Chess Festival Groningen

The days are getting shorter and with some imagination you can hear the Christmas bells chiming... the Chess Festival in Groningen is getting near! And what could be a better way of spending these dark days than to play some nice games of chess? You have a choice of playing in one of the open groups (nine rounds), a four person round robin (three), or a Compact group (five). And if you are a student at the RUG and a beginning chess player, you can participate for free in the Student Tournament.

As always, this year's tournament will be held from the 22th till the 30th of December. This time the full tournament will be played in the familiar playing hall of the ACLO at Zernike Campus. At the ACLO we're hoping to welcome once more a horde of enthousiastic chess players from all over the globe. Not convinced yet? We have to offer: live commentary, daily reports, chess merch stands, Christmas blitz, After Chess in chess café Proeflokaal Hooghoudt, and most importantly an excellent atmosphere. Be there!

Chess Festival Groningen 2019
Date	Open Tournament A, B, C	4-person Tounament	Compact	Student Tournament	Youth Grand Prix	University Challenge	Commentary	After Chess
21-12-2019	Round 1
22-12-2019	Round 2	Round 1
23-12-2019	Round 3	Round 2		Will follow
24-12-2019	Round 4	Round 3
25-12-2019	Merry Christmas!
26-12-2019	Round 5		Round 1
27-12-2019	Round 6		Round 2
28-12-2019	Round 7		Round 3		Will follow
29-12-2019	Round 8		Round 4
30-12-2019	Round 9		Round 5

21 December	11.00 – 12.00 hrs	Registration
21 December	13.00 – 19.00 hrs	Round 1
22 December	13.00 – 19.00 hrs	Round 2
23 December	13.00 – 19.00 hrs	Round 3
24 December	13.00 – 19.00 hrs	Round 4
25 December		Rest day
26 December	13.00 – 19.00 hrs	Round 5
27 December	13.00 – 19.00 hrs	Round 6
28 December	13.00 – 19.00 hrs	Round 7
29 December	13.00 – 19.00 hrs	Round 8
30 December	11.00 – 17.00 hrs	Round 9
30 December	± 18.00 hrs	Prizegiving ceremony

22 December	11.00 – 12.00 hrs	Registration
22 December	13.00 – 19.00 hrs	Round 1
23 December	13.00 – 19.00 hrs	Round 2
24 December	13.00 – 19.00 hrs	Round 3
	Followed by	prizegiving ceremony

26 December	11.00 – 12.00 hrs	Registration
26 December	13.00 – 19.00 hrs	Ronde 1
27 December	13.00 – 19.00 hrs	Ronde 2
28 December	13.00 – 19.00 hrs	Ronde 3
29 December	13.00 – 19.00 hrs	Ronde 4
30 December	11.00 – 17.00 hrs	Ronde 5
30 December	± 18.00 hrs	Prizegiving ceremony

Ding dong!

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