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Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1992
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The 54th annual Hoogovens international chess tournament was a category XIV event held in Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands from January 9th to the 26th, 1992. 14 top grandmasters competed in a round robin format in the prestigious A event. The participants were (in order of ELO): Boris Gelfand (2665), Valery Salov (2655), Predrag Nikolic (2635), Vladimir Epishin (2620), Robert Huebner (2615), John Nunn (2615), Jeroen Piket (2615), Gyula Sax (2600), Yasser Seirawan (2600), Viktor Korchnoi (2585), Loek Van Wely (2560), John Van der Wiel (2540), Joris Brenninkmeijer (2500), and Alfonso Romero Holmes (2490). No real surprises here as the top two rated players shared first place, each undefeated with +4 at the final. The final standings and crosstable are as follows:

01 Salov 8.5/13 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1

02 Gelfand 8.5/13 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1

03 Korchnoi 7.5/13 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½

04 Huebner 7.5/13 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1

05 Nikolic 6.5/13 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½

06 Piket 6.5/13 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½

07 Seirawan 6.5/13 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½

08 Epishin 6.5/13 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1

09 Van der Wiel 6/13 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 0 0 1

10 Sax 6/13 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½

11 Van Wely 6/13 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ * 1 ½ ½

12 Nunn 5.5/13 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 * 0 ½

13 Brenninkmeijer 5.5/13 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 * ½

14 Romero Holmes 4/13 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ *

Round One, Game #1
Salov vs Huebner, 1992
(E12) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round One, Game #2
Piket vs P Nikolic, 1992
(A04) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round One, Game #3
Nunn vs Seirawan, 1992 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 51 moves, 0-1

Round One, Game #4
Korchnoi vs Sax, 1992
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round One, Game #5
Gelfand vs A Romero Holmes, 1992
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 30 moves, 1-0

Round One, Game #6
Epishin vs Van der Wiel, 1992
(E15) Queen's Indian, 54 moves, 1-0

Round One, Game #7
J Brenninkmeijer vs Van Wely, 1992
(E92) King's Indian, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Two, Game #8
Van der Wiel vs Piket, 1992
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Two, Game #9
Van Wely vs Nunn, 1992 
(E97) King's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0

Round Two, Game #10
Salov vs J Brenninkmeijer, 1992
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 1-0

Round Two, Game #11
A Romero Holmes vs Korchnoi, 1992
(C02) French, Advance, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Two, Game #12
P Nikolic vs Gelfand, 1992
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Two, Game #13
Huebner vs Sax, 1992
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Two, Game #14
Seirawan vs Epishin, 1992
(D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three, Game #15
Sax vs A Romero Holmes, 1992
(C02) French, Advance, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three, Game #16
Piket vs Seirawan, 1992
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three, Game #17
Korchnoi vs P Nikolic, 1992
(A20) English, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three, Game #18
Gelfand vs Van der Wiel, 1992
(E15) Queen's Indian, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three, Game #19
Epishin vs Van Wely, 1992
(E97) King's Indian, 44 moves, 0-1

Round Three, Game #20
J Brenninkmeijer vs Huebner, 1992
(E15) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three, Game #21
Nunn vs Salov, 1992
(B89) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four, Game #22
Van der Wiel vs Korchnoi, 1992
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four, Game #23
Van Wely vs Piket, 1992
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 72 moves, 1-0

Round Four, Game #24
Salov vs Epishin, 1992
(A28) English, 50 moves, 1-0

Round Four, Game #25
P Nikolic vs Sax, 1992
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four, Game #26
Seirawan vs Gelfand, 1992
(E77) King's Indian, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four, Game #27
J Brenninkmeijer vs Nunn, 1992 
(E92) King's Indian, 33 moves, 1-0

Round Four, Game #28
Huebner vs A Romero Holmes, 1992
(B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 37 moves, 1-0

Round Five, Game #29
Sax vs Van der Wiel, 1992
(C45) Scotch Game, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Five, Game #30
A Romero Holmes vs P Nikolic, 1992
(C02) French, Advance, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Five, Game #31
Nunn vs Huebner, 1992
(C42) Petrov Defense, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Five, Game #32
Korchnoi vs Seirawan, 1992
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Five, Game #33
Gelfand vs Van Wely, 1992
(E97) King's Indian, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Five, Game #34
Epishin vs J Brenninkmeijer, 1992
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 46 moves, 1-0

Round Five, Game #35
Piket vs Salov, 1992
(E15) Queen's Indian, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Six, Game #36
Van der Wiel vs A Romero Holmes, 1992
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0

Round Six, Game #37
Van Wely vs Korchnoi, 1992
(E15) Queen's Indian, 57 moves, 0-1

