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Last week in Haarlem during the HWP Festival, consisting of a Masters Group (nine round robin IM event) and two Opens (A and B, depending on the strength of the contestants) I had the chance to meet or see again such inspiring characters.
One of a kind: Manuel Bosboom
Some of Bosboom's creative efforts
Gifted with magic powers, Manuel Bosboom can drag you into a fantasy and before you know it, make it real too. His own twists and views on chess are unmatched and they do make you feel part of something special.
Manuel is like a candle...
…burning himself up to light the chess pleasures in our minds and hearts. The Dutch community is lucky to have a distinctive chess player like him on their list.
In Bosboom's footsteps: had my own share of fighting chess, with most of my games spinning out of control (photo: Patrick Put)
Two of my games
Playing crazy chess is not too bad, but the Masters group (click on image for high-res version) was clearly dominated by...
IM Thomas Willemze, who won the tournament with 6.5/9. Being efficient, calm and making no mistakes is easier said than done.
Among those who tried to stop Thomas were Maurice Schippers...
...Nargiz Umudova (now the wife of GM Twan Burg)...
Willemze – Umudova
...myself and Max Warmerdam alike, but to no avail.
Only one player took a full point from Thomas, Jasel Lopez. It didn't change much though – a well deserved 1st place.
Masters standings
Continued in part two...
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