50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament (2003)

PARTICIPANTS (sorted by highest achieved rating; click on name to see player's games) Hans Berliner, Dr. Victor (Vytas) Palciauskas, Grigory Konstantinovich Sanakoev, Dr. Fritz Baumbach, Mikhail Markovich Umansky, Jorn Sloth, Gert Jan Timmerman, Tonu Oim, Horst Robert Rittner

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 36  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. M Umansky vs Berliner 1-0 49 2002 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto 2. F Baumbach vs H Rittner   ½-½ 29 2003 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament E15 Queen's Indian 3. H Rittner vs G Sanakoev   1-0 48 2003 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. G Timmerman vs V Palciauskas ½-½ 45 2003 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament C78 Ruy Lopez 5. G Timmerman vs H Rittner 1-0 43 2003 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament C18 French, Winawer 6. G Timmerman vs M Umansky   ½-½ 61 2003 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament B06 Robatsch 7. G Sanakoev vs F Baumbach   0-1 50 2003 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 8. G Sanakoev vs V Palciauskas 0-1 39 2003 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament C54 Giuoco Piano 9. G Sanakoev vs G Timmerman 0-1 40 2003 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament C54 Giuoco Piano 10. G Sanakoev vs M Umansky 0-1 29 2003 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament B06 Robatsch 11. J Sloth vs V Palciauskas   ½-½ 33 2003 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 12. J Sloth vs G Sanakoev   ½-½ 33 2003 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament A46 Queen's Pawn Game 13. J Sloth vs G Timmerman   ½-½ 52 2003 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament A20 English 14. J Sloth vs M Umansky 0-1 50 2003 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament E08 Catalan, Closed 15. T Oim vs G Timmerman ½-½ 91 2003 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament C45 Scotch Game 16. H Rittner vs J Sloth 0-1 78 2003 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament B56 Sicilian 17. G Timmerman vs F Baumbach   ½-½ 69 2003 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 18. H Rittner vs T Oim   ½-½ 58 2003 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 19. H Rittner vs Berliner ½-½ 40 2003 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament C45 Scotch Game 20. M Umansky vs H Rittner 1-0 60 2003 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line 21. F Baumbach vs J Sloth 1-0 48 2003 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament A40 Queen's Pawn Game 22. Berliner vs G Sanakoev   ½-½ 62 2003 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament E30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad 23. Berliner vs J Sloth 1-0 44 2003 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament E30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad 24. Berliner vs T Oim ½-½ 61 2003 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 25. F Baumbach vs Berliner ½-½ 44 2003 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament E97 King's Indian  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 36    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

Sep-08-03    Kenneth Sterling: Does Fide or some other body have a recognised correspondence world championship? Is there a reliable place where one can play correspondence with the computer? Sep-08-03    refutor: this was more than just a world championship...this was a tournament between all the world correspondence champions since the mid 60s. timmerman is the current world correspondence champion, umansky is the champion of champions ;) Sep-09-03    Sylvester: Did any Americans play? Sep-09-03    PVS: I believe that Victor Palciauskasis a citizen of the United States and visited Dutch after winning the world correspondence championship. Sep-09-03    refutor: berliner is also american Apr-14-05    marskey: how to start play here?????? May-23-05    perfidious: ICCF is the place to look. Mar-05-07    Sleeping kitten: Some games are still missing : Tonu Oim - Gert Jan Timmerman (½-½) Fritz Baumbach - Tonu Oim (1-0) Gert Jan Timmerman - Fritz Baumbach (½-½) Horst Rittner - Jorn Sloth (0-1) You will fing the scores at http://tables.iccf.com/jubilee/50wc... May-02-08    positionalgenius: Wow..really strong corr tournament here Jul-22-08    Benzol: <Sleeping kitten> <Some games are still missing : Tonu Oim - Gert Jan Timmerman (½-½) Fritz Baumbach - Tonu Oim (1-0) Gert Jan Timmerman - Fritz Baumbach (½-½) Horst Rittner - Jorn Sloth (0-1)> Not anymore. Thanks for pointing out where the scores could be found. :) Jan-30-09    whiteshark: Umansky won the 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament (2003) where only Correspondence World Champions were allowed to play! He won this prestigious tournament undefeated with 7/8 and an impressive 2 points advantage. <Surely he is <the of Kings. <>>> Jan-31-09    Open Defence: I see Berliner still very highly rated in the ICCF, oh to play a game with him...his wierd opening choices and middlegame moves would make for a very interesting game

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