Utrecht Open Chess Championships 2012
INTRODUCTIONIn 2012 chess club Paul Keres will organise the Utrecht Open Chess Championships (OKU) for the 39h time. The tournament will be held from June 8 to 10, 2012. The OKU will again be played at the Nationaal Denksportcentrum Den Hommel, Kennedylaan 9, in Utrecht (+31-30-2759988).SETUPPlayers will be divided into three groups according to FIDE- or national ELO-rating. Players with a rating of 1800 or higher may play in group A, players with a rating between 1500 and 1900 may play in group B and players with a rating below 1600 may play in group C. The organisation may deviate from these rules in exceptional cases. All groups will play a six rounds Swiss tournament following the FIDE-regulations.The rate of play will be all moves in 115 minutes + 5 seconds added time per move. Smoking is prohibited in the playing area. It is possible to get one or more byes. However, people taking two or more byes during the tournament or bye in round 5 or 6 are excluded from winning prizes. A bye counted as a half point. Bye-requests must be communicated to the organisation before the tournament starts. RATINGAll results will be communicated to the Dutch chess federation, but not to the FIDE. |
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PRIZE MONEY
If a tie occurs, prizes are split. There will also be four rating prizes, with a value of € 40 each for the best players with a rating below 2200 and 2000 in group A, below 1700 in group B and below 1400 in group C. |
ENTRY AND CONTACT INFORMATIONThe entry fee of the tournament will be:
Payment on registration at the tournament hall. Entry by this web form.You can also contact Youri Gerritse by mail or by phone: +31-643020598.On entry, please give your name, full address, date of birth, club and Elo-rating (KNSB and/or FIDE). Also indicate whether you wish to receive a bye in one of the first four rounds, and which group you will play in. |
LOCATIONThe OKU will be held at:Nationaal Denksportcentrum Den Hommel Kennedylaan 9 3533 KH Utrecht Phone number +31-30-2759988 
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ROUTEView larger map |
CarTake exit 8 (Utrecht/De Meern) from the A2 and follow the signs Utrecht/Jaarbeurs. After passing the canal go left at the roundabout (Pijperlaan) and left again quickly (Bizetlaan). Follow to the end of the street. The Nationaal Denksportcentrum is at the end of the street past the swimming pool.Public transportFrom train station Utrecht Centraal:- take the tram (direction Nieuwegein-Zuid or IJsselstein) to Hospital Oudenrijn ("24 Oktoberplein-Zuid"). Walk back to the roundabout and go straight ahead (Pijperlaan). Take the first street on the left (Bizetlaan) and follow to the end. The Nationaal Denksportcentrum is at the end of the street, past the swimming pool; - or take bus number 5 in direction Oog in Al. When you leave from Utrecht Centraal Station at the Jaarbeurszijde exit, you can walk to the playing venue in about 2,5 km: (view map). |
HALL OF FAME
| 1974: Peter Monte 1975: Anton v.d. Weij 1976: Anton Rosmüller 1977: IM Bruno Carlier 1978: IM Frans Borm 1979: IM Bruno Carlier 1980: IM Herman Grooten 1981: IM Bert Enklaar 1982: FM Han Janssen 1983: Jan Voormans 1984: IM Frans Cuijpers 1985: IM Jeroen Vanheste 1986: IM Liafbern Riemersma 1987: FM Han Janssen 1988: IM Frans Cuijpers 1989: IM Johan van Mil 1990: IM Bernd Schneider 1991: IM Rini Kuyf 1992: IGM Roberto Cifuentes |
1993: FM Juri Vetemaa 1994: IGM Igor Glek 1995: Martin Roobol 1996: IGM Alex Wojtkiewicz 1997: IM Erik v.d. Doel 1998: IM Evgeny Ragozin 1999: IGM Igor Glek 2000: IGM Alexander Dgebuadze 2001: Erwin l'Ami 2002: IGM Normunds Miezis 2003: IGM Vladimir Epishin 2004: IGM Vladimir Epishin 2005: IGM Erwin l'Ami 2006: IGM Vyacheslav Ikonnikov 2007: IGM Slavko Cicak 2008: IGM Friso Nijboer 2009: IGM Friso Nijboer 2010: IGM Vyacheslav Ikonnikov 2011: IGM Dimitri Reinderman |
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