Wijk aan Zee 2010 – let the games begin
Pictures by Jeroen van den Belt and Gallina Tiviakova
The city of Wijk aan Zee, with the steel mill in the background
One of the players' hotels in the wind-swept dunes
The opening ceremony is held in the Corus Chess Pavilion, on the Village Green
World Champion Vishy Anand (with Hikaru Nakamura in the background)
Hungarian GM Peter Leko
Young Italian GM Fabiano Caruana
Top seed Magnus Carlsen from Norway
Chinese GM Ni Hua, Dutch Champion GM Anish Giri
Lineup on the stage: Nisipianu, Negi, Harikrishna, Sutovsky, Nyback, Anna Muzychuk,
Akobian, So, Naiditsch, Giri, Ni Hua
Dignitaries, players and visitors at the opening ceremony
Norwegian GM Kjetil Lie, Magnus Carlsen, father Henrik
Romanians: GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu with WGM Alina Motoc
Mother and son: Tatiana and Sergey Karjakin
The Corus Board President with the ambassadors of India and Russia
Anand chatting with the Indian ambassador
Aruna Anand with the man who won Wijk aan Zee five times (1989, 1998, 2003,
2004, 2006)
Europe Echecs video
report by GM Robert Fontaine
Schedule and results of Grandmaster Group A
| Group A: Round 1 - Sat. Jan. 16th |
| Sergey Karjakin - Vishy Anand |
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Leinier Dominguez - Vladimir Kramnik |
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Peter Leko - Alexei Shirov |
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Fabiano Caruana - Vassily Ivanchuk |
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Sergey Tiviakov - Magnus Carlsen |
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Jan Smeets - Hikaru Nakamura |
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Loek van Wely - Nigel Short |
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| Group A: Round 2 - Sun. Jan. 17th |
| Vishy Anand - Nigel Short |
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Hikaru Nakamura - Loek van Wely |
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Magnus Carlsen - Jan Smeets |
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Vassily Ivanchuk - Sergey Tiviakov |
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Alexei Shirov - Fabiano Caruana |
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Vladimir Kramnik - Peter Leko |
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Sergey Karjakin - Leinier Dominguez |
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| Group A: Round 3 - Mon. Jan. 18th |
| Leinier Dominguez - Vishy Anand |
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Peter Leko - Sergey Karjakin |
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Fabiano Caruana - Vladimir Kramnik |
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Sergey Tiviakov - Alexei Shirov |
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Jan Smeets - Vassily Ivanchuk |
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Loek van Wely - Magnus Carlsen |
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Nigel Short - Hikaru Nakamura |
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| Group A: Round 4 - Tues. Jan. 19th |
| Vishy Anand - Hikaru Nakamura |
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Magnus Carlsen - Nigel Short |
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Vassily Ivanchuk - Loek van Wely |
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Alexei Shirov - Jan Smeets |
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Vladimir Kramnik - Sergey Tiviakov |
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Sergey Karjakin - Fabiano Caruana |
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Leinier Dominguez - Peter Leko |
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| Wednesday, January 20th –
Free day |
| Group A: Round 5 - Thurs. Jan. 21st |
| Peter Leko - Vishy Anand |
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Fabiano Caruana - Leinier Dominguez |
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Sergey Tiviakov - Sergey Karjakin |
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Jan Smeets - Vladimir Kramnik |
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Loek van Wely - Alexei Shirov |
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Nigel Short - Vassily Ivanchuk |
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Hikaru Nakamura - Magnus Carlsen |
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| Group A: Round 6 - Fri. Jan. 22nd |
| Vishy Anand - Magnus Carlsen |
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Vassily Ivanchuk - Hikaru Nakamura |
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Alexei Shirov - Nigel Short |
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Vladimir Kramnik - Loek van Wely |
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Sergey Karjakin - Jan Smeets |
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Leinier Dominguez - Sergey Tiviakov |
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Peter Leko - Fabiano Caruana |
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| Group A: Round 7- Sat. Jan. 23rd |
| Fabiano Caruana - Vishy Anand |
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Sergey Tiviakov - Peter Leko |
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Jan Smeets - Leinier Dominguez |
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Loek van Wely - Sergey Karjakin |
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Nigel Short - Vladimir Kramnik |
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Hikaru Nakamura - Alexei Shirov |
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Magnus Carlsen - Vassily Ivanchuk |
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| Group A: Round 8 - Sun. Jan. 24th |
