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Matthew Sadler wins Nova College 2010

04.07.2010 GM Matthew Sadler has won the ROC Nova College Weekend Tournament 2010 which took place 2-4 July 2010 in Haarlem, Netherlands. The 2010 edition of the tournament attracted 120 participants (2009: 151, 2008: 126, 2007: 160) including 7 GMs and 3 IMs. GM Matthew Sadler scored 5.0/6 in Group A (elo>1950, 32 participants). He was followed by GM Martyn Kravtsiv, IM Chiel Van Oosterom and GM Maxim Turov on 4.5 points. GM Erik Van Den Doel, GM Robin Swinkels and Hebert Perez Garcia finished on 4.0 points. GM Zhaoqin Peng and GM Stewart Haslinger, among others, scored 3.5 points. Group B (elo<2000, 62 participants) was won by Pim Heijne, and Group C (elo<1650, 26 participants) was won by Michael Bekker (6.0/6). The tournament was organised by chess club HWP Haarlem. Final round photo impression by Frits Agterdenbos.

> Tournament website (Dutch)
> Final Standings Group A
> Chess Club HWP Haarlem

01 Nova College
Nova College

02 Matthew Sadler, tournament winner
Matthew Sadler, tournament winner

03 Group A Final Standings

04 Matthew Sadler
Matthew Sadler

05 Martyn Kravtsiv
Martyn Kravtsiv

06 Turov, Peng, Swinkels and Sadler (left to right)
Turov, Peng, Swinkels and Sadler (left to right)

07 Chiel Van Oosterom
Chiel Van Oosterom

08 Van Oosterom - Sadler (round 2)
Chiel Van Oosterom – Matthew Sadler (Round 2)
1. e4 a6 2. d4 h6 3. Bd3 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Be3 Qc7 6. b4 Nc6 7. c3 d6 8. cxd6 Bxd6 9. Nf3 Nf6 10. h3 g5 11. a3 g4 12. Nd4 Ne5 13. Be2 Nxe4 14. hxg4 Bd7 15. g5 O-O-O 16. gxh6 Bc6 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Qb3 Bc7 19. a4 Ng3 20. fxg3 Qxg2 21. Rf1 Nd3+ 22. Bxd3 Rxd3
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09 Playing hall, Groups B and C
Playing hall, Groups B and C

10 Maxim Turov
Maxim Turov

11 Erik Van Den Doel
Erik Van Den Doel

12 Group A and arbiter Joost Jansen
Group A and arbiter Joost Jansen

13 Robin Swinkels
Robin Swinkels

14 Zhaoqin Peng
Zhaoqin Peng

15 Matthew Sadler versus Zhaoqin Peng
Matthew Sadler versus Zhaoqin Peng

16 Stewart Haslinger
Stewart Haslinger

17 Swinkels-Turov and Peng-Sadler
Swinkels vs Turov and Peng vs Sadler

18 Irina Turova
Irina Turova

19 Playing hall overview
Playing hall overview

20 Sophia Thoma  (Group A, 2 pts) and Robin Engelberts (Group B, 2 pts)
Sophia Thoma (Group A, 2 points) and Robin Engelberts (Group B, 2 points)

21 Matthew Sadler was here
Matthew Sadler was here

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)


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