Willem-Koen Pomstra 5d of Arnhem won all rounds to take first place in the Martini Cup April 17-18 in Groningen, The Netherlands. Herman Hiddema 4d of Delft lost only once, to take second place. Torsten Knauf 4d of Cologne finished third with three wins. In Groningen 46 took part. Also Hakan Dagli 3k of Almere and Maria Nyström 7k of Umela won all five of their games. Young-sun Yoon 5P provided game commentaries. The tournament’s name derives from the Martini Tower, which dominates the city’s historic center.
– Peter Dijkema, European Correspondent for the E-Journal
