14th Hogeschool Zeeland Chess Tournament

7-14th August in Vlissingen, GM Krishnan Sasikiran top seeded

The 14th Hogeschool Zeeland Chess Tournament is set to take place on 7-14th August in Vlissingen, Netehrlands. The tournament is organised by the Stichting Schaak Walcheren, and consists of 9 rounds, Swiss system. The rate of play is 40 moves in 2 hours, followed by 30 minutes for the completion of the game. A bye is only possible in the 2nd and 3rd round.

According to the official website, the maximum number of 250 players has already been reached and new applications are possible only in the case of withdrawals. Indian Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran is leading the field as top seeded, followed by GM Sergey Fedorchuk and GM Erwin L'ami, both rated above 2600 elo.

Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran

Top rated participants:

GM Krishnan Sasikiran India 2679
GM Sergey Fedorchuk Ukraine 2665
GM Erwin L'ami Netherlands 2620
GM Viktor Erdos Hungary 2592
GM Erik Van den Doel Netherlands 2591
GM Friso Nijboer Netherlands 2582
GM Vyacheslav Ikonnikov Russia 2578
GM Stewart Haslinger England 2552
GM Michael Hoffmann Germany 2517
IM Daan Brandenburg Netherlands 2514
IM Thomas Henrichs Germany 2490
IM Ilja Zaragatski Germany 2472
IM Roeland Pruijssers Netherlands 2462
IM Jop Delemarre Netherlands 2458
IM Manuel Bosboom Netherlands 2455
IM Twan Burg Netherlands 2449
IM Bernd Kohlweyer Germany 2436
IM Laurent Guidarelli France 2433
IM Ali Bitalzadeh Netherlands 2415
IM Koen Leenhouts Netherlands 2407