TWIC is 29. First issue 17th September 1994.
NH Tournament 2009 (Concluded)
NH Chess Tournament
Mark Crowther - Monday 31st August 2009
Peter Heine Nielsen finished top scorer in the event. Photo ? Fred Lucas: | www.fredlucas.eu/
The Experience Team beat the Rising Stars in the NH Chess Tournament 27.5-22.5.
Last year the Rising Stars won 33.5-16.5 so a major effort was made to beef up the Experience team. Probably key to the margin of victory was the under-performance of Hikaru Nakamura, who has been on fire recently but here he was ill (cold/flu like symptoms), for most of the tournament. He has taken advantage of a lot of invitations recently but it is probably time for a rest for him.
Peter Heine Nielsen was the top scorer for the Experience side with 6.5/10. Peter Svidler scored 6/10. The only plus score for the Rising Stars was Jan Smeets, and with this he has earned a place in the 2010 Amber Tournament.
Ljubomir Ljubojevic was a surprise plus scorer for the Experience team. He rarely plays these days, and recent results for veterans who don't prepare, haven't been encouraging. 5.5/10 was a very fine score for him and he will gain a large number of rating points. Loek van Wely was the only Experience player below 50%.
Final Score: Experience 27.5 - Rising Stars 22.5
The NH Chess Tournament Rising Stars vs. Experience took place August 20th-31st 2009 in the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Dam 9, Amsterdam. The NH Chess Tournament, organised by NH Hoteles in close cooperation with Association Max Euwe, Monaco, is a 'Scheveningen' team tournament between an 'Experience' team and a 'Rising Stars' team.
The special prize for the best Rising Stars was an invitation to the 2010 Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament in Nice.
NH Chess Tournament Rising Stars vs. Experience (Amsterdam NED)
Thu 20th Aug 2009 - Mon 31st Aug 2009 -
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NH Tournament (10 players 10 Rds Schev Team TC:120m:30m+30spm(41)) - Games in PGN: All
NH Tournament (10 players 10 Rds Schev Team TC: 120m:30m+30spm(41)) - Games in PGN: All
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| Round 1 (August 20, 2009) Experience 3 Rising Stars 2 | ||||||
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| Svidler, Peter | - Hou Yifan | 1-0 | 64 | C11 | French Defence | |
| Ljubojevic, Ljubomir | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 60 | A81 | Dutch Leningrad | |
| Nielsen, Peter Heine | - Stellwagen, Daniel | 1-0 | 26 | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 | |
| Van Wely, Loek | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 22 | A29 | English Four Knights | |
| Beliavsky, Alexander G | - Smeets, Jan | 0-1 | 68 | A11 | Reti Opening | |
| Round 2 (August 21, 2009) Experience 3 Rising Stars 2 | ||||||
| Smeets, Jan | - Nielsen, Peter Heine | ½-½ | 21 | B92 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2 | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Beliavsky, Alexander G | ½-½ | 42 | C91 | Ruy Lopez | |
| Hou Yifan | - Ljubojevic, Ljubomir | 0-1 | 87 | B45 | Sicilian Classical | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Van Wely, Loek | ½-½ | 79 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
| Stellwagen, Daniel | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 27 | B43 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
| Round 3 (August 22, 2009) Experience 2.5 Rising Stars 2.5 | ||||||
| Nielsen, Peter Heine | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 25 | E21 | Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3 | |
| Svidler, Peter | - Smeets, Jan | ½-½ | 22 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations | |
| Ljubojevic, Ljubomir | - Stellwagen, Daniel | 1-0 | 46 | D19 | Slav Defence | |
| Van Wely, Loek | - Hou Yifan | ½-½ | 31 | E15 | Queens Indian | |
| Beliavsky, Alexander G | - Nakamura, Hikaru | 0-1 | 34 | E97 | King's Indian Classical | |
| Round 4 (August 23, 2009) Experience 1.5 Rising Stars 3.5 | ||||||
| Smeets, Jan | - Ljubojevic, Ljubomir | 1-0 | 30 | B45 | Sicilian Classical | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 31 | D11 | Slav Defence | |
| Hou Yifan | - Beliavsky, Alexander G | 1-0 | 39 | C41 | Philidor's Defence | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Nielsen, Peter Heine | ½-½ | 41 | D31 | Semi-Slav Defence | |