| Vishy Anand - Vassily Ivanchuk |
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Alexei Shirov - Magnus Carlsen |
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Vladimir Kramnik - Hikaru Nakamura |
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Sergey Karjakin - Nigel Short |
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Leinier Dominguez - Loek van Wely |
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Peter Leko - Jan Smeets |
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Fabiano Caruana - Sergey Tiviakov |
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| Monday, January 25th –
Free day |
| Group A: Round 9 - Tues. Jan. 26th |
| Sergey Tiviakov - Vishy Anand |
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Jan Smeets - Fabiano Caruana |
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Loek van Wely - Peter Leko |
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Nigel Short - Leinier Dominguez |
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Hikaru Nakamura - Sergey Karjakin |
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Magnus Carlsen - Vladimir Kramnik |
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Vassily Ivanchuk - Alexei Shirov |
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| Group A: Round 10 - Wed. Jan. 27th |
| Vishy Anand - Alexei Shirov |
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Vladimir Kramnik - Vassily Ivanchuk |
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Sergey Karjakin - Magnus Carlsen |
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Leinier Dominguez - Hikaru Nakamura |
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Peter Leko - Nigel Short |
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Fabiano Caruana - Loek van Wely |
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Sergey Tiviakov - Jan Smeets |
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| Thursday, January 28th –
Free day |
| Group A: Round 11 - Fri. Jan. 29th |
| Jan Smeets - Vishy Anand |
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Loek van Wely - Sergey Tiviakov |
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Nigel Short - Fabiano Caruana |
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Hikaru Nakamura - Peter Leko |
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Magnus Carlsen - Leinier Dominguez |
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Vassily Ivanchuk - Sergey Karjakin |
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Alexei Shirov - Vladimir Kramnik |
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| Group A: Round 12 - Sat. Jan. 30th |
| Vishy Anand - Vladimir Kramnik |
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Sergey Karjakin - Alexei Shirov |
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Leinier Dominguez - Vassily Ivanchuk |
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Peter Leko - Magnus Carlsen |
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Fabiano Caruana - Hikaru Nakamura |
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Sergey Tiviakov - Nigel Short |
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Jan Smeets - Loek van Wely |
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| Group A: Round 13 - Sun. Jan. 31st |
| Loek van Wely - Vishy Anand |
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Nigel Short - Jan Smeets |
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Hikaru Nakamura - Sergey Tiviakov |
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Magnus Carlsen - Fabiano Caruana |
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Vassily Ivanchuk - Peter Leko |
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Alexei Shirov - Leinier Dominguez |
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Vladimir Kramnik - Sergey Karjakin |
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Schedule and results of Grandmaster Group B
| Group B: Round 1 - Sat. Jan. 16th |
Ni Hua - Erwin l'Ami |
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Emil Sutovsky - Dimitri Reinderman |
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Tomi Nyback - Liviu Nisipeanu |
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Anish Giri - Pentala Harikrishna |
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David Howell - Parimarjan Negi |
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Anna Muzychuk - Varuzhan Akobian |
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Arkadij Naiditsch - Wesley So |
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| Group B: Round 2 - Sun. Jan. 17th |
Erwin l'Ami - Wesley So |
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Varuzhan Akobian - Arkadij Naiditsch |
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Parimarjan Negi - Anna Muzychuk |
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Pentala Harikrishna - David Howell |
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Liviu Nisipeanu - Anish Giri |
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Dimitri Reinderman - Tomi Nyback |
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Ni Hua - Emil Sutovsky |
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| Group B: Round 3 - Mon. Jan. 18th |
Emil Sutovsky - Erwin l'Ami |
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Tomi Nyback - Ni Hua |
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Anish Giri - Dimitri Reinderman |
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David Howell - Liviu Nisipeanu |
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Anna Muzychuk - Pentala Harikrishna |
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Arkadij Naiditsch - Parimarjan Negi |
