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Friso Nijboer wins Utrecht Open Championship 2009

07.06.2009 Dutch GM Friso Nijboer has won the Utrecht Open Championship 2009 (in Dutch: Open Kampioenschap Utrecht 2009, abbreviated to OKU 2009). The weekend tournament, which attracted 167 participants, took place on 5 – 7 June 2009 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Group 1 (elo>1800, 73 participants including 8 GMs and 4 IMs) was won by GM Friso Nijboer with 5.0/6 points. Alexandre Danin, Vyacheslav Ikonnikov and Anish Giri also scored 5.0 points, but Friso Nijboer won the cup having a better Buchholz score. Group 2 (elo 1500-1900, 68 participants) was won by Niels Hendrikx. Group 3 (elo<1600, 26 participants) was won by Rudy Veenhof. The Utrecht Open Championship is a weekend tournament, 48 hours from Friday night till Sunday afternoon, 6 rounds Swiss, rate of play all moves in 115 minutes + 5 seconds added time per move. The event was was organized by Chess Club Paul Keres and sponsored by Adviesbureau Schrijvers and Wout van Veen Advocaten and others. A non-chess photo report of Utrecht City Centre by Frits Agterdenbos.

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01 Dom Tower in Utrecht
Dom Tower in Utrecht

02 Final Standings Group 1

03 Dom Tower
Dom Tower
The Dom Tower of Utrecht is the tallest church tower in the Netherlands, at 112 metres (368 feet) in height.

04 Maartensbrug and Oude Gracht
Maartensbrug and Oude Gracht

05 Oude Gracht
Oude Gracht

06 Dom Square
Dom Square

07 1940-1945 Statue
1940-1945 Statue

08 Shopping street
Shopping street

09 Academy Building Utrecht University
Academy Building Utrecht University

10 Bicycles in Utrecht City Centre
Bicycles in Utrecht City Centre


(all photos were taken 9 February 2008)

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