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Hoogovens Tournament

Mark Taimanov12/15(+9 -0 =6)[games]
Vlastimil Hort10.5/15(+8 -2 =5)[games]
Borislav Ivkov10/15(+6 -1 =8)[games]
Lubomir Kavalek9.5/15(+5 -1 =9)[games]
Bojan Kurajica9/15(+6 -3 =6)[games]
Pal Benko8/15(+4 -3 =8)[games]
Jan Hein Donner8/15(+5 -4 =6)[games]
Frans Kuijpers7.5/15(+4 -4 =7)[games]
Miroslav Filip7.5/15(+4 -4 =7)[games]
Heikki Westerinen7.5/15(+6 -6 =3)[games]
Milko Bobotsov6/15(+2 -5 =8)[games]
Kick Langeweg5.5/15(+1 -5 =9)[games]
Igor Platonov5.5/15(+2 -6 =7)[games]
Nicolaas Cortlever4.5/15(+0 -6 =9)[games]
Hans Ree4.5/15(+1 -7 =7)[games]
Dragoljub Janosevic4.5/15(+1 -7 =7)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Hoogovens (1970)

Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, 13-31 January 1970

Age 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 GM Taimanov 43 • 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 12 2 GM Hort 26 0 • 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 10½ 3 GM Ivkov 36 ½ 0 • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 10 4 GM Kavalek 26 ½ ½ ½ • 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 9½ 5 IM Kurajica 22 ½ 1 ½ 1 • ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 9 =6 GM Benkö 41 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ • 1 0 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 8 =6 GM Donner 42 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 • 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 8 =8 IM Kuijpers 28 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 • ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ 7½ =8 GM Filip 41 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ • 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 7½ =8 IM Westerinen 25 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 ½ 0 • 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7½ 11 GM Bobotsov 38 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ 0 • ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 6 =12 IM Langeweg 32 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ • 0 ½ ½ 1 5½ =12 Platonov 36 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 • ½ 1 ½ 5½ =14 IM Cortlever 54 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ • ½ 0 4½ =14 IM Ree 25 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ • ½ 4½ =14 GM Janosevic 46 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ • 4½ —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Fifteen rounds in 19 days, starting on Tuesday 13 January (120 games). Rest days 17, 21, 25 & 30 January. Taimanov won with 12/15.

Photo (Taimanov vs Platonov): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...

Sources
Tata Steel website (https://history.tatasteelchess.com/...)
Perpetual Check website (https://www.perpetualcheck.com/show...)
Chess Life, 5/1970, pp. 251-254 (https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/C...)
Shakhmatny Bulletin, 4/1970, pp. 116, 122-125 (https://publ.lib.ru/ARCHIVES/SH/''S... )
Tidskrift för Schack, 2/1970, pp. 36-39, 52-55 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1970...)
Magyar Sakkélet, 3/1970, pp. 48-49 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...)
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)

Previous: Hoogovens (1969). Next: Hoogovens (1971). See also Hoogovens-B (1970)

 page 2 of 5; games 26-50 of 120  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
26. Ivkov vs I Platonov  1-0591970HoogovensA30 English, Symmetrical
27. Taimanov vs K Langeweg  1-0411970HoogovensA79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
28. Filip vs Bobotsov  ½-½201970HoogovensE46 Nimzo-Indian
29. J H Donner vs F Kuijpers 0-1961970HoogovensA42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System
30. B Kurajica vs Kavalek 1-0271970HoogovensB50 Sicilian
31. H Ree vs Benko  ½-½241970HoogovensA16 English
32. Westerinen vs Janosevic  1-0541970HoogovensB31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
33. Kavalek vs Hort  ½-½171970HoogovensB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
34. F Kuijpers vs Ivkov  ½-½191970HoogovensA64 Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8
35. I Platonov vs H Ree  1-0511970HoogovensD47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
36. Janosevic vs Taimanov  0-1231970HoogovensB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
37. K Langeweg vs Filip  ½-½401970HoogovensE41 Nimzo-Indian
38. Bobotsov vs B Kurajica  1-0381970HoogovensD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
39. Benko vs Westerinen 0-1271970HoogovensE61 King's Indian
40. N Cortlever vs J H Donner  0-1751970HoogovensB91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation
41. Hort vs Bobotsov  1-0331970HoogovensB98 Sicilian, Najdorf
42. J H Donner vs Ivkov  ½-½171970HoogovensE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
43. Westerinen vs I Platonov  ½-½481970HoogovensB53 Sicilian
44. Taimanov vs Benko 1-0581970HoogovensA58 Benko Gambit
45. Filip vs Janosevic  1-0341970HoogovensA76 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8
46. H Ree vs F Kuijpers  1-0351970HoogovensB86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
47. N Cortlever vs Kavalek  ½-½451970HoogovensE62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
48. B Kurajica vs K Langeweg  1-0311970HoogovensB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
49. K Langeweg vs Hort  ½-½301970HoogovensD91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5
50. Ivkov vs H Ree  1-0401970HoogovensB36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto
 page 2 of 5; games 26-50 of 120  PGN Download
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