Lennart Ootes - Chess

07/01/2021

Wanna see how I edit my photos? Here is a re-edit of an old photo of Andrey Esipenko from the Match of the Millennials 2017.

02/01/2021

Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk celebrating Valentine's day 2020 in Saint Louis.

01/01/2021

A young boy at a schools tournament in London, 2019.

14/02/2019

The upcoming dMP Batavia Amsterdam Chess Tournament (March 1-10) will experiment with a revolutionary format. In this 10-player GM norm tournament, the players will play a blitz match before each round that will decide on the score in case they will then draw their classical game. Each time a top le...

31/12/2018

Honored to win the award for best photographer in the photo contest of the Russian Chess Federation! My thanks goes to anyone who supported me in crucial parts of my chess career, including Kees Schrijvers/schaaksite.nl, the Saint Louis Chess Club and Kathy Martinez.

More info and the nominations: http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/winners_of_best_chess_photo_contest_awarded_in_saint_petersburg_/

Lets make 2019 another great year for chess photography!

The winners of the Best Chess Photo in 2018 Contest were awarded in the Angleterre Hotel, St. Petersburg, on December 29. The contest was organized by the Russian Chess Federation together with the Art Russe Foundation. Photographers from Russia, Netherlands, Ukraine, Lavtia, Poland, Greece, and Cze...

05/10/2018

04/10/2018

27/09/2018

Photos: Lennart Ootes

10/07/2018

I've been working on my online activities lately. Have you already discovered my new website? http://lennartootes.com/

I'm also working on a webshop for my photos!

I have a passion for chess coverage. Since 2012 I have provided services for chess events, including many of the most prestigious tournaments in the world. By attending over 25 tournaments a year, I am the most experienced chess broadcaster on the circuit.

26/03/2018