38.Alpenpokal

12.01.-20.01.2012

Chess and wintersports are a good combination, this landscape around the village Fischen in the alpes invites you to ski or extended walks in the morning. The afternoons are good for chess!
The Hotel Sonnenbichl is an excellent 4-Stars Hotel with a Gault Millau decorated cuisine.

After 9 rounds were played 4 players had 6.5 points. Josef Freundorfer and Dr. Matias Jolowicz were even leveled in Buchholz. So they were celebrated as co-winners 2011. Also Reinhard Wewers and John Schell made a good tournament and got 6.5 points as well as Friedel Josting, who was set as #10 and got 5.5. He made a draw against FM John van Baarle and against Dr. Jolowicz.
33 players took part in 2011 at the combination of holidays and chess here in the near of Oberstdorf.