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Wesley So - Varuzhan Akobian |
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| Group B: Round 4 - Tues. Jan. 19th |
Erwin l'Ami - Varuzhan Akobian |
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Parimarjan Negi - Wesley So |
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Pentala Harikrishna - Arkadij Naiditsch |
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Liviu Nisipeanu - Anna Muzychuk |
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Dimitri Reinderman - David Howell |
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Ni Hua - Anish Giri |
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Emil Sutovsky - Tomi Nyback |
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| Wednesday, January 20th –
Free day |
| Group B: Round 5 - Thurs. Jan. 21st |
Tomi Nyback - Erwin l'Ami |
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Anish Giri - Emil Sutovsky |
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David Howell - Ni Hua |
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Anna Muzychuk - Dimitri Reinderman |
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Arkadij Naiditsch - Liviu Nisipeanu |
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Wesley So - Pentala Harikrishna |
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Varuzhan Akobian - Parimarjan Negi |
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| Group B: Round 6 - Fri. Jan. 22nd |
Erwin l'Ami - Parimarjan Negi |
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Pentala Harikrishna - Varuzhan Akobian |
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Liviu Nisipeanu - Wesley So |
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Dimitri Reinderman - Arkadij Naiditsch |
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Ni Hua - Anna Muzychuk |
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Emil Sutovsky - David Howell |
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Tomi Nyback - Anish Giri |
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| Group B: Round 7 - Sat. Jan. 23rd |
Anish Giri - Erwin l'Ami |
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David Howell - Tomi Nyback |
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Anna Muzychuk - Emil Sutovsky |
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Arkadij Naiditsch - Ni Hua |
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Wesley So - Dimitri Reinderman |
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Varuzhan Akobian - Liviu Nisipeanu |
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Parimarjan Negi - Pentala Harikrishna |
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| Group B: Round 8 - Sun. Jan. 24th |
Erwin l'Ami - Pentala Harikrishna |
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Liviu Nisipeanu - Parimarjan Negi |
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Dimitri Reinderman - Varuzhan Akobian |
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Ni Hua - Wesley So |
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Emil Sutovsky - Arkadij Naiditsch |
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Tomi Nyback - Anna Muzychuk |
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Anish Giri - David Howell |
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| Monday, January 25th –
Free day |
| Group B: Round 9 - Tues. Jan. 26th |
David Howell - Erwin l'Ami |
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Anna Muzychuk - Anish Giri |
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Arkadij Naiditsch - Tomi Nyback |
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Wesley So - Emil Sutovsky |
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Varuzhan Akobian - Ni Hua |
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Parimarjan Negi - Dimitri Reinderman |
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Pentala Harikrishna - Liviu Nisipeanu |
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| Group B: Round 10 - Wed. Jan. 27th |
Erwin l'Ami - Liviu Nisipeanu |
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Dimitri Reinderman - Pentala Harikrishna |
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Ni Hua - Parimarjan Negi |
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Emil Sutovsky - Varuzhan Akobian |
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Tomi Nyback - Wesley So |
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Anish Giri - Arkadij Naiditsch |
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David Howell - Anna Muzychuk |
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| Thursday, January 28th –
Free day |
| Group B: Round 11 - Fri. Jan. 29th |
Anna Muzychuk - Erwin l'Ami |
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Arkadij Naiditsch - David Howell |
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Wesley So - Anish Giri |
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Varuzhan Akobian - Tomi Nyback |
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Parimarjan Negi - Emil Sutovsky |
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Pentala Harikrishna - Ni Hua |
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Liviu Nisipeanu - Dimitri Reinderman |
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| Group B: Round 12 - Sat. Jan. 30th |
Erwin l'Ami - Dimitri Reinderman |
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Ni Hua - Liviu Nisipeanu |
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Emil Sutovsky - Pentala Harikrishna |
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Tomi Nyback - Parimarjan Negi |
