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 The 2015 Dutch Individual Chess Championships for men and women are taking place from July 4 through July 12, in the Manor Hotel, in Amsterdam, the capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The events are played in an eight-player single round-robin format. Men’s section is led by World’s #6 Anish Giri, GM Loek Van Wely and GM Benjamin Bok on 2/3 points each. Van Wely was the lucky winner of the second round when his terrible position suddenly turned into a victory after GM Van Kampen’s blunder. The latter is currently fourth with 1.5/3, followed by GM Sipke Ernst (1.5), GM Sergei Tiviakov (1), GM Erwin L’Ami (1) and GM Roeland Pruijssers (1). The first place in the Women’s tournament is shared in a four-way tie by Dutch top female player GM Zhaoqin Peng, WIM Anne Haast, IM Tea Lanchava and Anna-Maia Kazarian, on 2/3 points, as well. WGM Bianca De Jong-Muhren is fifth at 1.5 points, followed by Lisa Hortensius (1), Rosa Ratsma (1) and WGM Iozefina Paulet (0.5). http://www.nkschaken.nl/nk2015/ Men’s standings after Round 3:
Women’s standings after Round 3:
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