Novgorod earlier, than Vasyuki, became chess capital.
Novgorod earlier, than Vasyuki, became chess capital.
Passions round ancient game.
The fourth year successively provincial Novgorod became chess
World capital, holding tournament with participation of outstanding chess players
The present.
From an easy hand of archeologists.
Since olden days names were fixed to the Novgorod republic "vechevaja",
"Trading", "seigniorial". But, it is visible, has come to add time one more epithet
- "Chess". During the newest times a city with the richest history glorify in
The core archeologists. Thanking their efforts a subject of studying of a steel
Numerous berestjanye reading and writing from which it became known about universal
Literacy medieval novgorodtsev. However it is interesting, that among them
Intellectual achievements chess appears also. Excavation has shown, that in
Them coast of Volkhov played already in XII-XIII centuries. So "the mister
Great Novgorod "has under itself deep roots. I think, to readers will be
That fact, that in a rich collection of prizes of Harry Kasparov is interesting also on
Days there was a casket from the mahogany, inlaid with silver, with
Two chess figures of XIV century! Naturally, Novgorod
Origins.
Average rating of "Novgorod-97" - 2719 - highest of all
The tournaments spent in the world in this year! But remember cheerful rhymes about
The lady who was handing over luggage which among the other contained also the small
Doggie. In Novgorod on a place of the distressful lady it has appeared the director
The international tournament Irina Kibina. And for two reasons. First,
For long time of a way (tournament lasted two weeks) the rating has had time to grow up to
2727 points: on system the Internet has come the current rating-list for July 1997
Year. And actually tournament began to concern to HH categories. Secondly, in
Super tournament "luggage" zatesalas and the present dog who has bitten (with all
Following consequences) left in the late evening on Nigel's walk
shorta. There was a trouble before the latest round.
But it is trifles in comparison with the Novgorod hospitality. Have accepted
Visitors from all light on the higher class: Austrian firm "Marco Polo"
Has built five-stars hotel "Beresta-oriental carpet" which became the native house
For superchess players. But, speak, the log hut corners is not red...
The way to heart of the grand master lays through a stomach.
Know, of what the chess player dreams? Not about titles or about fees,
And about the river fish fried in an olive oil. Of it are assured the director
Restaurant "Beresta-oriental carpet" Svetlana Efremova and head cook Evgenie Kruchina.
Volodja Kramnik that fritters orientally are lovely to him has blabbed out somehow.
And suddenly this year there were in the menu salads "slavic protection", "time trouble"
And "tsugtsvang", among cold snack - "Kasparov's strategy", hot
- Already known "dream of the chess player" and a shish kebab "chess kingdom", on
Dessert it was possible to be limited to a minicake "end-game". And, of course,
The fritters which have received the name "Kramnik's attack", tempted gourmets.
I managed to solve only the recipe of salad "time trouble". More refined
Dishes demanded explanatories of experts. Not to tempt readers
All gastronomic miracles, I will tell only, that "Kasparov's strategy"
Consists in a harmonious combination of veal to sauce from a tuna,
Gherkins, kapersami and olives. However, I will notice, that during tournament
Chess players gluttony did not suffer. Eugene Bareev admitted, that hunger
Has felt for the first time only in day of departure - "eating" of pawns and figures
Dampens ardour. And Svetlana Efremova has noticed: "Geniuses for some reason
Are unpretentious in meal ".
Playful deviation about "to food essential" only slightly slightly opens
Veil over that is called as the super tournament organisation. After all it is traditional
Mentioned prize-winning fund - only the top of an iceberg towering over
Block of material and sincere expenses of those people with which it is obliged by the
Birth and existence "Great Novgorod".
The champions grow.
Doors of the local chess club located in a wing of a building,
Concerning a museum complex, have been closed. "All on a super tournament",
- The director of club Valery Starks has explained. After my inquiries became
Clearly, that Novgorod worries chess boom. In the rating-list of club
302 surnames appear, and two are preceded by a mark - international
The master. Only this year in Novgorod it will be spent nine official
Tournaments. The chess school over which Edward supervises became already close
Egorov. And still more recently in area was not also hundreds
Chess players, and the winner of superiority of area could not dream even of a rank
The candidate for the master: the rating of competitions was so low. It is impossible
Unequivocally to respond, whether the chess boom in area is called by a super tournament or,
On the contrary, the super tournament is generated by splash in activity of the local
Chess players.
