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10th Monarch Assurance International Chess Tournament
29 September - 7 October 2001
The Monarch Assurance 10th International Chess Tournament was held at the Cherry Orchard Hotel, Port Erin, Isle of Man, from 29 September to Sunday 7 October 2001.
Official Home Page for the tournament
| Preview of the tournament - read about the fire alarm on day one! | ||
| Round 1 | Round 4 | Round 7 |
| Round 2 | Round 5 | Round 8 |
| Round 3 | Round 6 | Round 9 |
| BritBase Game Viewer and PGN Download | ||
| Photos and Scores from the Major and Minor Events at the Erin Arts Centre | ||
Managing Director of the main sponsors, Mr
Patrick Taylor of Monarch Assurance, shakes hands with top seed Sergei Tiviakov.
This year's entrants included 15 GMs, 1 WGM. and 6 IMs. The field was a very strong one, including several former winners: Mark Hebden (2000 winner), Colin Crouch (1991), Colin McNab (1992), Bogdan Lalic (1994), Alexander Baburin (1997). This was the tournament's 10th anniversary, and there were special medals for each player and a special trophy for the best overall performance.
There was also be a Major Tournament from Monday 1 October to Sunday 7 October, and a Minor Tournament from Wednesday 3 October 2001. The venue for these events was the Erin Arts Centre, which is about 200 yards away from the Cherry Orchard Hotel.
Entries for the Monarch Assurance International Open
Final Crosstable of the 2001 Tournament
Isle Of Man (ENG), 29 IX 2001 - 7 X 2001
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1 Ulibin, Mikhail g RUS 2583 +10 -12 +18 +29 =13 +25 = 2 =11 +15 6.5 /9 2614
2 Kiriakov, Petr g RUS 2548 =16 +27 +33 + 5 =17 = 7 = 1 = 4 = 9 6.0 /9 2616
3 Gleizerov, Evgeny g RUS 2587 +22 = 8 = 7 =10 +16 +19 - 4 =13 +17 6.0 /9 2614
4 Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2618 =13 +24 +41 = 6 =14 =11 + 3 = 2 =10 6.0 /9 2571
5 Baburin, Alexander g IRL 2584 =25 +31 +12 - 2 +18 +15 = 6 =10 =11 6.0 /9 2571
6 Yakovich, Yuri g RUS 2577 +32 =14 +16 = 4 = 8 +26 = 5 =17 = 7 6.0 /9 2619
7 Brodsky, Michail g UKR 2528 +29 = 9 = 3 +31 =12 = 2 =13 +20 = 6 6.0 /9 2589
8 Stocek, Jiri g CZE 2530 +26 = 3 +20 =25 = 6 =13 = 9 =12 +18 6.0 /9 2588
9 Galkin, Alexander g RUS 2583 +19 = 7 =14 =26 +33 =10 = 8 +28 = 2 6.0 /9 2557
10 Cherniaev, Alexander m RUS 2437 - 1 +30 +37 = 3 +28 = 9 +14 = 5 = 4 6.0 /9 2559
11 Lalic, Bogdan g ENG 2528 =33 +36 =19 =21 +27 = 4 +22 = 1 = 5 6.0 /9 2547
12 Gormally, Daniel m ENG 2481 +23 + 1 - 5 =30 = 7 +32 =17 = 8 =13 5.5 /9 2535
13 Shaw, John m SCO 2478 = 4 =28 +53 +44 = 1 = 8 = 7 = 3 =12 5.5 /9 2504
14 Flear, Glenn C g ENG 2489 +47 = 6 = 9 +41 = 4 =17 -10 =19 +28 5.5 /9 2505
15 Gallagher, Joseph G g SUI 2516 +21 -16 +28 =27 +36 - 5 +26 +32 - 1 5.5 /9 2444
16 Williams, Simon m ENG 2369 = 2 +15 - 6 +50 - 3 -18 +53 +41 +25 5.5 /9 2440
17 Hebden, Mark g ENG 2559 =20 +44 =25 +24 = 2 =14 =12 = 6 - 3 5.0 /9 2479
18 Hanley, Craig ENG 2278 =53 +32 - 1 +34 - 5 +16 =19 +23 - 8 5.0 /9 2429
19 McNab, Colin A g SCO 2437 - 9 +42 =11 +38 +30 - 3 =18 =14 =20 5.0 /9 2386
20 Afek, Yochanan m ISR 2381 =17 +37 - 8 -28 +50 +36 +21 - 7 =19 5.0 /9 2364
21 Ryan, Joseph IRL 2305 -15 +49 +42 =11 -25 +39 -20 +35 =29 5.0 /9 2304
22 Arakhamia, Ketevan m GEO 2446 - 3 -41 +49 +42 +31 =29 -11 =27 +36 5.0 /9 2288
23 Bisby, Daniel L ENG 2285 -12 -50 +54 +48 =39 =30 +29 -18 +37 5.0 /9 2271
24 Smith, Andrew Philip f IRL 2234 +35 - 4 +39 -17 -26 +42 =30 =57 +41 5.0 /9 2288
25 Hillarp Persson, Tiger g SWE 2438 = 5 +34 =17 = 8 +21 - 1 -28 +31 -16 4.5 /9 2391
26 Kirsanov, Oleg RUS 2365 - 8 +45 +35 = 9 +24 - 6 -15 =30 =34 4.5 /9 2333
27 Willmoth, Robert ENG 2239 +38 - 2 +48 =15 -11 -41 +39 =22 =32 4.5 /9 2318
