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Amsterdam OHRA Tournament

Gyula Sax8/11(+6 -1 =4)[games]
Murray Chandler8/11(+5 -0 =6)[games]
Jan Timman7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Vlastimil Hort7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Nigel Short7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Paul van der Sterren7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Rini Kuijf6.5/11(+5 -3 =3)[games]
Ron Henley6/11(+4 -3 =4)[games]
John van der Wiel6/11(+4 -3 =4)[games]
Hans Ree6/11(+4 -3 =4)[games]
Yasser Seirawan6/11(+4 -3 =4)[games]
Eric Lobron6/11(+4 -3 =4)[games]
Frans Borm5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Hans Bohm5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Zenon Franco Ocampos5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Kick Langeweg5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Jaime Sunye Neto5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Cor van Wijgerden5.5/11(+2 -2 =7)[games]
Paul Boersma5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Jaap Vogel5.5/11(+4 -4 =3)[games]
Bela Lengyel5/11(+4 -5 =2)[games]
Gert-Jan de Boer5/11(+2 -3 =6)[games]
Jacob Murey5/11(+2 -3 =6)[games]
Gert Ligterink5/11(+2 -3 =6)[games]
John van Baarle4.5/11(+4 -6 =1)[games]
Darryl K Johansen4.5/11(+3 -5 =3)[games]
Peter de Roode4.5/11(+3 -5 =3)[games]
Vladimir Hresc4.5/11(+3 -5 =3)[games]
Klaus Berg4/11(+2 -5 =4)[games]
Fred van der Vliet4/11(+2 -5 =4)[games]
Johan van Mil3.5/11(+2 -6 =3)[games]
Herman Grooten1/11(+1 -10 =0)[games]
* (32 players total; 0 player not shown. Click here for longer list.)

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Amsterdam OHRA (1983)

"The Swiss-system tournament had 32 invited(!) competitors. When sending out the invitations, they tried to ensure that all categories were represented, so 9 GMs, 10 IMs, 10 FMs and 3 National Masters started. The best of Dutch chess played, and their young talents had a good opportunity to learn and win titles. I started well, with 3 points out of 3. Later, if I add my important victory in the fifth round (against Timman), I was in a brilliant position, because Timman was naturally a major rival. However, in the middle of the tournament I was struggling with a cold, so I had to slow down. Then, after three draws, I faced Seirawan, whom I managed to outplay in the middle game and defeat (with Black). After that, I wanted to secure my first place, and, overextending myself, I lost to the Dutchman Van der Sterren. Therefore, in the last round, I absolutely had to win with black against GM Ree, Korchnoi's second. I succeeded! ... The Englishman Chandler's preparation and meaningful play was surprising. Here he finally managed to meet the GM norm for the second time. In recent years he has missed this by only half a point several times. We witnessed another GM norm fulfillment: the very talented, young Englishman Short also managed to do it." (Sax in Sakkélet, modified transl.)

Arnhem (1-6) and Amsterdam (7-11), the Netherlands, 15-28 July 1983

Age Elo* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 01 GM Sax 32 2570 +07 +28 +05 =09 +03 =12 =02 =04 +11 -06 +10 8 02 IM Chandler 23 2485 =31 +27 =11 +17 +30 =05 =01 +12 =03 =04 +06 8 03 GM Timman 31 2605 +18 +10 =09 +08 -01 =11 =04 =05 =02 +17 +12 7½ 04 GM Hort 39 2595 +16 -05 =06 =14 +24 +10 =03 =01 +12 =02 +09 7½ 05 IM Short 18 2475 +20 +04 -01 +15 +09 =02 =12 =03 -06 +11 =08 7 06 IM Van der Sterren 27 2445 =27 +31 =04 -11 =17 +30 +08 =10 +05 +01 -02 7 07 IM Kuijf 23 2420 -01 -32 +20 =22 +27 =21 +31 =08 -10 +26 +17 6½ 08 GM Henley 26 2525 +32 =22 +19 -03 +21 =09 -06 =07 -17 +14 =05 6 09 GM Van der Wiel 23 2515 +29 +25 =03 =01 -05 =08 -17 +15 +13 =10 -04 6 10 GM Ree 38 2500 +14 -03 +22 =30 +19 -04 =13 =06 +07 =09 -01 6 11 GM Seirawan 23 2605 =24 +15 =02 +06 -12 =03 =19 +14 -01 -05 +23 6 12 GM Lobron 23 2480 =22 =30 +25 +24 +11 =01 =05 -02 -04 +19 -03 6 13 FM Borm 33 2355 -15 +26 -17 +32 =18 +23 =10 =19 -09 =24 =16 5½ 14 IM Böhm 33 2390 -10 =18 +27 =04 =23 =17 +21 -11 =15 -08 +26 5½ 15 IM Franco 27 2495 +13 -11 =16 -05 =31 =18 +24 -09 =14 +21 =19 5½ 16 IM Langeweg 46 2420 -04 +20 =15 -21 +22 -19 +28 =17 =23 =18 =13 5½ 17 IM Sunye Neto 26 2490 =19 =24 +13 -02 =06 =14 +09 =16 +08 -03 -07 5½ 18 IM Van Wijgerden 33 2430 -03 =14 -31 +29 =13 =15 =23 +21 =19 =16 =20 5½ 19 FM Boersma 35 2355 =17 +23 -08 +28 -10 +16 =11 =13 =18 -12 =15 5½ 20 FM Vogel 35 2325 -05 -16 -07 +31 -29 +25 +22 =26 +27 =23 =18 5½ 21 FM Lengyel 34 2315 -28 +29 =23 +16 -08 =07 -14 -18 +30 -15 +25 5 22 De Boer 23 2330 =12 =08 -10 =07 -16 =29 -20 +32 =25 +30 =24 5 23 IM Murey 41 2485 =30 -19 =21 +25 =14 -13 =18 +31 =16 =20 -11 5 24 IM Ligterink 33 2430 =11 =17 +32 -12 -04 =28 -15 =30 +31 =13 =22 5 25 FM Van Baarle 38 2345 +26 -09 -12 -23 -28 -20 +32 +29 =22 +27 -21 4½ 26 IM Johansen 24 2485 -25 -13 =29 =27 +32 -31 +30 =20 +28 -07 -14 4½ 27 De Roode 25 2250 =06 -02 -14 =26 -07 +32 +29 =28 -20 -25 +31 4½ 28 FM Hresc 31 2450 +21 -01 -30 -19 +25 =24 -16 =27 -26 +32 =29 4½ 29 FM Berg 33 2400 -09 -21 =26 -18 +20 =22 -27 -25 +32 =31 =28 4 30 FM Van der Vliet 34 2345 =23 =12 +28 =10 -02 -06 -26 =24 -21 -22 +32 4 31 FM Van Mil 24 2340 =02 -06 +18 -20 =15 +26 -07 -23 -24 =29 -27 3½ 32 FM Grooten 25 2340 -08 +07 -24 -13 -26 -27 -25 -22 -29 -28 -30 1 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Eleven-round Swiss with 32 invited players, starting on Friday 15 July. Rest days 18, 22 & 27 July. Rounds started at 1 pm. Prize fund: 40,000 Dutch guilders, with 10,000 guilders to the winner. Seirawan replaced Gennadi Sosonko on short notice. Sax and Chandler shared first place with 8/11.

