Science Park Amsterdam Chess Tournament

At Science Park Amsterdam you are surrounded by renowned scientists, researchers, high-tech companies, an impressive beta faculty and ambitious students. The playing venue is the brand new sports centre Universum.

Science Park Amsterdam offers several cozy bars and restaurants and it has excellent access by bicycle, public transport and car. Amsterdam is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe and two thirds of the hotels are located in the city’s centre.

There are four different groups:
Group A – Rated more than 2050, first prize € 3000
Group B – 1800-2100, first prize € 800
Group C – 1550-1850, first prize € 500
Group D – Lower than 1600, first prize € 250

Schedule: 9-17 July 2011
Mode: 9 rounds, Swiss system.
Rate of play: 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game; with an increment of 30 seconds per move from the start.
Start of the games: Rounds 1-8 will start at 13.00 hrs. The 9th round will start at 12.00 hrs.

Top rated players are GM Sokolov Ivan NED 2672, GM Reinderman Dimitri NED 2618, GM Sedlak Nikola SRB 2580, GM Popovic Dusan SRB 2569, GM Haslinger Stewart G ENG 2548, GM Nijboer Friso NED 2546, GM Adhiban B. IND 2542, GM Friedel Joshua E USA 2531, GM Lenderman Aleksandr USA 2525, GM Horvath Csaba HUN 2517, GM Sebag Marie FRA 2510, GM Neverov Valeriy UKR 2500 etc

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