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| Curaçao Chess Festival 2011 :: 22nd - 31st July |
As our island embarks 2011 with its new country status. Curaçao Chess Festival invites you to join in on the fun and enjoy 'chessing in country Curaçao'. Yet another year combining chess and the vibrant island of Curaçao.
Curaçao Chess Players Foundation cordially invites you! Contact us or (pre)register to participate. Check out our venue page for tournament details. |
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| Games available online now! |
 As we progress in trying to improve your CCF online experience, we would like to inform you that both open and youth games can now be replayed online and are also available for download. |
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| News |
| GM Loek van Wely and brothers Kromosoeto wins in CCF 2011 |
 The popular soprano,Tica Giel, of Aruba, started off the closing ceremony with two beautiful songs of Curaçao, Atardi Korsóu ta bunita and Trupial. Next, it was time for the prizes.
GM Loek van Wely had as an additional challenge, besides winning the Curaçao Chess Festival 2011, more... |
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| GM Loek van Wely at the top after 6 rounds |
| After 6 rounds Loek van Wely has still maintained a 100% score and now his next opponents have as their only battle cry that they have nothing to lose and the stress of must winning is on van Wely. Wim Blijstra (Curaçao) experienced in the sixth round that more than that is needed to win from Loek van Wely. Van Wely’s next opponent, more... |
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| Free day at the beach |
| On the rest day, the Curaçao Chess Festival offers a free bbq on one of Curaçao’s loveliest beaches to its participants and their companions. The chess players can alternatively choose to spend this day in whatever fashion they wish, e.g. shop till they drop. The majority, however more... |
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| Opening CCF 2011 with Simul by GM Loek van Wely |
| The opening of the 11th Curaçao Chess Festival on July 21, 2011 was well covered by the local press, including one television station. GM Loek van Wely shared some of his experiences as a grandmaster with the audience. He said that all too often the life of a top grandmaster is seen as all fame and glamour. However more... |
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| Curaçao Chess Festival 2011 - "chessing in country Curaçao" |
| Preparations are underway as the Curaçao Chess Players Foundation sets out in organizing yet another edition of it's international chess tournament Curaçao Chess Festival. Kicking off more... |
