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List of participants ETCC 2011 open section

1. Russia (RtgAvg:2752 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg
1	GM	Svidler Peter	2740
2	GM	Karjakin Sergey	2772
3	GM	Grischuk Alexander	2757
4	GM	Morozevich Alexander	2737
5	GM	Nepomniachtchi Ian	2718
2. Ukraine (RtgAvg:2738 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg
1	GM	Ivanchuk Vassily	2765
2	GM	Ponomariov Ruslan	2758
3	GM	Eljanov Pavel	2683
4	GM	Efimenko Zahar	2703
5	GM	Moiseenko Alexander	2726
3. Azerbaidjan (RtgAvg:2720 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg
1	GM	Radjabov Teimour	2752
2	GM	Gashimov Vugar	2756
3	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	2746
4	GM	Guseinov Gadir	2626
5	GM	Safarli Eltaj	2627
4. Armenia (RtgAvg:2715 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg
1	GM	Aronian Levon	2807
2	GM	Movsesian Sergei	2715
3	GM	Akopian Vladimir	2681
4	GM	Sargissian Gabriel	2658
5	GM	Hovhannisyan Robert	2578
5. Hungary (RtgAvg:2702 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg
1	GM	Leko Peter	2728
2	GM	Almasi Zoltan	2710
3	GM	Berkes Ferenc	2706
4	GM	Balogh Csaba	2662
5	GM	Gyimesi Zoltan	2646
6. France (RtgAvg:2692 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg
1	GM	Vachier-Lagrave Maxime	2715
2	GM	Bacrot Etienne	2705
3	GM	Fressinet Laurent	2696
4	GM	Istratescu Andrei	2650
5	GM	Bauer Christian	2631
7. Netherlands (RtgAvg:2677 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg
1	GM	Giri Anish	2722
2	GM	Van Wely Loek	2689
3	GM	Sokolov Ivan	2673
4	GM	Smeets Jan	2619
5	GM	Stellwagen Daniel	2625
8. Bulgaria (RtgAvg:2676 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg
1	GM	Topalov Veselin	2768
2	GM	Cheparinov Ivan	2650
3	GM	Delchev Aleksander	2620
4	GM	Georgiev Kiril	2664
5	GM	Radulski Julian	2572
9. England (RtgAvg:2672 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg
1	GM	Adams Michael	2733
2	GM	Short Nigel D	2698
3	GM	Howell David W L	2633
4	GM	Jones Gawain C B	2624
5	GM	Pert Nicholas	2557
10. Israel (RtgAvg:2669 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg
1	GM	Rodshtein Maxim	2641
2	GM	Sutovsky Emil	2690
3	GM	Roiz Michael	2668
4	GM	Smirin Ilia	2678
5	GM	Postny Evgeny	2622
11. Spain (RtgAvg:2661 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg
1	GM	Vallejo Pons Francisco	2716
2	GM	Shirov Alexei	2713
3	GM	Salgado Lopez Ivan	2614
4	GM	Illescas Cordoba Miguel	2601
5	GM	Arizmendi Martinez Julen Luis	2568
12. Germany (RtgAvg:2660 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg
1	GM	Naiditsch Arkadij	2707
2	GM	Fridman Daniel	2652
3	GM	Meier Georg	2648
4	GM	Gustafsson Jan	2631
5	GM	Buhmann Rainer	2606
13. Czech Republic (RtgAvg:2658 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg
1	GM	Navara David	2705
2	GM	Laznicka Viktor	2701
3	GM	Hracek Zbynek	2624
4	GM	Stocek Jiri	2600
5	GM	Babula Vlastimil	2572
14. Poland (RtgAvg:2647 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg
1	GM	Wojtaszek Radoslaw	2704
2	GM	Socko Bartosz	2628
3	GM	Miton Kamil	2628
4	GM	Bartel Mateusz	2627
5	GM	Macieja Bartlomiej	2613
15. Georgia (RtgAvg:2632 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg
1	GM	Jobava Baadur	2712
2	GM	Mchedlishvili Mikheil	2623
3	GM	Pantsulaia Levan	2614
4	GM	Gagunashvili Merab	2577
5		Zarkua Davit	2443

Chess in Botswana

Francistown to select chess players for Botswana Games
KUSHATHA TABENGWA
Correspondent

FRANCISTOWN: Francistown schools will hold a two-day chess tournament to select players to represent the region at the third Botswana Games in December. The tournament starts tomorrow at Master Spei College.

Gaborone hosts the Botswana Games in December. Players under the age of 19 drawn from schools around Francistown will compete in the selection tournament and 10 would make the final squad.

Tournament organisers' spokesperson, Kabelo Masale, said although only 10 would make the cut, some reserve players would be selected based on their skill and talent. "It is not that 10 is a fixed number, if there are some players who show skill we are also going to take them to the Gaborone camp," Masale said. A side selected from the north, which includes Francistown, won the competition at the last Botswana Games in 2009.

Three players made it into the junior national team. "This year we want all our players to be selected for the nationals and we are going to select the best players during the tournament," he said. Chess is a relatively new sport in Botswana and Masale hopes the tournament will raise awareness and attract many young players. Capital Bank, Jama Investments, Pie City, Book World, Francistown Nissan, Francistown Toyota and Botash sponsor the weekend tournament.

Source: http://www.mmegi.bw

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Chess program for at-risk kids

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Lexington sheriff, school kids start chess program
Posted: Oct 28, 2011 3:03 AM CDT

LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) - The Lexington County Sheriff's Department and Lexington County School District One are teaming up to start a chess program for at-risk kids.

Sheriff James Metts says the kickoff was scheduled for Friday at Rocky Creek Elementary School in Lexington. He says the program allows children to interact with law enforcement officers while learning to play chess.

Erik Murrah is the department's social media coordinator, and he is implementing the program with Rocky Creek assistant principal Adam Dymond. Murrah won the 2009 South Carolina Amateur Chess Championship and competes regularly in regional chess tournaments.

Murrah says children who participate regularly in chess games develop mental discipline and may experience improved test scores in math and science.

Source: http://www.wbtv.com