Siem Van Dael: Unorthodox openings lead to success

by Johannes Fischer
11/3/2020 – At the Young Champions Tournament in Uppsala the opening choices of the young Dutch FM Siem Van Dael surprised again and again, particularly when he was playing with White. Van Dael tried 1.a4, 1.h4, 1.h3, 1.a3 and 1.g3 g6 2.Bg2 Bg7 3.Na3, and these unorthodox openings brought him 4 points out of 5 games and helped him to win the tournament. | Photos: Tournament page
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Unorthodox

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.

 
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1.h4 e5 2.c4 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Nd5 Van Dael's opening strategy in this game is typical for his play in Uppsala: after the unorthodox 1.h4 he continues with normal moves, and strives for a set-up, in which 1.h4 makes some sense. This strategy avoids theoretical debates and often lures the opponent into unknown territory. Bc5 6.a3 a5 7.Ne2 Nxd5 8.cxd5 Ne7 9.d4 exd4 10.Nxd4 d6 11.Bc4 0-0 12.b3 c6 13.dxc6 bxc6 14.Bb2 The opening went well for White: all his pieces are developed and he has good chances for an attack. Bxd4? After this exchange White is clearly better. Better was 14...Qb6 15.Qc2 Ba6 with a roughly equal position. 15.Qxd4 Nf5 16.Qf4 Be6 17.Bd3 Qd7 18.0-0-0! White wants to attack on the kingside. d5 19.g4 Ne7 20.h5 c5? After this move White's attack becomes overwhelming. The engines recommend 20...f6 which gives White a clear advantage but allows Black to fight. 21.h6 The h-pawn made quite a career. Ng6 22.hxg7 Threatening 23.Qh6. Nxf4 23.Bxh7# 1–0
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Van Dael,S2285Johnson,D21001–02020A007th Uppsala Young Champions4.6

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.

 
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1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Be3 Nf6 5.Nc3 0-0 6.Qd2 c6 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.h3 e5 9.dxe5 Nxe5 10.Be2 b5 11.a3 a5 12.0-0 Be6 13.Nxe5 dxe5 14.Qxd8 Rfxd8 15.f3 Nh5 16.Rfd1 Nf4 17.Bf1 Bf6 18.Kf2 h5 19.h4 Bc8 20.Rxd8+ Bxd8 21.g3 Ne6 22.a4 b4 23.Ne2 Be7 24.Nc1 Nc5 25.Bc4 Ba6 26.Bxa6 Rxa6 27.Ke2 f5 28.Bxc5 Bxc5 29.Nd3 Bd6 30.Rd1 fxe4 31.fxe4 Kf7 32.Nc1 Ke6 33.Nb3 Ra8 34.Kd3 Rf8 35.Kc4 Rf3 36.Nxa5 Rxg3 37.Nxc6 Rg4 38.a5 Rxe4+ 39.Kb5 Rf4 40.a6 Rf8 41.a7 e4 42.Ka6 White outplayed Black and is winning. But in the further course of the game he more than once misses to force the win and loses in the end. One way to win is 42.Rd4 e.g. Ra8 43.Rxe4+ Kf5 44.Rc4 g5 45.hxg5 Kxg5 46.Kb6 h4 47.Nd4 and White is winning. 42...e3 43.Nb8 Or 43.Rd3 e.g. e2 44.Re3+ Kd5 45.Kb5 Bc5 46.Re5+ Kd6 47.Rxe2 and White is winning. 43...e2 44.Re1 Rxb8 45.Rxe2+ Kf5 46.axb8Q Bxb8 47.Kb5?! After this move Black's pawns become dangerous. Safer was 47.Rf2+ Kg4 47...Ke6 48.Rg2 Kf5 49.Kb5 and White won an important tempo. 48.Rf6 Kxh4 49.Rxg6 and White is winning. 47...Bg3 48.Kxb4 Bxh4 49.c4 Bg3 50.c5 h4 51.c6 h3 52.Re7? Rooks should not always be behind enemy pawns. After 52.Ka5 White can still draw, e.g. h2 53.Rxh2 Bxh2 54.b4 Ke6 55.b5 Kd5 56.Kb6 g5 57.c7 Bxc7+ 58.Kxc7 g4 59.b6 g3 60.b7 g2 61.b8Q g1Q 52...h2 53.Rh7 g5 Now Black's pawns are too fast. 54.Kc4 Kg6 55.Rh3 Bc7 56.Kd3 g4 57.Rh8 g3 A bitter loss for White and a very lucky escape for the eventual tournament winner. 0–1
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Blohberger,F2467Van Dael,S22850–12020B087th Uppsala Young Champions5.3

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.

 
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1.g3 g6 2.Bg2 Bg7 3.Na3 d5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 c5 7.Bf4 Nc6 8.Ne5 Qb6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Be5 Bh6 11.Rb1 Be6 12.c4 d4 13.Bxf6 exf6 14.Qa4 Rfc8 15.Bf3 a5 16.Nc2 f5 17.e3 dxe3 18.fxe3 Bg7 19.Rfd1 Qc7 20.Qa3 Bf8 21.Qc3 h5 22.d4 cxd4 23.exd4 f4 24.Be4 Rab8 25.b3 Bg7 26.Rf1 fxg3 27.Qxg3 Qd7 28.Rbd1 Bg4 29.Bf3 Bh3 30.Bg2 Bf5 31.Rf2 Be6 32.Kh1 a4 33.d5 cxd5 34.Bxd5 axb3 35.axb3 Bxd5+ 36.Rxd5 Qb7 37.Rf3 Ra8 38.Rf2 Rc7 39.Qf3 Rb8 40.Rd3 Qa7 41.Ne3 Rcb7 42.Nd5 Qc5 43.Nf6+ Bxf6 44.Qxf6 Qc7 45.Rfd2 Rf8 46.Rd8 Rb8 47.R8d7 Qc8 48.Qf3 Qa6 49.Kg2 Qa3 50.R2d3 Qb2+ 51.Kh3 Rb6 52.R7d6 Rxd6 53.Rxd6 Rb8 54.Rd3 Rb6 55.Qe3 Re6 56.Qf4 Qe2 57.Qf3 Qe5 58.Rd5 Qe1 59.Rd1 Re3 60.Rxe1 Rxf3+ 61.Kg2 Rxb3 62.Rc1 Kf8 63.c5 Rb2+ 64.Kg3 Ke7 65.c6 Rb8 66.Kf4 Kd6 67.Kg5 Rb5+ 68.Kf6 Rf5+ 69.Kg7 Kc7 70.Rc4 g5 71.h3 Rf4 72.Rc5 f6 73.Kg6 Rf3 74.h4 gxh4 75.Kxh5 h3 76.Kg4 h2 77.Rh5 Rf2 78.Kg3 Rc2 79.Rxh2 Rxh2 80.Kxh2 Kxc6 81.Kg3 Kd5 82.Kf4 f5 83.Kxf5 Kd4 ½–½
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Van Dael,S2285Seo,J2455½–½2020A007th Uppsala Young Champions9.1

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

Final standings

      NAMe   KLUBB   RANKING 1/10     SP   +   =   -   POÄNG   KV.P  
1   FM Siem Van Dael   Netherlands   2285     9   6   2   1   7.0   46.50      
2   IM Milton Pantzar   Västerås SK   2410     9   5   3   1   6.5   47.00      
3   Jakub Kusa   Czech Republic   2233     9   5   3   1   6.5   45.50      
4   FM Jung Min Seo   Stockholms SS   2455     9   4   5   0   6.5   42.50      
5   IM Felix Blohberger   Austria   2467     9   6   1   2   6.5   40.50      
6   FM Isak Storme   SS Manhem   2393     9   5   2   2   6.0   42.00      
7   FM Kaan Küçüksarı   Lunds ASK   2384     9   5   2   2   6.0   39.50      
8   FM Hampus Sörensen   Team Pelaro Alingsås SS   2393     9   4   3   2   5.5   46.00      
9   FM Marek Mica   Czech Republic   2294     9   4   3   2   5.5   36.00      
10   CM Adrian Söderström   Fagerviks SK   2168     9   4   2   3   5.0   44.50      
11   FM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson   Iceland   2313     9   4   2   3   5.0   42.50      
12   WIM Annmarie Muetsch   Germany   2226     9   3   4   2   5.0   41.50      
13   Axel Falkevall   Trojanska Hästen   2121     9   4   2   3   5.0   41.00      
14   Adam Frank   Czech Republic   2129     9   2   6   1   5.0   38.50      
15   WFM Ellen Fredericia Nilssen   Denmark   2209     9   2   6   1   5.0   38.00      
16   FM Richard Stalmach   Czech Republic   2296     9   4   2   3   5.0   36.50      
