THE NORDIC FIDE ZONAL KO-TOURNAMENT 2000

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THE NORDIC FIDE ZONAL KO-TOURNAMENT 2000
Reykavík, 5^th-14^th September 2000
Organizer: Hellir Chess Club

Players list

Winners: Hannes Stefansson, Evgenij Agrest and Sune Berg Hansen

Games (PGN)

Live games:

Finals (1-3) (14^th September 2000, 13:00 GMT):

1.-3. Hannes Hlífar Stefánsson, Evgenij Agrest and Sune Berg Hansen. (Qualifiers)
4. Einar Gausel (1^st reserve)
5. Lars Schandorff (2^nd reserve)
6. Margeir Pétursson (3^rd reserve)

Hannes Hlífar Stefánsson (2557)-Evgenij Agrest (2554) 1-0
Evgenij Agrest (2554)-Hannes Hlífar Stefánsson (2557) 1-0
Hannes Hlífar Stefánsson (2557)-Sune Berg Hansen (2545) ½-½
Sune Berg Hansen (2545)-Hannes Hlífar Stefánsson (2557) ½-½
Sune Berg Hansen (2545)-Evgenij Agrest (2554) ½-½
Evgenij Agrest (2554)-Sune Berg Hansen (2545) ½-½

Finals (4-6) (14^th September 2000, 13:00 GMT):

Margeir Pétursson (2544)-Lars Schandorff (2520) 0-1* (forfeit)
Lars Schandorff (2520)-Margeir Pétursson (2544) 1-0* (forfeit)
Lars Schandorff (2520)-Einar Gausel (2492) ½-½
Einar Gausel (2492)-Lars Schandorff (2520) ½-½
Einar Gausel (2492)-Margeir Pétursson (2544) 1-0* (forfeit)
Margeir Pétursson (2544)-Einar Gausel (2492) 0-1* (forfeit)

Finals (4-6) Tiebreak (sudden death)

Einar Gausel (2492)- Lars Schandorff (2520) 1-0

Round 3-Tiebreak 2 (13^th September 2000)

1. Lars Schandorff (2520)-Evgenij Agrest (2554) 0-1

Round 3-Tiebreak 1 (13^th September 2000, 17:00)

1. Evgenij Agrest (2554)-Lars Schandorff (2520) ½-½

Round 3-Game 2 (12^th September 2000, 17:00 GMT)

1. Margeir Pétursson (2544)-Hannes Hlífar Stefánsson (2557) ½-½
2. Evgenij Agrest (2554)-Lars Schandorff (2520) ½-½
3. Sune Berg Hansen (2545)-Einar Gausel (2492) ½-½

Round 3-Game 1 (11^th September 2000, 17:00 GMT)

1. Hannes Hlífar Stefánsson (2557)-Margeir Pétursson (2544) 1-0
2. Lars Schandorff (2520)-Evgenij Agrest (2554) ½-½
3. Einar Gausel (2492)-Sune Berg Hansen (2545) 0-1

Round 2-Tiebreak 2 (10^th September 2000, 15:00 GMT)

1. Curt Hansen (2613)-Margeir Pétursson (2544) 0-1

Round 2-Tiebreak 1 (10^th September 2000, 14:00 GMT)

1. Margeir Pétursson (2544)-Curt Hansen (2613) ½-½

Round 2-Game 2 (9^th September 2000, 14:00 GMT)

1. Curt Hansen (2613)-Margeir Pétursson (2544) ½-½
2. Lars Schandorff (2520)-Simen Agdestein (2590) ½-½
3. Einar Gausel (2492)-Peter Heine Nielssen (2578) ½-½
4. Hannes Hlífar Stefánsson (2557)-Rune Djurhuus (2484) 1-0
5. Olli Salmensuu (2458)-Evgenij Agrest (2554) 0-1
6. Jón Viktor Gunnarsson (2368)-Sune Berg Hansen (2545) 0-1

Round 2-Game 1 (8^th September 2000):

1. Margeir Pétursson (2544)-Curt Hansen (2613) ½-½
2. Simen Agdestein (2590)-Lars Schandorff (2520) 0-1
3. Peter Heine Nielssen (2578)-Einar Gausel (2492) 0-1
4. Rune Djurhuus (2484)-Hannes Hlífar Stefánsson (2557) 0-1
5. Evgenij Agrest (2554)-Olli Salmensuu (2458) 1-0
6. Sune Berg Hansen (2545)-Jón Viktor Gunnarsson (2368) 1-0

