The Dutch Chess Championship was officially established in 1909, although unofficial champions stretch back to the 1870s.
Early years
Official championships
The official championship was established in 1909 as a biennial, twelve-player, round-robin tournament.
As of 1970, the top five finishers were seeded into the next championship, one player was nominated by the Selection Committee and six came from preliminary qualifying tournaments. Three regional qualifying tournaments of eight to twelve players each were held over four weekends. Grandmasters were not required to qualify to play in the championship.[1] In 1970, annual championships were instituted. In 1935 a championship for women was established.
Notes
- ^ Sunnucks 1970, p. 318. Organization of the championships changed some time after 1967.
- ^ "Max Warmerdam wins Dutch Championship 2021". www.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ^ "Dutch Championship: Anne Haast clinches fifth title". www.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
References
- Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6 (some player's full names)
- Sunnucks, Anne (1970), The Encyclopaedia of Chess, St. Martin's Press, p. 318, LCCN 78106371
- Whyld, Ken (1986), Chess: The Records, Guinness Books, pp. 107–8, ISBN 0-85112-455-0 (results from 1873 through 1985)
External links
- Dutch Chess Champions
- Historical ratings
- "Jan Smeets wins the Dutch Championship 2008", ChessBase News, 13 April 2008, retrieved 2008-04-17
