2676

12. Onischuk, Alexander g USA 2664

Average rating 2711,7

Oficial website

27.01.08

Tournaments in Alushta 2008:

GM Norm: 23.05-1.06, 2.06-12.06, 15.06-25.06, 2.09-12.09, 14.09-24.09, 26.09–6.10.

IM Norm: 23.05-1.06, 2.06-12.06, 15.06-25.06, 2.09-12.09, 14.09-24.09, 26.09–6.10.

Rating tournaments: 4.06-12.06, 22.06–27.06.

Open tournaments (under 16 years): First prize - 200$ 3.06 – 11.06, 13.06 - 21.06. Swiss 9 rounds.

Open tournament First prize - 1000$ First prize (woman)- 500$ 28.06-6.07, Swiss 9 rounds,

Blitz tournament 7.07.

Open tournament (rapid chess) 8.07–9.07, Swiss 9 rounds.

Session of school of Gennadi Kuzmin 213.06–27.06. Individual and group studying.

Further information: http://www.kaissa.com.ua

phone +38 (06560)5-05-32, +380505828911 (for Russian speaking)

+ 44 7717890632 (for English speaking, call after 18.00)

e-mail: info@kaissa.com.ua

17.07.07

The Efim Geller Chess Memorial will take place in Odessa, Ukraine from September 7 (day of arrival) - September 16, 2007.

Venue: Sanatorium Belaya Akaziya (Franzuzsky Boulevard 15, Odessa).

More information in English

More detailed information in Russian is available at: www.chess.odessa.ua.

The coverage of the Geller Memorial will be provided at www.worldcup.pivdenny.com.

The contact address of the organisers is chess@te.net.ua

17-30.06.07

International Chess Tournament “Aerosvit-2007” takes place in settle Foros near Yalta, Crimea. The average rating of the tournament is 2693,6. 12 participants are:

                                                      1 Svidler, Peter           g RUS 2736
     2 Ivanchuk, Vassily        g UKR 2729
     3 Jakovenko, Dmitry        g RUS 2708
     4 Shirov, Alexei           g ESP 2699
     5 Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter g ROM 2693
     6 Sasikiran, Krishnan      g IND 2690
     7 Eljanov, Pavel           g UKR 2686
     8 Karjakin, Sergey         g UKR 2686
     9 Rublevsky, Sergei        g RUS 2680
    10 Dominguez Perez, Lenier g CUB 2678
                     11 Van Wely, Loek           g NED 2674
                     12 Onischuk, Alexander      g USA 2663

Oficial site

02-10.02.07

International Chess Title Tournament '5th I.Platonov Memorial - 2007' takes place in Kyiv. Round-Robin system, 10 participants from 5 countries. Average rating is 2435,5.

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07-15.12.06

International Chess Title Tournament 'Levikov Memorial - 2006' takes place in Lviv. Round-Robin system, 10 participants with GM Oleg Romanishin (UKR, 2542), GM Mikhailo Oleksienko (UKR, 2530), GM Yurij Tihonov (BLR, 2494).

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25.11-05.12.06

The Ukrainian Women Chess Championship takes place in Odessa (finale). 12 chess-players take part in the Robin-round tournament, including olympic champions - Natalia Zhukova (2456), Inna Gaponenko (2448), Anna Ushenina (2430).

The final results:

1. WGM Vozovic, Oksana - 8 (11), The Ukrainian Chess Champion - 2006;

2. WGM Ushenina, Anna - 8

3. WGM Zdebskaja, Natalia - 7,5.

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24.11-03.12.06

The 75th Chess Championship of Ukraine (finale) takes place in Poltava on the five round knock-out-system. GM Eljanov Pavel (2658), GM Areshchenko Alexander (2640), GM Moiseenko Alexander (2632), GM Miroshnichenko Evgenij (2626), GM Baklan Vladimir (2622), GM Efimenko Zahar (2612) are on the top of the start list of participants. Women Olympiad Champion-2006 Kateryna Lahno also takes part in the competition. Full list of 32 chess-players includes 18 GM and 8 IM.

The final results:

½ 0 Drozdovskij, Yuri - Efimenko Zahar ½ 1

½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 Kuzubov, Yuriy - Korobov, Anton ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1

1. Efimenko, Zahar;

2. Drozdovskij, Yuri;

3. Korobov, Anton.

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10.11.06

3rd International Chess Title tournament "Femida-2006" took place in Kharkov, 31.10-08.11.2006.

