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Dutch Summer 2008
Dutch Summer 2008
Daniël Noteboom Tournament 2008

03.02.2008 The 68th Daniël Noteboom Tournament (1-3 February 2008) in Leiden (Netherlands) was won by Predrag Nikolic and John Van Der Wiel with 5.5/6 points. Nikolic won the cup having a better Buchholz score. In the final round Nikolic made a draw against Dgebuadze and Van Der Wiel defeated Roeland Pruijssers. Shilong Li, Martin Roobol, Alexandre Dgebuadze and Bogdan Lalic tied for third place with 5.0 points. The tournament attracted 131 participants (including 7 GMs and 3 IMs) in the main group (Group A) plus 127 participants in the second group (Elo < 1900). The second group (Group B) was won by Dennis Flohr and Erik-Jan Colijn. The Daniël Noteboom Tournament is a weekend tournament, 48 hours from Friday night till Sunday afternoon, 6 rounds Swiss 40 moves / 105 minutes + 15 minutes to finish the game. The tournament was organized by LSG.

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01 Playing Venue Visser
Playing Venue Visser 't Hooft Lyceum in Leiden

02 Final Standings

03 Daniel Noteboom (portrait) is ready for the final round
Daniël Noteboom (portrait) is ready for the final round

04 Daniel Noteboom
Daniël Noteboom

05 Killing time playing a game of chess while waiting for next round
Killing time playing a game of chess while waiting for next round

06 The Pea Soup was OK
The Pea Soup was OK

07 The relax zone
The relax zone

08 Shilong Li 10 minutes before the final round
Shilong Li 10 minutes before the final round

09 Playing hall  Main Group (Group A)
Playing hall Main Group (Group A)

10 Nikolic and Dgebuadze shaking hands, Van Der Wiel arriving to play Pruijssers
Nikolic and Dgebuadze shaking hands, Van Der Wiel arriving to play Pruijssers

11 Alexandre Dgebuadze
Alexandre Dgebuadze

12 Tournament director Sven Bakker watching the top boards
Tournament director Sven Bakker watching the top boards

13 John Van Der Wiel
John Van Der Wiel

14 Friso Nijboer - Erik Van Den Doel
Friso Nijboer - Erik Van Den Doel

15 Twan Burg
Twan Burg

16 Bonno Pel vs Talitha Munnik
Bonno Pel - Talitha Munnik

17 Twan Burg vs Bogdan Lalic
Twan Burg - Bogdan Lalic

18 Nikolic and Noteboom
Nikolic and Noteboom

19 Nikolic vs Dgebuadze, D agrees to a draw
Nikolic vs Dgebuadze,
Dgebuadze agrees to a draw.

20 Second Group (Group B) 500
Playing Hall Second Group (Group B)

21 Arthur Schuering
Arbiter Arthur Schuering

22 LSG members playing an informal game at the bar
LSG members playing an informal game at the bar.
Stefan Van Blitterswijk and Vincent Fructuoso.


23 Chess Bookstore Van Stockum
Chess Bookstore Van Stockum

24 Playing Venue Visser t Hooft Lyceum in Leiden
Playing Venue Visser 't Hooft Lyceum in Leiden


Calendar
01.01.08-31.12.08
01.01.08-31.12.08
Weekend Tournaments in the Netherlands 2008
updated 23 July 2008


17.07.08-27.07.08
Politiken Cup, Copenhagen

19.07.08-27.07.08
Andorra Open

19.07.08-27.07.08
Canadian Open, Montreal

19.07.08-01.08.08
Biel Chess Festival

21.07.08-31.07.08
Dutch Open, Dieren

26.07.08-03.08.08
North Urals Cup, Krasnoturinsk

28.07.08-03.08.08
Chess Classic Mainz

01.08.08-09.08.08
Euro Chess Tournament, Enschede

02.08-08-09.08.08
Hogeschool Zeeland, Vlissingen

02.08.08-16.08.08
World Junior Championships, Turkey

09.08.08-17.08.08
BDO Chess Tournament, Haarlem

22.08.08-31.08.08
Inventi Chess, Antwerp

Links
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