Group 1: Paide Estonia FIDE World Champion Alexander Khalifman returned to action in the European Club Cup Group 1 qualifiers in Paide over the weekend 17-19th September 1999. Khalifman played in two games, drawing both, in helping his side (Saint Petersburg) qualify for the finals. Saint Petersburg beat the Estonian side Parnu 4-2 in the finals. Coverage: http://www.online.ee/~maleliit I round 17.9.99 Pärnu CC - Etelä-Vantaa Shakki 4-2 Vabaettur - Sankt-Peterburg 1,5-4,5 Alkaloid CC - Slough CC 5,5-0,5 Margiris Kaunas - Sollentuna SK 2,5-3,5 Pärnu CC (EST) - Etelä-Vantaa Shakki (FIN) 4-2 GM EHLVEST,Jaan (2592) - FM KOKKILA,Tero (2305) 1-0 GM GAVRIKOV,Viktor (2552) - FM KOSKINEN,Henri (2311) 1-0 IM KÜLAOTS,Kaido (2478) - FM PURANEN,Jukka (2294) 1/2 IM KIIK,Kalle (2438) - SALO,Heikki (2261) 1/2 IM SEPP,Olav (2404) - VIHINEN,Teemu (2171) 1/2 IM SEEMAN,Tarvo (2403) - ALAVA,Mikko (2200) 1/2 Vabaettur Tallinn (EST) - Sankt-Peterburg (RUS) 1,5-4,5 ZJUKIN,Sergei (2387) - GM SAKAEV,Konstantin (2648) 1/2 SHISHKOV,Andrei (2303) - GM IVANOV,Sergei (2538) 0-1 VASSILJEV,Igor (2301) - GM YEMELIN,Vassili (2500) 1/2 REMMEL,Anto (2243) - GM LUGOVOI,Aleksei (2509) 1/2 KOVALJOV,Deniss (2270) - GM IONOV,Sergei (2553) 0-1 LELUMEES,Brait (2121) - GM POPOV,Valeri (2523) 0-1 Skopje Alkaloid CC (FRM) - Slough CC (ENG) 5,5-0,5 GM BOGDANOVSKI,Vlatko (2490) - TURNER,Matthew (2478) 1/2 IM JACIMOVIC,Dragoljub (2487) - SMITH,Andrew (2275) 1-0 IM NEDEV,Trajko (2460) - RICHMOND,Robert (2237) 1-0 IM DANCEVSKI,Orce (2429) - TUCKER,Alex (2213) 1-0 COLOVIC,Aleksandar (2423) - ARMSTRONG,Malcolm (2152) 1-0 IM KIROSKI,Toni (2366) - TURVEY,Syringa 1-0 Margiris Kaunas (LIT) - Sollentuna SK (SWE) 2,5-3,5 GM SHULSKIS,Sharunas (2521) - GM YAKOVICH,Yuri (2592) 1/2 GM MALISHAUSKAS,Vidmantas (2526) - GM AGREST,Evgeni (2554) 1/2 IM BUTNORIUS,Algimantas (2456) - IM MEIJERS,Viesturs (2472) 1/2 IM LABUCKAS,Aidas (2371) - IM MATROS,Aleksander (2391) 0-1 BURSTEINAS,Romanas (2343) - FM ERIKSSON,Johan (2373) 1-0 SHULSKIS,Giedrius (2189) - FM COUSO,Luis (2334) 0-1 II round 18.9.99 Sankt-Peterburg - Alkaloid CC 3,5-2,5 Pärnu CC - Sollentuna SK 4-2 Vabaettur - Etelä-Vantaa Shakki 3-3 Margiris Kaunas - Slough CC 4,5-1,5 Sankt-Peterburg (RUS) - Skopje Alkaloid CC (FRM) 3,5-2,5 GM KHALIFMAN, Aleksandr - GM BOGDANOVSKI,Vlatko (2490) 1/2 GM SAKAEV,Konstantin (2648) - IM JACIMOVIC,Dragoljub (2487) 1/2 GM IVANOV,Sergei (2538) - IM NEDEV,Trajko (2460) 1/2 GM LUGOVOI,Aleksei (2509) - IM DANCEVSKI,Orce (2429) 1/2 GM IONOV,Sergei (2553) - COLOVIC,Aleksandar (2423) 1-0 GM POPOV,Valeri (2523) - IM KIROSKI,Toni (2366) 1/2 Pärnu CC (EST) - Sollentuna SK (SWE) 4-2 GM EHLVEST,Jaan (2592) - GM YAKOVICH,Yuri (2592) 1/2 GM GAVRIKOV,Viktor (2552) - GM AGREST,Evgeni (2554) 1/2 IM KÜLAOTS,Kaido (2478) - IM