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The 13th Univé Tournament 2009 is taking place from October 16th to 24th in the town hall in the center of the Dutch town of Hoogeveen. It is played in a number of sections: the Crown Group with four players, the strong international Univé Open, two tournaments for amateurs and a youth event. The insurance company Univé is the new sponsor of the event, which was previously known as the Essent Tournament. The prize fund for the for the Crown Group is €10,000, the time control 40 moves in 1½ hours + 30 minutes to finish the game, with a 30 seconds increment from the start.
Participants of the Crown Group
| Player | Country | Rating |
| Vassily Ivanchuk | Ukraine | 2746 |
| Sergei Tiviakov | Netherlands | 2697 |
| Judit Polgar | Hungary | 2693 |
| Anish Giri | Netherlands | 2517 |
Anish Giri, 14, grandmaster and Dutch Champion
All four games of the first two rounds in the Crown Group were drawn, which was mainly a success for 15-year-old GM Anish Giri, who was playing 161 points above his nominal 2552 rating. The second round had the more exciting games: a hard-fought 52-move draw between Giri and Sergei Tiviakov, and an exciting effort by Judit Polgar, who missed a good chance (46..Qd4!) with the black pieces against Vassily Ivanchuk, and then tried to eke out a win in a rook and minor piece ending. The game was drawn in 75 moves.
Hoogeveen: cascade in the Main Street [photo Willem Jan Kleppe]
The town hall, decorated with flags of the participant during the tournament
Top GM in the Crown Group: Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine
Judit Polgar, the strongest female player in the history of the game
Sergei Tiviakov, who won the Dutch Championship in 2006 and 2007
Anish Giri, of Russian-Nepalese descent, is the reigning Dutch Champion
Photos by Harry Gielen
LinksThe games are being broadcast live on the official web site and on the chess server Playchess.com. If you are not a member you can download the free PGN reader ChessBase Light, which gives you immediate access. You can also use the program to read, replay and analyse PGN games. New and enhanced: CB Light 2009! |
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