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Hoogovens (1991) The 53rd Hoogovens tournament was held at the De Moriaan centre in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, from 18 January to 3 February 1991. Rest days: 21, 24, 28 January and 2 February. Tournament category: XIV (2585). First prize: 14,000 Dutch guilders. Chief arbiter: Thomas van Beekum (replacing Constant Orbaan, who had passed away in December). Round 1 started at 1:30 pm, with free entrance for spectators. John Nunn, the oldest player, won again with 8.5/13. Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, 18 January - 3 February 1991 Age Elo* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Nunn 35 2600 • ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 8½ =2 Adams 19 2600 ½ • ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 8 =2 Chernin 30 2610 ½ ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 8 =2 Khalifman 25 2640 ½ ½ ½ • 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 8 =2 Hansen 26 2565 0 0 ½ 1 • ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 8 =6 Piket 22 2550 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ • 1 1 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 7½ =6 Salov 26 2645 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 • ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 7½ =6 Seirawan 30 2595 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ • ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 7½ 9 Van der Wiel 31 2530 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ =10 Lautier 17 2550 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ • 1 ½ ½ 0 5 =10 Fedorowicz 32 2555 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 • ½ ½ 1 5 =10 Kozul 24 2580 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ • ½ 1 5 13 Sokolov 22 2570 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ • ½ 4½ 14 Ólafsson 34 2595 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 0 ½ • 3 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wijk aan Zee also hosted the Korchnoi - Sax Candidates Eighthfinal (1991) and Yusupov - Dolmatov Candidates Eighthfinal (1991), which both started on 23 January. Pairings: https://web.archive.org/web/2019050... PGN Mentor: http://www.pgnmentor.com/events/Wij... Jaque 302, pp. 162-175: https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/... *FIDE rating list January 1991: https://web.archive.org/web/2022100... Interview with Thomas van Beekum: https://pijpersh.home.xs4all.nl/ind... Tidskrift för Schack, 1991/2, pp. 78-81: https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1991... De Telegraaf, 17 January 1991, p. T28: https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/v... De Volkskrant, 21 January 1991, p. 18: https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/v... Algemeen Dagblad, 28 January 1991, p. 20: https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/v... Algemeen Dagblad, 4 February 1991, p. 19: https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/v... Margeir Petursson in Morgunblaðið, 29 January 1991, p. 44: https://timarit.is/page/1737474#pub... Previous: Hoogovens (1990). Next: Hoogovens Group A (1992). See also Hoogovens Group B (1991)  page 2 of 4; games 26-50 of 91  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 26. Nunn vs Khalifman   ½-½ 31 1991 Hoogovens B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 27. Chernin vs Adams   ½-½ 21 1991 Hoogovens E02 Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4 28. Lautier vs J Fedorowicz   1-0 49 1991 Hoogovens E98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1 29. Khalifman vs Van der Wiel   ½-½ 59 1991 Hoogovens E25 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 30. J Fedorowicz vs I Sokolov   ½-½ 45 1991 Hoogovens D55 Queen's Gambit Declined 31. Adams vs Seirawan ½-½ 55 1991 Hoogovens B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack 32. Z Kozul vs Chernin   0-1 45 1991 Hoogovens D02 Queen's Pawn Game 33. H Olafsson vs C Hansen   0-1 30 1991 Hoogovens E15 Queen's Indian 34. Salov vs Nunn 1-0 38 1991 Hoogovens C47 Four Knights 35. J Piket vs Lautier   ½-½ 20 1991 Hoogovens A40 Queen's Pawn Game 36. Seirawan vs Z Kozul 1-0 42 1991 Hoogovens E77 King's Indian 37. C Hansen vs Nunn 0-1 36 1991 Hoogovens E97 King's Indian 38. I Sokolov vs J Piket   ½-½ 24 1991 Hoogovens D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 39. Lautier vs Khalifman   ½-½ 57 1991 Hoogovens D14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation 40. Chernin vs J Fedorowicz   ½-½ 20 1991 Hoogovens E60 King's Indian Defense 41. H Olafsson vs Adams   ½-½ 44 1991 Hoogovens A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) 42. Van der Wiel vs Salov   ½-½ 55 1991 Hoogovens C78 Ruy Lopez 43. Salov vs Lautier   1-0 31 1991 Hoogovens A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 44. J Piket vs Chernin   ½-½ 17 1991 Hoogovens E15 Queen's Indian 45. Z Kozul vs H Olafsson   1-0 25 1991 Hoogovens E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 46. Adams vs C Hansen 1-0 35 1991 Hoogovens B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 47. Nunn vs Van der Wiel   ½-½ 51 1991 Hoogovens B32 Sicilian 48. J Fedorowicz vs Seirawan 0-1 56 1991 Hoogovens B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 49. Khalifman vs I Sokolov   1-0 37 1991 Hoogovens D85 Grunfeld 50. Chernin vs Khalifman   ½-½ 21 1991 Hoogovens E46 Nimzo-Indian  page 2 of 4; games 26-50 of 91    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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