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Amsterdam OHRA Tournament
Zurab Azmaiparashvili6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Lev Psakhis6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Boris Gelfand6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
Judit Polgar6/9(+6 -3 =0)[games]
Miguel Illescas5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Friso Nijboer5.5/9(+5 -3 =1)[games]
Paul van der Sterren5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Benjamin Finegold5/9(+4 -3 =2)[games]
Lars Bo Hansen5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Loek van Wely5/9(+2 -1 =6)[games]
Jeroen Vanheste4.5/9(+1 -1 =7)[games]
Pavel Blatny4.5/9(+3 -3 =3)[games]
Gennadi Sosonko4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Krunoslav Hulak4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Amador Rodriguez4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Stefan Mohr4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Vladimir Bagirov4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Hans Ree4/9(+3 -4 =2)[games]
Jesus Garcia Callejo4/9(+2 -3 =4)[games]
Edmar Mednis4/9(+2 -3 =4)[games]
Yge Visser3.5/9(+3 -5 =1)[games]
Rudy Douven3/9(+1 -4 =4)[games]
Roberto Cifuentes3/9(+1 -4 =4)[games]
Rini Kuijf3/9(+1 -4 =4)[games]
Piet Peelen3/9(+2 -5 =2)[games]
Alexandru Crisan1.5/9(+1 -7 =1)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Amsterdam OHRA (1989)

"Judit Polgar's first appearance in the Netherlands was at the OHRA tournament in 1989 in Amsterdam. In the open group (there was also a crown group with six players) she won in the first round against Hans Ree as a thirteen-year-old girl. The media turned out en masse. De Volkskrant put her on the front page for that victory and again after the eighth round, after she had achieved a grandmaster norm. The NOS journal was present when she missed the tournament victory in the last round. Together with Gelfand she came third, behind Azmaiparashvili and Psakhis. Judit writes about it in her book 'How I beat Fischer's record' (2012), part 1 of her trilogy 'Judit Polgar Teaches Chess'. After a number of good results she was initially invited to the crown group, but her father wisely judged that that was too ambitious. ... It was Judit's first visit to the Netherlands, accompanied by her mother. Judit felt that one disadvantage of her rapid Elo rise was that she was no longer invited with her entire family. The organisers were now more interested in her as a top chess player than in the three sisters." (Schaaksite.nl, transl.)

"People who visited the playing hall on the final day of the OHRA tournament were treated to a quite curious sight. On the arcade on the second floor of the Amsterdam Crest Hotel stood a long queue of people waiting. (…) Until then, scenes like these had only occurred during the Timman-Jussupow match in Tilburg (…) This time, a small, thirteen-year-old girl was the centre of attention." (MEC website)

Crest Hotel, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 31 July - 10 August 1989

                     Age Elo*   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9
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01 GM Azmaiparashvili 29 2575  =06 +20 +09 =14 -04 =03 +10 +05 +08  6½
02 GM Psakhis         30 2565  -12 +18 =17 +16 =15 +08 +20 =03 +04  6½
03 IM Gelfand         21 2590  +22 +05 +14 +04 -08 =01 +17 =02 -07  6
04 IM Polgar          13 2555  +18 +16 +08 -03 +01 -05 +14 +06 -02  6
05 GM Illescas        23 2510  +21 -03 +26 =15 +06 +04 =08 -01 =10  5½
06 IM Nijboer         24 2475  =01 -09 +21 +22 -05 +12 +13 -04 +15  5½
07 IM Van der Sterren 33 2515  -08 =11 +25 -10 =12 =22 +21 +20 +03  5½
08 FM Finegold        19 2375  +07 +24 -04 +13 +03 -02 =05 =17 -01  5
09 IM Hansen          20 2525  =25 +06 -01 =12 =20 -13 =16 +23 +17  5
10    Van Wely        16 2320  =15 =17 =16 +07 =13 =14 -01 +19 =05  5
11 FM Vanheste        25 2410  -24 =07 =22 =19 =16 +18 =15 =13 =14  4½
12 IM Blatny          21 2470  +02 -14 =24 =09 =07 -06 +22 -15 +21  4½
13 GM Sosonko         46 2540  =20 +25 =15 -08 =10 +09 -06 =11 =16  4½
14 GM Hulak           38 2550  +23 +12 -03 =01 =17 =10 -04 =16 =11  4½
15 GM Rodriguez       32 2505  =10 +19 =13 =05 =02 -17 =11 +12 -06  4½
16 GM Mohr            21 2485  +26 -04 =10 -02 =11 +23 =09 =14 =13  4½
17 GM Bagirov         52 2475  =19 =10 =02 +24 =14 +15 -03 =08 -09  4½
18 GM Ree             44 2460  -04 -02 =23 -21 +26 -11 +25 +22 =20  4
19    Garcia Callejo  32 2300  =17 -15 =20 =11 -23 =24 +26 -10 +25  4
20 GM Mednis          52 2430  =13 -01 =19 +26 =09 +21 -02 -07 =18  4
21 FM Visser          26 2335  -05 =22 -06 +18 +24 -20 -07 +26 -12  3½
22 IM Douven          28 2475  -03 =21 =11 -06 +25 =07 -12 -18 =23  3
23 IM Cifuentes       31 2470  -14 -26 =18 =25 +19 -16 =24 -09 =22  3
24 IM Kuijf           29 2530  +11 -08 =12 -17 -21 =19 =23 -25 =26  3
25 FM Peelen          23 2385  =09 -13 -07 =23 -22 +26 -18 +24 -19  3
26 FM Crisan          27 2315  -16 +23 -05 -20 -18 -25 -19 -21 =24  1½
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Nine-round Swiss with 26 invited players, starting on Monday 31 July (117 games). Rest days 4 & 9 August. Chief arbiter: Geurt Gijssen. Azmaiparashvili and Psakhis shared 1st place with 6.5/9. Gelfand took his 3rd and Polgar her 1st GM norm. IM norms: Vanheste, Van Wely and Finegold.

