12:42 Welcome at the last round of the tenth edition of the dMP Batavia Amsterdam Chess Tournament! Grandmaster norms are no longer possible, but there is still a lot at stake. Alexandr Fier and Ivan Sokolov are playing for tournament … Continue reading
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15:40 While many people are ice skating on the canals in Amsterdam, the dMP Batavia tournament is entering the final stage. The standings at the top are: 1 Fier 5.5 2 Sokolov 5 3 Santos Ruiz 4 All other players … Continue reading
14:55 Welcome back at round 7 of the 10th dMP Batavia Amsterdam Chess Tournament. Clearly the big game of today is the encounter between the heavyweights Alexandr Fier and Ivan Sokolov. Friso Nijboer versus Miguel Santos Ruiz is two more … Continue reading
14:35 When we closed the blog on Tuesday evening, Friso Nijboer was still working on converting his extra pawn against Robby Kevlishvili, which he did convincingly. That gives us the following standings after five rounds: 1 Fier 4 2 Sokolov … Continue reading
14:58 Welcome back! Last night Anna Zatonskih managed to convert her material advantage against Manuel Bosboom and is back at 50%. Generally, the field moved together quite a bit yesterday, since everyone can beat everyone. Today is round 5, the … Continue reading
14:33 The ladies returned from their shopping tour, I returned from Belgium (solid draw with Black against Xander Wemmers, our team won) and Lennart is back to taking photos, so we are all set for round 4. Don’t forget that … Continue reading
15:15 The second round has begun and the game that draws most attention so far is the heavy theoretical battle between Alina Kashlinskaya and Alexandr Fier, who both won their game in the first round. Alina played the Marshall Gambit … Continue reading
15:20 The special tenth edition of the Batavia tournament has begun! Last night we had a fun start of the event, with many people attending the official opening and the blitz tournament. Alexandr Fier dominated the blitz with 7 out … Continue reading
12:33 Welcome everyone to the last round of the 2017 Batavia tournament. It’s already a memorable event with a GM norm for Lucas van Foreest (after 8 rounds!) and an IM norm for Barry Brink (after 7 rounds!). Bobby Cheng … Continue reading
14:30 Dear chess friends, welcome to the eighth round of the Batavia tournament. It’s Saturday afternoon, the weather is good here in Amsterdam, feel free to visit us at Café Batavia. Let’s start with a look at the current standings: … Continue reading