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If chess fans hear the name "Wijk aan Zee" they usually think of the great international tournaments which have been played for decades in the small village, supported by the steel companies Hoogoven, Corus, and now Tata Steel. In January 2016 World Champion Magnus Carlsen and the world's best players will again meet in Wijk.
However, the great international tournament is not the only tournament with a remarkable tradition in the small Dutch village. The "Cultural Village" tournaments also have a long history which began in 1987 with a tournament in the "Hotel Sonnevanck". In recent years the tournament has been played every year but it moved to the "Café de Zon".
This year four Dutch players, one Canadian, two players from Georgia (one man, one woman), one player from Turkey, one from Azerbaijan, and a woman player from Iran take part. The winner of the tournament will be invited to the Challenger Tournament of the Tata Steel Festival 2016. After four rounds Eric Hansen from Canada leads with 3.5/4.
Café de Zon
The spacious tournament venue
The participants
Roeland Pruijssers - Eric Hansen
Eric Hansen
Robby Kevlishvili - Hing Ting Lai
Dorsa Derakhshani - Nino Khomeriki
Photos: Tournament site
| Year | Name | Country | Score | Norm |
| 2014 | Robby Kevlishvili (tweekamp) | Netherlands | 3½ | |
| Hing Ting Lai (vierkamp) | Netherlands | 3 | ||
| 2013 | David Klein | Netherlands | 7 | |
| 2012 | Eduardas Rozentalis | Latvia | 7½ | |
| Miguoel Admiraal | Netherlands | 5½ | IM-norm | |
| 2011 | Baskaran Adhiban | India | 6½ | GM-norm |
| 2010 | Dariusz Swiercz | Poland | 7 | GM-norm |
| 2009 | Twan Burg | Netherlands | 7 | IM-norm |
| Rick Lahaye | Netherlands | 6 | IM-norm | |
| 2008 | Oleg Romanisichin | Ukraine | 6 | |
| 2007 | Dimitri Reinderman | Netherlands | 7 | GM-norm |
| 2006 | Thomas Willemze | Netherlands | 7 | |
| Jan Willem de Jong | Netherlands | 5½ | IM-norm | |
| 2003 | Ferenc Langheinrich | Germany | 6½ | IM-norm |
| Merijn van Delft | Netherlands | 6 | IM-norm | |
| 2000 | 1/2 Maarten Solleveld | Netherlands | 5½ | IM-norm |
| 1/2 Alexander Dgebuadze | Belgium | |||
| 1999 | Rustam Kazimdzhanov | Match | 5-1 | Harmen Jonkman |
| Manuel Bosboom | Match | 5½ | Tom Middelburg | |
| Alexei Barsov | match | 3½ | Erwin l'Ami | |
| 1997 | Sinisa Drasic | Serbia | 7 | |
| Nico Vink | Netherlands | 5½ | IM-norm | |
| Edwin van Haastert | Netherlands | 5½ | IM-norm | |
| 1996 | Stefan Löffler | Germany | ||
| Emanuel Bricard | France | |||
| 1995 | Friso Nijboer | Netherlands | 7½ | |
| Joris Brenninkmeijer | Netherlands | 7 | GM-norm | |
| Harmen Jonkman | Netherlands | IM-norm | ||
| 1995 | Friso Nijboer | Netherlands | 7 | |
| Jop Delemarre | Netherlands | 5½ | IM-norm | |
| 1993 | Ian Rogers | Australia | ||
| 1992 | Krotronias | Greece | ||
| 1987 | Julius Armas | Romania |
