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Frits Agterdenbos
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Erwin L
11.07.2006 The ROC Nova College Weekend Tournament in Haarlem (Netherlands) took place 7-9 July 2006. Erwin L’Ami won the 1.350 Euro (first prize) event with 5.5/6 half a point clear of a group of 7 players (5 points). 176 Participants decided to spend the weekend in Haarlem (Friday night till Sunday late afternoon). Amongst them: 5 GMs (Mikhail Gurevich, 2005 winner Friso Nijboer, Erwin L’Ami, Harmen Jonkman and Dennis De Vreugt), and 5 IMs (Yge Visser [GM Cond], Leonid Milov, Yuri Boidman, Leon Pliester and Piet Peelen). Text and photos (taken 9 July) by Frits Agterdenbos.
Final Ranking| No | Name | Score | Perf Rating | | 1 | L'AMI, Erwin | 5.5 | 2678 | | 2-8 | NIJBOER, Friso | 5.0 | 2580 | | 2-8 | GUREVICH, Mikhail | 5.0 | 2613 | | 2-8 | DE VREUGT, Dennis | 5.0 | 2642 | | 2-8 | MILOV, Leonid | 5.0 | 2512 | | 2-8 | JONKMAN, Harmen | 5.0 | 2397 | | 2-8 | SLINGERLAND, Fred | 5.0 | 2385 | | 2-8 | SIJPKENS, Michiel | 5.0 | 2264 |
176 participants
GM Erwin L’Ami of the Netherlands (Elo 2586, July 2006) is an experienced weekend tournament player. He was a member of the Dutch Olympiad team in Turin 2006 and participated in the Dutch Championship 2006. In Haarlem he had a bit of luck on his side not having to play any of his fellow GMs. He won all his games except for a draw against Boidman in round 4.
The following survey is known from the 16.06.2006 report on Weekend Tournaments:
Weekend Tournaments in the Netherlands in 2006 with minimum 1st Prize EUR 1.000| 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 | ROC 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 (updated survey)
>> 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) (16-18 June 2006) was won by Vyacheslav Ikonnikov from Russia and Slavko Cicak from Sweden.
>> The ROC Nova College Toernooi (07-09 July 2006) was won by Erwin L’Ami from the Netherlands.
>> The Stukkenjagers Weekendtoernooi (18-20 August 2006): 24 entries in Group A and 23 entries in Group B so far.
>> The website of the ROC Aventus Open Apeldoorns Schaakkampioenschap (15-17 September 2006) doesn’t elaborate on entry details yet.
Photo Gallery 9 July 2006
Tournament hall
 - De Vreugt draw (round 5).jpg)
Mikhail Gurevich (right) - Dennis De Vreugt draw (round 5)
Eva Baekelant -from Belgium- who turned 11 years during the tournament (born 8 July 1995) is European Union Chess Champion 2005 U10 Girls (tournament: 18-26 August 2005, Mureck, Austria). Her July 2006 FIDE rating is 1988. She scored 2.5 points.
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Tournament hall (round 5) with Harmen Jonkman and Leon Pliester
IM Yuri Boidman of Germany (Elo 2450, July 2006)
Playing hall round 5, final minutes
GM Dennis De Vreugt of the Netherlands (Elo 2429, July 2006), who was in 1999 European Junior Champion U20.
GM Mikhail Gurevich of Turkey (Elo 2643, July 2006) drew against IM (GM to be soon) Yge Visser (round 4) and GM Dennis De Vreugt (round 5).
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The local derby Max Merbis (right) - Harmen Jonkman 0-1. Max Merbis of the Netherlands (Elo 2208, July 2006) performed well in last year’s BDO Chess Tournament Challenger Group. GM Harmen Jonkman of the Netherlands (Elo 2443, July 2006) is world-famous for his international calendar: www.chess-calendar.nl
GM Erwin L'Ami (left) and IM Leonid Milov of Germany (Elo 2482, July 2006)
Robert Ris from the Netherlands
Paul Tuijp, chairman of the organizing chess club HWP Haarlem, shows chess is really a sport.
GM Friso Nijboer of the Netherlands (Elo 2598, July 2006) won Haarlem in 2005. He played board 4 in the Dutch Olympiad team in Turin 2006 and finished 3rd in the Dutch Championship 2006.
Thinking about chess moves
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