The 26th HZ Open Chess Tournament was held from 3-10th August at the HZ University of Applied Sciences in Vlissingen, Netherlands.
The 9-round Swiss tournament gathered 232 players from 22 chess federations.
Grandmaster Daniel Howard Fernandez from England emerged clear winner of the tournament with 7.5/9 points. Heading into the final round there was a huge tie on the first place as eight players had 6.5 points each. In the last round, however, only Fernandez was able to score a win.
Eleven players are sharing the 2nd place with 7 points each. Top prizes in the event are EUR 2000/1300/800/500/400/300.
During round 7, a chess player from was removed from the Tournament.
Final standings:
1 GM Fernandez Daniel Howard ENG 2519 – 7.5
2-12 GM Pavlidis Antonios GRE 2566, GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2618, GM L’Ami Erwin NED 2629, IM Setyaki Azarya Jodi INA 2370, GM Hausrath Daniel GER 2469, IM Karacsonyi Gellert HUN 2395, GM Ferreira Jorge Viterbo POR 2523, GM Leenhouts Koen NED 2454, GM Ikonnikov Vyacheslav FID 2465, IM Beukema Stefan BEL 2435 and IM Arfan Aditya Bagus INA 2405 – 7.0
13-21 FM De Boer Eelke NED 2384, IM De Winter Arthur NED 2411, GM Bharath Subramaniyam H IND 2566, FM Syrov Arkadi GER 2316, Rappazzo Johannes SUI 2278, IM Van Delft Merijn NED 2376, IM De Jong Migchiel NED 2295, WFM Karacsonyi Kata HUN 2184 and WGM Frayna Janelle Mae PHI 2162 – 6.5
