Curacao Open (2002)

PARTICIPANTS (sorted by highest achieved rating; click on name to see player's games) Viktor Korchnoi, Jan Timman, Bartlomiej Macieja, Yona Kosashvili, Alonso Zapata, Rodrigo Rafael Vasquez Schroeder, Zsofia Polgar, Gert Ligterink, Carlos Gallegos, Jose Sequera Paolini, Nils-Ake Malmdin, Sascha Grimm, Riku Molander, Gerald Loew, Anjelina Belakovskaia, Alex Hernandez, Andreas Basilius Gikas, Joel Salman, Andreas Popitz, Stephan Broehl, Marc Duesterwald, Niek Strijkers, John C Fernandez, Marvin Dekker, Joerg Straschewski, Fabio Mensing, Sjaak J M Bet, Frans Vlugt, Claudio Sagredo, Otto Van der Bor, Klaus Michael Hansch, Tijs Van Dijk, Anthony Eaker, Volker Hantke, Edwin Tjong a Hung, Heiko Eckert

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 84  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. G Ligterink vs R Vasquez   1-0 40 2002 Curacao Open D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 2. A Zapata vs A Popitz   1-0 46 2002 Curacao Open C77 Ruy Lopez 3. F Vlugt vs C Gallegos   0-1 29 2002 Curacao Open B06 Robatsch 4. N Strijkers vs Timman   0-1 27 2002 Curacao Open B07 Pirc 5. Zsofia Polgar vs S Bet 1-0 42 2002 Curacao Open C14 French, Classical 6. N A Malmdin vs Korchnoi   0-1 40 2002 Curacao Open B40 Sicilian 7. Macieja vs F Mensing   1-0 33 2002 Curacao Open B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 8. J C Fernandez vs Y Kosashvili   ½-½ 31 2002 Curacao Open C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed 9. C Sagredo vs M Dekker 0-1 28 2002 Curacao Open D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 10. Y Kosashvili vs E Tjong a Hung   1-0 62 2002 Curacao Open C42 Petrov Defense 11. T Van Dijk vs G Ligterink   0-1 20 2002 Curacao Open A07 King's Indian Attack 12. C Gallegos vs J Salman   1-0 42 2002 Curacao Open A04 Reti Opening 13. S Broehl vs Zsofia Polgar   0-1 41 2002 Curacao Open B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical 14. A B Gikas vs A Zapata   ½-½ 79 2002 Curacao Open B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 15. Timman vs G Loew   1-0 55 2002 Curacao Open B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 16. A Hernandez vs Macieja   0-1 37 2002 Curacao Open B72 Sicilian, Dragon 17. Korchnoi vs A Belakovskaia   1-0 42 2002 Curacao Open D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 18. A Zapata vs J Sequera   0-1 51 2002 Curacao Open C01 French, Exchange 19. O Van der Bor vs C Sagredo   0-1 44 2002 Curacao Open A03 Bird's Opening 20. J Salman vs R Vasquez   1-0 37 2002 Curacao Open A30 English, Symmetrical 21. Zsofia Polgar vs Korchnoi ½-½ 40 2002 Curacao Open B40 Sicilian 22. Macieja vs C Gallegos   1-0 29 2002 Curacao Open B25 Sicilian, Closed 23. G Ligterink vs Timman   0-1 39 2002 Curacao Open E12 Queen's Indian 24. A B Gikas vs Y Kosashvili 0-1 33 2002 Curacao Open C52 Evans Gambit 25. M Dekker vs J Straschewski   0-1 36 2002 Curacao Open E83 King's Indian, Samisch  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 84    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

Jun-02-07    Knight13: This was back in the day when Korchnoi still had some spines to win tournaments!!

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