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With an Elo-rating of 2285 Van Dael was not among the top favourites at the Young Champions Tournament in Uppsala. He started with 2 out of 2 but then lost against IM Milton Pantzar.
But Van Dael recovered quickly and in round four he smashed his opponent out of the opening – despite playing 1.h4.
Van Dael also won in round five, but in this game fortune was very much on his side. Van Dael played with Black against the much higher rated Austrian Felix Blohberger, and was lucky to win a clearly lost position.
Inspired by this win Van Dael scored 2½/3 in rounds six to eight, and in the last round therefore needed only a draw against Jung Min Seo to win the tournament.
Throughout most of the game Seo had a clear advantage but he did not find a way to convert, and after 83 moves, when only the two kings remained on the board, he had to content himself with a draw.
This draw helped Van Dael to win the tournament with a score of 7.0/9. His opening experiments and his unorthodox and creative play had paid off.
The top three IM Milton Pantzar, Siem Van Dael and Jakub Kusa
| NAMe | KLUBB | RANKING 1/10 | SP | + | = | - | POÄNG | KV.P | |||||||||||||||
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1 | FM Siem Van Dael | Netherlands | 2285 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 | 46.50 | |||||||||||||
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2 | IM Milton Pantzar | Västerås SK | 2410 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6.5 | 47.00 | |||||||||||||
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3 | Jakub Kusa | Czech Republic | 2233 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6.5 | 45.50 | |||||||||||||
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4 | FM Jung Min Seo | Stockholms SS | 2455 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6.5 | 42.50 | |||||||||||||
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5 | IM Felix Blohberger | Austria | 2467 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6.5 | 40.50 | |||||||||||||
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6 | FM Isak Storme | SS Manhem | 2393 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6.0 | 42.00 | |||||||||||||
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7 | FM Kaan Küçüksarı | Lunds ASK | 2384 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6.0 | 39.50 | |||||||||||||
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8 | FM Hampus Sörensen | Team Pelaro Alingsås SS | 2393 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.5 | 46.00 | |||||||||||||
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9 | FM Marek Mica | Czech Republic | 2294 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.5 | 36.00 | |||||||||||||
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10 | CM Adrian Söderström | Fagerviks SK | 2168 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5.0 | 44.50 | |||||||||||||
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11 | FM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson | Iceland | 2313 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5.0 | 42.50 | |||||||||||||
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12 | WIM Annmarie Muetsch | Germany | 2226 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5.0 | 41.50 | |||||||||||||
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13 | Axel Falkevall | Trojanska Hästen | 2121 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5.0 | 41.00 | |||||||||||||
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14 | Adam Frank | Czech Republic | 2129 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5.0 | 38.50 | |||||||||||||
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15 | WFM Ellen Fredericia Nilssen | Denmark | 2209 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5.0 | 38.00 | |||||||||||||
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16 | FM Richard Stalmach | Czech Republic | 2296 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5.0 | 36.50 | |||||||||||||
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17 | FM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson | Iceland | 2352 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5.0 | 35.50 | |||||||||||||
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18 | Jachym Nemec | Czech Republic | 2246 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | 42.50 | |||||||||||||
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19 | WIM Viktoria Radeva | Bulgaria | 2263 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | 42.50 | |||||||||||||
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20 | Daniel Johnson | SSK Hammarö | 2100 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.5 | 40.50 | |||||||||||||
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21 | CM Ludvig Carlsson | Västerås SK | 2281 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | 38.00 | |||||||||||||
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22 | William Olsson | Örgryte SK | 2192 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | 36.50 | |||||||||||||
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23 | FM Joakim Nilsson | Uppsala SSS | 2224 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.5 | 36.00 | |||||||||||||
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24 | WFM Monika Rozman | Slovenia | 2129 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4.5 | 34.50 | |||||||||||||
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25 | FM Arthur Kruckenhauser | Austria | 2301 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4.5 | 33.50 | |||||||||||||
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26 | CM Edvin Trost | SK Rockaden, Sthlm | 2202 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4.0 | 41.00 | |||||||||||||
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27 | CM Hugo Wernberg | Wasa SK | 2211 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4.0 | 40.00 | |||||||||||||
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28 | WIM Zala Urh | Slovenia | 2195 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4.0 | 39.50 | |||||||||||||
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29 | WIM Ivana Hrescak | Slovenia | 2237 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4.0 | 36.50 | |||||||||||||
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30 | CM Leo Crevatin | SK Rockaden, Sthlm | 2181 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4.0 | 36.00 | |||||||||||||
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31 | Pia Marie Ruzic | Slovenia | 1929 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4.0 | 29.50 | |||||||||||||
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32 | Vidar Grahn | Trojanska Hästen | 1864 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | 29.50 | |||||||||||||
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33 | Arvin Rasti | Team Pelaro Alingsås SS | 2201 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3.0 | 40.00 | |||||||||||||
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34 | Karel Brozka | Czech Republic | 2216 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3.0 | 35.50 | |||||||||||||
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35 | Jung Hyun Seo | Trojanska Hästen | 1936 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 35.00 | |||||||||||||
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36 | Joar Östlund | Wasa SK | 2106 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 34.00 | |||||||||||||
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37 | Victor Muntean | SSK Hammarö | 1968 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2.5 | 30.50 | |||||||||||||
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38 | Warg Skåhlberg Bjerknes-Lima de Fa | Uppsala SSS | 1759 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2.5 | 28.00 | |||||||||||||
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39 | Matthäus Buchert | Uppsala SSS | 1427 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2.0 | 27.50 | |||||||||||||
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40 | Julia Östensson | Uppsala SSS | 1562 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1.5 | 27.50 |
