It is the program of choice for anyone who loves the game and wants to know more about it. Start your personal success story with ChessBase and enjoy the game even more.
This tournament will be held from July 9 to 20, 2004, at the medical center "Círculo Médico de Vicente Lopez" in Buenos Aires, Argentina. As in previous editions, the Festival will have several chess events, the most important being a GM round robin tournament, the "VII Republica Argentina Chess Masters", and an IM round robin tournament, "ITT Vicente Lopez City".
The following participants have confirmed their attendance to the main tournament: GM Andres Rodriguez (URU), GM Oscar Panno (ARG), GM Sergio Slipak (ARG), IM Diego Valerga (ARG), IM Oswaldo Zambrana (BOL), IM Bernardo Roselli (the current Uruguayan Champion), IM Salvador Alonso (ARG). And as in the three previous editions, a ChessBase program will participate. It is the current World Champion Shedder 8.0.
In 2001, ChessTiger 14.0 created a real sensation when won the main tournament scoring 9,5 out ot 11 points, beating four GMs in a row! Things were not so easy next year, and in 2002, IM Bernardo Roselli won the tournament. He is the only human player who was able to beat a ChessBase entry in these events: the program Hiarcs 8.0 came second.
But 2003 saw a sensational performance of Shredder 7.0, who won not only the IM event, but also the GM event, both unbeaten, with 8,5 out of 10 points. Truly remarkable!
Besides of the tournament for "masters", there will be several activities, like an open tournament (10 rounds, swiss system), for players with FIDE Elo ratings, and a tournament for boys and girls U-16. Of course, a full day will be devoted to all chess fans who will be able to play blitz games with the World Champion Shredder 8.0.
Organizer: Federación de Ajedrez de Vicente Lopez (FAVILO). The event
is sponsored by ChessBase GMbH, CMSalud, and other important companies.
Venue: Circulo Médico de Vicente López (CM Salud), Domingo Faustino
Sarmiento 1755 Florida - Vicente Lopez
July 09, 2004 | 16:00h | Round one |
July 10, 2004 | 16:00h | Round two |
July 11, 2004 | 16:00h | Round three |
July 12, 2004 | 19:00h | Round four |
July 13, 2004 | 19:00h | Round five |
July 14, 2004 | 19:00h | Round six |
July 15, 2004 | 19:00h | Round seven |
July 16, 2004 | 19:00h | Round eight |
July 17, 2004 | Rest day | Shredder blitz exhibition |
July 18, 2004 | 16:00h | Round nine |
July 19, 2004 | 19:00h | Round ten |
July 20, 2004 | 15:00h | Round eleven |
July 20, 2004 | 19:00h | Prize giving |
VII Republica Argentina Chess Masters, Mercosur Cup
With players from Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile and Bolivia,
and Shredder 8.0. Confirmed players are: GM Andres Rodriguez (URU), GM
Oscar Panno (ARG), GM Sergio Slipak (ARG), MI Diego Valerga (ARG), MI Oswaldo
Zambrana (BOL), MI Bernardo Roselli (URU), MI Salvador Alonso (ARG), COMP
Shredder 8.0 (GER)
II "Vicente Lopez City" IM Masters "CMSalud Cup"
Also with players from Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile and
Bolivia. Confirmed players are: MI Enrique Scarella, MF Alejo De Dovitiis,
MI Cristobal Valiente (PAR), Sebastián Granara (URU), COMP Shredder
8.0 (GER).
V FIDE-Elo open "JOSE RUBINSTEIN" "Florida City
113rd Anniversary Cup"
For FIDE-rated players. 10 rounds, swiss system.
08.08.2003 The Sixth Magistral de la Republica Argentina was won convincingly
by the ChessBase program Shredder 7. It's 8.5/10 score was well above the GM
norm and two points ahead of the pack of GMs and IMs chasing it. That's a 2752
performance rating! The human side of things was won by Andres Rodriguez of
Uruguay. Report and games
01.08.2002 In the end it was a flesh-and-blood player, Bernardo Roselli of Uruguay, who won first place in the Republica Chess Master in Argentina by the narrowest of margins – ahead of Hiarcs 8.0, which wrapped up second place with one of the best games of the tournament. "It played like a grandmaster", wrote Roberto Alvarez in his final report from Argentina.