M. Liburkin, 1940: 1.h6 Bc3 [1…Bd2 2.h7 Bc3 3.Bb4] 2.Bf8! b4 [2…Bd2 3.h7 Bc3 4.Bb4!] 3.Bg7 Kf1! 4.Kh2 Kf2 5.Kh3! Kf3 6.Kh4! Kf4 7.Bxc3! bxc3 8.h7 c2 9.h8Q c1Q 10.Qh6+ 1–0 ▣▣▣ … Continue reading
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Australian International Master Bobby Cheng wins the 9th Batavia Chess Tournament with 6.5/9 together with Lucas van Foreest. Cheng claimed the tournament victory in the tiebreak thanks to his first round win over Van Foreest. Both Cheng and Van Foreest … Continue reading
The 6th round of the Batavia Chess Tournament will start on Thursday at 2pm. Wednesday, March 1 is a rest day.
Games: click here. Standings: click here. Photos by Bas Beekhuizen Batavia 2017 – Blitz & Opening / Google Photos … Continue reading
Endgame composition GM Yochanan Afek, who is based in Amsterdam, has selected ten endgame studies to solve, for the fans of the Batavia tournament. On Saturday 25 February in the evening, Yochanan will visit Café Batavia and present the ten … Continue reading
The 9th Batavia Chess Tournament takes place from Thursday, February 23rd to Sunday, March 5th, 2017 in Café Batavia 1920, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The games will start each day at 14:00 hrs. The final round starts at 12.00 hrs. Wednesday, March … Continue reading
Endgame composition GM Yochanan Afek, who is based in Amsterdam, has selected ten endgame studies to solve, for the fans of the Batavia tournament. You can try to solve them all weekend long. On Monday evening, at 18:00 local time, … Continue reading
Find the games here. Final standing here. PGN download here. Pairings Round 1 here. … Continue reading
The 8th Batavia Chess Tournament takes place from Thursday, February 18th to Sunday, February 28th, 2016 in Café Batavia 1920, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The games will start each day at 14:00 hrs. The final round starts at 12.00 hrs. Wednesday, … Continue reading
Etienne Goudriaan analysed his 2nd round win against GM Roland Schmaltz. Click on continue reading more to find his analysis. … Continue reading