17   FM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson   Iceland   2352     9   4   2   3   5.0   35.50      
18   Jachym Nemec   Czech Republic   2246     9   3   3   3   4.5   42.50      
19   WIM Viktoria Radeva   Bulgaria   2263     9   3   3   3   4.5   42.50      
20   Daniel Johnson   SSK Hammarö   2100     9   4   1   4   4.5   40.50      
21   CM Ludvig Carlsson   Västerås SK   2281     9   3   3   3   4.5   38.00      
22   William Olsson   Örgryte SK   2192     9   3   3   3   4.5   36.50      
23   FM Joakim Nilsson   Uppsala SSS   2224     9   4   1   4   4.5   36.00      
24   WFM Monika Rozman   Slovenia   2129     9   2   5   2   4.5   34.50      
25   FM Arthur Kruckenhauser   Austria   2301     9   2   5   2   4.5   33.50      
26   CM Edvin Trost   SK Rockaden, Sthlm   2202     9   3   2   4   4.0   41.00      
27   CM Hugo Wernberg   Wasa SK   2211     9   3   2   4   4.0   40.00      
28   WIM Zala Urh   Slovenia   2195     9   3   2   4   4.0   39.50      
29   WIM Ivana Hrescak   Slovenia   2237     9   3   2   4   4.0   36.50      
30   CM Leo Crevatin   SK Rockaden, Sthlm   2181     9   1   6   2   4.0   36.00      
31   Pia Marie Ruzic   Slovenia   1929     9   3   2   4   4.0   29.50      
32   Vidar Grahn   Trojanska Hästen   1864     9   2   3   4   3.5   29.50      
33   Arvin Rasti   Team Pelaro Alingsås SS   2201     9   2   2   5   3.0   40.00      
34   Karel Brozka   Czech Republic   2216     9   2   2   5   3.0   35.50      
35   Jung Hyun Seo   Trojanska Hästen   1936     9   3   0   6   3.0   35.00      
36   Joar Östlund   Wasa SK   2106     9   3   0   6   3.0   34.00      
37   Victor Muntean   SSK Hammarö   1968     9   2   1   6   2.5   30.50      
38   Warg Skåhlberg Bjerknes-Lima de Fa   Uppsala SSS   1759     9   2   1   6   2.5   28.00      
39   Matthäus Buchert   Uppsala SSS   1427     9   2   0   7   2.0   27.50      
40   Julia Östensson   Uppsala SSS   1562     9   1   1   7   1.5   27.50  

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1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.0-0 e5 5.d3 Be7 6.Na3 A08: King's Indian Attack. Be6
7.c3N Predecessor: 7.e4 d4 8.Nc4 f6 9.a4 Qd7 10.Ne1 g5 11.f4 gxf4 12.gxf4 0-0-0 13.f5 Bxc4 14.dxc4 1-0 (61) Wynn,Z (2407)-Ismail,A (2059) Nay Pyi Taw 2013 7...g5 8.e4 Threatens to win with Nxg5!The position is equal. g4
8...d4= keeps the balance. 9.Ng5!±       Bxg5 10.Bxg5 f6 10...Qxg5± 11.exd5 Bxd5 12.Bxd5 Nge7 11.Be3 11.Qb3!+- 11...d4 12.cxd4 Nxd4 13.Nc2 Qd7 14.b4 Qa4 15.Rc1 b6 15...Ne7± keeps fighting. 16.bxc5+- bxc5 17.Qd2? 17.f4+- 17...Ne7 18.Bxd4 cxd4 19.Nb4 Black must now prevent Nd5. 0-0!