But the rough chess life has led to problems of other sort. In parallel
With a super tournament in philharmonic society foyer there passed open-tournament at 62 participants.
Prize-winning fund - 10 thousand dollars, the most part from which has arrived with
Bills of the Russian chess federation.
Open-tournament for novgorodtsev has come to the end sensationally. The first place
Their fellow countryman, 34-year-old Igor Zaharevich who has outstripped 18 has won
The international grand masters and itself won the second grossmejstersky
Point. And the second place at grown on Novgorodchine Ruslana SHCHerbakova.
The happy winner for one evening has given more interview, than for all the
Life.
Actors and a scene.
Organizers of a super tournament have tried to provide all. It seemed,
Even the white nights they have tried to make scenery to performance under
The name "the Mister Great Novgorod-97". Yes of course, if
The chess holiday passed in the heart of a city - in kremle, in twenty
Steps from the well-known monument "the Millenium of Russia". On such scene and
The actor has no right to be false.
Official results of tournament are known. In third time (from three attempts)
The first place was won by world champion Harry Kasparov - 6 points. The second
Finished using, perhaps, the greatest liking newly made
novgorodets Vladimir Kramnik - 6 points. It took part in all four
The Novgorod tournaments, but for the first time has risen so highly. Also has not passed
Any tournament Englishman Nigel Short. As well as last year, it the third
- 5 points. On a half-point it is less at Muscovite Evgenie Bareeva. With 4 points
The fifth-sixth places have divided Boris Gelfand from Belarus and last year's
Winner Veselin Topalov. From "technical" results I will notice, that
Kramnik has not lost any micromatch, that the second circle has won
Taking after first half of tournament last place of Shorts, that
Russians have appeared inhospitable owners, having won a foreign trio with
Joint account 11:7, that, at last, in the first circle 11 from 15 parties
Have ended productively! The parties played in Novgorod, will remove in
Special editions also become property of history and fans of chess. At those
To whom has had the luck to see personally struggle of the best chess players of the world,
Remain and the "humanised" memoirs.
When in the sixth round Kasparov has got Kramnik, and Topalov has got out
On the third place, all looked logically: the first, the second and the fourth
Chess players of the world under the freshest version of the Internet. And though between
Grand masters the abacus, nobody assumed, that the tournament finish will be
So unpredictable. In the seventh round Kasparov plays white against
Topalov. At the Bulgarian recently one problem in meetings with
The world champion - to resist. Veselin's all shape speaks about the maximum
Pressure. He behind a little table, and Kasparov keeps waiting minute, another,
Third... In five minutes he steps on the stage with dear smile and does
The first course. Topalov brought down from a fighting platoon long cannot dare on
The reciprocal. By improbable efforts and half-hour meditation in the critical
The moment the Bulgarian grand master, on my supervision, the most assidious among
Participants, position levels. But all forces are given, and in the following
Parties it "has floated" - a half-point from three.
Final round. Bareev and Topalov have dared to play in
Fast chess. As in "matches of stars", have shown all delights
Wise game of Shorts and Kasparov: mad attack with numerous victims,
Masterly protection and the eternal shah. Well, the drawn game has provided to Kasparov in the worst
Case a sharing of the first place, and shortu - the third.
At Kramnik white figures, at Gelfand - black. Novgorodtsu a victory
Gives the first place, minchaninu a sharing of the fifth. Even Kasparov, similar, is assured,
That all is clear, having appeared on a scene not in a strict suit, and in the road
kurtochke. However Boris, having inclined over a board more low, than short-sighted
The honours pupil over a writing-book, finds the courses which are not promising a fast outcome.
In impatience participants of final press conference and farewell
Banquet. Gathering is appointed to seven evenings, and Kramnik still tries something
To squeeze out of a position where victories already are not present. And only on the seventh hour of struggle
Agrees on a drawn game. And the world champion at all has understood at once, what's happened.
Instead of an epilogue.
Not so it is easy to leave the perfect. Therefore and to organizers,
Both participants, and visitors were to be believed in optimism of vice-governor Valery
Trofimova which considers, that tournament will not die. For this purpose is much
The bases.
To me hope on "Novgorod-199..." Inspire more romantic
Thoughts. On quay of Volkhov make evening physical exercise Volodja Kramnik and
Eugene Bareev. Young novgorodki learn them and ask the autograph. "The mister
Great Novgorod "is known for all.
Victor LISUN.
//* an information Source: the Russian newspaper, 1.07.97
//* Reg. Nom. - 6070700004.36-------------------------------------------
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