(1) Posted by Yochanan Afek [Tuesday, Jan 31, 2017 02:44]
ARVES solving competition 2017
The 8th edition of the study solving contest (Wijk aan Zee,January 28 2017) was won, for the third time, by the Dutch GM Twan Burg 30 (out of maximum 45)ahead of 2.IM Migchiel de Jong (Netherlands)24
3.GM Georgy Evseev (Russia)23 4. WGM Nargiz Umudova (Azerbaijan,the winner's wife in her first official solving attempt!)22 5.-6. GM Oleg Pervakov (Russia)& GM Jorma Paavilainen (Finland)21 each
7-8. Ryszard Kurilowski (Poland)& IM Piet Peelen (Netherlands) 18 each 9. GM Eddy van Beers (Belgium)17 10.Harold van der Heijden (Netherlands)14 etc.(20 solvers from 7 countries). Arbiter: Luc Palmans.
9 original studies (selected from 26 candidates!)were to be cracked in 3 hours.
Yours truly acted as the tournament director.