3rd Euwe Memorial (1989) The third Max Euwe Memorial Chess Tournament was organized by the Verenigde Spaarbank (VSB) and held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands from March 16th to the 23rd, 1989. Following the pre-established format, four of the world's best grandmasters were invited to complete in the double round robin event. This year's participants included (in order of ELO): British grandmaster and winner of the previous year's memorial tournament Nigel Short (2650); Soviet grandmaster and former Soviet champion Valery Salov (2630); Icelandic grandmaster Johann Hjartarson (2615); and Dutch grandmaster and co-winner of the inaugural memorial tournament Jan Timman (2610). The average of the combined ratings of the four players made this year's event category XVI. Despite the top competition, Timman won this tournament beautifully due in large part to a three game winning streak begun in the second round. Salov fought desperately to upset the sole leader in the final round, but Timman held him off. It was vindication for the Dutch grandmaster after his abyssmal showing at the previous year's event. The final standings and crosstable are as follows: 1 Timman 4.5/6 ** ½1 1½ 1½ 2 Short 4.0/6 ½0 ** ½1 11 3 Salov 3.0/6 0½ ½0 ** 11 4 Hjartarson 0.5/6 0½ 00 00 ** The 2nd Euwe Memorial (1988) and 4th Euwe Memorial (1990) events were the previous and next tournaments in this series. Original collection: Game Collection: Amsterdam VSB 1989, by User: suenteus po 147  page 1 of 1; 12 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Hjartarson vs Salov   0-1 37 1989 3rd Euwe Memorial E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 2. Short vs Timman   ½-½ 41 1989 3rd Euwe Memorial C11 French 3. Timman vs Salov   1-0 46 1989 3rd Euwe Memorial B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 4. Short vs Hjartarson   1-0 48 1989 3rd Euwe Memorial C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer 5. Salov vs Short   ½-½ 45 1989 3rd Euwe Memorial E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 6. Hjartarson vs Timman   0-1 50 1989 3rd Euwe Memorial B19 Caro-Kann, Classical 7. Timman vs Short   1-0 42 1989 3rd Euwe Memorial E00 Queen's Pawn Game 8. Salov vs Hjartarson   1-0 55 1989 3rd Euwe Memorial A56 Benoni Defense 9. Short vs Salov   1-0 27 1989 3rd Euwe Memorial C42 Petrov Defense 10. Timman vs Hjartarson   ½-½ 30 1989 3rd Euwe Memorial E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 11. Hjartarson vs Short   0-1 40 1989 3rd Euwe Memorial A21 English 12. Salov vs Timman   ½-½ 61 1989 3rd Euwe Memorial D02 Queen's Pawn Game   REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)       There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: You need to pick a username and password to post a reply. Getting your account takes less than a minute, totally anonymous, and 100% free--plus, it entitles you to features otherwise unavailable. Pick your username now and join the chessgames community! If you already have an account, you should login now. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, or duplicating posts. No personal attacks against other users. Nothing in violation of United States law. See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform an administrator. NOTE: Keep all discussion on the topic of this page. This forum is for this specific tournament and nothing else. If you want to discuss chess in general, or this site, you might try the Kibitzer's Café. Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors. Spot an error? Please suggest your correction and help us eliminate database mistakes! home | about | login | logout | F.A.Q. | your profile | preferences | Premium Membership | Kibitzer's Café | Biographer's Bistro | new kibitzing | chessforums | Tournament Index | Player Directory | World Chess Championships | Opening Explorer | Guess the Move | Game Collections | ChessBookie Game | Chessgames Challenge | Little ChessPartner | privacy notice | contact us Copyright 2001-2013, Chessgames Services LLC Web design & database development by 20/20 Technologies