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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
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. |