12 men and 12 women play in two round-robbin system tournaments. The participants are from Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Estonia, Turkey, Armenia, France. GM Aveskulov Valeriy (UKR, 2495) won the first prize - 8,5/11 and WM Burtasova Anna (RUS, 2264) was the first in the women tournament - 9,5/11.
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07-17.10.06

3rd International Chess Title Tournament 'Vasylyshin Memorial - 2006' takes place in Lviv Chess Club. 16 participants play in round robbin system. IM Zakhartsov, Viacheslav (RUS, 2541) won the event - 11/15.

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07.07.06

II INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT

“THE CUP OF LION - 2006”

Ukraine, Lviv , 20-26 of August 2006

1st Prize - 1000$

Tournament will take place in sport center of National University named by I.Franko,

Lviv, Pasichna str. (Holm Slavy).

Regulation (eng)

Site of Lviv Chess Club

16-28.06.06

The strongest in history of Ukraine International Chess Tournament “Aerosvit-2006” takes place 16-29 June 2006 in settle Foros near Yalta, Crimea. The average rating of the tournament is 2691. 12 participants are: Ponomariov Ruslan (Ukraine, 2738), Ivanchuk Vasiliy (Ukraine, 2731), Grischuk Alexander (Russia, 2719), Shirov Alexei (Spain, 2699), Mamedyarov Shakhriyar (Azerbaijan, 2699), Nisipeanu Liviy-Dieter (Romania, 2695), Rublevsky Sergei (Russia, 2687), Harikrishna Pentala (India, 2680), Bologan Viorel (Moldova, 2666), Karjakin Sergey (Ukraine, 2661), Volokitin Andrei (Ukraine, 2660), Areshchenko Alexander (Ukraine, 2660).

The final standings of participants after the 11th round:

1. Rublevsky S. - 7,5;

2. Ivanchuk V. - 7,0;

3. Bologan V. - 6,5;

4-6. Mamedyarov Sh., Shirov A., Grischuk A. - 6,0;

7-8. Nіsіpeanu L-D., Areshchenko A. - 5,0;

9-10. Ponomariov R., Karjakin S. - 4,5;

11-12. Volokitin A., Harikrishna P. - 4,0;

Official website: http://www.aerosvit2006.ukrchess.org.ua

01.02.06

Tournaments in Alushta:

GM Norm: 29.04-9.05, 11.05-21.05, 23.05-1.06, 2.06-12.06, 16.06-26.06, 2.09-12.09, 14.09-24.09, 26.09–6.10,
IM Norm: 29.04-9.05, 11.05-21.05, 23.05-1.06, 2.06-12.06, 16.06-26.06, 2.09-12.09, 14.09-24.09, 26.09–6.10,
Rating tournament: 5.06-13.06, 23.06–27.06
Open tournament (under 16 years) First prize - 200$ 14.06-22.06, Swiss 9 rounds.
Open tournament First prize - 1000$ First prize (woman)- 500$: 28.06-6.07, Swiss 9 rounds.
Open tournament (rapid chess) 7.07–8.07, Swiss 9 rounds.
Blitz tournament 9.07.
Session of school of Gennadi Kuzmin 23.06–27.06. Individual and group studying.

Further information: http://www.kaissa.com.ua
phone +38 (06560)5-05-32, +380505828911 (for Russian speaking)
+ 38 050 669-26-04 (for English speaking)
e-mail: info@kaissa.com.ua

14.01.06

Lviv Chess Club informs:

"The Cup of Halychyna"
12-14.02.2006
prize fond: 8000 UAH

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08-15.01.06

International Title tournament "4-th I.Platonov Memorial" takes place in Kiev, Chess Club "Avangard". Among 10 participants (round system) there are players from Belarus, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. The average rating is 2440,1.
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31.12.05

Happy New Year !

07-16.12.05
International Chess Title Tournament 'Dnepropetrovsk-2005' takes place in Dnepropetrovsk. 11 participants from Moldova, Uzbekistan, Russia and Ukraine play in round-robbin system. Average rating is 2391.
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16-26.10.05
2nd International Chess Title tournament "Femida-2005" takes place in Kharkov. 12 men and 12 women play in two round-robbin system tournaments. The participants are from Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Kazakhstan.
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09.10.05

International Chess Title tournament "Alushta Autumn-2005, IV" with 14 participants from Ukraine, Russia and Germany (8 category, 3-GM, 8-IM, 2-FM) took place in Alushta, 25.09-05.10.05.
Final standing:
1. IM Zakhartsov Viacheslav V. (RUS, 2534) - 10(13), GM norm;

2-3. IM Zinchenko Yaroslav (UKR, 2534) and GM Obukhov Alexander (RUS, 2522) - 9,5.
The Cross Table

