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PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT


Apeldoorn Chess Week 12th -17th July 1999
International youth top chessplayers will train and play in Apeldoorn

From 12th to 17thJuly 1999 the Society for the Advancement of Chess in Apeldoorn, and high tech knowledge and demonstration centre Connection1 organise the Apeldoorn Chess Week, in cooperation with the Dutch Chess Federation KNSB. This week includes the Connection1 Chess Experience (youth matches between Israel, Germany and The Netherlands with training sessions by GM Artur Yusupov and IM Mark Dvoretsky) and the ACCRES Open Apeldoorn Rapid Championship.

Connection1 Chess Experience
The Connection1 Chess Experience on 13th, 14th en 15th July will take place in the Connection1 building, Fauststraat 1 in Apeldoorn. During three evenings youth teams with six players up to 21 years old from Israel, Germany and The Netherlands (two teams) will play an interland. The teams include the best players of each country amongst them GM Boris Avrukh (Israel), Jan Gustafsson (Duitsland) and GM Erik van den Doel (The Netherlands). Twice junior champion Alik Gershon (Israel) and the European junior champion Dennis de Vreugt (The Netherlands) also take part. Audience is warmly invited to attend. Commentary for the audience will be provided by GM Artur Yusupov en IM Mark Dvoretsky. All games can be watched on the Connection1 internetsite: http://www.connection1.nl.
On this site detailed information will be provided, also in advance of the tournament.

All participants will have training sessions during the day from 12th to 16th July with Yusupov and Dvoretsky in "office hotel" DiaPlaza, Röntgenstraat 8, Apeldoorn. IM Yochanan Afek will publish these training sessions on the internet.

Opening Muhring Room
Friday 16thJuly the Muhring Room will be officially opened in the Connection1 and PinkRoccade building, Fauststraat 1. Muhring was founder of the Rijks Computer Centre (now PinkRoccade) and was also a well-known international chess master. He wrote chess books together with Max Euwe.
During this special event there will be various short speeches (one of them by Apeldoorn Mayor De Graaf), a blitz tournament, Yusupov and Dvoretsky will do simultaneous plays and the Irish band Des and Brid will perform a live act. This program is by invitation only and will be from 17.00 to 22.00 hours.

Open Apeldoorn Rapid Championship The ACCRES Open
Apeldoorns Rapid Championship will take place in community center de Stolp, Violierenplein 101. The participants in the youth championship, as well as IM Mark Dvoretsky, GM Artur Yusupov en IM Yochanan Afek will play in a seven-round Swiss tournament of 25 minutes per person per game. First prize will be NLG 1,000 and there are rating prizes provided by New in Chess. The tournament starts at 10.30 and ends at 17.30.
Participation costs NLG 20 (title players no entrance fee) and can be arranged through the SBSA-secretary, telephone 00 31 55 360 1271.

Sponsors
The Apeldoorn Chess Week is sponsored by Connection1, PinkRoccade, Megaplex, SBSA, Community of Apeldoorn, KNSB, Max Internet Publishing, DGT, Office hotel DiaPlaza, ACCRES, Pub Het Nieuws van Apeldoorn, New in Chess, Foto Kuipers, Apeldoornse Courant, Printing-office W. van der Most & Zn Heerde, Connexxion, Albron Catering.
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