2nd Batavia Amsterdam Chess Tournament
21.02.2010
Photo and report by Frits Agterdenbos
www.chessvista.com
The 2nd Batavia Amsterdam Chess Tournament, also called the Max Euwe Challenge, is taking place 19 – 28 February in Cafe Batavia 1920, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The playing venue is located just across Amsterdam Central Station. The tournament is the brainchild of Bas Beekhuizen (chess photographer) and sponsor Peter Tames (Cafe Batavia 1920).
In 2010 the Max Euwe Centre joined as a co-sponsor. The first edition (2009) was won by Dutch junior Robin Van Kampen and GM Ilan Manor.
After two rounds Dutch IM Xander Wemmers leads on 2.0 points. He is followed by Khosla Shiven and Christov Kleijn (1.5 points). In round 3 Lisa Schut defeated Alina Motoc in 15 moves:
Alina Motoc – Lisa Schut (R3)
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.h4 c5 6.h5 Bg7 7.Qa4+ Bd7 8.Qh4 Nb4 9.hxg6 fxg6 10.Rb1 N8c6 11.Qc4 Na5 12.Qxc5 Nc2+ 13.Kd1 Rc8 14.Qd5 Bxc3 15.Rxh7 Ne3+ (0-1)
Pairings, Results and Standings: www.schaakbond.nl/data/batavia/index.html
Live games: www.schaakbond.nl/live/tfdweb.htm
How come no one talks about this event?