7th IBC Limburg Open

Maastricht, 17 till 20 May 2013 (Whitsunday weekend)

Vladmir Dobrov wins IBC Limburg Open

GM Vladimir Dobrov wins IBC Limburg Open with 5½ point; he shares the prize with GM Sipke Ernst, David Miedema, IM Mher Hovhanisian and IM Daniël Hausrath. Dobrov is winner of the tournament due to tie break rules. Vadim Bondrachuk wins group B, group C is won by Kai-Friedrich Schlegel and Wolfgang Römhild.

Limburg chess champion is IM Daniël Hausrath. Peter Schoeber is provincial veteran champion. Provincial senior champion is Eduard Coenen. Naomi de Ridder of 't Pionneke is provincial ladies champion. The general ladies prize goes to Maaike Keetman.

GM Vladimir Dobrov also wins the brilianze prize for his victory over GM Andrei Shchekachev. The attractiveness prize is won by Ronnie Willen. Stb Nuvema wins the team prize

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IBC Limburg Open 2013

In 2013 the IBC Limburg Open will be held from Friday the 17th untill Monday the 20th of May, as usual in the Whitsunday weekend. It is the 7th time already that this tournament is being organised and in this short ammount of time it has grown to become one of the biggest chess tournaments in The Netherlands. Who will succeed IM Thomas Henrichs, the winner of 2012? The last few years the number of participants has always been higher then the year before, of course the organisation hopes this trend will continue.