Photo (Timman vs Chandler): https://web.archive.org/web/2025011...

Sources
Wikipedia article: OHRA-schaaktoernooi
Dutchbase (https://maxeuwe.nl/files-dutchbase/...)
Brasilbase (https://web.archive.org/web/2024072...)
*FIDE rating list July 1983 (https://web.archive.org/web/2022112...)
Jaque 143, December 1983, pp. 505-507 (https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...)
Magyar Sakkélet, 9/1983, pp. 194-195 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...)
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)

Previous: Amsterdam OHRA (1982). Next: Amsterdam OHRA (1984)

 page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 175  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Hort vs K Langeweg 1-0411983Amsterdam OHRAA63 Benoni, Fianchetto, 9...Nbd7
2. J van Mil vs Chandler  ½-½551983Amsterdam OHRAB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
3. J Murey vs F van der Vliet  ½-½301983Amsterdam OHRAB96 Sicilian, Najdorf
4. J Vogel vs Short  0-1411983Amsterdam OHRAA04 Reti Opening
5. C van Wijgerden vs Timman  0-1401983Amsterdam OHRAC77 Ruy Lopez
6. K Berg vs Van der Wiel  0-1571983Amsterdam OHRAA04 Reti Opening
7. Seirawan vs G Ligterink  ½-½831983Amsterdam OHRAA22 English
8. R Kuijf vs Sax  0-1371983Amsterdam OHRAB81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
9. R Henley vs H Grooten  1-0311983Amsterdam OHRAE12 Queen's Indian
10. H Ree vs H Bohm  1-0561983Amsterdam OHRAA04 Reti Opening
11. F Borm vs Z Franco Ocampos  0-1371983Amsterdam OHRAB58 Sicilian
12. J Sunye Neto vs P Boersma  ½-½341983Amsterdam OHRAA15 English
13. J van Baarle vs D K Johansen  1-0481983Amsterdam OHRAB40 Sicilian
14. Lobron vs G de Boer  ½-½851983Amsterdam OHRAB08 Pirc, Classical
15. V Hresc vs B Lengyel  1-0391983Amsterdam OHRAC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
16. P de Roode vs Van der Sterren  ½-½251983Amsterdam OHRAD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
17. Short vs Hort 1-0631983Amsterdam OHRAB10 Caro-Kann
18. Chandler vs P de Roode 1-0421983Amsterdam OHRAB84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
19. P Boersma vs J Murey  1-0391983Amsterdam OHRAD33 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
20. Timman vs H Ree  1-0271983Amsterdam OHRAB99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line
21. Van der Wiel vs J van Baarle 1-0161983Amsterdam OHRAC41 Philidor Defense
22. Sax vs V Hresc  1-0331983Amsterdam OHRAC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
23. Z Franco Ocampos vs Seirawan 0-1301983Amsterdam OHRAA15 English
24. Van der Sterren vs J van Mil  1-0371983Amsterdam OHRAD85 Grunfeld
25. G Ligterink vs J Sunye Neto  ½-½391983Amsterdam OHRAE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
 page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 175  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-16-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  John Saunders: According to Informator 36 (page 342) it was L Lengyel (i.e. GM Levente Lengyel, 1933-2014) and not B Lengyel (1949-2017, untitled Bela Lengyel) who took part in this tournament. However, a contemporary Dutch Newspaper, Stichting Algemeen Dagblad, gave the 1st round draw on 15 July 1983 confirms that it was indeed Bela (and not Levente) Lengyel, who took part, so Informator looks to be wrong.
Sep-16-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: NRC Handelsblad, 05-Aug-1983 has B. Lengyel.
Jan-10-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Vogel vs van Mil (round 4) is missing.

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