Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament

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The Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament (or HZ Tournament) is an annual international chess tournament which takes place in Vlissingen, Netherlands. [1] [2] The first two editions, held in 1995 and 1996, were known as Zeeland Open. It is hosted by the HZ University of Applied Sciences.

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List of winners

Zeeland Open

YearWinner
1995Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Alexei Barsov  (Uzbekistan)
1996Flag of Israel.svg  Artur Kogan  (Israel)

HZ Tournament

#YearWinner
11997Flag of Russia.svg  Igor Glek  (Russia)
21998Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Mikhail Gurevich  (Belgium)
31999Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Alberto David  (Luxembourg)
42000Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Ivan Sokolov  (Bosnia)
52001Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jeroen Piket  (Netherlands)
62002Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Friso Nijboer  (Netherlands)
72003Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Rustam Kasimdzhanov  (Uzbekistan)
82004Flag of India.svg  Krishnan Sasikiran  (India)
92005Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Friso Nijboer  (Netherlands)
102006Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Krasenkow  (Poland)
112007Flag of Italy.svg  Fabiano Caruana  (Italy)
122008Flag of Cuba.svg  Lazaro Bruzon  (Cuba)
132009Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Krasenkow  (Poland)
142010Flag of India.svg  Krishnan Sasikiran  (India)
152011Flag of Russia.svg  Konstantin Landa  (Russia)
162012Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Dimitri Reinderman  (Netherlands)
172013Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Krasenkow  (Poland)
182014Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Krasenkow  (Poland)
192015Flag of Georgia.svg  Baadur Jobava  (Georgia)
202016Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Loek Van Wely  (Netherlands)
212017Flag of Venezuela.svg  Eduardo Iturrizaga  (Venezuela)
222018Flag of Argentina.svg  Sandro Mareco  (Argentina)

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References

  1. Torneo Vlissingen. Ajedrez de ataque.
  2. Winners Archived 2016-02-16 at the Wayback Machine at the tournament website