Peng And Van Kampen Win Max Euwe Memorial
The 2011 Max Euwe Memorial in Amsterdam (previewed here), has finished, and Zhaoqin Peng won Group 1, while Robin Van Kampen took the honours in Group 2.
Grandmaster Jan Timman opened the event with a 24-game simultaneous exhibition at the Amsterdam Central Public Library, winning 19, drawing 1, and losing 4 games.
The chairman of the Maastricht Chess Club MSV-VSM, Jos Uiterwijk, also gave a lecture on developments in computer chess since Max Euwe helped found the Computer Chess Federation of the Netherlands (CSVN) in 1980.
Results, games, and pictures from the week-long memorial are below.
| Group 1 | |||||||||||
| Peng, Zhaoqin | NED | 2379 | * | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 3½ |
| Cramling, Pia | SWE | 2495 | ½ | ½ | * | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Olafsson, Fridrik | ISL | 2428 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | * | ½ | ½ | 3 |
| Van Der Sterren, Paul | NED | 2514 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | * | 2½ |
| Group 2 | |||||||||||
| Van Kampen, Robin | NED | 2558 | * | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4½ |
| Socko, Monika | POL | 2479 | ½ | 0 | * | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4 |
| Conquest, Stuart C | ENG | 2521 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | * | ½ | 1 | 2 |
| Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan | SCO | 2443 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | * | 1½ |
Jan Timman didn't have things all his own way in the simultaneous exhibition
13-time Dutch Women's Champion Zhaoqin Peng won Group 1
Robin Van Kampen won Group 2
Jennifer Shahade gave a 'NakedChess' performance with 3 artists models inspired by Marcel Duchamp
Photos: Eric Van Reem and Nadja Voorham at the official website.