20.Nd5! Nxd5 20...Bxd5 21.exd5 Rad8 21.exd5± Bf5 22.Rc7 22.d6+- Rad8 23.Bd5+ Kh8 24.Rc7 22...Rac8 23.d6       aiming for Bd5+. White is in control. Rxc7 24.dxc7 Qa6? This move loses the game for Black. 24...Kg7± 25.Rc1 Qb5 25.Rc1 Bc8
26.Bd5+ 26.Qb4! And now Bd5+ would win. Qe6 27.Qc5 26...Be6? 26...Kg7 27.f3 gxf3 27.Rc6+-       Double Attack Qb7 28.Bxe6+ Av CentiPawn Loss W=-67/ B=-122. Weighted=-42/-146 1–0
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Blohberger,F2467Wernberg,H22111–02020A087th Uppsala Young Champions1.1
Nilssen,E2209Seo,J2455½–½2020D377th Uppsala Young Champions1.2
Pantzar,M2410Trost,E22021–02020E207th Uppsala Young Champions1.3
Rasti,A2201Storme,I2393½–½2020D877th Uppsala Young Champions1.4
Sorensen,H2393Urh,Z2195½–½2020D307th Uppsala Young Champions1.5
Olsson,W2192Kucuksari,K23840–12020A347th Uppsala Young Champions1.6
Heimisson,H2352Crevatin,L2181½–½2020A137th Uppsala Young Champions1.7
Soderstrom,A2168Stefansson,V23130–12020A807th Uppsala Young Champions1.8
Kruckenhauser,A2301Frank,A2129½–½2020C477th Uppsala Young Champions1.9
Rozman,M2129Stalmach,R22960–12020B457th Uppsala Young Champions1.10
Mica,M2294Falkevall,A2121½–½2020E117th Uppsala Young Champions1.11
Ostlund,J2106Van Dael,S22850–12020A427th Uppsala Young Champions1.12
Carlsson,L2281Johnson,D21001–02020D027th Uppsala Young Champions1.13
Dingertz,E2002Radeva,V22632020B237th Uppsala Young Champions1.14
Nemec,J2246Muntean,V19681–02020E937th Uppsala Young Champions1.15
Seo,J1936Hrescak,I22370–12020B907th Uppsala Young Champions1.16
Kusa,J2233Ruzic,P19291–02020C107th Uppsala Young Champions1.17
Grahn,V1864Muetsch,A2226½–½2020C417th Uppsala Young Champions1.18
Nilsson,J2224Skahlberg Bjerknes-Lima de Far,W17591–02020B207th Uppsala Young Champions1.19
Ostensson,J1562Brozka,K22162020B157th Uppsala Young Champions1.20
Ostensson,J1562Brozka,K22160–12020B157th Uppsala Young Champions1.20
Radeva,V2263Blohberger,F24671–02020B537th Uppsala Young Champions2.1
Hrescak,I2237Pantzar,M24100–12020D317th Uppsala Young Champions2.2
Kucuksari,K2384Carlsson,L22811–02020E207th Uppsala Young Champions2.3
Stefansson,V2313Nemec,J22461–02020E607th Uppsala Young Champions2.4
Stalmach,R2296Kusa,J22330–12020D317th Uppsala Young Champions2.5
Van Dael,S2285Nilsson,J22241–02020A087th Uppsala Young Champions2.6
Brozka,K2216Sorensen,H23930–12020D317th Uppsala Young Champions2.7
Seo,J2455Rasti,A2201½–½2020A217th Uppsala Young Champions2.8
Storme,I2393Grahn,V18641–02020B307th Uppsala Young Champions2.9
Urh,Z2195Heimisson,H23521–02020E467th Uppsala Young Champions2.10
Crevatin,L2181Kruckenhauser,A2301½–½2020E447th Uppsala Young Champions2.11
Frank,A2129Mica,M2294½–½2020B197th Uppsala Young Champions2.12
Muetsch,A2226Nilssen,E2209½–½2020C017th Uppsala Young Champions2.13
