Netherlands Chess Championship 2011
The 2011 Netherlands Chess Championships runs from 26 June -5 July in Boxtel.
Last year's champion Jan Smeets is defending his title in a ten-player single round robin event. There is also a separate six-player double round-robin women's contest where Zhaoqin Peng is defending champion.
Games start at 13:30 local time (11:30 UTC) except the last round which is at 11:00 (09:00 UTC). The men get a rest day on 1 July.
The men's line-up:
| Anish Giri | 2687 |
| Jan Smeets | 2647 |
| Ivan Sokolov | 2645 |
| Erwin l'Ami | 2611 |
| Sipke Ernst | 2596 |
| Wouter Spoelman | 2564 |
| Friso Nijboer | 2538 |
| Daan Brandenburg | 2535 |
| Ruud Janssen | 2512 |
| Robin Swinkels | 2483 |
The first round has been completed and the games are below:
Defending champion Jan Smeets
The women's line-up:
| Zhaoqin Peng | 2375 |
| Arlette van Weersel | 2246 |
| Anne Haast | 2221 |
| Martine Middelveld | 2120 |
| Lisa Hortensius | 2111 |
| Annemarie Volkers | 2046 |
Zhaoqin Peng has won the women's championship 12 times since moving from China in 1996, and 11 times in unbroken succession since the year 2000! The games from round one are below:
Defending champion Zhaoqin Peng
Coverage is available at the official site, and also via Facebook and Twitter. The live games broadcast is here.
