by Merijn van Delft 12:29 Welcome at the last round of the 2020 Batavia tournament! The last round started at 12:00 and we’ll give you some live updates every now and then. Dimitri Reinderman is leading the tournament with 6.5 … Continue reading
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Today is the last day of the 2020 edition of the Batavia tournament, but first we would like to mention the tournament organized by our friends in Leiden: the 80th edition of the Noteboom tournament, which is hosted by 125-year-old … Continue reading
There is a lot at stake on the final day. Eight players are still in contention for first place. Jasel Lopez already secured his second IM norm and crossed the 2400 barrier. Felix Meissner needs a draw today for his … Continue reading
With two rounds to go, there are no less than seven players still in contention for first place. Tournament leader Jasel Lopez can still score a GM norm (if he wins both games) and Felix Meissner only needs 0.5 out … Continue reading
The weekend is about to start, the sun is shining and we are having a singing bartender here in Café Batavia. With three rounds to go we have several contenders for a GM or IM norm, but let’s not talk … Continue reading
Welcome back at the second half of the 11th edition of the dMP Batavia Amsterdam Chess Tournament! Today we started with a slight delay again. Some minor things keep going wrong, but everything is solved now. Our apologies for the … Continue reading
Photos by Bas Beekhuizen. Find more photos at the photo gallery. … Continue reading
It’s super exciting to be in the Stadsarchief and present chess to a new audience! The lunch took a bit longer than planned and therefore the chess started somewhat later, but everyone seems enthousiastic about this new addition to our … Continue reading
Round 5 on Tuesday March 5th will be played in the Stadsarchief, which is 20 minutes walking from Café Batavia (or 10 minutes by public transport): The address is Vijzelstraat 32. You enter the Stadsarchief through the main entrance and … Continue reading
The first concrete results of the tournament are a fact: yesterday both Jasel Lopez and Felix Meissner crossed the important 2400 rating barrier, which is a requirement for the IM title. Congratulations to both! Today they play eachother. Felix won … Continue reading