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 The winner of the Dutch Open, with a 2866 performance: German star Arkadij Naiditsch |
German hopeful Arkadij Naiditsch was the clear winner of the Dutch Open Rapid Championship, which was held in the Sport Complex of Polderpoort in Vlaardingen. In the first four rounds Arkadij, who recently won the Dortmund tournament, played flawlessly and took all four points. His closest rival, Loek van Wely, was successful too, with 3.5 points. The crucial match between these two was in round five. Naiditsch continued his series of wins, and Van Wely suffered a temporary setback.
In the next two rounds Arkadij added two more points to his already impressive score. He entered round seven 1.5 points ahead of his pursuers. Two comfortable draws brought him the title and first prize of Euro 1,500. Loek van Wely fought back in good style and reached second prize in the end.
The event, sponsored by Adviesbureau Schrijvers, attracted 400 chessplayers. The main group consisted of 50 players, most of them titleholders. 15 Grandmasters (averaging Elo 2552) and 26 masters made their appearance. There were nine rounds of play. Here are the final results (the last two columns give the current ratings of the players and their performance in this tournament):
Rnk Player Pts Rtn Perf
1. Naiditsch, Arkadij 8.0 2612 2866
2. Wely, Loek van 6.5 2655 2690
Glek, Igor V. 6.5 2575 2674
Seirawan, Yasser 6.5 2635 2669
Doel, Erik van den 6.5 2587 2640
6. Chuchelov, Vladimir 6.0 2562 2602
Timman, Jan H 6.0 2625 2581
Welling, Gerard 6.0 2399 2564
Berelovich, Alexander 6.0 2571 2519
10. Carlier, Bruno 5.5 2464 2540
Gutman, Lev 5.5 2465 2522
Michiels, Bart 5.5 2457 2483
Smeets, Jan 5.5 2537 2453
14. Vreugt, Dennis de 5.0 2448 2514
Visser, Yge 5.0 2480 2500
Dgebuadze, Alexandre 5.0 2521 2429
Andersson, Ulf 5.0 2584 2474
Haastert, Edwin van 5.0 2398 2481
Cekro, Ekrem 5.0 2410 2456
Afek, Yochanan 5.0 2389 2435
Jager, Jaap de 5.0 2358 2398
Jong, Jan Willem de 5.0 2334 2422
Eijk, Sander van 5.0 2154 2324
24. Beers, Eddy van 4.5 2370 2437
Wessel, Rudy van 4.5 2327 2414
Lahaye, Rick 4.5 2321 2315
Baarle, John van 4.5 2273 2325
Moll, Arne 4.5 2261 2293
29. Peng, Zhao Qin 4.0 2405 2396
Polaczek, Richard 4.0 2431 2288
Dijk, Timon van 4.0 2277 2260
Ooms, Andy 4.0 2286 2293
Tate, Emory 4.0 2335 2263
Kooten, Luuk van 4.0 2275 2233
Leent, Dimitri van 4.0 2262 2226
Vogel, Jaap 4.0 2291 2226
37. Pietersma, Menno 3.5 2154 2204
Wilschut, Peter 3.5 2141 2213
Helvensteijn, Dennis 3.5 2250 2260
Putten, Henk van 3.5 2270 2210
Liem, Raymond 3.5 2084 2217
42. Kerkmeester, Heico 3.0 2216 2174
Meijer, Dolf 3.0 2226 2210
Fischdick, Gisela 3.0 2230 2155
Perez Garcia, Hebert 3.0 2250 2134
Roobol, Martin 3.0 2302 2137
47. Vosselman, Jan 2.5 2223 2115
48. Schoorl, Rob 2.0 2239 2043
Huizer, Mark 2.0 2222 2024
50. Cornelisse, Johnny 1.5 2166 2024
The playing hall of the Dutch Rapid Open in Vlaardingen
Shared second: Dutch champion Loek van Wely
Dutch chess legend Jan Timman scored 6/9
Peng Zhao Qin shooting ("Peng, Peng" is the gunshot noise
little boys in Holland make when they play cowboys and Indians)
Gm Erik van der Doel, who shared second place
The brightest eyes in chess: Bianca Muhren
Dennis de Vreugt
The people working hard behind the scenes (the tournament was very well organized)
Vladimit Chuchelov wondering what went wrong
In the lower groups there were a lot of children playing (and winning!)
GM Lev Gutman
Veteran Swedish GM Ulf Andersen, who scored 5 out of 9
Preparing to collect autographs
This is how close you could get to watch the grandmasters play
Arkadij Naiditsch studying the face of his opponent
After the games Jan Timman shows a recent study to Yochanan Afek
Jan Smeets
GM Yasser Seirawan, who shared second place
Loek van Wely with his wife Marion between the games
Sponsor Kees Schrijvers with the winner Arkadij Naiditsch
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All pictures by Fred Lucas, the professional amongst the camera-wielding chess fans. Fred is well known to our readers from past galleries (see links below). He was the official photographer for the Dutch Open Rapid Championship and has published many more pictures on the official web site. |
