Friso Nijboer wins 2008 Utrecht Open Championship 08.06.2008 The 2008 Utrecht Open Championship (in Dutch: Open Kampioenschap Utrecht 2008, or OKU 2008) took place on 6 – 8 of June 2008 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The tournament attracted 143...
Stellwagen, Smeets and Ernst lead Dutch Championship
Picture of the Dutch Championship playing hall courtesy of Frits Agterdenbos of www.chessvista.com After 6 rounds, GMs Stellwagen, Smeets and Ernst are leading by the score of 4 out of 6. In the women’s section, WIM Muhren is leading...
HSG wins Dutch Club Championship
Dutch Club Team Championship 2007-08, R8 31.03.2008 HSG (Hilversum) is the 2007-2008 champion. The Dutch Club Competition Premier League Round 8 took place on Saturday 29 March 2008. HSG (captain: Jan Stomphorst, players: Van Wely, Smeets, Nijboer, Stellwagen, L’Ami,...
Dutch semi-final championship
Photo and report by Frits Agterdenbos of www.chessvista.com Dutch 2008 Semi-Final Championship 26.02.2008 The 32-player knockout Semi-Finals of the Dutch Championship 2008 took place on 5+6 of January, 23+24 of February and 25+26 of February in the Town Hall...
Dutch Club Team Championship
Dutch Club Team Championship 2007-08R6 02-10-2008 The Dutch Club Team Competition have 10 teams with 10 players in each team playing nine rounds in the Meesterklasse (Premier League). R1-R8 are on eight Saturdays on different locations spread out all...
Are you a rat?
Article by Frits Agterdenbos of http://www.chessvista.com/ Welcome to the Year of the Rat! 07.02.2008 Happy Chinese New Year!!! Welcome to the Year of the Rat (7 February 2008 – 25 January 2009). In a 12-year cycle, each year is...
Tournament report by Frits Agterdenbos
Report and picture by Frits Agterdenbos of http://www.chessvista.com/ Daniël Noteboom Tournament 200803.02.2008 The 68th Daniël Noteboom Tournament (1-3 February 2008) in Leiden (Netherlands) was won by Predrag Nikolic and John Van Der Wiel with 5.5/6 points. Nikolic won the...
They did it after all
The hand shake captured by Frits Agterdenbos at www.chessvista.com Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Countdown to Corus
Picture by Frits Agterdenbos of http://www.chessvista.com/ Corus Chess history: http://www.coruschess.com/players.php Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar