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(1) Posted by Yochanan Afek [Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 00:26]

A reminder


Tata Steel Chess and Studies Day
The second international Tata Steel Chess and Studies Day will be held on Saturday, January 29th 2011 in De Moriaan in Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) as part of Tata (formerly Corus) chess tournament and in collaboration with ARVES. Current solving world champion GM John Nunn (England) and former solving world champion (currently deputy champion) GM Piotr Murdzia (Poland) have already confirmed their participation. IM Twan Burg (Netherlands) will try to defend his title.
Chief arbiter: Luc Palmans (Belgium).
Schedule:
10.00-10.45: Informal meeting and registration
10.45: Official opening

11.00 - 14.00: International Open Solving Competition of original studies with a prize fund of 750 Euros and book prizes. Special prizes will be awarded to the best newcomers and youth solvers.
14.00 - 17.00: Watching live the penultimate round of the world’s most famous chess tournaments with GM commentary.
17.30: Prize giving and presentation of the solutions.
Entry fee: 15 Euros; juniors (u-20) 10 Euros; GMs and IMs – free.
Winners of 2009 edition: 1.IM Twan Burg 2.GM John Nunn 3.GM Eddy van Beers
For further details and registration (in advance as the number of participants is limited!) please write to the organizer Yochanan Afek afek26@gmail.com before January 25th 2011. Join an enjoyable chess and chess composition weekend with the special atmosphere of the great Wijk Aan Zee festival and help us to create a successful event!
 
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(2) Posted by Marjan Kovačević [Saturday, Feb 5, 2011 01:04]

Bravo, Yochanan, for another great event in Wijk,and for your wonderful Miniature!
http://www.chessvibes.com/weekly-endgame-study/john-nunn-wins-2nd-tata-chess-and-studies-day/
And, congratulations to John for winning the fourth major solving competition in a row: ECSC, WCSC, ISC, Wijk... Fantastic!
The three of you, including Jan Timman who composed not less than seven endgames for the competition, could be really proud for what you did to promote the Endgame Art in the OTB Chess circles and media!
 
 
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(3) Posted by Yochanan Afek [Saturday, Feb 12, 2011 01:42]; edited by Yochanan Afek [11-02-12]

Many thanks, Marjan! Chess composition has happily become a traditional part of the rich program of Tata Steel tournament. Besides the successful solving day hundreds of chess fans, both in the village and online, sent in their solution to the daily two-move challenge and it was the second year that the tournament (like several other major Dutch events)had an official original endgame study. Last year it was Ivanchuck who was seen solving a twomover on the podium during at least one of his games and this year Ponomariov asked me for a copy after each round. GM Marin, the second of Vocaturo (winner of GM group C)was regularly competing WGM Alina L'ami (the big surprise of the solving day) in the press room who will solve the daily challenger first and almost all arbiters have been regular solvers in Wijk for years. Three studies were also published in the promoting special magazine. This example and many others show time and again that there is a huge potential market of over the board players outthere to enjoy our art (at least its more orthodox genres). If we could just try from time to time not to act like a closed underground sect !
 
 
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