The names of six participants of the Wijk aan Zee super tournament, which takes place annually in January, have become known. The competition will be attended by:Dommaraju Gukesh;Arjun Erigaisi;Wesley So;Nodirbek Abdusattorov;Anish Giri;Jorden Van Foreest. The Wijk aan Zee Super tournament will be held from January 13 to 29, 2023. Official page
chess in Netherlands
The organizers of Tata Steel Chess announced the name of the third participant of the annual super tournament in the Netherlands. It will be the American grandmaster Wesley So.Earlier it became known that the Indians Arjun Erigaisi and Dommaraju Gukesh will take part in the competition. Official page
A chess festival has come to an end in the Netherlands. In the final match, R. Hovhannisyan was stronger than N. Zwirs 2.5 – 0.5. In the match for the 3rd place S. Bharath defeated E. Romanov with a score of 2.5 to 0.5. Technical results
In the first semifinal match, N. Zwirs won from S. Bharath and reached the final. E. Romanov drew with R. Hovhannisyan. To determine the second finalist, it was necessary to play two blitz games, in which the success was on the side of the Armenian grandmaster 2-0. Technical results
According to the results of seven rounds at the open in Hogeven , semifinal pairs were formed: N.Zwirs (Netherlands) — S.Bharath (India) E. Romanov (Norway) — R. Hovhannisyan (Armenia). The rest will continue to play in the “Swiss”.In matches L.McShane — L.Van Foreest final score 2:4, D.Dardha — M.Warmerdam — 3:3 official source
Current position: 1-2. S.Bharat (India) and Romanov E (Norway) – 5,5 ; 3. Beerdsen T ( Netherlands) – 5 In matcha L.McShane-L.Van Foreest score 2:3, D.Dardha-M.Warmerdam-2.5: 2.5. official source
Current position: 1-2. S.Bharat (India) and E. De Boer (Netherlands) – 4 each. In parallel, there are matches L. Mcshane – L. Van Foreest score 1,5:2,5. D.Dardha – M.Warmerdam -1,5:2,5. official source
Current position:1-5. E.De Boer, O.Elgersma P.Hummel (all from the Netherlands)L.Moroni (Italy) S.Bharath (India) – 3. 12 participants are half a point behind, including grandmasters R. Hovhannisyan, E. Romanov.In parallel, there are matches L. Mcshane – L. Van Foreest score 1.5: 1.5; D.Dardha – M.Warmerdam – 1:2 official source
A chess festival has started in Hoogeveen (Netherlands). In the first games of the six – game matches , L. McShane won against L. Van Forest, D. Dardha – M. Warmerdam drew. Technical results
Tomorrow the festival starts in Hoogevene, the program of which includes open (Swiss, 9 rounds, 104 players, 6 grandmasters), six-game matches L. Van Foreest – Mcshane (England) and Warmerdam – Dardha (Belgium). Starting list