19 June 2000
1st European Spring Tournament Photos
Jean-Marie Chauvet has put some photos, games and results from the tournament on his site (in French).
Results
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Millennium Canada Day Cup
The tournament was played 10 June, 2000 in Toronto China Town Center.
Players
Toronto Champion Group:
1 Huu Phuc NGUYEN, 60-16, 2280, Champion in 97,98,99
2 Yu Ying HUANG, 65-17, 2245, Champion in 94,95,
3 Stephen FUNG, 74-12, 2182, Champion in 88,00
4 Steve WONG, 75-15, 2175, 92,96
5 Paul NG, 77-9, 2161, Champion in 80,87
6 Peter SUNG, 79-14, 2147, Champion in 81,82,86
7 Bhuong BANH, 120-2, 1860, Champion in 82
8 Van An LY, 123-1, 1839, Champion in 85
Tournament format was a single knockout with one game only, 45 minutes + 10 minutes/10 moves with a lucky draw for undecided games.
Results:
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Phuc NGUYEN
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Champion : Huu Phuc NGUYEN - $300 prize
1st Runner-up : Yu Ying HUANG - $200 prize
2nd Runner-up : Stephen FUNG - $100 prize
3rd Runner-up : Paul NG
Knockout table
Senior Group:
Champion : Yeng Fei CHOI
1st Runner-up : Lin LAM
2nd Runner-up : Quan Wei LIN
3rd Runner-up : Ken JONG
Junior Group:
SIngle Game Round Robin
Champion : Brandon BALLIRAN
1st Runner-up : Camilo RAMBANG
2nd Runner-up : Marsha KRCMAR
source: Elton Yuen, posting in rec.games.chinese-chess
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12 June 2000
Xiangqi problem contest
World Xiangqi Federation is sponsoring the contest. You can try to solve the
problem composed by Mr. Leung Lei Shing and win one of the prizes - until June 20th, 2000:
1st prize-US$500
2nd prize-US$300
3rd prize -US$200
10 consolation prizes - unspecified gift
source: The Xiangqi homepage
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12 May 2000
Bing von Hessen, Wiesbaden, 6-7 May 2000
There were 12 players who played a 6 round Swiss tournament.
Results
source: Siegfried Huber
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11 May 2000
First European Spring Xiangqi Tournament, Paris, 30 April - 1 May
Claus Tempelmann (Germany) easily took the first place. The veteran prize was won by
Joel Janin (France) and the female prize by Danielle Bertrand (France). Laurent Kim and Francis Corrigan
succeeded in creating a very pleasant athmosphere for a friendly European Xiangqi
meeting.
Final results, a tournament report will follow.
Ratings are ELO approximations of original INGO ratings by Siegfried Huber.
Jean-Marie Chauvet's page has photos, games, results (in French).
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Forshang Cup scheduled for 2001
The organizers of the Forshang Cup have confirmed that the next Cup will be played in 2001, and every two years after that.
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2000 Toronto Open, 30 April, 2000
The 2000 Toronto Open ended on April 30, 2000. Stephen Fung won his 2nd title since 1988 by beating Huang, YuYing 1.5-0.5. The 1st game was a draw with Stephen playing Red. Stephen surprised the audience by winning the
2nd game playing Black giving up a horse during the mid game.
Final Standings:
1 - Stephen Fung
2 - Huang, YuYing
3 - Chow, Edward (Man Ching)
4 - Choy, Yeng Fei
5 - Phuc Nguyen
6 - Paul Ng
7 - Kenny Lam
8 - Elton Yuen
Senior Champion - Lin, Quanwei
Youth Champion - Stanley Yu
source: Elton Yuen
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19 April 2000
Donghai Cup, Oulu, Finland, 15-16 April, 2000
The first Finnish Open with long time controls attracted 11 players. Jingdong Shan (China) was clearly the best of the 11 participants.
Results
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Toronto Open ready for the final match
The preliminary tournament of the Toronto Open 2000 ended Sunday, April 16 after 6 rounds of Swiss system. Huang, Yu-Ying and Stephen Fung finished top two and
will meet in the Final for the title on Sunday April 30 at the China Town Center.
Senior Champion - Lin, Quanwei
Youth Champion - Stanley Yu
| Final standings |
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Name |
Elo |
Pts |
| 1 |
Huang Y |
2315 |
5.5 |
| 2 |
Fung S |
2168 |
5.0 |
| 3 |
Chow E |
1867 |
4.5 |
| 4 |
Choi Y |
1500 |
4.5 |
| 5 |
Nguyen P |
2245 |
4.5 |
| 6 |
Ng P |
2161 |
4.5 |
| 7 |
Lam K |
1500 |
4.0 |
| 8 |
Yuen E |
1986 |
4.0 |
| 9 |
Lin Q |
1909 |
4.0 |
| 10 |
Chan W |
1500 |
4.0 |
| 11 |
Brydon B |
1510 |
4.0 |
Report after 4 rounds:
Yu Ying HUANG has won four straight games and leads the 2000 Toronto Open outright. In Round Three, she won a battle of Mindzine analysts (a first for the MSO?), when Phuc NGUYEN sacrificed wrongly in a winning position. "Lucky!" said HUANG after the game.
NGUYEN completed a lousy Sunday by nearly losing to the veteran, Z. LI. He drew, but has almost no chance of retaining the title he has held for three years. HUANG is now a strong favorite to win the tournament, and with it the right to contest the Canadian championship in July.
The tournament started on April 2, 2000. This year, it is co-organized by the Toronto Xiangqi Association and the Scarborough Seniors Chess Club. We have added two prizes, one for Seniors (>= 60) and 1 for youth (<= 15). The seniors are playing extremely well.
Unfortunately, some of the top Toronto players, Peter Sung, Steve Wong and LiangCheng LU, could not join for personal reasons. On the other hand, we have a record high of 52 players registered. So far, we have40+ participants each round.
source: Elton Yuen and Bill Brydon
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2nd New Year's Tournament, Paris, February 2000
Results
source: Siegfried Huber
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3 April 2000
Forshang Cup schedule changed?
According to unconfirmed information, the organizers of the Forshang Cup have scheduled the next Cup to be played in 2001, and every two years after that. This year's anticipated tournament will not take place.
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Big Tournament for European players, 30 April - 1 May
Laurent KIM - President of the French Xiang-Qi Association - will organize a non-Asian tournament with formidable for Europeans prize money: 20 000 FRF (3 000 USD) with 8 prizes plus one for seniors (+55 years) and one for females. The organizer will also provide four meals for the players during 29 April-1 May.
There will be 7 rounds with 60 minutes per player with a computer Swiss pairing. AXF Xiangqi rules plus rapid game rules of 1999 (Kim/Corrigan) will be used.
Schedule
- 30 April 09:00 Round 1
- 1 May 14:30 Round 7
- 1 May 17:00 Prizegiving
Arbiter: Lucien KANG LUONG
Contact: Laurent KIM, tel. (33)153790506, fax (33)145854901) or Francis Corrigan, tel. (33)143876996(on Mondays).
This is an excellent opportunity to start practising for the World Championship in Paris, 2001! The tournament will only be organized if there will be at least 24 players.
source: Deutscher Xiangqi Bund (DXB) and French Xiangqi Association
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- Jouni Tolonen
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