Photo (Polgar): https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EkIhZDm...

Sources
Dutchbase (https://maxeuwe.nl/files-dutchbase/...)
MEC website (https://maxeuwe.nl/de-sterkste-scha...)
Schaaksite.nl (https://www.schaaksite.nl/2018/12/2...)
*FIDE rating list July 1989 (https://web.archive.org/web/2022112...)
Amador Rodriguez website (https://amadorgm.com/torneo/115/ohr...)
Skakbladet, 10/1989, pp. 217, 219 (https://danbase.skak.dk/skakbladet/...)
Jaque 270, 1 October 1989, pp. 610-613 (https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...)
Chess Life, 12/1989, pp. 12-14 (https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/C...)
Sakkélet, 9/1989, p. 273 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...)
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)

Previous: Amsterdam OHRA (1988). Next (and last): Amsterdam OHRA (1990). See also Amsterdam OHRA Crown Group (1989)

 page 3 of 5; games 51-75 of 117  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
51. E Mednis vs A Crisan  1-0471989Amsterdam OHRAA20 English
52. H Ree vs Y Visser  0-1461989Amsterdam OHRAE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
53. J Polgar vs Azmaiparashvili 1-0371989Amsterdam OHRAB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
54. K Hulak vs Bagirov  ½-½171989Amsterdam OHRAD75 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5
55. Blatny vs Van der Sterren  ½-½331989Amsterdam OHRAD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
56. B Finegold vs Gelfand 1-0251989Amsterdam OHRAE38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5
57. M Illescas vs Nijboer  1-0471989Amsterdam OHRAB08 Pirc, Classical
58. A Rodriguez vs Psakhis  ½-½171989Amsterdam OHRAB81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
59. Van Wely vs Sosonko  ½-½321989Amsterdam OHRAD38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation
60. S Mohr vs J Vanheste  ½-½611989Amsterdam OHRAD96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation
61. L B Hansen vs E Mednis  ½-½481989Amsterdam OHRAD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
62. Y Visser vs R Kuijf  1-0331989Amsterdam OHRAB30 Sicilian
63. J Garcia Callejo vs R Cifuentes  0-1611989Amsterdam OHRAB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
64. R Douven vs P Peelen  1-0311989Amsterdam OHRAD86 Grunfeld, Exchange
65. A Crisan vs H Ree  0-1401989Amsterdam OHRAE81 King's Indian, Samisch
66. Gelfand vs Azmaiparashvili  ½-½471989Amsterdam OHRAB08 Pirc, Classical
67. Bagirov vs A Rodriguez  1-0561989Amsterdam OHRAE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
68. Nijboer vs Blatny  1-0391989Amsterdam OHRAC63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
69. M Illescas vs J Polgar  1-0651989Amsterdam OHRAB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
70. Psakhis vs B Finegold  1-0811989Amsterdam OHRAD02 Queen's Pawn Game
71. Sosonko vs L B Hansen 1-0611989Amsterdam OHRAE00 Queen's Pawn Game
72. Van Wely vs K Hulak  ½-½541989Amsterdam OHRAE20 Nimzo-Indian
73. J Vanheste vs H Ree  1-0331989Amsterdam OHRAA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
74. E Mednis vs Y Visser  1-0431989Amsterdam OHRAA10 English
75. Van der Sterren vs R Douven  ½-½491989Amsterdam OHRAE00 Queen's Pawn Game
 page 3 of 5; games 51-75 of 117  PGN Download
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