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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 4 of 4; games 76-91 of 91  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 76. J Fedorowicz vs C Hansen   0-1 35 1991 Hoogovens B07 Pirc 77. Salov vs H Olafsson   ½-½ 42 1991 Hoogovens E15 Queen's Indian 78. Z Kozul vs Khalifman   ½-½ 57 1991 Hoogovens E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 79. Chernin vs Lautier   ½-½ 14 1991 Hoogovens A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation 80. J Fedorowicz vs J Piket   1-0 48 1991 Hoogovens E81 King's Indian, Samisch 81. H Olafsson vs Nunn   0-1 33 1991 Hoogovens E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 82. Seirawan vs Van der Wiel   ½-½ 61 1991 Hoogovens D14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation 83. Adams vs Salov 1-0 67 1991 Hoogovens C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer 84. C Hansen vs I Sokolov   1-0 58 1991 Hoogovens E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 85. J Piket vs C Hansen   ½-½ 28 1991 Hoogovens E23 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann 86. Salov vs Z Kozul   1-0 55 1991 Hoogovens D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) 87. Khalifman vs J Fedorowicz 1-0 49 1991 Hoogovens B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 88. Nunn vs Adams   ½-½ 12 1991 Hoogovens B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 89. Lautier vs Seirawan 0-1 57 1991 Hoogovens A56 Benoni Defense 90. Van der Wiel vs H Olafsson 1-0 26 1991 Hoogovens B23 Sicilian, Closed 91. I Sokolov vs Chernin   0-1 64 1991 Hoogovens D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav  page 4 of 4; games 76-91 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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