Max Euwe chess memorial event begins with Jan Timman simul
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Hi everyone,
The Max Euwe chess tournament begins in the beautiful city of Amsterdam. But ahead of the start of the event, one of the greatest chess players, GM Jan Timman, played a simul. After the simul the drawing of lots took place. In group A we will see the following games on Monday: Peng-Cramling and Olafsson-van der Sterren In group B we have the games Socko-van Kampen and Conquest- Arakhamia. You can follow the games live on the tournament website: www.euwetoernooi.nl. After the ceremony, Paul van der Sterren presented his massive biography in the Dutch language “Zwart op wit”. New in Chess publisher Allard Hoogland handed over the first copy of the book.
You can read the preview of the event at our post:
Hi everyone,
The Max Euwe chess tournament begins in the beautiful city of Amsterdam. But ahead of the start of the event, one of the greatest chess players, GM Jan Timman, played a simul. After the simul the drawing of lots took place. In group A we will see the following games on Monday: Peng-Cramling and Olafsson-van der Sterren In group B we have the games Socko-van Kampen and Conquest- Arakhamia. You can follow the games live on the tournament website: www.euwetoernooi.nl. After the ceremony, Paul van der Sterren presented his massive biography in the Dutch language “Zwart op wit”. New in Chess publisher Allard Hoogland handed over the first copy of the book.
The Jan Timman simul
You can read the preview of the event at our post:
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Labels: allard hoogland, chess news, Jan Timman, max euwe chess tournament, paul van der sterren, zwart op wit
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4 Comments:
At November 15, 2011 at 1:11 AM ,
Alexis Cochran, New Zealand said...
jan timman one of the most talented gms of our times surely
At November 15, 2011 at 5:07 AM ,
j.l. vienna said...
Damn i missed it :(
At November 15, 2011 at 7:14 AM ,
Three Musketeers, Land of Hope said...
Have the first two rounds taken place already?Have the first two rounds taken place already?
At November 15, 2011 at 10:20 AM ,
TSH said...
Stuart Conquest hasn't reached for first round
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