28 Collins, Sam IRL 2194 +56 =13 -15 +20 -10 +33 +25 - 9 -14 4.5 /9 2415
29 Sowray, Peter J f ENG 2334 - 7 +43 +45 - 1 +44 =22 -23 =37 =21 4.5 /9 2289
30 Valenti, Richard FRA 2143 +50 -10 +56 =12 -19 =23 =24 =26 =33 4.5 /9 2288
31 Simons, Martin ENG 2215 +39 - 5 +43 - 7 -22 +45 =35 -25 +48 4.5 /9 2269
32 Crouch, Colin S m ENG 2407 - 6 -18 +52 +35 +41 -12 +51 -15 =27 4.5 /9 2270
33 Marusenko, Petr m UKR 2362 =11 +51 - 2 +53 - 9 -28 =48 +44 =30 4.5 /9 2284
34 Spence, David ENG 2185 +49 -25 =50 -18 =53 =43 =41 +47 =26 4.5 /9 2207
35 Clark, Stephen P ENG 2112 -24 +52 -26 -32 +55 +44 =31 -21 +43 4.5 /9 2175
36 Jackson, Adrian ENG 2230 +48 -11 =38 +47 -15 -20 =43 +51 -22 4.0 /9 2239
37 Coathup, Roger ENG 2130 +52 -20 -10 =43 =46 =53 +47 =29 -23 4.0 /9 2160
38 Ellison, Derek George ENG 2104 -27 +40 =36 -19 -42 =50 =46 +53 =45 4.0 /9 2196
39 Yurenok, Maria S ENG 2088 -31 +54 -24 +51 =23 -21 -27 =46 +50 4.0 /9 2048
40 Benson, Paul J ENG 2046 -44 -38 -47 -52 +61 =55 +54 =42 +51 4.0 /9 2006
41 Goodger, Martyn ENG 2136 +55 +22 - 4 -14 -32 +27 =34 -16 -24 3.5 /9 2254
42 May,Frank WLS ---- +46 -19 -21 -22 +38 -24 =45 =40 =44 3.5 /9 2095
43 McNally, Bruce SCO 2010 +51 -29 -31 =37 =45 =34 =36 =48 -35 3.5 /9 2097
44 Howell, David WL ENG 2193 +40 -17 +46 -13 -29 -35 +50 -33 =42 3.5 /9 2042
45 Bolt, Graham ENG 2124 +54 -26 -29 =46 =43 -31 =42 =49 =38 3.5 /9 1984
46 Ormsby,Alan IOM ---- -42 +56 -44 =45 =37 -51 =38 =39 =49 3.5 /9 2069
47 Allen, Keith IOM 2289 -14 -53 +40 -36 =48 +49 -37 -34 +56 3.5 /9 2071
48 Lutton, J.Ezra ENG 2093 -36 +55 -27 -23 =47 +56 =33 =43 -31 3.5 /9 2109
49 Stuart, E. Leslie ENG 2039 -34 -21 -22 +54 =58 -47 +55 =45 =46 3.5 /9 2035
50 Van Kemenade,Rudy ENG ---- -30 +23 =34 -16 -20 =38 -44 +56 -39 3.0 /9 2074
51 Isherwood, Paul ENG 2172 -43 -33 +55 -39 +52 +46 -32 -36 -40 3.0 /9 1857
52 Dossett,Chris ENG ---- -37 -35 -32 +40 -51 =54 -56 =55 +59 3.0 /9 1904
53 Bousbouras, Spyridon GRE 2102 =18 +47 -13 -33 =34 =37 -16 -38 . 2.5 /8 2133
54 Waugh,Jonathan IOM ---- -45 -39 -23 -49 -56 =52 -40 +60 +55 2.5 /9 1784
55 Nicholson, John IRL 2021 -41 -48 -51 +56 -35 =40 -49 =52 -54 2.0 /9 1862
56 Spanton, Timothy ENG 2051 -28 -46 -30 -55 +54 -48 +52 -50 -47 2.0 /9
57 BYE3 ---- . . . . . . . =24 .
58 BYE1 ---- . . . . =49 . . . .
59 BYE4 ---- . . . . . . . . -52
60 Hemsley,Dennis IOM ---- . . . . . . . -54 .
61 Maher,Frank IOM ---- . . . . -40 . . . .
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Prize List (my thanks to Richard Furness for supplying this)
Monarch Assurance International 2001
1st Mikhail Ulibin Russia 6.5 £2000 2nd Evgeny Gleizerov Russia 6 £387 each Alexander Baburin Ireland Alexander Galkin Russia Yuri Yakovich Russia Petr Kiriakov Russia Jiri Stocek Czech Republic Michail Brodsky Ukraine Bogdan Lalic England Sergei Tiviakov Netherlands Alexander Cherniaev Russia Junior Craig Hanley England 5 £100 Veteran George Ellison England 4 £100 Manx Keith Allen Isle of Man/Ireland 3.5 £50 each Alan Ormsby Isle of Man Lady Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant Georgia 5 £100 Rating Prizes Band 1 Joe Ryan Ireland 5 £50 each Daniel Bisby England Band 2 Andrew Smith Ireland 5 £100 Band 3 Sam Collins Ireland 4.5 £33.34 each David Spence England Richard Valenti France Band 4 Steven Clark England 4.5 £100 Band 5 Maria Yurenok England 4 £50 each Paul Benson England Unrated Frank May Wales 3.5 £50 each Alan Ormsby Isle of Man
As well as Monarch Assurance plc, the tournament was also sponsored by The Isle of Man Tourism, and The Cherry Orchard Hotel, plus the Erin Arts Centre, the Isle of Man Department of Tourism, Port Erin Commissioners and the Isle of Man Chess Association.