Falkevall,A2121Olsson,W21921–02020A047th Uppsala Young Champions2.14
Wernberg,H2211Seo,J19361–02020B197th Uppsala Young Champions2.15
Trost,E2202Ostensson,J15621–02020E687th Uppsala Young Champions2.16
Muntean,V1968Soderstrom,A21680–12020C547th Uppsala Young Champions2.17
Ruzic,P1929Rozman,M2129½–½2020E047th Uppsala Young Champions2.18
Skahlberg Bjerknes-Lima de Far,W1759Ostlund,J21060–12020A137th Uppsala Young Champions2.19
Johnson,D2100Buchert,M14271–02020B317th Uppsala Young Champions2.20
Pantzar,M2410Van Dael,S22852020A427th Uppsala Young Champions3.1
Pantzar,M2410Van Dael,S22851–02020A427th Uppsala Young Champions3.1
Radeva,V2263Kucuksari,K238420207th Uppsala Young Champions3.2
Radeva,V2263Kucuksari,K2384½–½2020B117th Uppsala Young Champions3.2
Kusa,J2233Stefansson,V23131–02020B017th Uppsala Young Champions3.3
Urh,Z2195Storme,I23930–12020D877th Uppsala Young Champions3.4
Sorensen,H2393Falkevall,A21211–02020E127th Uppsala Young Champions3.5
Blohberger,F2467Brozka,K221620207th Uppsala Young Champions3.6
Blohberger,F2467Brozka,K22161–02020E937th Uppsala Young Champions3.6
Soderstrom,A2168Seo,J2455½–½2020A907th Uppsala Young Champions3.7
Soderstrom,A2168Seo,J245520207th Uppsala Young Champions3.7
Kruckenhauser,A2301Wernberg,H22110–12020B907th Uppsala Young Champions3.8
Nilssen,E2209Stalmach,R2296½–½2020E637th Uppsala Young Champions3.9
Mica,M2294Trost,E2202½–½2020D417th Uppsala Young Champions3.10
Carlsson,L2281Crevatin,L21811–02020E447th Uppsala Young Champions3.11
Nemec,J2246Frank,A2129½–½2020E957th Uppsala Young Champions3.12
Rasti,A2201Hrescak,I22370–12020E737th Uppsala Young Champions3.13
Ostlund,J2106Muetsch,A22262020E947th Uppsala Young Champions3.14
Nilsson,J2224Johnson,D21000–12020D587th Uppsala Young Champions3.15
Nilsson,J2224Johnson,D21002020B197th Uppsala Young Champions3.15
Heimisson,H2352Ruzic,P19291–02020E687th Uppsala Young Champions3.16
Rozman,M2129Grahn,V18641–02020B787th Uppsala Young Champions3.17
Olsson,W2192Skahlberg Bjerknes-Lima de Far,W17591–02020E617th Uppsala Young Champions3.18
Ostensson,J1562Muntean,V19680–12020C777th Uppsala Young Champions3.19
Seo,J1936Mattheus Buchert-1–02020B337th Uppsala Young Champions3.20
Kusa,J2233Pantzar,M2410½–½2020B117th Uppsala Young Champions4.1
Storme,I2393Radeva,V22631–02020A137th Uppsala Young Champions4.2
Kucuksari,K2384Sorensen,H23930–12020A587th Uppsala Young Champions4.3
Hrescak,I2237Blohberger,F24670–12020E447th Uppsala Young Champions4.4
Stefansson,V2313Muetsch,A2226½–½2020A007th Uppsala Young Champions4.5
Van Dael,S2285Johnson,D21001–02020A007th Uppsala Young Champions4.6
Wernberg,H2211Carlsson,L2281½–½2020B067th Uppsala Young Champions4.7
Seo,J2455Urh,Z21951–02020B337th Uppsala Young Champions4.8
