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Dutch
Championship 2008The Dutch Championship is taking place from April 2nd to 13th, 2008, in the TV Studio 2, Media Park, Hilversum. The event is a twelve-player round robin with an average rating of 2536 (= Category XII). First prize is € 10,000.
After two rounds of play Friso Nijboer (2558) is in the lead with 2.0/2 points, followed by the reigning champion Sergey Tiviakov (2634) and Yge Visser (2477) with 1.5 points each.
In the lead: GM Friso Nijboer, 2558
Equal second GM Yge Visser, rated 2477
GM Sergey Tiviakov, 2007 Champion, 2634
GM Erwin L'Ami, rated 2600
GM Daniël Stellwagen, rated 2621
GM Dimitri Reinderman, rated 2526
A fish-eye view of the playing hall
The spectators at this Dutch National Championship
Tournament director Jan Stomphorst
All photos and information by courtesy of ChessVista – Frits Agterdenbos. Many more pictures are available on this web site.
