Impressive impressions of the first two tournament days in Dortmund as a short video: Impressions Part 1

"When a sporting event in Dortmund attracts worldwide attention, it is usually a special success for BVB - or chess",
reads the introduction by Oliver Volmerich in today's local newspaper. Both the local newspaper and the sports section in the entire region report on the event and the new record number of participants. Also in the media spotlight: Hussain Besou, after his terrific start at the weekend. The full articles can be read in the Ruhr Nachrichten, also online for subscribers: Ruhr Nachrichten

In the second round of the A-Open of the 50th International Dortmund Chess Days the top seeded players show strong form: Matthias Blübaum, Alexander Donchenko and Michael Adams won the second round with ease. In the Sportland NRW Cup, shooting star Hussain Besou fought his way to a draw from a bad position against "The Big Greek".

Two rounds have been played in the B-Open of the 50th Dortmund International Chess Days. 228 players went to the start. Now 36 players are still perfectly on track with 2 points. On the first board, the game between Andreas Scharrenbroich and Jan Paul Roth ended in a draw in the second round. On the second board Franz Michalek (photo) won with Black and is one of the tournament favourites in the B-Open. The third round starts on 26.6. at 10:30 a.m. - all tables and draws can also be found on Chess-Results.com.