Round 1-Tiebreak 2 (7^th September 2000):

1. Emanuel Berg (2456)-Hannes Stefánsson (2557) ½-½
2. Evgenij Agrest (2554)-Þröstur Þórhallsson (2454) ½-½
3. Aleksei Holmsten (2383)-Lars Schandorff (2520) 0-1

Round 1-Tiebreak 1 (7^th September 2000):

1. Hannes Stefánsson (2557)-Emanuel Berg (2456) 1-0
2. Þröstur Þórhallsson (2454)-Evgenij Agrest (2554) 0-1
3. Lars Schandorff (2520)-Aleksei Holmsten (2383) 1-0

Round 1-Game 2 (6^th September 2000):

1. Ulf Andersson (2641)-Rune Djurhuus (2484) 0*-1*
2. Stellan Brynell (2484)-Curt Hansen (2613) 0-1
3. Helgi Ólafsson (2478)-Simen Agdestein (2590) ½-½
4. Peter Heine Nielsen (2578)-Tom Wedberg (2473) ½-½
5. Helgi Áss Grétarsson (2563)-Olli Salmensuu (2458) ½-½
6. Emanuel Berg (2456)-Hannes Stefánsson (2557) ½-½
7. Evgenij Agrest (2554)-Þröstur Þórhallsson (2454) ½-½
8. Jouni Yrjola (2442)-Sune Berg Hansen (2545) 0-1
9. Leif Erlend Johannessen (2422)-Margeir Pétursson (2544) 0-1
10. Lars Schandorff (2520)-Aleksei Holmsten (2383) 0-1
11. Jón Viktor Gunnarsson (2368)-Jonny Hector (2509) 1-0
12. Einar Gausel (2492)-John Arni Nilssen (2354) ½-½

Round 1-Game 1 (5^th September 2000):

1. Ulf Andersson (2641)-Rune Djurhuus (2484) 0*-1*
2. Curt Hansen (2613)-Stellan Brynell (2484) 1-0
3. Simen Agdestein (2590)-Helgi Ólafsson (2478) 1-0
4. Tom Wedberg (2473)-Peter Heine Nielsen (2578) 0-1
5. Olli Salmensuu (2458)-Helgi Áss Grétarsson (2563) 1-0
6. Hannes Stefánsson (2557)-Emanuel Berg (2456) ½-½
7. Þröstur Þórhallsson (2454)-Evgenij Agrest (2554) ½-½
8. Sune Berg Hansen (2545)-Jouni Yrjola (2442) ½-½
9. Margeir Pétursson(2544)-Leif Erlend Johannessen (2422) ½-½
10. Aleksei Holmsten (2383)-Lars Schandorff (2520) 0-1
11. Jonny Hector (2509)-Jón Viktor Gunnarsson (2368) 0-1
12. John Arni Nilssen (2354)-Einar Gausel (2492) 0-1

Results Round 3:

No.	Players:	Country	Title	ELO	1	2	3	4	Results
6	Hannes H Stefánsson	ISL	GM	2557	1	½			1½
9	Margeir Pétursson	ISL	GM	2544	0	½			½

7	Evgenij Agrest	SWE	GM	2554	½	½	½	1	2½
10	Lars Schandorff	DEN	GM	2520	½	½	½	0	1½

8	Sune Berg Hansen	DEN	GM	2545	1	½			1½
12	Einar Gausel	NOR	GM	2492	0	½			½

Results Round 2:

No.	Players:	Country	Title	ELO	1	2	3	4	Results
2	Curt Hansen	DEN	GM	2613	½	½	½	0	1½
9	Margeir Pétursson	ISL	GM	2544	½	½	½	1	2½

3	Simen Agdestein	NOR	GM	2590	0	½			½
10	Lars Schandorff	DEN	GM	2520	1	½			1½

4	Peter Heine Nielsen	DEN	GM	2578	0	½			½
12	Einar Gausel	NOR	GM	2492	1	½			1½

6	Hannes H. Stefánsson	ISL	GM	2557	1	1			2
13	Rune Djurhuus	NOR	GM	2484	0	0			0

7	Evgenij Agrest	SWE	GM	2554	1	1			2
17	Olli Salmensuu	FIN	IM	2458	0	0			0

8	Sune Berg Hansen	DEN	GM	2545	1	1			2
23	Jón Viktor Gunnarsson	ISL	IM	2368	0	0			0

Results Round 1:

No.	Players:	Country	Title	ELO	1	2	3	4	Results
1	Ulf Andersson	SWE	GM	2641	0*	0*			0
13	Rune Djurhuus	NOR	GM	2484	1*	1*			2

2	Curt Hansen	DEN	GM	2613	1	1			2
14	Stellan Brynell	SWE	IM	2484	0	0			0

3	Simen Agdestein	NOR	GM	2590	1	½			1½
15	Helgi Ólafsson	ISL	GM	2478	0	½			½

4	Peter Heine Nielsen	DEN	GM	2578	1	½			1½
16	Tom Wedberg	SWE	GM	2473	0	½			½

5	Helgi Áss Grétarsson	ISL	GM	2563	0	½			½
17	Olli Salmensuu	FIN	IM	2458	1	½			1½

6	Hannes H. Stefánsson	ISL	GM	2557	½	½	1	½	2½
18	Emanuel Berg	SWE	IM	2456	½	½	0	½	1½

7	Evgenij Agrest	SWE	GM	2554	½	½	1	½	2½
19	Þröstur Þórhallsson	ISL	GM	2454	½	½	0	½	1½

8	Sune Berg Hansen	DEN	GM	2545	½	1			1½
20	Jouni Yrjölä	FIN	GM	2442	½	0			½

9	Margeir Pétursson	ISL	GM	2544	½	1			1½
21	Leif Erlend Johannessen	NOR	IM	2422	½	0			½

10	Lars Schandorff	DEN	GM	2520	1	0	1	1	3
22	Aleksei Holmsten	FIN	FM	2383	0	1	0	0	1

11	Jonny Hector	SWE	GM	2509	0	0			0
23	Jón Viktor Gunnarsson	ISL	IM	2368	1	1			2

12	Einar Gausel	NOR	GM	2492	1	½			1½
24	John Arni Nilssen	FAI		2354	0	½			½

Þökkum eftirtöldum aðilum stuðninginn:
Gullnáman	Tjarnargata 4	101	Reykjavík
Reykjavíkurhöfn	Tryggvagötu 17	101	Reykjavík
Björnsbakarí v/Skúlagötu	Klapparstíg 3	101	Reykjavík
Gullkistan ehf	Frakkastíg 10	101	Reykjavík
Heildverslun Péturs Péturssonar	Suðurgata 14	101	Reykjavík
Námsflokkar Reykjavíkur	Fríkirkjuvegur 1	101	Reykjavík
Kaffi París Veitingahús	Austurstræti 14	101	Reykjavík
Verkfræðistofa Jóns B Hafstein	Hafnarhvoli	101	Reykjavík
Grand Rock - Köldur ehf	Klapparstígur 30	101	Reykjavík
Morgunblaðið	Kringlan 1	103	Reykjavík
Guðmundur Arason Smíðajárn	Skútuvogur 4	104	Reykjavík
Johan Rönning hf	Sundaborg 15	104	Reykjavík
Íþróttabandalag Reykjavíkur	Laugardal	104	Reykjavík
Nýja Sendibílastöðin hf	Knarrhöfða 2	104	Reykjavík
Bókabúðin Hlemmi	Laugavegur 118	105	Reykjavík
Vinnuskóli Reykjavíkur	Snorrabraut 60	105	Reykjavík
Sérhúsgögn ehf	Höfðatún 12	105	Reykjavík
Rafmagnsveitur ríkisins	Laugavegur 118	105	Reykjavík
Talnakönnun hf	Borgartún 23	105	Reykjavík
Efling stéttarfélag	Skipholti 50d	105	Reykjavík
Olís	Héðinsgata 10	105	Reykjavík
Orkuveita Reykjavíkur	Suðurlandsbraut 34	105	Reykjavík
Landsbókasafn Íslands Háskólabó	Arngrímsgata 3	107	Reykjavík
Optima	Ármúli 8	108	Reykjavík
Suzuki Bílar hf	Skeifan 17	108	Reykjavík
Fasteignamiðlun Sverris	Síðurmúla 11	108	Reykjavík
Tannlæknastofa Ragnars M Traust	Grensásvegur 16	108	Reykjavík
Fálkinn hf	Suðurlandsbraut 8	108	Reykjavík
Bólstrun Hauks Óskarssonar	Skeifunni 7	108	Reykjavík
Búnaðarbanki Íslands	Þönglabakka 1	108	Reykjavík
Pizza-Hut	Bústaðavegur 153	108	Reykjavík
10-11	Suðurlandsbraut 48	108	Reykjavík
Gissur og Pálmi hf	Álfabakka 14a	109	Reykjavík
Innrömmun og hannyrðir	Þönglabakki 6	109	Reykjavík
Landsbanki Íslands	Álfabakka 10	109	Reykjavík
Íslandsbanki í Breiðholti	Þarabakka 3	109	Reykjavík
Spron	Álfabakka 14	109	Reykjavík
Fröken Júlía	Þönglabakka 6	109	Reykjavík
Beiðholtsskóli	Álfabakka 12	109	Reykjavík
Osta & Smjörsalan	Bitruhálsi 1	110	Reykjavík
Faxavélar hf	Funahöfða 6	112	Reykjavík
Verkfræðistofan Afl ehf	Bíldshöfða 14	112	Reykjavík
Ora - niðursuðuverksmiðja hf	Vesturvör 12	200	Kópavogur
Toyota P Samúelsson ehf	Nýbýlavegur 6 , -8	200	Kópavogur
Rafrún hf	Smiðjuvegur 11 , gul	200	Kópavogur
BYKO	Skemmuvegi 2a	200	Kópavogur
Búnaðarbanki Íslands Garðabæ	Garðatorgi 5	210	Garðabær
Gaflarar hf	Hólshraun 7	220	Hafnarfjörður
Geimsteinn hf	Skólavegur 12	230	Reykjanesbær
Sementsverksmiðjan hf	Mánabraut 20	300	Akranes
Haraldur Böðvarsson hf	Bárugata 8-10	300	Akranes

