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Corus Chess 2008 Photo Preview – the Day Before

10.01.2008 The Corus Chess Tournament 2008 will be held 12-27 January 2007 in Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands). The opening ceremony is on 11 January in the Corus Headquarters Netherlands, the Dudok House in Velsen-Noord.

Group A (category 20) will show Anand, Kramnik, Topalov, Mamedyarov, Leko, Ivanchuk, Aronian, Gelfand, Radjabov, Carlsen, Adams, Polgar, Eljanov and Van Wely.
Group B (category 15) will show Cheparinov, Bacrot, Movsesian, Sargissian, Harihrishna, Short, Krasenkow, Stellwagen, Koneru, Nepomniachtchi, L’Ami, Smeets, Hou and Spoelman.
Group C (category 10) will show Caruana, Nijboer, Braun, Reinderman, Negi, Grivas, Li, Carlsson, Van Der Wiel, Ushenina, Krush, Peng, Van Der Werf and Ruijgrok.

Today ChessVista provides a photo preview (photos taken by Frits Agterdenbos on 10 January) from Wijk aan Zee getting ready for Round 1.

Official Corus Chess Tournament website: www.coruschess.com

01 Banner announcing the tournament
Banner announcing the tournament

02 Corus Chess 2008 Flag
Corus Chess 2008 Flag

03 Playing venue Community Centre De Moriaan
Playing venue Community Centre De Moriaan

04 Giant king in front of playing venue De Moriaan
Giant king in front of playing venue De Moriaan

05 Billboard close-up
Billboard close-up

06 Entrance of playing venue De Moriaan
Entrance of playing venue De Moriaan

07 Playing Hall under construction
Playing Hall under construction

08 GM A & GM B Group playing stage getting ready
GM A & GM B Group playing stage under construction

09 Many moves before move one
Many moves before move one

10 Getting ready for round 1
Getting ready for round 1

11 Red & Black are dominating colors in the Playing Hall
Red & Black are dominating colors in the Playing Hall

12 Bus Stop
Bus Stop.
Take the 78 Beverwijk Station >> Playing venue De Moriaan.


13 Bus 78 brings you to the playing venue
Bus 78 brings you to the playing venue.

14 The Chess Pavilion (Commentary Room)
The Chess Pavilion (Commentary Room)

15 Corus Chess Lane in Wijk aan Zee
Corus Chess Lane in Wijk aan Zee

16 Entrance of the Chess Pavilion
Entrance of the Chess Pavilion

17 The Voorstraat in Wijk aan Zee
The Voorstraat in Wijk aan Zee


Calendar
29.01.10-08.02.10
Moscow Open 2010

06.02.10-07.02.10
Schachbundesliga R8+9
Germany


08.02.10-19.02.10
Aeroflot Open 2010
Moscow


12.02.10-14.02.10
Daniël Noteboomtoernooi 2010
Leiden


12.02.10-25.02.10
XXVII Linares 2010

13.02.10-20.02.10
Cappelle-la-Grande 2010

19.02.10-28.02.10
Fajr Chess 2010, Iran

19.02.10-28.02.10
Batavia Amsterdam
(Results)


19.02.10-28.02.10
Batavia Amsterdam
(Live games)


24.02.10-03.03.10
Reykjavik Open 2010

05.03.10-19.03.10
EICC 2010
Rijeka


12.03.10-14.03.10
Western Class Championships, Southern California

12.03.10-25.03.10
Amber Chess
Nice


20.03.10
Hypercube Blitz Utrecht
Netherlands


31.03.10-04.04.10
Philadelphia Open

02.04.10-04.04.10
OGD Prinsenstad Tournament
Delft


02.04.10-05.04.10
Open Lugano 2010

09.04.10-11.04.10
Ichthus Open Chess Tournament 2010
Driehuis


05.05.10-14.05.10
Bosna Open
Sarajevo


21.05.10-24.05.10
Limburg Open
Maastricht


27.05.10-31.05.10
Chicago Open

04.06.10-06.06-10
Open Kampioenschap van Utrecht (OKU 2010)

29.06.10-05.07.10
World Open
Pennsylvania


02.07.10-04.07.10
Nova College Chess Tournament, Haarlem

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