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Handmade Chess Figures
Handmade Chess Figures
Jan de Jong was in Wijk aan Zee to show and sell his handmade chess figures. Interested? You can contact him via email.
Chess Olympiad Round 11

02.06.2006 Round 11 was played on Friday 2 June 03.00 p.m. In the Men’s section the main results were Armenia – Czech Republic 3-1, China – France 1,5-2,5 and USA – Russia 2,5-1,5. Armenia is clear leader with 32,0 points. Second are China and France with 28,5. Russia and USA are on 28,0 points.
In the Women’s section the main results were Bulgaria – Ukraine 0,5-2,5, Georgia – Russia 1-2 and China – Greece 3-0. Ukraine leads with 25,5 points, followed by Russia on 24,5. Third is China with 23,5 points. USA and India are on 21,5 points.
In the list of achieved norms so far three women have scored a general(!) GM norm: Zhao Xue, Hoang Thanh Trang and Tatiana Kosintseva. There are two more rounds to go.

The Olympic Village
The Olympic Village

no02 Czech Republic - Armenia 500
Czech Republic - Armenia

Etienne Bacrot - BU Xiangzhi
BACROT Etienne - BU Xiangzhi

Peter Svidler from Russia
Peter Svidler from Russia

Nakamura and Onischuk of USA
Nakamura and Onischuk of USA

Gelfand vs Anand
Gelfand vs Anand

no07 USA team Kamsky, Onischuk, Nakamura, Kaidanov
USA team Kamsky, Onischuk, Nakamura, Kaidanov

Gregory Kaidanov of USA
Gregory Kaidanov of USA

Viktor Korchnoi vs Emanuel Berg ;-)
Viktor Korchnoi vs Emanuel Berg ;-)

no10 Emanuel Berg and Tiger Hillarp-Persson of Sweden
Emanuel Berg and Tiger Hillarp-Persson of Sweden

Pentala Harikrishna of India
Pentala Harikrishna of India

no12 Jan Gustafsson and Artur Yusupov of Germany
Jan Gustafsson and Artur Yusupov of Germany

Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu of Romania European Champion 2005
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu of Romania, European Champion 2005

no14 Zdenko Kozul of Croatia, European Champion 2006
Zdenko Kozul of Croatia, European Champion 2006

Atousa Pourkashiyan of Iran
Atousa Pourkashiyan of Iran

Shadi Paridar of Iran
Shadi Paridar of Iran

no18 Shirin Navabi of Iran
Shirin Navabi of Iran

Kateryna Lahno from Ukraine
Kateryna Lahno from Ukraine

no20 HOU Yifan from China, IM and WGM norm after round 9
HOU Yifan from China, IM and WGM norm after round 9

no21 Mira Dedijer of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mira Dedijer of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Lorena Marisela Zepeda Cortez from El Salvador
Lorena Marisela Zepeda Cortez from El Salvador

Lomineishvili
Maia Lomineishvili from Georgia. Georgia must be a beautiful country.



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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