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when	where	tournament name + website	1st prize
24-26 Feb 2006	Leiden	Noteboomtoernooi	EUR 1.250
19-21 May 2006	Zwolle	Windesheim Weekendtoernooi	EUR 1.250
02-05 June 2006	Bussum	Van Berkel-BSG Pinkstertoernooi	EUR 1.250
16-18 June 2006	Utrecht	Open Kampioenschap Utrecht (OKU)	EUR 1.250
07-09 July 2006	Haarlem	NOVA College Toernooi	EUR 1.350
18-20 Aug 2006	Tilburg	Stukkenjagers Weekendtoernooi	EUR 1.000
15-17 Sept 2006	Apeldoorn	ROC Aventus Open Apeldoorns Schaakkampioenschap	EUR 1.000

2006 >> The Noteboomtoernooi (24-26 February 2006) was won by GM Erik Van Den Doel from the Netherlands. >> The Windesheim Weekendtoernooi (19-21 May 2006) was won by GM Vyacheslav Ikonnikov from Russia. >> The Van Berkel-BSG Pinkstertoernooi (02-05 June 2006) was won by Vincent Rothuis from the Netherlands. >> The Open Kampioenschap Utrecht (Utrecht Open Championship) is being played 16-18 June 2006. Participating GMs are Vyacheslav Ikonnikov, Erik Van Den Doel, Vladimir Epishin, Igor Glek, Slavko Cicak and Harmen Jonkman. >> The NOVA College Toernooi will be played 07-09 July 2006. The GMs on the entry list are (on 16 June): Erwin L’Ami, Harmen Jonkman and Dennis De Vreugt. >> The websites of the Stukkenjagers Weekendtoernooi (18-20 August 2006) and the ROC Aventus Open Apeldoorns Schaakkampioenschap (15-17 September 2006) don’t give entry details yet. GM Vladimir Epishin (Russia) winner of Open Kampioenschap Utrecht (Utrecht Open Championship) in 2003 and 2004. Photo 6 February 2005 GM Vadim Malakhatko from Ukraine, Noteboomtoernooi 2005, photo 6 February 2005 Dutch junior Stefan Kuipers defeats Top GM Mikhail Gurevich, Open Kampioenschap Utrecht 2005, photos 11 June 2005. Anton Rosmüller from the Netherlands (photo 11 June 2005) winner of Open Kampioenschap Utrecht (Utrecht Open Championship) in 1976 !!! NOVA College Toernooi 2005 with Sergey Tiviakov and Vladimir Epishin (photo 9 July 2005) GM Erik Van Den Doel (Netherlands) winner of Open Kampioenschap Utrecht (Utrecht Open Championship) in 1997, Van Berkel-BSG Pinkstertoernooi in 2005 and the Noteboomtoernooi in 2006 (photo 24 May 2006, Turin) Dutch junior Vincent Rothuis winner of The Van Berkel-BSG Pinkstertoernooi in 2006, photo 23 April 2006 GM Erwin L’Ami (Netherlands) winner of Open Kampioenschap Utrecht (Utrecht Open Championship) in 2001 and 2005, photo 14 May 2006 Dutch GM Harmen Jonkman is very active as a weekend tournament player, photo 23 April 2006