Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament

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.

List of winners

Zeeland Open

Year	Winner
1995	File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Alexei Barsov (Uzbekistan)
1996	File:Flag of Israel.svg Artur Kogan (Israel)

HZ Tournament

#	Year	Winner
1	1997	File:Flag of Russia.svg Igor Glek (Russia)
2	1998	File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mikhail Gurevich (Belgium)
3	1999	File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Alberto David (Luxembourg)
4	2000	File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ivan Sokolov (Bosnia)
5	2001	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Piket (Netherlands)
6	2002	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Friso Nijboer (Netherlands)
7	2003	File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan)
8	2004	File:Flag of India.svg Krishnan Sasikiran (India)
9	2005	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Friso Nijboer (Netherlands)
10	2006	File:Flag of Poland.svg Michał Krasenkow (Poland)
11	2007	File:Flag of Italy.svg Fabiano Caruana (Italy)
12	2008	File:Flag of Cuba.svg Lazaro Bruzon (Cuba)
13	2009	File:Flag of Poland.svg Michał Krasenkow (Poland)
14	2010	File:Flag of India.svg Krishnan Sasikiran (India)
15	2011	File:Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Landa (Russia)
16	2012	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dimitri Reinderman (Netherlands)
17	2013	File:Flag of Poland.svg Michał Krasenkow (Poland)
18	2014	File:Flag of Poland.svg Michał Krasenkow (Poland)
19	2015	File:Flag of Georgia.svg Baadur Jobava (Georgia)
20	2016	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Loek Van Wely (Netherlands)
21	2017	File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Eduardo Iturrizaga (Venezuela)
22	2018	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Sandro Mareco (Argentina)

References

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

[1] Torneo Vlissingen. Ajedrez de ataque.

[2] Winners Archived 2016-02-16 at the Wayback Machine at the tournament website

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