The Dutch Open will be held from 23rd July to 1st August, 2013, at the Grandcafé-schouwburg-zalencentrum Theothorne, Callunaplein 77, 6951 CN Dieren, Netherlands.
A total of 358 players are registered to compete in seven sections. The main event is the Dutch Open Championship with 56 participants.
Top prizes are EUR 2500, 1750 and 1000. The other prizes depend on the number of participants.
Top seeds (main section):
1 GM L’Ami Erwin NED 2640
2 GM Sethuraman S.P. IND 2562
3 GM Greenfeld Alon ISR 2561
4 GM Zakhartsov Viacheslav V. RUS 2560
5 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2555
6 GM Pruijssers Roeland NED 2549
7 GM Moskalenko Viktor ESP 2529
8 GM Belkhodja Slim TUN 2432
9 IM Van Eijk Sander NED 2431
10 IM Hendriks Willy NED 2417
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