ChessVista.com is the website of chess photographer Frits Agterdenbos. The site provides the international chess community with high quality chess photos and chess news of chess players from international chess events. There will be visual reports and an album with chess photo collections showing all the visual aspects of the chess world.28.02.2010 Dutch FM Christov Kleijn has won the 2nd Batavia Amsterdam Chess Tournament, also called the Max Euwe Challenge. The ten player Round Robin tournament took place 19 - 28 February in Cafe Batavia 1920, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Khosla Shiven, a 14-year-old from India, finished second on 6.0 points. He made an IM norm. Khosla Shiven is the 2009 Asian Youth Chess Champion U14. Dutch IM Xander Wemmers finished third (5.5 points). The tournament is the brainchild of Bas Beekhuizen (chess photographer) and sponsor Peter Tames (Cafe Batavia 1920). In 2010 the Max Euwe Centre joined as a co-sponsor. The first edition (2009) was won by Dutch junior Robin Van Kampen and GM Ilan Manor.
Pairings, Results and Standings: www.schaakbond.nl/data/batavia/index.html
Live games: www.schaakbond.nl/live/tfdweb.htm
Tournament photos: Photos by Bas Beekhuizen
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In round 3 Lisa Schut defeated Alina Motoc in 15 moves:
Alina Motoc – Lisa Schut (R3)
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.h4 c5 6.h5 Bg7 7.Qa4+ Bd7 8.Qh4 Nb4 9.hxg6 fxg6 10.Rb1 N8c6 11.Qc4 Na5 12.Qxc5 Nc2+ 13.Kd1 Rc8 14.Qd5 Bxc3 15.Rxh7 Ne3+ (0-1)
The playing venue is located just across Amsterdam Central Station. Address: Cafe Batavia 1920, Prins Hendrikkade 85, Amsterdam
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2nd Batavia Amsterdam Chess Tournament
28.02.2010 Dutch FM Christov Kleijn has won the 2nd Batavia Amsterdam Chess Tournament, also called the Max Euwe Challenge. The ten player Round Robin tournament took place 19 - 28 February in Cafe Batavia 1920, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Khosla Shiven, a 14-year-old from India, finished second on 6.0 points. He made an IM norm. Khosla Shiven is the 2009 Asian Youth Chess Champion U14. Dutch IM Xander Wemmers finished third (5.5 points). The tournament is the brainchild of Bas Beekhuizen (chess photographer) and sponsor Peter Tames (Cafe Batavia 1920). In 2010 the Max Euwe Centre joined as a co-sponsor. The first edition (2009) was won by Dutch junior Robin Van Kampen and GM Ilan Manor.
