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The Moment of Zuke:
Critical Positions and
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by David Rudel
author of Zuke 'Em

7 modules written just for Colle System Players.  Over 150 practice problems accompany lessons written in Rudel's crystal-clear, inimitable style

Thematic Lessons
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Milk Tournament 2003
(
October 29 - November 7 / Selfoss, ICELAND)

Final standings

1-2 Sokolov, Nikolic     7 / 9
3.- Malakhov     6.5
4.- Vallejo Pons     5
5-6 Rowson, Fressinet     4.5
7.- Bologan     4
8.- Stefansson     2.5
9-10 Thorhallsson, De Firmian     2

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Results by round

Round 9 (November 7)

Bologan, V - Vallejo Pons, F     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation     30 moves
Rowson, J - Fressinet, L     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez: closed variation     21 moves
Stefansson, H - De Firmian, N     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense     15 moves
Malakhov, V - Thorhallsson, T     1-0     QGD     30 moves
Sokolov, I - Nikolic, P     0.5-0.5     QGD Slav     20 moves

Round 8 (November 6)

Vallejo Pons, F - Sokolov, I     0-1      QGD Slav     33 moves
Fressinet, L - Bologan, V     0-1    Sicilian defense: closed variation     41 moves
Nikolic, P - Stefansson, H     1-0     QGD Slav     26 moves
Thorhallsson, T - Rowson, J     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation      20 moves
De Firmian, N - Malakhov, V     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense     55 moves

Round 7 (November 5)

Stefansson, H - Vallejo Pons, F     0-1     Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation     48 moves
Thorhallsson, T - Fressinet, L     0.5-0.5     Scotch opening     29 moves
Rowson, J - De Firmian, N     1-0     Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation     23 moves
Malakhov, V - Nikolic, P     0.5-0.5     English opening     34 moves
Sokolov, I - Bologan, V     1-0     Old Indian defense     52 moves

Round 6 (November 4)

Vallejo Pons, F - Malakhov, V     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense     47 moves
Fressinet, L - Sokolov, I     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez: Chigorin defense     25 moves
Bologan, V - Stefansson, H     0-1     Giuoco Piano     17 moves 
De Firmian, N - Thorhallsson, T     1-0     Sicilian defense: Sozin variation     29 moves
Nikolic, P - Rowson, J     0.5-0.5     Grunfeld defense     61 moves

Round 5 (November 3)

Rowson, J - Vallejo Pons, F      1-0     Sicilian defense: Pelikan variation    58 moves
De Firmian, N - Fressinet, L     0-1     Ruy Lopez: Flohr-Zaitsev system     47 moves
Stefansson, H - Sokolov, I     0-1     Ruy Lopez: Breyer variation     game incomplete
Thorhallsson, T - Nikolic, P     0-1     French defense: Winawer variation     47 moves
Malakhov, V - Bologan, V     1-0     King´s Indian: Panno variation     60 moves

Round 4 (November 2)

Vallejo Pons, F - Thorhallsson, T     1-0     Sicilian defense: Richter-Rauzer variation     47 moves
Fressinet, L - Stefansson, H     1-0     Sicilian defense: Richter-Rauzer variation     35 moves
Sokolov, I - Malakhov, V     0.5-0.5     QGD Slav     32 moves
Bologan, V - Rowson, J     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense: Canal-Sokolsky attack     38 moves
Nikolic, P - De Firmian, N     1-0     Benoni: fianchetto variation     46 moves

Round 3 (October 31)

De Firmian, N - Vallejo Pons, F     0-1     Sicilian defense: Pelikan variation     27 moves
Nikolic, P - Fressinet, L     1-0     QGD Slav defense     49 moves
Malakhov, V - Stefansson, H    1-0     QGD Slav     31 moves
Rowson, J - Sokolov, I    0-1     Giuoco Piano     41 moves
Thorhallsson, T - Bologan, V     0-1     Sicilian defense     101 moves

Round 2 (October 30)

Stefansson, H - Rowson, J     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation     20 moves
Fressinet, L - Malakhov, V      0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense      31 moves
Vallejo Pons, F - Nikolic, P     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez: Chigorin defense      26 moves
Sokolov, I - Thorhallson, T     0.5-0.5     QGA: classical, Rubinstein variation     33 moves
Bologan, V - De Firmian, N     1-0     Sicilian defense     Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation


Round 1 (October 29)

Vallejo Pons, F - Fressinet, L     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense: closed     54 moves
Nikolic, P - Bologan, V     1-0     King´s Indian: Panno variation     62 moves
De Firmian, N - Sokolov, I     0-1     Ruy Lopez: modern Steinitz defense     31 moves
Thorhallsson, H - Stefansson, H     0.5-0.5      Sicilian defense: Taimanov variation     29 moves
Rowson, J - Malakhov, V     0-1     Sicilian defense     37 moves

Participants

Player ELO rating
Vladimir Malakhov 2696
Ivan Sokolov 2695
Viorel Bologan 2673
Francisco Vallejo Pons 2662
Laurent Fressinet 2654
Predrag Nikolic 2647
Hannes Stefansson 2567
Nick De Firmian 2553
Jonathan Rowson 2541
Throstur Thorhallsson 2444


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