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Sadler and Van Den Doel win Nova College 2011

03.07.2011 GMs Matthew Sadler and Erik Van Den Doel have won the ROC Nova College Weekend Tournament 2011, which took place 1-3 July 2011 in Haarlem, Netherlands. The 2011 (10th) edition of the tournament attracted 181 participants (2010: 120, 2009: 151, 2008: 126, 2007: 160) including 6 GMs and 3 IMs. Matthew Sadler and Erik Van Den Doel scored 5.0/6 in Group A (elo>1950, 58 participants). They were followed by IM Christov Kleijn, 16-year-old WIM Lisa Schut (performance 2562!) and GM Das Neeloptal on 4.5 points. Six players including GM Vyacheslav Ikonnikov finished on 4.0 points. GMs Stewart Haslinger and John Van Der Wiel, among others, scored 3.5 points. Group B (elo<2000, 84 participants) was won by Mees van Osch, Noud Lentjes and Jonathan de Kleuver, and Group C (elo<1650, 39 participants) was won by Floris Schleicher. The tournament was organised by chess club HWP Haarlem. Photo impression (of rounds 3 and 6) by Frits Agterdenbos.

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

01 Playing venue Nova College in Haarlem
Playing venue Nova College in Haarlem

02 Group A Final Standings 2011

03 GM Matthew Sadler
GM Matthew Sadler

04 GM Erik van den Doel
GM Erik Van Den Doel

05 Preparations are being made for round 3
Preparations are being made for round 3

06 Start of round 3, group C
Start of round 3, group C

07 IM Christov Kleijn
IM Christov Kleijn

08 WIM Lisa Schut
WIM Lisa Schut

09 Matthew Sadler vs Stewart Haslinger 1-0, round 6
Matthew Sadler vs Stewart Haslinger 1-0, round 6

10 GM Das Neeloptal
GM Das Neeloptal

11 GM Vyacheslav Ikonnikov
GM Vyacheslav Ikonnikov

12 Lisa Schut vs Erik Van Den Doel, draw, round 6
Lisa Schut vs Erik Van Den Doel 1/2-1/2, round 6

13 FM Bart Gijswijt
FM Bart Gijswijt

14 Ilias van der Lende
Ilias Van Der Lende

15 FM Etienne Goudriaan
FM Etienne Goudriaan

16 Matthew Sadler (right) vs John Van DerWiel, round 3
Matthew Sadler (right) vs John Van Der Wiel 1/2-1/2, round 3

17 GM John Van Der Wiel, 3.5 points in group A
GM John Van Der Wiel, 3.5 points in group A

18 Sophia Thoma, 3.0 points in group B
Sophia Thoma, 3.0 points in group B

19 Playing hall, round 3
Playing hall, round 3

20 Lennart Ootes, 3.5 points in group A
Lennart Ootes, 3.5 points in group A

21 Nathalie van der Lende, 4.0 points in group B
Nathalie Van Der Lende, 4.0 points in group B

22 A select audience taking chess lessons in the commentary room
A select audience taking chess lessons in the commentary room

Calendar
06.02.12-17.02.12
Aeroflot Open 2012
Moscow


10.02.12-20.02.12
2th Ferdowsi International Open, Mashhad (Iran)

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)


24.02.12-04.03.12
4th Batavia-Grolsch Chess Tournament, Amsterdam

01.03.12-14.03.12
European Individual Women’s Chess Championship
Gaziantep (Turkey)


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)


14.04.12-24.04.12
14th Dubai Open

21.04.12-28.04.12
Aronian-Kramnik
Zurich (Switzerland)


10.05.12-31.05.12
Anand–Gelfand
Moscow


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)

28.07.12-05.08.12
Politiken Cup 2012
Helsingør (Denmark)


23.10.12-13.11.12
Candidates Tournament, London

11.01.13-27.01.13
Tata Steel Chess 2013
(Wijk aan Zee)


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