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Anish Giri - Varuzhan Akobian |
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David Howell - Wesley So |
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Anna Muzychuk - Arkadij Naiditsch |
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| Group B: Round 13 - Sun. Jan. 31st |
Arkadij Naiditsch - Erwin l'Ami |
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Wesley So - Anna Muzychuk |
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Varuzhan Akobian - David Howell |
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Parimarjan Negi - Anish Giri |
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Pentala Harikrishna - Tomi Nyback |
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Liviu Nisipeanu - Emil Sutovsky |
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Dimitri Reinderman - Ni Hua |
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Schedule and results of Grandmaster Group C
| Group C: Round 1 - Sat. Jan. 16th |
Ray Robson - Soumya Swaminathan |
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Robin Swinkels - Abhijeet Gupta |
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Mariya Muzychuk - Nils Grandelius |
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Stefan Kuipers - Kjetil Lie |
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Peng Zhaoqin - Robin van Kampen |
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Benjamin Bok - Li Chao |
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Daniele Vocaturo - Sjoerd Plukkel |
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| Group C: Round 2 - Sun. Jan. 17th |
Soumya Swaminathan - Sjoerd Plukkel |
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Li Chao - Daniele Vocaturo |
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Robin van Kampen - Benjamin Bok |
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Kjetil Lie - Peng Zhaoqin |
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Nils Grandelius - Stefan Kuipers |
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Abhijeet Gupta - Mariya Muzychuk |
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Ray Robson - Robin Swinkels |
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| Group C: Round 3 - Mon. Jan. 18th |
Robin Swinkels - Soumya Swaminathan |
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Mariya Muzychuk - Ray Robson |
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Stefan Kuipers - Abhijeet Gupta |
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Peng Zhaoqin - Nils Grandelius |
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Benjamin Bok - Kjetil Lie |
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Daniele Vocaturo - Robin van Kampen |
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Sjoerd Plukkel - Li Chao |
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| Group C: Round 4 - Tues. Jan. 19th |
Soumya Swaminathan - Li Chao |
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Robin van Kampen - Sjoerd Plukkel |
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Kjetil Lie - Daniele Vocaturo |
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Nils Grandelius - Benjamin Bok |
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Abhijeet Gupta - Peng Zhaoqin |
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Ray Robson - Stefan Kuipers |
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Robin Swinkels - Mariya Muzychuk |
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| Wednesday, January 20th –
Free day |
| Group C: Round 5 - Thurs. Jan. 21st |
Mariya Muzychuk - Soumya Swaminathan |
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Stefan Kuipers - Robin Swinkels |
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Peng Zhaoqin - Ray Robson |
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Benjamin Bok - Abhijeet Gupta |
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Daniele Vocaturo - Nils Grandelius |
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Sjoerd Plukkel - Kjetil Lie |
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Li Chao - Robin van Kampen |
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| Group C: Round 6 - Fri. Jan. 22nd |
Soumya Swaminathan - Robin v. Kampen |
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Kjetil Lie - Li Chao |
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Nils Grandelius - Sjoerd Plukkel |
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Abhijeet Gupta - Daniele Vocaturo |
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Ray Robson - Benjamin Bok |
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Robin Swinkels - Peng Zhaoqin |
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Mariya Muzychuk - Stefan Kuipers |
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| Group C: Round 7 - Sat. Jan. 23rd |
Stefan Kuipers - Soumya Swaminathan |
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Peng Zhaoqin - Mariya Muzychuk |
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Benjamin Bok - Robin Swinkels |
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Daniele Vocaturo - Ray Robson |
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Sjoerd Plukkel - Abhijeet Gupta |
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Li Chao - Nils Grandelius |
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Robin van Kampen - Kjetil Lie |
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| Group C: Round 8 - Sun. Jan. 24th |
Soumya Swaminathan - Kjetil Lie |
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Nils Grandelius - Robin van Kampen |
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Abhijeet Gupta - Li Chao |
