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26. Updates (Sunday, August 5)

Three-way Tie in Denmark

Bulgarian grandmaster Ivan Cheparinov was award the Politiken Cup on tie breaks today at the conclusion of one of the world's most prestigious open chess tournaments in Helsignør, one of the world literature's most noted dramatic settings.

Cheparinov, GM Ivan Sokolov of Holland by way of Bosnia and Swedish GM Jonny Hector finished with 8 points apiece in ten rounds.


Gawain Jones wins British Championship in playoff

English grandmaster Gawain Jones defeated Englishman Stephen Gordon in a playoff of two rapid games Saturday to win the 99th British Championship in North Shields in Northumberland, England.

Messrs. Jones and Gordon each finished the 11-round tournament with 9 points on Friday.


Volokitin and Korobov lead Ukrainian Championships

Grandmasters Andrey Volokitin and Anton Korobov are leading the Ukrainian national championship through nine rounds with 6½ points each in Kiev.

Grandmaster Alexander Areshchenko i nipping at their heels with 6 points. The 11-round tournament is scheduled to end on Tuesday.


Russian Championships underway

After three rounds at the Russian national champioships in Moscow, or Superfinals as it is known commercially, grandmasters Evgeny Alekseev, a two-time titleholder, and Dmitry Andeikin are tied for first place in the general group with 2 points each.

In the women's group, defending champion Valentina Gunina and dark horse Olga Girya share first place with 2½ points each.

The general group goes 11 rounds while the ladies will play only nine, but both groups will run through August 13.


Athens hosts 2012 World Junior Championships

Athens, the cradle of democracy and capital of Greece, a nation currently living under corporate tyranny, was the scene of the opening of the 2012 World Junior Championships on August 2.

After four rounds in the general group, GMs Yu Yangyi of China and Alexander Ipatov of Russia are leading with perfect scores.

In the girls' group, five young ladies are tied for the top spot with 3½ points out of four: Anastasia Bodnaruk (Russia), Irina Bulmaga (Romania), Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia), Guo Qi (China) and Nastassia Ziaziulkina (Belarus).

The action runs through August 16.