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Newsletter 2010 and the farewall message from Olena Boytsun
ACP [Thu Jul 22nd, 14:09]Dear ACP member,
Please find below the ACP Board Newsletter #2/2010 and the previous ACP Board Newsletter #1/2010.
It happened so that I should also include a farewell message there.
At the beginning of July 2010 I notified the ACP Board that I will no longer be able to act as the ACP Secretary and the ACP Board member since the 22th of July 2010, and so this day came. I joined the ACP Board in 2008 and enjoyed our team work very much as well as the communication with ACP members. I would like to thank all Board members and all ACP members for this.
My main fields of activities at the ACP were the following:
- ACP-FIDE relations – I am glad to report that in April 2010 FIDE accepted the proposition of the ACP to include the representative of the ACP Board into the FIDE Presidential Board without voting rights. During 2009-2010 I was the representative of the ACP to FIDE, and my opinion is that it is important to cooperate with FIDE on professional matters.
- Marketing and PR for the ACP – I developed promotion materials for the ACP, such as the presentation for sponsors and wider audience, Facebook Group, Twitter, press releases, informational articles etc.
- Communication with ACP members through the ACP Board Newsletter and opinion polls.
I find the aims of the ACP important and hope that I could contribute to the development of the organization.
Although I am leaving the ACP Board, I still will be the ACP member and still will be connected to chess. Since June 2010 I am working as the Marketing Director of the Ukrainian Chess Federation. The work is very interesting and requires a lot of time and energy, and therefore I took the decision to leave.
Please, enjoy the Newsletters and always feel free to drop me a line at olena@marketingchess.com
Best,
Olena Boytsun
ACP Board Newsletter #1/2010: http://chess-players.org/img/news/ACP-newsletter-01-2010-eng.pdf
ACP Board Newsletter #2/2010: http://chess-players.org/img/news/ACP-newsletter-02-2010-eng.pdf
Read more Report on the ACP Tour and ACP Women Series 2009-2010
ACP [Sun Jul 11th, 17:58]
Both final tournaments of the ACP Tour and ACP Women Series 2009 - 2010 have been completed in the first days of July. Vasily Ivanchuk emerged as the winner for the second time after the edition 2007 - 2008. He gathered 2897 points in ten events. Curiously enough, two players finished joint second with 2340 points! Levon Aronian reached this score out of eleven tournaments, while Vladimir Kramnik needed only six. As usual, the first 13 places of the final standings qualify to the next ACP World Rapid Cup.
The race in the Women Series has been dominated by the Kosintseva sisters. Thanks to her second place at the recent FIDE Grand Prix in Jermuk, Tatiana eventually edged out Nadezhda, and repeated her success of the Second Women Series. She scored a total of 2232 points out of nine tournaments, while her sister came to 2172 out of nine events as well. Anna Muzychuk ended third with 1803 points out of seven tournaments. The first 8 players of the final standings qualify to the Second ACP Women World Rapid Cup.
Whereas the Rules of the 4th ACP Women Series 2010-11 remain the same, the Rules of the 7th ACP Tour 2010-11 have been slightly modified. In view of the increasing number of tournaments rated as Level A, the ACP Board decided to create a new level. The so-called Super Level will apply to tournaments whose strength exceeds 2725 according to the ACP scale. Consequently, the tables of the ACP Points System have been adjusted at some places. Everything can be checked at http://www.chess-players.org/eng/tour/tour_2010/rules.html
ACP Board
July 7th 2010 Read more
ACP Board Newsletter - 2009
boytsun [Mon May 24th, 20:06]The ACP Board Newsletters for 2009 are available to download.
ACP Board Newsletter #1: http://chess-players.org/img/news/ACP-newsletter-01-2009-eng.pdf
ACP Board Newsletter #2: http://chess-players.org/img/news/ACP-newsletter-02-2009-eng.pdf
ACP Board Newsletter #3: http://chess-players.org/img/news/ACP-newsletter-03-2009-eng.pdf
ACP Board Newsletter #4: http://chess-players.org/img/news/ACP-newsletter-04-2009-eng.pdf
All members of the ACP received the newsletter directly to their email. In case you are a member of the ACP and don’t receive your copy, please, contact Olena Boytsun at strategical.development@gmail.com
The newsletter is published at the ACP website with the delay.
