General information
Location
The Corus Chess Tournament 2009 will be held from 16 January - 1 February 2009 in Wijk aan Zee. The tournament venue is the De Moriaan Community Centre (Dorpsduinen 4, 1949 EG Wijk aan Zee) and the nearby bar de Zon. Commentators on the games in Grandmaster groups A, B and C will be based in the Corus Chess Pavilion (see schedule), on the Village Green in Wijk aan Zee (one minute walking from De Moriaan, you will pass the Pavilion on your left side when driving into Wijk aan Zee).
Accommodation
For information about accommodation, we refer to the local Tourist Office:
VVV IJmond Noord
Julianaplein 13-15
1949 AT Wijk aan Zee
Telephone: + 31 (0)251 374253
E-mail: info@vvvijmondnoord.nl
Website: www.visitwijkaanzee.nl
Press accreditation
For more information regarding the press accreditation for the upcoming tournament look at this page.
Invitation tournaments
The Corus Chess Tournament has three main tournaments. They are played according to the 'round robin' system, whereby each competitor plays in turn against every other during the tournament. All three Grandmaster groups have 14 players and start on January 17th. All rounds begin at 13.30 hours, except for the last round on February 1st, which begins at 12.30 hours. There are rest days: on January 21st, 26th, and 29th.
Amateur events
There are four amateur events during the Corus Chess Tournament, that are open for all players: Weekend-three-round events (16-18 January), Weekday-three-round-events (19-21 January), Nine-round events (23 January - 1 February) and the Rapid Tournament (24-25 January). Flyers for these events will be distributed in the last week of October. For more information about the amateur groups click here (English) or here (Dutch).
Note: registration will be possible starting November 2nd on this website or by using the registration card distributed with the flyers in the last week of October.
Special groups
More than 10 special groups are playing their own CCT, especially in the first and second weekend of the tournament. A.o. journalists, members of the Dutch parliament and local politicians are invited by the organisation for these special groups.
Contacts
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