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Dutch Championship 2008, R1

02.04.2008 The Dutch Chess Championship 2008 takes place 2 – 13 April in a television studio (Studio 2) in Hilversum Media Park. First prize is EUR 10.000. It is a 12 player Round Robin with 2007 champion Sergei Tiviakov (GM 2634), Daniël Stellwagen (GM 2621), Erwin L’Ami (GM 2600), Jan Smeets (GM 2578), Sipke Ernst (GM 2559), Friso Nijboer (GM 2558), Dimitri Reinderman (GM 2526), Ruud Janssen (IM 2504), Yge Visser (GM 2477), Jan-Willem De Jong (IM 2474), Manuel Bosboom (IM 2471) and Daan Brandenburg (IM 2435). In round 1 Visser defeated Janssen and Nijboer defeated Brandenburg, the other games ended in a draw. Friday 4 April the women (10 players) will start their championship. Zhaoqin Peng will be defending her title. Photo impression round 1 by Frits Agterdenbos.

> Official tournament website
> Live games

01 DutchView
Playing venue is Studio 2,
entrance is DutchView (one of the sponsors)


02 Playing hall is Studio 2
The playing hall in Studio 2

03 R01 Results

04 Tiviakov - Stellwagen
Sergei Tiviakov - Daniël Stellwagen

05 Jan Stomphorst
Tournament director Jan Stomphorst

06 Sergei Tiviakov
Sergei Tiviakov

07 Daniel Stellwagen
Daniël Stellwagen (right)

08 Sergei Tiviakov vs Daniel Stellwagen draw
Sergei Tiviakov vs Daniël Stellwagen draw

09 Manuel Bosboom vs Jan-Willem De Jong draw
Manuel Bosboom vs Jan-Willem De Jong draw

10 Sipke Ernst vs Erwin LAmi draw
Sipke Ernst vs Erwin L'Ami draw

11 Yge Visser vs Ruud Janssen 1-0
Yge Visser vs Ruud Janssen 1-0

12 Daan Brandenburg vs Friso Nijboer 0-1
Daan Brandenburg vs Friso Nijboer 0-1

13 Jan Smeets vs Dimitri Reinderman draw
Jan Smeets vs Dimitri Reinderman draw

14 Final preparations by Koos Stolk and Jan Stomphorst
Final preparations by Members of the Organizing Committee
Koos Stolk and Jan Stomphorst



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)


Links
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