
The 5th Leiden Chess Tournament 2011 is a nine-round open taking place from
July 7th to 17th, 2011. The top seeds – GMs over 2600 – are Predrag
Nikolic (2629, BIH), David Howell (2625, ENG) and Sergey Tiviakov (2623).
One round before the end of the tournament Predrag Nikolic was in the lead
with 7.0/8 points, followed by Sergey Tiviakov at 6.5 and four GMs at 6.0: David
Howell, John van der Wiel, Tomas Polak (no he isn't, he's from the Czech Republic!)
and Erik van den Doel. As fate would have it Nikolic had to face Tiviakov with
black in the final round. He only needed to draw to remain alone in first place.
But our trusty GM photographer had a different ambitious agenda in his viewfinder.

[Event "5th LCT Open A"]
[Site "Leiden NED"]
[Date "2011.07.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2011.07.08"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. Ng5 Rf8 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nf1 Na5 13. Bc2 Nc4 14. Ng3 Bg4
15. f3 Bd7 16. b3 Nd6 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Nd5 19. exd5 Bxg5 20. O-O g6 21. c4
bxc4 22. bxc4 Bxf4 23. Rxf4 Qg5 24. Qf2 c5 25. Rf1 Qe5 26. Bd3 Rac8 {[#]} 27.
Rf6 Kg7 28. Qf4 Qxf4 29. R1xf4 Bf5 30. Nxf5+ Nxf5 31. Rxa6 Nd4 32. Ra7 Rce8 33.
Rc7 Re1+ 34. Rf1 Rxf1+ 35. Bxf1 Ra8 36. Rxc5 Rxa2 37. Rc8 Nf5 38. Bd3 Nh4 39.
d6 Rxg2+ 40. Kf1 Rd2 41. d7 Nf3 {[#]} 42. Be4 (42. d8=Q Nxh2+ 43. Kg1 Nf3+ 44.
Kf1 $11) 42... Nxh2+ 43. Kg1 Rxd7 44. Kxh2 Rd2+ 45. Kg3 f5 46. Bd5 Kf6 47. Kf4
Rd4+ 48. Ke3 Rd1 49. Bf3 Ra1 50. c5 Ra3+ 51. Ke2 Ke5 52. c6 Kf4 53. Bd5 g5 54.
Rd8 1-0
David Howell ground out a nice 67-move win against Erik van den Doel to join
Predrag Nikolic in second place. Van der Wiel played Polak and drew, so that
both players, joined by two others, Chytilek and Wessel, who both won their
final games.
Top final standings (after nine rounds)
Rank |
Name |
Score |
Fed. |
M/F |
Rating |
Perf. |
W-We |
BH |
SB |
1 |
GM
Tiviakov, Sergei |
7.5 |
NED |
M |
2623 |
2690 |
+0.84 |
54.5 |
45.0 |
2 |
GM
Nikolic, Predrag |
7.0 |
BIH |
M |
2629 |
2683 |
+0.69 |
56.5 |
42.25 |
3 |
GM
Howell, David W L |
7.0 |
ENG |
M |
2625 |
2689 |
+0.84 |
55.0 |
41.0 |
4 |
GM
Van Der Wiel, John |
6.5 |
NED |
M |
2451 |
2497 |
+0.76 |
52.5 |
36.25 |
5 |
GM
Polak, Tomas |
6.5 |
CZE |
M |
2540 |
2504 |
-0.04 |
52.0 |
36.0 |
6 |
IM
Chytilek, Roman |
6.5 |
CZE |
M |
2381 |
2469 |
+1.15 |
48.0 |
31.5 |
7 |
FM
Van Wessel, Rudy |
6.5 |
NED |
M |
2371 |
2383 |
+0.28 |
47.5 |
32.75 |
8 |
GM
Deepan Chakkravarthy |
6.0 |
IND |
M |
2470 |
2542 |
+1.04 |
53.5 |
33.25 |
9 |
GM
Van Den Doel, Erik |
6.0 |
NED |
M |
2574 |
2544 |
-0.14 |
52.0 |
31.75 |
10 |
WIM
Padurariu, Ioana |
6.0 |
ROU |
F |
2164 |
2466 |
+3.45 |
48.5 |
30.5 |
11 |
IM
Mashinskaya, Iulia |
6.0 |
RUS |
F |
2333 |
2366 |
+0.62 |
48.0 |
30.5 |
12 |
GM
Hasangatin, Ramil |
6.0 |
RUS |
M |
2515 |
2432 |
-0.73 |
48.0 |
29.75 |
13 |
IM
Slingerland, Fred |
6.0 |
NED |
M |
2390 |
2330 |
-0.56 |
46.0 |
27.75 |
14 |
Pijpers, Arthur |
6.0 |
NED |
M |
2296 |
2394 |
+1.19 |
45.0 |
26.25 |
15 |
Meng, Roger |
6.0 |
NED |
M |
2282 |
2314 |
+0.48 |
43.5 |
25.75 |
16 |
Van Overdam, Julian |
5.5 |
NED |
M |
2215 |
2348 |
+1.42 |
48.5 |
28.25 |
17 |
IM
Llaneza Vega, Marcos |
5.5 |
ESP |
M |
2465 |
2315 |
-1.42 |
48.0 |
27.5 |
18 |
IM
Spirin, Oleg |
5.5 |
RUS |
M |
2491 |
2362 |
-1.22 |
47.5 |
26.75 |
19 |
Kirana, Marco |
5.5 |
NED |
M |
2150 |
2344 |
+2.29 |
47.0 |
26.5 |
20 |
IM
Pena Gomez, Manuel |
5.5 |
ESP |
M |
2420 |
2287 |
-1.28 |
47.0 |
26.0 |
21 |
FM
Ducarmon, Quinten |
5.5 |
NED |
M |
2352 |
2287 |
-0.54 |
46.5 |
27.25 |
22 |
Farrand, Tom |
5.5 |
JCI |
M |
2256 |
2276 |
+0.41 |
46.5 |
25.5 |
23 |
IM
Vishnu Prasanna |
5.5 |
IND |
M |
2340 |
2323 |
+0.00 |
46.0 |
25.5 |
24 |
FM
Erwich, Frank |
5.5 |
NED |
M |
2360 |
2385 |
+0.40 |
45.5 |
27.5 |
25 |
Vistisen, Lars |
5.5 |
DEN |
M |
2201 |
2344 |
+1.36 |
45.5 |
26.25 |
26 |
Wilschut, Peter |
5.5 |
NED |
M |
2206 |
2353 |
+1.65 |
45.0 |
23.25 |
27 |
FM
Wantola, Ivo |
5.5 |
NED |
M |
2333 |
2281 |
-0.45 |
44.5 |
22.75 |
28 |
FM
Van Ketel, Raoul |
5.5 |
NED |
M |
2311 |
2203 |
-1.04 |
43.5 |
24.75 |
29 |
Senlle Caride, Miguel |
5.5 |
ESP |
M |
2271 |
2184 |
-0.75 |
37.0 |
21.75 |
Here's another game by the tournament winner that was awarded a brilliancy
prize:

[Event "5th LCT Open A"]
[Site "Leiden NED"]
[Date "2011.07.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Pena Gomez, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2011.07.08"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 b5 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Re1 b4 10. Nd5 Qd8 ({after} 10... exd5 11. exd5+ ({or} 11. Bf4 Bd6 12.
exd5+) 11... Ne5 12. d6 Bxd6 13. Nf5 {White is winning.}) 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Nf5
d6 13. Qg4 g6 14. Bg5 f6 {[%csl Rd5,Rf5,Rg5] [#]Count the number of white
pieces that are "hanging".} 15. Nxd6+ Qxd6 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Bxf6 Ne5 18. Qh3
Nf7 19. Bxh8 Nxh8 20. Qxh7 Nf7 21. e5 Qb6 {[#]} 22. Bxb7 Rxc2 23. Rac1 Qxf2+
24. Kh1 Bc5 25. Rf1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Qe3 {White has successfully defended his
king with the distant bishop, now he can go hunting with his heavy pieces.} 27.
Rf1 Nxe5 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Qf8+ Kd7 30. Qc8+ Kd6 31. Qb8+ Kd7 32. Bc8+ Ke7 33.
Qb7+ Ke8 34. Bxe6 g5 35. Bb3 Bd4 36. Ba4+ {and mate in two.} 1-0
Leiden photographic review
By tournament winner GM Sergey Tiviakov

The winner of Leiden 2011, with 7.5/9 points: Sergey Tiviakov

Beaten by Tiviakov at finish line: BIH GM Predrag Nikolic

Equal second (with Nikolic): British GM David Howell

The "critical" final round game van der Wiel vs Polak was drawn
in eleven moves

Sixth: IM Roman Chytilek, CZE, 2381, 6.5/9 points
Scheveningen
Scheveningen (this, we are afraid, is how you
pronounce it) is a districts of The Hague, a modern modern seaside resort
with a long sandy beach, an esplanade, a pier, a lighthouse, and a nudist section
in the north. Chess players flock there (to Scheveningen!) because
of 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6, which was invented in this
town.

Russian IM Oleg Spirin posing in front of the International Justice Court...

... in front of the Spa house in Scheveningen...

...and the canal houses of of the town, built right down to the water...

... and the city center, where there is a bronze statue of the inventor of the
opening...

... and rthe wind-swept beach of the important chess resort

And finally a message for future generations of chess players who visit
Scheveningen

Holland pioneered wind energy long before it became fashionable everywhere

Our reporter Sergey Tiviakov with a Dutch friend who came visiting during
the entire event
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