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Dutch Championship 2008, R2

03.04.2008 The Dutch Chess Championship 2008 Round 2 took place 3 April. Friso Nijboer took the sole lead with 2.0 points by defeating Jan Smeets. Sergei Tiviakov (who defeated Manuel Bosboom) and Yge Visser (who drew against Erwin L’Ami) share the second place with 1.5 points. Five players follow with 1.0 point: Daniël Stellwagen, Erwin L’Ami, Sipke Ernst, Dimitri Reinderman and Jan-Willem De Jong. Jan Smeets, Ruud Janssen, Manuel Bosboom and Daan Brandenburg are on 0.5 points. So far the 12 players did have Studio 2 for their own, but this will change soon. The women championship starts Friday. A strong open, the Intomart GfK Open, will start Saturday. Photo impression round 2 by Frits Agterdenbos.

> Official tournament website
> Live games
> Intomart GfK Open

01 Round 2 in Studio 2
Round 2 in Studio 2

02 R02 Results

03 Friso Nijboer
Friso Nijboer is on top

04 Yge Visser
Yge Visser

05 Friso Nijboer and Jan Smeets at the start of their game
Friso Nijboer and Jan Smeets at the start of their game

06 Ruud Janssen
Ruud Janssen

07 Erwin LAmi
Erwin L'Ami

08 Sergei Tiviakov vs Manuel Bosboom 1-0
Sergei Tiviakov vs Manuel Bosboom 1-0

09 Daan Brandenburg
Daan Brandenburg

10 Dimitri Reinderman
Dimitri Reinderman

11 Daniel Stellwagen vs Dimitri Reinderman draw
Daniël Stellwagen vs Dimitri Reinderman draw

12 Daniel Stellwagen
Daniël Stellwagen

13 Manuel Bosboom
Manuel Bosboom

14 Nijboer passing by
The typical chess walk of Friso Nijboer

15 Sergei Tiviakov
Sergei Tiviakov

16 Spectators in Studio 2
Spectators in Studio 2


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
Chess.liverating
Chess-Results.com
ChessGames.com
Chess in Translation
Crestbook.com
FIDE Calendar
ChessVibes
Susan Polgar
Schaaksite.nl
OlimpBase
Schachlinks.com
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