2018-10-20

22nd Hoogeveen Chess Festival 2018

The 22nd Hoogeveen Chess Festival 2018 is taking place between 20 and 27 October in Hoogeveen Town Hall in the Netherlands.

The highlight of the event will be the 22nd Hoogeveen Chess Tournament - two 6-game classical matches, one between Sam Shankland and Peter Svidler, and the other between Jorden van Foreest and Vladimir Fedoseev.
The time control for the matches is 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment from move 1.

Schedule: (UTC)
Round Hoogeveen matches / Game 1    Oct 21, 2018    12:00 
Round Hoogeveen matches / Game 2    Oct 22, 2018    12:00 
Round Hoogeveen matches / Game 3    Oct 23, 2018    12:00 
Round Hoogeveen matches / Game 4    Oct 25, 2018    12:00 
Round Hoogeveen matches / Game 5    Oct 26, 2018    12:00 
Round Hoogeveen matches / Game 6    Oct 27, 2018    10:00


Watch the games of the 22nd Hoogeveen Chess Festival 2018 with computer analysis LIVE on ChessBomb.

The Hoogeveen Open is a  9-round open, part of the 22nd Hoogeveen Chess Festival. The total prize fund is €10,000 with a €4,000 1st prize. After the 7th round, the top 4 qualifies for the semi-finals and finals to decide the top prizes of the Open tournament. The remaining players of the Open group will play a regular 8th and 9th round.
The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment from move 1.

Schedule: (UTC)
Round 1    Oct 20, 2018    12:00 
Round 2    Oct 21, 2018    12:00 
Round 3    Oct 22, 2018    07:00 
Round 4    Oct 22, 2018    13:00 
Round 5    Oct 23, 2018    12:00 
Round 6    Oct 24, 2018    12:00 
Round 7    Oct 25, 2018    12:00 
Round 8    Oct 26, 2018    12:00 
Round 9    Oct 27, 2018    10:00 

Watch the games of the Hoogeveen Open 2018 with computer analysis LIVE on ChessBomb.

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