Alexander Shvartsman has won the final of the world championship 2017 with 14 points in 11 games, right before Chizhov and Valneris both with 13 points. After 9 rounds it was Valneris who was still in the lead. But with two victories in the last two rounds Shvartsman managed to make a decisive jump and grab the world title. Take a look at some highlights of the final.
The world championship 2017 is held in Tallinn, Estonia. Take a look at some highlights of the semi finals.
The talented Elena Cesnokova from Latvia is making progress rapidly. In March she ended third in the
World cup final in Ufa,
and even had good prospects for more. Right now she is performing very well in the
yearly Tournament in Minsk. Take a look at some of her games in the World cup final and in Minsk:
The Dutch Team Cup 2017
was won by Hijken. The final against Witte van Moort ended in 4-4. On the first board, Boomstra of team Hijken won
against Aalberts, while on the third board Mol won against Scholma. Due to the result on the first board, the cup
went to Hijken. Take a look at the decisive game Boomstra - Aalberts.
The Dutch championship 2017 was played in Urk. It was organized by Stichting Aanzet, who organized
many tournaments before, including the world championship 2011.
Martijn van IJzendoorn won the tournament with a sensational 18 points in 11 games, followed by
Alexander Baliakin (14 points) and Ron Heusdens (13 points).
Take a look at an analysis of the games.