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European Grand Prix 2014 - Den Hoorn
winner : Nicky van den Biggelaar



The Dutch EGP will be held at de Stolp on the island Texel, on the 21st - 22nd June.

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Den Hoorn, Texel


EGP Den Hoorn Time Schedule:

Friday:
around 16:00 arrivals
dinner starts from 18:00



Saturday:
08:00 breakfast
09:15 welcome speech
09:30 start first round
12:30 lunchbreak
14:00 start round 4
18:00 preparation dinner
19:00 dinner
evening entertainment
Sunday:
08:00 breakfast
09:30 start round 8
13:30 lunchbreak
14:30 finals
17:30 award ceremony
18:00 preparation dinner
19:00 dinner
evening entertainment
Monday:
10:00 departure
 


EGP Den Hoorn, 12 players ready to flip

Not a lot of players at this Dutch EGP, but the stakes are high! The top 4 of the 2014 EGP continue to battle for the prestigeous title of European Champion. Marc Tastet, Takuji Kashiwabara, Imre Leader and Francesco Marconi will do their best to win 200 more points. 

Four of the attending Dutch players picked up EGP points earlier this year. 1 point for Erwin van den Berg (Cambridge) and Martin Fransen (Rome), 15 points for Roel Hobo (Cambridge) and 200 points for Nicky van den Biggelaar (winner Cambridge). If my maths are correct, Nicky could take the lead in the 2014 EGP if he wins the final against another Dutch player. I guess that is wishful thinking on my part. But..... Nicky did win the Cambridge EGP and last EGP in the Netherlands, Gouda 2012, was won by Patrick Aubroeck. Well, we'll see, and I wish all the players good luck. The tourney organisation has put a lot of effort into the event and I am sure it will be great Othello weekend with lots of fun and great games.

Othello News will play at the tourney as lowest rated player, there will not be a lot of time to write about the tourney. You will have to make do with the Othello News Twitter messages.


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What a great location for a tourney. It takes a bit of planning to get there, but the site gave the tournament a pleasant holiday feel. Surrounded by the sea, amidst the fields with the famous Texel sheep, 12 players enjoyed the company and the mental battles. Compliments to Jan, Marcel and Martin for organising this event. 

On day one Nicky won all his games, and I won my only game. Now maybe you would think winning 1/11 on a tourney like this can not be very stimulating, but I can tell you it was. This was my chance to play against Takuji, Marc, Imre and Francesco and to fight them on the board was just great. I totally enjoyed all my games.
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HOBO Roel 32 - 32 MARCONI Francesco
EGP Den Hoorn, round 6


SEGGELEN Trees van 26 - 38 LEADER Imre
EGP Den Hoorn, round 6


It was a very nice game against Imre. Also the game analysis afterwards was very instructive. Most of the time my opponents confuse me by rattling off lots of possible lines and countermoves. Imre kept it simple, did not make too much fuss over my mistakes and  was kind enough to show me what I did well.

About his own moves: he said "as I was putting the disc on D8 at move 37, I realised it was not the right move as it flipped F6. 

Trees


GRAAF Jan de 40 - 24 MARCONI Francesco
EGP Den Hoorn, round 1


FRANSEN Martin 15 - 49 LEADER Imre
EGP Den Hoorn, round 2


KASHIWABARA Takuji 34 - 30 SNEEK Martin
EGP Den Hoorn, round 5


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Top 4 EGP Den Hoorn:
  1. Nicky van den Biggelaar (NLD)
  2. Patrick Aubroeck (NLD)
  3. Roel Hobo (NLD)
  4. Francesco Marconi (ITA)

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Not a good start for Nicky van den Biggelaar on day 2 of the tournament, he lost his game against Marc Tastet 24 - 40. Marc seems to have a knack a beating the winner in the pre-rounds. So, next time you lose your game against Marc, don'worry, be happy.

Roel Hobo played an excellent tourney and I expected he would play in the final. After round 9 he was 1.5 points ahead of #3 Patrick Aubroeck. Round 10 was the turning point for him. He would have played a draw against Nicky, but......... lost on time. Patrick won against Takuji Kashiwabara in round 10, so only half a point left between Roel and Patrick. Martin Fransen killed Roel's changes for a place in the final 36 - 28 and Patrick won, though only just against Marcel Sneek who gave him a run for his money (31-33). Roel had to settle for a place in the playoff 3rd / 4th place.

Francesco Marconi was the most likely candidate for the other spot in the playoff with 6.5 points after round 10. Two players right behind him with 6 points, Marc Tastet and Imre Leader. As it turned out they had to play against each other in the final round.  Marc won this game 36 - 28. So now Marc had 7 points but Francesco played a solid game against Tees van Seggelen.

Two Dutchies in the final and though Patrick managed to win final game 2 (31 - 33) after his loss in final game 1 (26 - 38), Nicky won his 6th EGP  in game 3 (22 - 42). All finished just in time for some players to catch the 5 o'clock ferry to the mainland. 
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TASTET Marc 40 - 24 BIGGELAAR Nicky van den
EGP Den Hoorn, round 8


BIGGELAAR Nicky vd. 48 - 16 SEGGELEN Trees v.
EGP Den Hoorn, round 9


TASTET Marc 36 - 28 LEADER Imre
EGP Den Hoorn, round 11



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Hang in there Francesco, just one more game to go!

HOBO Roel 50 - 14 MARCONI Francesco
EGP Den Hoorn, playoff 3rd / 4th place



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A bit of fun before the final. Patrick and Nicky acted as if they had allready started the game without tablejudge Jan de Graaf, who was still busy to set up the game at Liveothello.nl

AUBROECK Patrick 26 - 38 BIGGELAAR Nicky van den
EGP Den Hoorn, final game 1


BIGGELAAR Nicky van den 31 - 33 AUBROECK Patrick
EGP Den Hoorn, final game 2



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AUBROECK Patrick 22 - 42 BIGGELAAR Nicky van den
EGP Den Hoorn, final game 3



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EGP 2014 ranking after 5 stages of players with more than 1 point
Seven of the 12 players have won an EGP tourney:
  • Takuji Kashiwabara, 20 victories, 7 times EGP champion
  • Imre Leader, 17 victories, 5 times EGP champion
  • Marc Tastet, 8 victories, 4 times EGP champion
  • Francesco Marconi, 6 victories
  • Nicky van den Biggelaar, 5 victories now 6
  • Patrick Aubroeck, 1 victory
  • Roel Hobo, 1 victory

New leader of the EGP 2014 is Nicky van den Biggelaar!  The top 5 of the EGP 2014 was present at the Dutch EGP. Nicky moved up from #5 to the top position. Second place now for Marc Tastet, third place Takuji Kashiwabara. Francesco Marconi and Imre Leader switched places.


Next EGP, Stockholm  August 2- 3. The organisation expects fifty players! The final stage of the 2014 EGP will be in Krakow, September 20 - 21.

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Takuji Kashiwabara, EGP Champion in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2012 and 2013
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