Trost,E2202Heimisson,H2352½–½2020A887th Uppsala Young Champions4.9
Stalmach,R2296Soderstrom,A21680–12020A527th Uppsala Young Champions4.10
Rozman,M2129Mica,M22940–12020B197th Uppsala Young Champions4.11
Falkevall,A2121Nemec,J22460–12020A047th Uppsala Young Champions4.12
Frank,A2129Nilssen,E2209½–½2020C097th Uppsala Young Champions4.13
Olsson,W2192Kruckenhauser,A2301½–½2020A587th Uppsala Young Champions4.14
Crevatin,L2181Nilsson,J22240–12020D617th Uppsala Young Champions4.15
Brozka,K2216Ostlund,J21061–02020D597th Uppsala Young Champions4.16
Muntean,V1968Rasti,A22010–12020B077th Uppsala Young Champions4.17
Ruzic,P1929Seo,J19360–12020A137th Uppsala Young Champions4.18
Grahn,V1864Skahlberg Bjerknes-Lima de Far,W1759½–½2020B357th Uppsala Young Champions4.19
Buchert,M1427Ostensson,J15620–12020B237th Uppsala Young Champions4.20
Pantzar,M2410Storme,I23931–02020D877th Uppsala Young Champions5.1
Sorensen,H2393Kusa,J2233½–½2020D537th Uppsala Young Champions5.2
Blohberger,F2467Van Dael,S22850–12020B087th Uppsala Young Champions5.3
Nemec,J2246Seo,J2455½–½2020E597th Uppsala Young Champions5.4
Muetsch,A2226Kucuksari,K2384½–½2020B157th Uppsala Young Champions5.5
Radeva,V2263Stefansson,V23130–12020C077th Uppsala Young Champions5.6
Radeva,V2263Stefansson,V231320207th Uppsala Young Champions5.6
Mica,M2294Wernberg,H22110–12020D437th Uppsala Young Champions5.7
Carlsson,L2281Soderstrom,A21680–12020C897th Uppsala Young Champions5.8
Heimisson,H2352Rasti,A22011–02020B077th Uppsala Young Champions5.9
Johnson,D2100Hrescak,I22371–02020B527th Uppsala Young Champions5.10
Nilsson,J2224Frank,A21290–12020E707th Uppsala Young Champions5.11
Seo,J1936Brozka,K22161–02020B127th Uppsala Young Champions5.12
Nilssen,E2209Trost,E22020–12020E737th Uppsala Young Champions5.13
Kruckenhauser,A2301Rozman,M2129½–½2020C547th Uppsala Young Champions5.14
Stalmach,R2296Olsson,W21920–12020D457th Uppsala Young Champions5.15
Urh,Z2195Falkevall,A21210–12020E367th Uppsala Young Champions5.16
Ostensson,J1562Crevatin,L2181½–½2020B047th Uppsala Young Champions5.17
Ostlund,J2106Grahn,V18641–02020E947th Uppsala Young Champions5.18
Skahlberg Bjerknes-Lima de Far,W1759Muntean,V19680–12020A167th Uppsala Young Champions5.19
Buchert,M1427Ruzic,P19291–02020C107th Uppsala Young Champions5.20
Sorensen,H2393Pantzar,M2410½–½2020D307th Uppsala Young Champions6.1
Van Dael,S2285Kusa,J2233½–½2020D027th Uppsala Young Champions6.2
Soderstrom,A2168Storme,I2393½–½2020D867th Uppsala Young Champions6.3
Stefansson,V2313Wernberg,H22111–02020D317th Uppsala Young Champions6.4
Muetsch,A2226Blohberger,F24670–12020B157th Uppsala Young Champions6.5
Seo,J2455Trost,E22021–02020C777th Uppsala Young Champions6.6
Kucuksari,K2384Seo,J19361–02020E037th Uppsala Young Champions6.7
