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Nijmegen Open International Damtoernooi Checkers TournamentImmediately following the Den Haag Open, in fact back to back with this competition, Alex travelled to Nijmegen to contend in the checkers match from July 22 until July 28. Once again the ranking leaders were very close in scores. Alex Baljakin was one of eight players to finish with 14 points and the final ranking was based on their WP standing. Baljakin, who had won this checkers tournament in 2000 and 2004, placed 6th with 14 points and 124 WP behind Mouradoullo Amrillaev. Guntis Valneris was the defending checkers champion in this competition and won the match again with six wins and four draws for a total of 16 points and 128 WP. Sven Winkel placed 2nd and Flaubert Ndonzi finished 3rd.
4th Hiltex Zeeland Damtoernooi 2007During the 13th-18th of August, Baljakin then took a checkers sojourn to GOES in the Netherlands to participate in the 4th Hiltex Zeeland checkers tournament. In this competition he challenged familiar opponents across the checkered game board and was presented with an opportunity to seek new avenues to winning the checkers venue.Though Alex faired well in his checkers strategy and analysis of his opposition, he wasn’t quite able to acquire the final total checkers points for 1st place. This position of honour was captured by Kees Thijssen, while Guntis Valneris finished 2nd. 27th Open Checkers Championship of Amersfoort
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![]() Pim Meurs vs Alex Baljakin 3rd Round |
![]() Alex receiving 3rd place award. |
![]() Schwarzman vs Baljakin 7th Round |
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![]() Kamperbinnenpoort |
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![]() Muurhuizen~muurtoren: Wall Houses & Towers. |
![]() Oude Stadsmuur ~ Old City Wall |
![]() Monnikendam viewed from different sides. |
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Baljakin visualized, analyzed and played his best tactical checker moves, but both he and Alexander Bulatov fell one point short of the leader, Bennie Provoost, who finished in first place with 12 points and 59 WP. Bulatov and Baljakin scored 11 points each, but Alex Bulatov beat out the contender by one WP to take 2nd place with 64WP. Alex Baljakin placed 3rd in the checkers competition at Amersfoort in this Dam Genootschap with 63WP. The final result was so close in this tournament between the leading checkers masters.

Alex Baljakin (3rd), Ben Provoost (1st), & Alex Bulatov (2nd)
Winners 27th Amersfoort Open Checkers Championship
In 2008, Alex Baljakin began his checkers season by winning the silver cup in the Balt Cup tournament. Alexander Georgiev finished in first place. The road that Alex travels throughout the year leads to many different places in the Netherlands and across Europe and provides the checkers Grandmaster with many opportunities to face experienced gamers across the checkerboard. The Dutch~Belarussian has already acquired a variety of trophies, plaques, awards and prizes from his achievements in the checkers field.
![]() Alex Baljakin wins Silver~Balt Cup |
![]() Alex Baljakin vs Raimonds Vipulis Rima Danileviciene & Alex Georgiev looking on. |
![]() Alex Baljakin receives the Silver trophy for 2nd place in the Balt Cup Open checkers tournament. |
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