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Handmade Chess Figures
Jan de Jong was in Wijk aan Zee to show and sell his handmade chess figures. Interested? You can contact him via email.
Chess Eyes Quiz - Solutions and Winner

31.01.2007 In ChessVista’s End of Year Quiz 2006 we have challenged you to guess 16 chess players by recognizing their eyes. Well, the 32 eyes belong to: Elisabeth Paehtz, Ulf Andersson, Mark Paragua, Xie Jun, Mikheil Mchedlishvili, Gata Kamsky, Alexander Baburin, Vladimir Belov, Regina Pokorna, Yuriy Kuzubov, Loek Van Wely, Lilit Mkrtchian, Alexander Khalifman, Jolanta Zawadzka, Ali Frhat and Antoaneta Stefanova. The winner is Marlies Bensdorp of the Netherlands. She guessed 11 names correctly. The Chess Portraits Book 64 Schaakportretten (Frits Agterdenbos, 1984) was delivered to her during the Corus Chess Tournament. Congratulations, Marlies!

Chess Eyes - End of Year Quiz 2006 31.12.2006


no00b Ruud Janssen & Marlies Bensdorp 2007-01-20, Wijk aan Zee
Quiz winner Marlies Bensdorp & Ruud Janssen
(photo 2007-01-20, Wijk aan Zee)



Solutions

no01 Elisabeth Paehtz from Germany (photo 2005-11-18 Istanbul)
no01 Elisabeth Paehtz from Germany
(photo 2005-11-18, Istanbul)



no02 Ulf Andersson from Sweden (photo 2006-08-29 Amsterdam)
no02 Ulf Andersson from Sweden
(photo 2006-08-29, Amsterdam)



no03 Mark Paragua from Philippines (photo 2005-12-02, Khanty-Mansiysk)
no03 Mark Paragua from Philippines
(photo 2005-12-02, Khanty-Mansiysk)



no04 Xie Jun from China (photo 2005-11-28, Khanty-Mansiysk)
no04 Xie Jun from China
(photo 2005-11-28, Khanty-Mansiysk)



no05 Mikheil Mchedlishvili from Georgia (photo 2006-07-31, Dieren)
no05 Mikheil Mchedlishvili from Georgia
(photo 2006-07-31, Dieren)



no06 Gata Kamsky from USA (photo 2005-11-28, Khanty-Mansiysk)
no06 Gata Kamsky from USA
(photo 2005-11-28, Khanty-Mansiysk)



no07 Alexander Baburin from Ireland (photo 2006-05-25, Turin)
no07 Alexander Baburin from Ireland
(photo 2006-05-25, Turin)



no08 Vladimir Belov from Russia (photo 2006-04-08, Kusadasi)
no08 Vladimir Belov from Russia
(photo 2006-04-08, Kusadasi)



no09 Regina Pokorna from Slovakia (photo 2006-05-29, Turin)
no09 Regina Pokorna from Slovakia
(photo 2006-05-29, Turin)



no10 Yuriy Kuzubov from Ukraine (photo 2006-04-04, Kusadasi)
no10 Yuriy Kuzubov from Ukraine
(photo 2006-04-04, Kusadasi)



no11 Loek Van Wely from the Netherlands (photo 2005-11-30, Khanty-Mansiysk)
no11 Loek Van Wely from the Netherlands
(photo 2005-11-30, Khanty-Mansiysk)



no12 Lilit Mkrtchian from Armenia (photo 2006-06-04, Turin)
no12 Lilit Mkrtchian from Armenia
(photo 2006-06-04, Turin)



no13 Alexander Khalifman from Russia (photo 2005-12-03, Khanty-Mansiysk)
no13 Alexander Khalifman from Russia
(photo 2005-12-03, Khanty-Mansiysk)



no14 Jolanta Zawadzka from Poland (photo 2005-08-05, Goteborg)
no14 Jolanta Zawadzka from Poland
(photo 2005-08-05, Goteborg)



no15 Ali Frhat from Egypt (photo 2005-11-28, Khanty-Mansiysk)
no15 Ali Frhat from Egypt
(photo 2005-11-28, Khanty-Mansiysk)



no16 Antoaneta Stefanova from Bulgaria (photo 2005-09-24, Saint-Vincent)
no16 Antoaneta Stefanova from Bulgaria
(photo 2005-09-24, Saint-Vincent)



Calendar
13.01.12-29.01.12
Tata Steel Chess
(Wijk aan Zee)


24.01.12-02.02.12
Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2012

28.01.12-05.02.12
Moscow Open

31.01.31
Schaaksimultaan Karjakin, Giri & Tiviakov, Den Haag

04.02.12-05.02.12
Schachbundesliga R8+9

06.02.12-17.02.12
Aeroflot Open 2012
Moscow


16.02.12-19.02.12
Vladimir Petrov Memorial
Jurmala (Latvia)


17.02.12-19.02.12
Bunratty Chess Festival, Ireland

17.02.12-19.02.12
Daniël Noteboom Weekend Tournament, Leiden (Netherlands)

17.02.12-22.02.12
ACP Women Cup 2012
Tbilisi (Georgia)


18.02.12-19.02.12
Västgöta Open
Skara (Sweden)


03.03.12
Open Dutch Blitzchess Championship, Dordrecht (Netherlands)

03.03.12-10.03.12
Cappelle-la-Grande 2012

06.03.12-13.03.12
Reykjavik Open 2012

19.03.12-01.04.12
European Individual Chess Championship, Plovdiv (Bulgaria)

04.04.12-08.04.12
Philadelphia Open
Pennsylvania (US)


06.04.12-08.04.12
OGD Prinsenstad Weekend Tournament
Delft (Netherlands)


07.06.12-10.06.12
Rheinland-Pfalz-Open, Germany

04.07.12-08.07.12
40th World Open, Pennsylvania (US)

14.07.12-22.07.12
Science Park Amsterdam Chess Tournament (Netherlands)

11.01.13-27.01.13
Tata Steel Chess 2013
(Wijk aan Zee)


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