Vishwanathan Anand is the World Chess Champion
ACP [Fri May 21st, 10:08]
Dear Vishy,
We would like to warmly congratulate you on the brilliant victory in the World Chess Championship match that took place in Sofia in April-May 2010. You retained your title as the World Chess Champion, having showed outstanding mastership and commitment.
We would like to wish you all the best for the future and hope that your beautiful games will warm the hearts of chess fans for many years to come.
Best wishes,
Olena Boytsun
Alexandra Kosteniuk
Elmira Mirzoeva
Vadim Morokhovskiy
Sergey Movsesian
Yannick Pelletier
Emil Sutovsky
Pavel Tregubov
The full letter can be downloaded at
http://chess-players.org/img/news/acp-letter-anand-champion-may2010-eng.pdf Read more
Fourth ACP World Rapid Cup, 27-29 May 2010
ACP [Mon May 17th, 03:47]
The full list of participants is now announced:1.Grischuk Alexandr 2760
2.Eljanov Pavel 2751
3.Shirov Alexei 2742
4.Ivanchuk Vassily 2741
5.Karyakin Sergey 2739
6.Gashimov Vugar 2734
7.Jakovenko Dmitry 2725
8.Movsesian Sergei 2717
9.Bacrot Etienne 2710
10.Motylev Alexander 2704
11.Naiditsch Arkadij 2686
12.Inarkiev Ernesto 2669
13.Moiseenko Alexandr 2669
14.Drozdovskij Jurij 2625
15.Tregubov Pavel 2622
16.Gurevich Mikhail 2614
ACP Board
GM Drozdovskij will participate in the 4th ACP World Rapid Cup
ACP Board [Fri May 07th, 19:43]In the rapid chess tournament, which was held in the Odessa chess school on 27-30 April 2010, 16 Odessa region players (including 4 GMs and 3 WGMs) competed for one spot in the 4th ACP World Rapid Chess Cup, which will be organised by the Pivdenny Bank on 27-29 May 2010.
The system (a KO with 2 rapid games played in matches at the first three stages, and 4 rapid games played in the final) was identical to the system of the ACP World Cup.
The Odessa region's highest rated player, GM Yuri Drozdovskij, won the tournament. Read more
Fourth ACP World Rapid Cup, 27-29 May 2010
ACP [Thu Mar 25th, 13:46]
Bank PIVDENNY will once again be the organizer and main financial partner of the 4th ACP World Rapid Cup.
The 4th ACP WRC will be a KO tournament. The time control will be 20 minutes per game with an increment of 5 seconds per move.
16 players will fight for the Cup: 13 grandmasters who performed best in the ACP Tour 2008/2009 + 3 Wild Cards given by the organizers.
The full list of participants will be published shortly.Detailed information can be found on the tournament's site www.worldcup.pivdenny.com.
Tournament Director Maria Klinova: mklinova@rambler.ru, cell +38-0674839371
ACP Board
Twitt the ACP!
ACP News [Mon Feb 15th, 21:42]Please, follow the ACP on Twitter - http://twitter.com/acpsecretary
European Championships, Rijeka 5-19 March 2010
ACP [Thu Jan 21st, 13:32] 
Dear participants of the European Chess Championships in Rijeka,
This year you can register for the event directly on the official web-site: www.eurorijeka2010.com/home/Registration
Let us remind you that if you pay for your hotel accommodation until January 30th, you benefit from a 10% discount: www.eurorijeka2010.com/home/Services/Accommodation
ACP Board
Happy New Year!
ACP [Thu Dec 31st, 11:21] 
Dear ACP members,
Every person will have his or her own memories about 2009; however, we are all united by our common passion to chess. This year the Association of Chess Professionals celebrated its 5th anniversary and we are glad that the number of ACP members is growing every year.
We wish you all the best for 2010 – good health, interesting trips, nice memories and brilliant chess games!
Happy New Year!
ACP Board
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