Round Six, Game #38
Seirawan vs Sax, 1992
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Six, Game #39
Nunn vs Epishin, 1992
(C10) French, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Six, Game #40
Huebner vs P Nikolic, 1992
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Six, Game #41
J Brenninkmeijer vs Piket, 1992
(E97) King's Indian, 59 moves, 0-1

Round Six, Game #42
Salov vs Gelfand, 1992
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Seven, Game #43
Sax vs Van Wely, 1992
(B06) Robatsch, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Seven, Game #44
A Romero Holmes vs Seirawan, 1992
(B10) Caro-Kann, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Seven, Game #45
Piket vs Nunn, 1992 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 47 moves, 1-0

Round Seven, Game #46
P Nikolic vs Van der Wiel, 1992
(E14) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Seven, Game #47
Korchnoi vs Salov, 1992
(A20) English, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Seven, Game #48
Gelfand vs J Brenninkmeijer, 1992
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 57 moves, 1-0

Round Seven, Game #49
Epishin vs Huebner, 1992
(E15) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eight, Game #50
Seirawan vs P Nikolic, 1992
(A25) English, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eight, Game #51
Van Wely vs A Romero Holmes, 1992
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eight, Game #52
Salov vs Sax, 1992
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eight, Game #53
Nunn vs Gelfand, 1992
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eight, Game #54
Huebner vs Van der Wiel, 1992
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eight, Game #55
Epishin vs Piket, 1992
(E97) King's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0

Round Eight, Game #56
J Brenninkmeijer vs Korchnoi, 1992
(E15) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Nine, Game #57
Van der Wiel vs Seirawan, 1992
(B10) Caro-Kann, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Nine, Game #58
Sax vs J Brenninkmeijer, 1992
(C02) French, Advance, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Nine, Game #59
A Romero Holmes vs Salov, 1992
(B33) Sicilian, 38 moves, 0-1

Round Nine, Game #60
Piket vs Huebner, 1992
(E15) Queen's Indian, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Nine, Game #61
P Nikolic vs Van Wely, 1992
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Nine, Game #62
Korchnoi vs Nunn, 1992
(E70) King's Indian, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Nine, Game #63
Gelfand vs Epishin, 1992
(A90) Dutch, 38 moves, 1-0

Round Ten, Game #64
Van Wely vs Van der Wiel, 1992
(E15) Queen's Indian, 48 moves, 0-1

Round Ten, Game #65
Salov vs P Nikolic, 1992
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 89 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Ten, Game #66
Piket vs Gelfand, 1992
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Ten, Game #67
Nunn vs Sax, 1992
(B57) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Ten, Game #68
Huebner vs Seirawan, 1992
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Ten, Game #69
J Brenninkmeijer vs A Romero Holmes, 1992
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Ten, Game #70
Epishin vs Korchnoi, 1992
(E15) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 0-1

Round Eleven, Game #71
Van der Wiel vs Salov, 1992
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eleven, Game #72
Seirawan vs Van Wely, 1992 
(A26) English, 49 moves, 1-0

Round Eleven, Game #73
Sax vs Epishin, 1992
(C10) French, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eleven, Game #74
A Romero Holmes vs Nunn, 1992
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eleven, Game #75
P Nikolic vs J Brenninkmeijer, 1992
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0

Round Eleven, Game #76
Korchnoi vs Piket, 1992
(E70) King's Indian, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eleven, Game #77
Gelfand vs Huebner, 1992
(C18) French, Winawer, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Twelve, Game #78
Van der Wiel vs Nunn, 1992
(B33) Sicilian, 42 moves, 0-1

Round Twelve, Game #79
Van Wely vs Salov, 1992
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Twelve, Game #80
Seirawan vs J Brenninkmeijer, 1992
(A28) English, 48 moves, 0-1

Round Twelve, Game #81
A Romero Holmes vs Piket, 1992
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Twelve, Game #82
Korchnoi vs Huebner, 1992
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Twelve, Game #83
P Nikolic vs Epishin, 1992
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Twelve, Game #84
Sax vs Gelfand, 1992
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 48 moves, 0-1

Round Thirteen, Game #85
Salov vs Seirawan, 1992
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0

Round Thirteen, Game #86
Piket vs Sax, 1992
(E12) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Thirteen, Game #87
Nunn vs P Nikolic, 1992
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 41 moves, 1-0

Round Thirteen, Game #88
Gelfand vs Korchnoi, 1992
(E12) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Thirteen, Game #89
Huebner vs Van Wely, 1992
(B40) Sicilian, 62 moves, 1-0

Round Thirteen, Game #90
Epishin vs A Romero Holmes, 1992
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 1-0

Round Thirteen, Game #91
J Brenninkmeijer vs Van der Wiel, 1992
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1

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