STORY: Tata Steel Chess Tournament kicks off in Netherlands
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 13, 2024
DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:06
LOCATION: WIJK AAN ZEE, the Netherlands
CATEGORY: SPORTS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DOMINICK BURGER, Junior player
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SAMUEL LOPES, Junior player
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): Visitor
5. various of the venue

STORYLINE:

The 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament began on Saturday in Wijk aan Zee, a coastal town in the North Holland Province of the Netherlands.
   
Chinese player Ding Liren, who won his first world title in April 2023, drew with Vidit Santosh Gujrathi from India in the first round.
   
Women's world champion Ju Wenjun, also from China, and junior world champion Marc'Andria Maurizzi of France are also present. Dutch player Anish Giri is defending his title.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DOMINICK BURGER, Junior player
"I'm just expecting to play some nice games and also look at some nice games and have fun. My favorite player is (Rameshbabu) Praggnanandhaa (of India)."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SAMUEL LOPES, Junior player
"My favorite player is also Praggnanandhaa."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): Visitor
"My favorite player is Anish Giri (of the Netherlands). I think it could be a very good tournament."

The tournament will last till Jan. 28.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands.
(XHTV)