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Groningen Tournament

Michael Adams5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Jeroen Piket5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Alexander Khalifman5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Ian Rogers5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Alexey Shirov4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Matthias Wahls4.5/9(+1 -1 =7)[games]
Boris Gulko4/9(+1 -2 =6)[games]
Joris Brenninkmeijer3.5/9(+2 -4 =3)[games]
Jon Arnason3.5/9(+1 -3 =5)[games]
John Fedorowicz3/9(+0 -3 =6)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Groningen (1990)

Groningen, the Netherlands, 21-30 December 1990

Age Elo* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 GM Adams 19 2590 • ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ 5½ 2 GM Piket 21 2495 ½ • ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 0 1 5½ 3 GM Khalifman 24 2615 0 ½ • 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 5½ 4 GM Rogers 30 2535 ½ 0 0 • 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 5½ 5 GM Shirov 18 2580 ½ 1 ½ 0 • ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 4½ 6 GM Wahls 22 2525 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ • ½ 1 ½ ½ 4½ 7 GM Gulko 43 2600 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ • ½ ½ ½ 4 8 IM Brenninkmeijer 21 2510 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ • 1 ½ 3½ 9 GM Arnason 29 2540 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 • ½ 3½ 10 GM Fedorowicz 32 2565 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ • 3 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Nine rounds in 10 days, starting on Friday 21 December (45 games). Rest day 25 December. Organizer and tournament director: Johan Zwanepol. Adams won on tiebreak ahead of Piket, Khalifman and Rogers, all four with 5.5/9.

Sources
*FIDE rating list July 1990 (https://web.archive.org/web/2022112...)
Jaque 302, pp. 180-186 (https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...)
Dutch newspapers (at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)

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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Adams vs M Wahls  ½-½671990GroningenC41 Philidor Defense
2. Khalifman vs J Brenninkmeijer  ½-½261990GroningenC18 French, Winawer
3. I Rogers vs Shirov 1-0651990GroningenB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
4. J Piket vs J Arnason 0-1321990GroningenE22 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation
5. J Fedorowicz vs Gulko  ½-½301990GroningenC78 Ruy Lopez
6. J Brenninkmeijer vs Gulko  ½-½381990GroningenD38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation
7. M Wahls vs J Fedorowicz  ½-½341990GroningenB30 Sicilian
8. Khalifman vs I Rogers  1-0231990GroningenE60 King's Indian Defense
9. Shirov vs J Piket 1-0411990GroningenE97 King's Indian
10. J Arnason vs Adams  0-1431990GroningenC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
11. Adams vs Shirov  ½-½341990GroningenB62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
12. J Fedorowicz vs J Arnason  ½-½421990GroningenE48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5
13. J Piket vs Khalifman  ½-½91990GroningenE17 Queen's Indian
14. I Rogers vs J Brenninkmeijer 1-0321990GroningenA01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
15. Gulko vs M Wahls  ½-½261990GroningenA61 Benoni
16. I Rogers vs J Piket  0-1591990GroningenE92 King's Indian
17. Khalifman vs Adams 0-1391990GroningenE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
18. J Brenninkmeijer vs M Wahls  0-1411990GroningenE87 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox
19. J Arnason vs Gulko  ½-½161990GroningenC07 French, Tarrasch
20. Shirov vs J Fedorowicz  1-0511990GroningenA50 Queen's Pawn Game
21. Gulko vs Shirov  ½-½431990GroningenE90 King's Indian
22. M Wahls vs J Arnason  ½-½221990GroningenB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
23. Adams vs I Rogers  ½-½371990GroningenB01 Scandinavian
24. J Piket vs J Brenninkmeijer  1-0361990GroningenA40 Queen's Pawn Game
25. J Fedorowicz vs Khalifman  0-1441990GroningenC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
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