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The following document was publishe on the web site of the Ukraine Chess Federation:
Decision of the Ethics Commission on the complaint of the German Chess Federation against IM Miroslav Shvarts.
The Ethics Commission received a complaint from the German Chess Federation against IM Miroslav Shvarts concerning a GM norm he said he received in the Kali Cup GM tournament held in Mindzentkalla Hungary in February 2004. This was a double round robin event. As this was IM Shvarts 3rd GM norm, he notified the German Chess Federation that he was applying for the GM title.
The ratings officer of the German Federation, Mr. Christian Krause, became suspicious of the GM norm Mr. Shvarts received in Kali. Mr. Krause then notified the Hungarian Chess Federation (HCF) of his suspicions, and the Hungarians duly conducted an investigation. Quoting from a letter sent by the HCF to FIDE can best summarize the results of the investigation:
Departmental investigation of these cases started immediately, which resulted as follows:
Tournament indicated by you named Kali Cup GM 2004 was a complete fraud (Italics mine). Such an event did not take place. Disciplinary Committee elected by the GA of HCF has taken the following disciplinary measures.
IM Istvandi, Lajos organizer of the event in question has been forbidden to organize arbitrate and to participate in all chess events for two years.
IA Fazekas, Gyorgy who contributed creating the report for the request of the organizer has been forbidden to arbitrate at any chess event for one and a half years.
As can be seen, according to the HCF investigation, the Kali cup never took place. Therefore the Ethics Commission has decided to apply sanctions against all the participants in the tournament not just Mr. Shvarts.
An exception has been made for GM Nikolac, who has consistently maintained that he never participated in the tournament, and was seen in Germany during the time that tournament was supposed to have been played.
The following penalties will be assessed.
One-year suspension from tournament play beginning March 1, 2006:
IM Vadim Eschenko (Ukraine)
IM Timofey Galinsky (Ukraine)
GM Mato Damjanovic (Croatia)
GM Attila Czebe (Hungary)
Two and a half years suspension from tournament play beginning March
1, 2006:
IM Miroslav Shvarts
The Ethics Commission feels that Mr. Shvarts deserves a harsher penalty than the other players for the following reasons:
Two and a half years suspension from arbiting or organizing tournaments.
IM Lajos Istvan
IM Gyorgy Fazekas
The Commission is of the opinion that the seriousness of their offences warrants a harsher punishment for the organizer and arbiter than that imposed by the Hungarian Chess Federation.
Ethics Commission