Frank,A2129Heimisson,H23520–12020B677th Uppsala Young Champions6.8
Johnson,D2100Nemec,J2246½–½2020B517th Uppsala Young Champions6.9
Mica,M2294Radeva,V22631–02020D367th Uppsala Young Champions6.10
Falkevall,A2121Carlsson,L22811–02020C017th Uppsala Young Champions6.11
Hrescak,I2237Olsson,W2192½–½2020A087th Uppsala Young Champions6.12
Rasti,A2201Kruckenhauser,A23011–02020A577th Uppsala Young Champions6.13
Ostlund,J2106Nilsson,J22240–12020D537th Uppsala Young Champions6.14
Brozka,K2216Rozman,M2129½–½2020D177th Uppsala Young Champions6.15
Muntean,V1968Nilssen,E22090–12020C027th Uppsala Young Champions6.16
Crevatin,L2181Stalmach,R2296½–½2020E837th Uppsala Young Champions6.17
Ostensson,J1562Urh,Z21950–12020C777th Uppsala Young Champions6.18
Grahn,V1864Buchert,M14271–02020B337th Uppsala Young Champions6.19
Ruzic,P1929Skahlberg Bjerknes-Lima de Far,W17591–02020A397th Uppsala Young Champions6.20
Pantzar,M2410Stefansson,V23131–02020E207th Uppsala Young Champions7.1
Van Dael,S2285Sorensen,H23931–02020A007th Uppsala Young Champions7.2
Kusa,J2233Seo,J24550–12020B317th Uppsala Young Champions7.3
Blohberger,F2467Soderstrom,A21681–02020A007th Uppsala Young Champions7.4
Storme,I2393Kucuksari,K23841–02020E047th Uppsala Young Champions7.5
Heimisson,H2352Falkevall,A21210–12020A147th Uppsala Young Champions7.6
Nemec,J2246Mica,M22941–02020E117th Uppsala Young Champions7.7
Wernberg,H2211Johnson,D21000–12020C607th Uppsala Young Champions7.8
Olsson,W2192Muetsch,A22260–12020A167th Uppsala Young Champions7.9
Nilsson,J2224Rasti,A22011–02020B067th Uppsala Young Champions7.10
Nilssen,E2209Seo,J19361–02020D587th Uppsala Young Champions7.11
Trost,E2202Frank,A21290–12020E737th Uppsala Young Champions7.12
Carlsson,L2281Brozka,K22161–02020A577th Uppsala Young Champions7.13
Radeva,V2263Urh,Z21951–02020B337th Uppsala Young Champions7.14
Rozman,M2129Hrescak,I22371–02020B217th Uppsala Young Champions7.15
Kruckenhauser,A2301Ostlund,J21061–02020A007th Uppsala Young Champions7.16
Stalmach,R2296Muntean,V19681–02020E927th Uppsala Young Champions7.17
Grahn,V1864Crevatin,L21810–12020B107th Uppsala Young Champions7.18
Ruzic,P1929Ostensson,J15621–02020A167th Uppsala Young Champions7.19
Skahlberg Bjerknes-Lima de Far,W1759Buchert,M14271–02020A257th Uppsala Young Champions7.20
Seo,J2455Pantzar,M24101–02020B137th Uppsala Young Champions8.1
Storme,I2393Van Dael,S22850–12020B067th Uppsala Young Champions8.2
Johnson,D2100Blohberger,F24670–12020A507th Uppsala Young Champions8.3
Stefansson,V2313Sorensen,H23930–12020D107th Uppsala Young Champions8.4
Falkevall,A2121Kusa,J22330–12020C837th Uppsala Young Champions8.5
Kucuksari,K2384Nemec,J22461–02020D947th Uppsala Young Champions8.6
Soderstrom,A2168Heimisson,H23521–02020A227th Uppsala Young Champions8.7
