| Groningen (1995) |
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Groningen, the Netherlands, 19-30 December 1995 Age Elo* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1 GM Karpov 44 2775 • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 7½
=2 GM Sokolov 27 2630 ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 7
=2 GM Kamsky 21 2735 ½ ½ • ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 7
4 GM Svidler 19 2635 ½ ½ ½ • 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 6½
5 GM Adams 24 2660 ½ ½ 1 0 • ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 1 6
=6 GM Leko 16 2605 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ • 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 5½
=6 GM Van Wely 23 2585 0 ½ ½ 1 1 0 • 0 1 ½ 1 0 5½
8 GM Tiviakov 22 2655 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 • ½ ½ 0 ½ 5
9 GM Almasi 19 2645 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ • 1 ½ ½ 4½
=10 GM Piket 26 2625 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 • ½ ½ 4
=10 GM Hansen 31 2635 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ • 1 4
12 GM Lautier 22 2645 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 • 3½
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Eleven rounds in 12 days, starting on Tuesday 19 December (45 games). Rest day 25 December. Elo average: 2653 (Category XVII). Rounds started at 1:30 pm (Round 11: 10:30 am). Time control: 40/2, 20/1 and sudden death/30. Main sponsor: Coop Tjuchem. Tournament director and arbiter: Johan Zwanepol. Karpov won with 7.5/11.Sources
TWIC 63 (https://web.archive.org/web/2023103...)
TWIC 64 (https://web.archive.org/web/2020022...)
*FIDE rating list July 1995 (https://web.archive.org/web/2023010...)
Skakbladet, 2/1996, pp. 3-9 (http://danbase.skak.dk/skakbladet/1...)
Sakkélet, 1/1996, pp. 9-12 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...)
Chess Life, 5/1996, pp. 28-29 (https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/C...)
Chess Life, 6/1996, pp. 32-33 (https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/C...)
Tidskrift för Schack, 2/1996, pp. 79-83 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1996...)
Jaque 420, 1 March 1996, pp. 6-26 (https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...)
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)
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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 26. I Sokolov vs Van Wely |
| ½-½ | 46 | 1995 | Groningen | D26 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 27. Lautier vs Z Almasi |
| ½-½ | 85 | 1995 | Groningen | C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense |
| 28. Adams vs Svidler |
 | 0-1 | 43 | 1995 | Groningen | B07 Pirc |
| 29. J Piket vs C Hansen |
| ½-½ | 26 | 1995 | Groningen | E10 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 30. Leko vs Kamsky |
| ½-½ | 21 | 1995 | Groningen | B01 Scandinavian |
| 31. Van Wely vs Adams |
| 1-0 | 60 | 1995 | Groningen | A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) |
| 32. Svidler vs Lautier |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1995 | Groningen | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 33. Kamsky vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 102 | 1995 | Groningen | B12 Caro-Kann Defense |
| 34. Z Almasi vs J Piket |
| 1-0 | 63 | 1995 | Groningen | C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 35. Leko vs I Sokolov |
| ½-½ | 44 | 1995 | Groningen | C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall |
| 36. C Hansen vs Tiviakov |
| 1-0 | 48 | 1995 | Groningen | E12 Queen's Indian |
| 37. J Piket vs Svidler |
| ½-½ | 31 | 1995 | Groningen | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 38. Tiviakov vs Z Almasi |
| ½-½ | 44 | 1995 | Groningen | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 39. I Sokolov vs Kamsky |
| ½-½ | 51 | 1995 | Groningen | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 40. Adams vs Leko |
| ½-½ | 58 | 1995 | Groningen | A45 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 41. Karpov vs C Hansen |
 | 1-0 | 58 | 1995 | Groningen | E84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line |
| 42. Lautier vs Van Wely |
| 1-0 | 38 | 1995 | Groningen | A16 English |
| 43. Kamsky vs C Hansen |
| 1-0 | 61 | 1995 | Groningen | C18 French, Winawer |
| 44. Van Wely vs J Piket |
| ½-½ | 18 | 1995 | Groningen | D41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch |
| 45. Z Almasi vs Karpov |
| 0-1 | 74 | 1995 | Groningen | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 46. Svidler vs Tiviakov |
| ½-½ | 22 | 1995 | Groningen | B32 Sicilian |
| 47. I Sokolov vs Adams |
| ½-½ | 29 | 1995 | Groningen | E12 Queen's Indian |
| 48. Leko vs Lautier |
| ½-½ | 27 | 1995 | Groningen | B33 Sicilian |
| 49. J Piket vs Leko |
| 1-0 | 58 | 1995 | Groningen | D97 Grunfeld, Russian |
| 50. Karpov vs Svidler |
| ½-½ | 32 | 1995 | Groningen | A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 |
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Feb-15-24
 | | offramp: Two players scored 50%, but they reached that score in different ways. Leko had a win and a loss, and his draws include a one-move draw (with Karpov, who is always reluctant to get up on time for the last round). Loek van Wely scored +4, -4, =3. Tough games. Bravo! |
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