The Playing Schedule:

4. September Monday 20:00 Opening Ceremony

5. September Tuesday 17:00 Round 1 (game 1)

6^. September Wednesday 17:00 Round 1 (game 2)

7. September Thursday 17:00 Round 1 (sudden death)

8^.September Friday 17:00 Round 2 (game 1)

9. September Saturday 14:00 Round 2 (game 2)

10. September Sunday 14:00 Round 2 (sudden death)

11. September Monday 17:00 Round 3 (game 1)

12. September Tuesday 17:00 Round 3 (game 2)

13. September Wednesday 17:00 Round 3 (sudden death)

14. September Thursday 13:00 Finals (1-3;4-6)

Here you will always find the latest news about The Nordic FIDE Zonal KO-Tournament 2000.

· 4^th September 2000. Ulf Andersson will not particepate. Rune Djurhuus therefore is already in 2^nd round.

29^th August 2000. Pairing for first round. See above.
29^th August 2000. FM Emil Hermansson will not participate. The highest reserve therefore gets the seat which is IM Leif Erlend Johannessen. No further changes are allowed. See final players list.
21^st August 2000. IM Jon Viktor Gunnarsson will be the 6^th player from Iceland. See new players list.
20^th August 2000. IM Hellsten from Sweden will not participate. The first reserve player is from the hosting federation so it will be six players from Iceland. ICF have not announced yet who will be the 6^th player from Iceland.
16^th August 2000. All the federation have announced their players. See players list.
15^th August 2000. The playing scheuduled have been revised. See above.
11^th August 2000. The Icelandic Federation has announced their players.
9^th August 2000. Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish federations have announced their players.
8^th August 2000. The Danish Federation has announced their players.
24^th July 2000. The regulation for the FIDE Nordic Zonal Tournament in chess 2000. General rules approved by the meeting of the Board of the NORDIC CHESS FEDERATION held at Gausdal, Norway, 8. August 1998. Modified and amended by Einar S. Einarsson, FIDE Nordic Zonal President, Reykjavík, 15 July 2000.
24^th July 2000. The tournament will be organized by Hellir! As says in the letter where this decision is announced : "Hellir Chess Club seems to be one of the activest club and chess sponsor in the Nordic Countries for the time being which is of great importance for both chess players and federations alike. It would simply speaking not be quite fair to turn down its independent and fine offer."

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