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Ray Robson - Sjoerd Plukkel |
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Robin Swinkels - Daniele Vocaturo |
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Mariya Muzychuk - Benjamin Bok |
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Stefan Kuipers - Peng Zhaoqin |
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| Monday, January 25th –
Free day |
| Group C: Round 9 - Tues. Jan. 26th |
Peng Zhaoqin - Soumya Swaminathan |
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Benjamin Bok - Stefan Kuipers |
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Daniele Vocaturo - Mariya Muzychuk |
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Sjoerd Plukkel - Robin Swinkels |
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Li Chao - Ray Robson |
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Robin van Kampen - Abhijeet Gupta |
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Kjetil Lie - Nils Grandelius |
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| Group C: Round 10 - Wed. Jan. 27th |
Soumya Swaminathan - Nils Grandelius |
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Abhijeet Gupta - Kjetil Lie |
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Ray Robson - Robin van Kampen |
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Robin Swinkels - Li Chao |
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Mariya Muzychuk - Sjoerd Plukkel |
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Stefan Kuipers - Daniele Vocaturo |
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Peng Zhaoqin - Benjamin Bok |
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| Thursday, January 28th –
Free day |
| Group C: Round 11 - Fri. Jan. 29th |
Benjamin Bok - Soumya Swaminathan |
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Daniele Vocaturo - Peng Zhaoqin |
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Sjoerd Plukkel - Stefan Kuipers |
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Li Chao - Mariya Muzychuk |
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Robin van Kampen - Robin Swinkels |
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Kjetil Lie - Ray Robson |
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Nils Grandelius - Abhijeet Gupta |
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| Group C: Round 12 - Sat. Jan. 30th |
Soumya Swaminathan - Abhijeet Gupta |
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Ray Robson - Nils Grandelius |
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Robin Swinkels - Kjetil Lie |
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Mariya Muzychuk - Robin van Kampen |
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Stefan Kuipers - Li Chao |
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Peng Zhaoqin - Sjoerd Plukkel |
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Benjamin Bok - Daniele Vocaturo |
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| Group C: Round 13 - Sun. Jan. 31st |
Daniele Vocaturo - Soumya Swaminathan |
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Sjoerd Plukkel - Benjamin Bok |
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Li Chao - Peng Zhaoqin |
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Robin van Kampen - Stefan Kuipers |
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Kjetil Lie - Mariya Muzychuk |
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Nils Grandelius - Robin Swinkels |
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Abhijeet Gupta - Ray Robson |
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Schedule (playing days)
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Games begin at 13:30h local time (15:30 Moscow, 12:30 London, 7:30 a.m. NY),
except for the last round on January 31st, which begins at 12:30h. There are
three rest days, on January 20th, 25th, and 28th. For all three groups the rate
of play is 100 minutes/40 moves + 50 minutes/20 moves + 15 minutes + 30 seconds/move.
Location: The tournament takes place in the De Moriaan Community
Centre (Dorpsduinen 4, 1949 EG Wijk aan Zee). There is running commentary on
the games of the Grandmaster Groups in a special Chess Pavilion, on the Village
Green in Wijk aan Zee (one minute walk from De Moriaan).
Live commentary on Playchess
Watch the games live on Playchess, with commentary by Yasser Seirawan (and Daniel
King)
Schedule
| 16th Jan |
FM Valeri Lilov |
5:00 p.m. |
| 17th Jan |
GM Yasser Seirawan |
5:00 p.m. |
| 18th Jan |
GM Yasser Seirawan |
6:00 p.m. |
| 19th Jan |
GM Yasser Seirawan |
6:00 p.m. |
| 20th Jan |
Free Day |
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| 21st Jan |
GM Daniel King |
6:00 p.m. |
| 22nd Jan |
GM Daniel King |
6:00 p.m. |
| 23rd Jan |
GM Yasser Seirawan |
5:00 p.m. |
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| 24th Jan |
GM Yasser Seirawan |
5:00 p.m. |
| 25th Jan |
Free Day |
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| 26th Jan |
GM Yasser Seirawan |
6:00 p.m. |
| 27th Jan |
GM Daniel King |
6:00 p.m. |
| 28th Jan |
Free Day |
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| 29th Jan |
GM Daniel King |
6:00 p.m. |
| 30th Jan |
GM Yasser Seirawan |
5:00 p.m. |
| 31st Jan |
GM Yasser Seirawan |
4:00 p.m.
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Links
The games are being broadcast live on the official web site and on the
chess server Playchess.com.
If you are not a member you can download the free PGN reader ChessBase
Light, which gives you immediate access. You can also use the program
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