Games in pgn-format

24.08-02.09.05
74th Ukrainian Chess Championship, Final - 2005, Rivne. 32 participants in knock-out system. 18 Grandmasters including Efimenko Zahar (2643), Areshchenko Alexander (2625), Borovikov Vladislav (2595), Baklan Vladimir (2584), Neverov Valeriy (2572), Women European Chess Champion Lahno Kateryna, and 9 international/national masters take part in the competition.
Semifinal:
1. Efimenko, Zahar (2643) 1 0 = 1 2,5

5. Neverov, Valeriy (2572) 0 1 = 0 1,5

2. Areshchenko, Alexander (2625) 0 1 1 0 = 1 3,5
3. Borovikov, Vladislav (2595) 1 0 0 1 = 0 2,5

Final: 1-2 places:
1. Efimenko, Zahar (2643)         0 1   0 1   = 0     2,5
2. Areshchenko, Alexander (2625) 1 0   1 0   = 1     3,5
Fsnal: 3-4 places:
3. Borovikov, Vladislav (2595)   = 1                 1,5
5. Neverov, Valeriy (2572)       = 0                 0,5

Final standing:
1. Areshchenko, Alexander (2625)
2. Efimenko, Zahar (2643)
3. Borovikov, Vladislav (2595)
5. Neverov, Valeriy (2572)
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12-22.08.05

'Independence Cup-2005', Group 'А', Kyiv. Open Tournament, 38 participants, with two grandmasters and 11 international or national masters. Swiss system, 11 rounds.

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Efim Geller 01-03.07.05

The "PIVDENNYI BANK CHESS TOURNAMENT - EFIM GELLER MEMORIAL" is helded in Odessa (Ukraine) Music Comedy Theater. Among 10 participants are GM Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland), GM Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine). All games will be played with a time control 20 minutes per game. The live transmission of the games will not be organised.
The daily internet coverage in Russian will be provided at http://www.chesspro.ru web site.
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14-25.05.05

International Chess Title Tournament 'Vasylyshyn Memorial - 2005' takes place in Lviv. 16 participants, Robbin - round system. Average rating is 2412,3.

IM Maiorov Nikita (BLR, 2449) won with 10/15.
The Tournament Cross-Table (in MS Word format)

15-24.05.05

The Ukrainian Chess Championship (semifinal), Alushta. 102 participants, Swiss system, 9 rounds.
Three players - Smirnov Igor, Truskavetsky Alexandr and Peskov Alexey finished with 7,0/9.
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15-24.05.05

The Ukrainian Women Chess Championship, Alushta. 46 participants, Swiss system, 9 rounds.
WGM Ushenina Anna won the tournament with 7,5/9.
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16.05.05

Open Letter to the FIDE President K. Iljumzhinov

and Presidents of the National Chess Federations

This letter is an outcome of the last session of the Executive Committee of the Ukrainian Chess Federation, whose members have thus decided to express their non-acceptance of some FIDE functionaries’ actions.

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19-30.04.05
VII International Title Tournament 'Rector Cup' started in Kharkov.The competition is helded in two groups (men and women) on round system. GM Alexander Zubarev (UKR, 2514), GM Alexander Kovchan (UKR, 2488), GM Viktor Kupreichik (BLR, 2447), WGM Svetlana Petrenko (MDA, 2348), WGM Oksana Vozovic (UKR, 2288), WGM Inna Romanova (BLR, 2242), WGM Anastasia Karlovich (UKR, 2225) are among participants.
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19-28.04.05

3-rd V.Nabokov Memorial International Chess Title tournament takes place in Kyiv. Five IM, WGM Goreskul Alyona are among 12 participants. Average Rating of tournament is 2352.
Final standing:
1. IM Kernazhitsky, Leonid (UKR) - 6,5 (10);
2-4. NM Pavlov, Sergey (UKR), Khamitskiy, Sergei (BLR) and IM Galinsky, Timofey (UKR) - 6,0 (10).

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15-30.01.05

45 chessplayers take part in Kyiv Chess Championship - 2005. One WGM, nine IM and four NM are among 35 FIDE rated players. The competition is held in 11 rounds by swiss system.
NM Sergey Pavlov won the competition with 9,0 (11). Four players took 2 -5 places with 8.0.

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04-12.01.05

3-rd I. Platonov Memorial International Chess Title tournament takes place in Kyiv. GM Spartak Vysochin (UKR, 2579), GM Yuri Kruppa (UKR, 2553), GM Igor Lutsko (BLR, 2527) are among 10 participants. The tournament has 8th FIDE category .
IM Vladimir Sergeev won 1st prize with 7,5(9) and has GM norm.

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