MEIJERS,Viesturs (2472) 1-0 IM KIIK,Kalle (2438) - IM MATROS,Aleksander (2391) 1/2 IM SEPP,Olav (2404) - FM ERIKSSON,Johan (2373) 1/2 IM SEEMAN,Tarvo (2403) - FM COUSO,Luis (2334) 1-0 Vabaettur Tallinn (EST) - Etelä-Vantaa Shakki (FIN) 3-3 (12-9) ZJUKIN,Sergei (2387) - FM KOKKILA,Tero (2305) 1-0 SHISHKOV,Andrei (2303) - FM PURANEN,Jukka (2294) 1-0 VASSILJEV,Igor (2301) - SALO,Heikki (2261) 0-1 KOVALJOV,Deniss (2270) - VIHINEN,Teemu (2171) 0-1 TRUUS, Tõnu (2230) - ALAVA,Mikko (2200) 0-1 LELUMEES,Brait (2121) - ESKOLA, Risto (2178) 1-0 Margiris Kaunas (LIT) - Slough CC (ENG) 4,5-1,5 GM SHULSKIS,Sharunas (2521) - TURNER,Matthew (2478) 1/2 GM MALISHAUSKAS,Vidmantas (2526) - SMITH,Andrew (2275) 1-0 IM LABUCKAS,Aidas (2371) - RICHMOND,Robert (2237) 1/2 BURSTEINAS,Romanas (2343) - TUCKER,Alex (2213) 1-0 SHULSKIS,Giedrius (2189) - ARMSTRONG,Malcolm (2152) 1/2 STREIKUS, Simonas (2267) - TURVEY,Syringa 1-0 III round 19.9.99 Sankt-Peterburg - Pärnu CC 4-2 Sollentuna SK - Alkaloid CC 4,5-1,5 Vabaettur - Margiris Kaunas 3-3 (1-3) Etelä-Vantaa Shakki - Slough CC 4-2 Final Standings 1. Sankt Peterburg CC (RUS) 2. Pärnu CC (EST) 3. Sollentuna SK (SWE) 4. Alkaloid Skopje (FRM) 5. Margiris Kaunas (LIT) 6. Vabaettur Tallinn (EST) 7. Etelä-Vantaa Shakki (FIN) 8. Slough CC (ENG) Sankt-Peterburg (RUS) - Pärnu CC (EST) 4-2 GM KHALIFMAN, Aleksandr (2628) - GM EHLVEST,Jaan (2592) 1/2 GM SAKAEV,Konstantin (2648) - GM GAVRIKOV,Viktor (2552) 1/2 GM IVANOV,Sergei (2538) - IM KULAOTS,Kaido (2478) 1/2 GM YEMELIN, Vassili (2500) - IM KIIK,Kalle (2438) 1-0 GM LUGOVOI,Aleksei (2509) - IM SEPP,Olav (2404) 1-0 GM IONOV,Sergei (2553) - IM SEEMAN,Tarvo (2403) 1/2 Sollentuna SK (SWE) - Skopje Alkaloid CC (FRM) 4,5-1,5 GM JAKOVICH,Juri (2592) - GM BOGDANOVSKI,Vlatko (2490) 1-0 GM AGREST,Jevgeni (2554) - IM JACIMOVIC,Dragoljub (2487) 1/2 IM MEIJERS,Viesturs (2472) - IM NEDEV,Trajko (2460) 1-0 IM MATROS,Aleksander (2391) - IM DANCEVSKI,Orce (2429) 1-0 FM ERIKSSON,Johan (2373) - COLOVIC,Aleksandar (2423) 1/2 FM COUSO,Luis (2334) - IM KIROSKI,Toni (2366) 1/2 Vabaettur Tallinn (EST) - Margiris Kaunas (LIT) 3-3 (1-3) ZJUKIN,Sergei (2387) - GM SHULSKIS,Sharunas (2521) 1/2 SHISHKOV,Andrei (2303) - GM MALISHAUSKAS,Vidmantas (2526)1/2 VASSILJEV,Igor (2301) - IM BUTNORIUS, Algimantas (2456) 1/2 REMMEL, Anto (2243) - BURSTEINAS,Romanas (2343) 0-1 KOVALJOV,Deniss (2270) - SHULSKIS,Giedrius (2189) 1/2 LELUMEES,Brait (2121) - STREIKUS, Simonas (2267) 1-0 Etelä-Vantaa Shakki (FIN) - Slough CC (ENG) 4-2 FM KOKKILA,Tero (2305) - IM TURNER,Matthew (2478) 1/2 FM KOSKINEN,Henri (2311) - SMITH,Andrew (2275) 1/2 FM PURANEN,Jukka (2294) - RICHMOND,Robert (2237) 1/2 VIHINEN,Teemu (2171) - TUCKER,Alex (2213) 1-0 ALAVA,Mikko (2200) - ARMSTRONG,Malcolm (2152) 1/2 ESKOLA, Risto (2178) - TURVEY,Syringa 1-0