Muetsch,A2226Nilsson,J22241–02020B317th Uppsala Young Champions8.8
Radeva,V2263Nilssen,E2209½–½2020C017th Uppsala Young Champions8.9
Frank,A2129Carlsson,L2281½–½2020B197th Uppsala Young Champions8.10
Wernberg,H2211Rozman,M2129½–½2020A217th Uppsala Young Champions8.11
Rasti,A2201Mica,M22940–12020A677th Uppsala Young Champions8.12
Trost,E2202Kruckenhauser,A23010–12020A327th Uppsala Young Champions8.13
Seo,J1936Stalmach,R22960–12020B457th Uppsala Young Champions8.14
Crevatin,L2181Olsson,W2192½–½2020D457th Uppsala Young Champions8.15
Urh,Z2195Hrescak,I2237½–½2020C547th Uppsala Young Champions8.16
Brozka,K2216Ruzic,P1929½–½2020E817th Uppsala Young Champions8.17
Muntean,V1968Grahn,V1864½–½2020C327th Uppsala Young Champions8.18
Buchert,M1427Ostlund,J21060–12020C527th Uppsala Young Champions8.19
Skahlberg Bjerknes-Lima de Far,W1759Ostensson,J15621–02020E617th Uppsala Young Champions8.20
Van Dael,S2285Seo,J2455½–½2020A007th Uppsala Young Champions9.1
Blohberger,F2467Pantzar,M2410½–½2020D307th Uppsala Young Champions9.2
Sorensen,H2393Storme,I23930–12020D307th Uppsala Young Champions9.3
Kusa,J2233Muetsch,A22261–02020B317th Uppsala Young Champions9.4
Soderstrom,A2168Kucuksari,K23840–12020A807th Uppsala Young Champions9.5
Frank,A2129Stefansson,V2313½–½2020C407th Uppsala Young Champions9.6
Mica,M2294Johnson,D21001–02020D377th Uppsala Young Champions9.7
Nilssen,E2209Falkevall,A2121½–½2020D387th Uppsala Young Champions9.8
Nemec,J2246Heimisson,H23520–12020E477th Uppsala Young Champions9.9
Kruckenhauser,A2301Radeva,V2263½–½2020D027th Uppsala Young Champions9.10
Stalmach,R2296Wernberg,H22111–02020A087th Uppsala Young Champions9.11
Carlsson,L2281Nilsson,J2224½–½2020E117th Uppsala Young Champions9.12
Rozman,M2129Crevatin,L2181½–½2020B197th Uppsala Young Champions9.13
Olsson,W2192Brozka,K22161–02020A387th Uppsala Young Champions9.14
Ostlund,J2106Trost,E22020–12020E997th Uppsala Young Champions9.15
Seo,J1936Urh,Z21950–12020B337th Uppsala Young Champions9.16
Ruzic,P1929Rasti,A22011–02020A267th Uppsala Young Champions9.17
Hrescak,I2237Skahlberg Bjerknes-Lima de Far,W17591–02020A587th Uppsala Young Champions9.18
Ostensson,J1562Grahn,V18640–12020C777th Uppsala Young Champions9.19
Buchert,M1427Muntean,V19681–02020C587th Uppsala Young Champions9.20

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Johannes Fischer was born in 1963 in Hamburg and studied English and German literature in Frankfurt. He now lives as a writer and translator in Nürnberg. He is a FIDE-Master and regularly writes for KARL, a German chess magazine focusing on the links between culture and chess. On his own blog he regularly publishes notes on "Film, Literature and Chess".

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