Tata Steel Chess and Studies Day

The fourth international Tata Steel Chess and Studies Day will be held on Saturday, January 26th 2013 in hotel  Zeeduin in Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) as part of the 75th edition of Tata Steel chess tournament and in collaboration with ARVES. Chief Arbiter: Luc Palmans

Here is the time-table:

10:00- 10.30: Registration

10.45: Official opening
11.00 -14.00: International Open Solving Competition of original studies with a prize fund of 750 Euros and book prizes. Special prizes will be awarded to the best newcomers and youth solvers.

14.00-17.00: Watching the penultimate round of the world’s most famous chess tournaments with live expert commentary.

17.30: Prize giving.

Entry fee: 15 Euros; juniors (u-20) 10 Euros; GMs and IMs – free.

Winners of 2009 edition: 1.IM Twan Burg 2.GM John Nunn 3.GM Eddy van Beers

Winners of 2011 edition: 1.GM John Nunn 2. GM Eddy van Beers 3. WGM Alina L’ami

Winners of 2012 edition: 1. FM David Klein 2.IM Joost Michielsen 3. GM John Nunn

The Dutch section of the International Solving Championship (for problems & studies) will be held in Wijk aan Zee on Sunday, January 27th (last round of Tata steel tournament) from 10.30 in hotel Zeeduin and is open to all. Organizer is Hans Uitenbroek and chief arbiter is Peter Bakker. The ISC is held in many places around the world at the same time and with the same problems.

For further details and registration (in advance, as the number of participants is limited!) please write to the organizer Yochanan Afek afekchess@gmail.com before January 20th 2013.  Join an enjoyable chess and chess composition weekend with the special atmosphere of the great Wijk aan Zee festival and help us to create a successful event again!

Studies Day- List of Participants

1)      GM Piotr Murdzia (Poland)

2)      GM John Nunn       (England)

3)      GM Oleg Pervakov  (Russia)

4)      WGM Alina Lámi    (Romania)

5)      IM   Evgeny Kopylov (Russia)

6)      Marcel van Herck      (Belgium)

7)      Ryszard Królikowski  (Poland)

8)      Marcin Kołodziejski   (Poland)

9)      Antti Parkkinen           (Finland)

10)  Jesus Miguel Seoane    (Spain)

11)   GM Dolf Wissmann

12)  IM Piet Peelen

13)  FM Ivo Wantola

14)  FM Harold vd Heijden

15)  FM Hans Uitenbroek

16)   René Olthof

17)  Harm Benak

18)   Goes Rol

19)  Wouter van Rijn

20)  Jan Balje

(persbericht, Yochanan Afek)