| Stellwagen, Daniel | - Van Wely, Loek | ½-½ | 36 | B81 | Sicilian Keres Attack | |
| Round 5 (August 24, 2009) Experience 3.5 Rising Stars 1.5 | ||||||
| Nielsen, Peter Heine | - Hou Yifan | ½-½ | 37 | E06 | Catalan | |
| Svidler, Peter | - Nakamura, Hikaru | 1-0 | 61 | B12 | Caro Kann Advanced | |
| Ljubojevic, Ljubomir | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 73 | A32 | English Symmetrical | |
| Van Wely, Loek | - Smeets, Jan | ½-½ | 38 | D19 | Slav Defence | |
| Beliavsky, Alexander G | - Stellwagen, Daniel | 1-0 | 62 | E71 | King's Indian 5.h3 | |
| Round 6 (August 26, 2009) Experience 2.5 Rising Stars 2.5 | ||||||
| Smeets, Jan | - Beliavsky, Alexander G | 1-0 | 40 | B07 | Pirc Defence | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Van Wely, Loek | ½-½ | 38 | B84 | Sicilian Scheveningen | |
| Hou Yifan | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 18 | B06 | Modern Defence | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Ljubojevic, Ljubomir | 0-1 | 48 | B35 | Sicilian Defence | |
| Stellwagen, Daniel | - Nielsen, Peter Heine | ½-½ | 27 | C64 | Ruy Lopez Classical | |
| Round 7 (August 28, 2009) Experience 3.5 Rising Stars 1.5 | ||||||
| Nielsen, Peter Heine | - Smeets, Jan | 1-0 | 36 | D19 | Slav Defence | |
| Svidler, Peter | - Stellwagen, Daniel | ½-½ | 41 | B12 | Caro Kann Advanced | |
| Ljubojevic, Ljubomir | - Hou Yifan | ½-½ | 62 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
| Van Wely, Loek | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 59 | A40 | Unusual Replies to 1.d4 | |
| Beliavsky, Alexander G | - Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | 25 | E12 | Queens Indian Petrosian | |
| Round 8 (August 29, 2009) Experience 2.5 Rising Stars 2.5 | ||||||
| Smeets, Jan | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 29 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Nielsen, Peter Heine | ½-½ | 60 | C64 | Ruy Lopez Classical | |
| Hou Yifan | - Van Wely, Loek | ½-½ | 47 | B84 | Sicilian Scheveningen | |
| Stellwagen, Daniel | - Ljubojevic, Ljubomir | 1-0 | 110 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Beliavsky, Alexander G | 0-1 | 71 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Round 9 (August 30, 2009) Experience 2 Rising Stars 3 | ||||||
| Nielsen, Peter Heine | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 89 | A88 | Dutch Leningrad | |
| Svidler, Peter | - Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | 43 | C80 | Ruy Lopez Open | |
| Ljubojevic, Ljubomir | - Smeets, Jan | ½-½ | 17 | D47 | Queens Gambit Meran | |
| Beliavsky, Alexander G | - Hou Yifan | 1-0 | 53 | E06 | Catalan | |
| Van Wely, Loek | - Stellwagen, Daniel | 0-1 | 47 | E97 | King's Indian Classical | |
| Round 10 (August 31, 2009) Experience 3.5 Rising Stars 1.5 | ||||||
| Smeets, Jan | - Van Wely, Loek | ½-½ | 18 | B84 | Sicilian Scheveningen | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Ljubojevic, Ljubomir | ½-½ | 34 | C11 | French Defence | |
| Stellwagen, Daniel | - Beliavsky, Alexander G | ½-½ | 45 | C41 | Philidor's Defence | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Svidler, Peter | 0-1 | 32 | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 | |
| Hou Yifan | - Nielsen, Peter Heine | 0-1 | 50 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |
| NH Chess Tournament Amsterdam (NED), 20-31 viii 2009 Final Round 10 Standings |
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| Experience | 27.5 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Nielsen,PH | 2680 | | | 6.5/10 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Svidler,P | 2739 | | | | | 6.0/10 | |||||||||
| 3 | Ljubojevic,L | 2553 | | | | | | | 5.5/10 | ||||||||
| 4 | Beliavsky,A | 2662 | | | | | | | | | 5.0/10 | |||||||
| 5 | Van Wely,L | 2655 | | | | | | | | | | | 4.5/10 | ||||||
| Rising Stars | 22.5 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Smeets,J | 2632 | ½0 | ½½ | 1½ | 11 | ½½ | 6.0/10 | ||||||
| 2 | Caruana,F | 2670 | ½½ | ½1 | ½½ | ½0 | ½½ | 5.0/10 | ||||||
| 3 | Stellwagen,D | 2630 | 0½ | ½½ | 01 | 0½ | ½1 | 4.5/10 | ||||||
| 4 | Hou Yifan | 2584 | ½0 | 0½ | 0½ | 10 | ½½ | 3.5/10 | ||||||
| 5 | Nakamura,Hi | 2710 | ½½ | 00 | ½0 | 10 | ½½ | 3.5/10 | ||||||
