On Thursday morning Annokkée had not received a call from the steel company. “I don’t expect that either. We know our place. Telstar is not the first they are going to inform about their plans. Of course, all attention goes to the staff, where possible 1800 people have to give way. If we already had worries, they will fall into nothing compared to those of the employees.”
Chess tournament had to shrink
The chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee had to end Adjust edition Because of the problems at Tata Steel. For example, the opening party had to give way and the Chess on Tour part was deleted from the program.
The latter meant that the chess players leave for a special location for one round, such as the Rijksmuseum. They were originally two locations, but in 2019 it was already reduced to one due to money problems at Tata.
Yet this year Telstar was hit by the cuts at Tata Steel. The traditional football match between selection players and a team with chess grandmasters was removed from the program for the first time last edition.