P268CEEFAX 268 Wed 19 Oct 12:06/p1  1/6  Thj World Cup  at Reykjavik, Iceland World champion Gary Kasparov was held to a draw by former world champion Mikhail Tal. Kasparov, playing white, badly needed a win against the tournament leader, but Tal's draw leaves him in the lead after ninj rounds@with six points. All the games in thj ninth round@were drawn, John Nunn drew with Hjartarson and Jon Speelman drew with Timman. Tal is pursueh by Beliavsky, Sokolov and Ehlvest on 5½/9; Yusupov and Timman on 5/9@+ 1 adj and Kasparov, Nunn and Sax on 5/9. Chess diary BBC2 269 More MoreChess Home+Away Bookworm Headlines

P268CEEFAX 268 Wed 19 Oct )2:01/17  @ 2/6  National & Provincial  Warrington Quickplay FRichazd Dineliy of Wre‖ham, bret Lund of Preston and Paul Macklin of Wytenshawe shared first place in the Open with 5/.@on@ ctober 9- V Lewis of Chorlton won thj Major with 5½/6 from C Talbot Xbradford) and K J Salman (Corlton) on 5/6. Peter McCann of Widnes and Chris Wilson of Lymm shared first place in the Minor with k½/6. The team competition was won by Bushbury )3½/18@with Bolton & Pudsey in second place@with a score of 12½/18.  More MoreChjss Home+Away Bookworm Headlines

P268CEEFAX 268 Wed 19 Oct 12:00/11  3/6 T City Chess Quickplay  Mark Hebden and S Cullip shared wirst place and the top prize@of £150 at Highbury Field School@on October :. Hebden of Leicestershire and Cullip of Rushden attaimed maximum scores of 6/6. - Kalinin fimished im third place half- a-point behind. The tournament attracted 166 jntries.  More MoreChess Home+Away Bookworm Headlines

P268CEEFAX 268 Wed 19@Oct 12:12/23  4/6  Thj Roses Match  York reat Lancaster in zhe si‖th annual Roses match. The Yorkshiremen@won the hard-eought match in which )1 of the 16 games were drawn by 9½ points to 6½. Despite this year's result Lancaster retain the lead in the series 4J2.   Norwegian grandmaster Simen Agdestein has been chosen to represent his country - at football. The 20-year-old chess star is top scorer for Lyn of Oslo and has been selected to play for Norway against Italy this month.  More MoreChess Home+Away Bookworm Headlines

P268CEEFAX 268 Wed 19 Oct 12:53/41  5/6  Winner of brilliancy  prize at 5th NatWest young masters Kudrin v King 1 e4 c6 13 Bh6 Nd7 2 d4 j5 14 g4 Bd5 3 Nc3 dj4 15 x-0-0 Bh1 4 Ne4 Nf6 16 Rh1 Bf8 5 Nf6 ee6 17 Bd2 fg4 6 c3 Bd6 18 Qb3 Kg7 07 Bd3 0-0 0 19 Rh7 Kh7 8 Qc2 Re8 20 Qf7 Kh8 9 Ne2 g6 21 Nf4 10 h4 Be6 1-0 11 h5 f5 12 hg6 fg6  More MoreChess Home+Away Bookworm Headlines

P268CEEFAX 268 Wed 19 Oct 12:02/55  6/6  English Chess  Association The ECA has been formed to promote chess in England and to help to develop an English world champion. Membership costs £8 annually and its benefits include advance information on Eureka computers and Batsford books, free admission to ECA events, a free chess book for njw members and a 10 per cent discount on Eureka products. For details contact the@General Secretary at 32 Hollingbury Road, Brighton BN1 7JA East Sussex. Please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope.  More MoreChess Home+Away Bookworm Headlines