| Hoogovens Group A (1996) |
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The 58th Annual Hoogovens Chess Tournament was a category XVII event held in Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands from January 12th to January 29th 1996. 14 top grandmasters competed in a round robin format in the prestigous A event. The participants were (in order of Elo): Vassily Ivanchuk (2735), Vishwanathan Anand (2725), Boris Gelfand (2700), Veselin Topalov (2700), Alexey Shirov (2690), Alexey Dreev (2670), Ivan Sokolov (2665), Michael Adams (2660), Robert Huebner (2635), Peter Leko (2625), Sergei Tiviakov (2625), Jan Timman (2620), Jeroen Piket (2570), and Loek Van Wely (2570). As if three Linares titles weren't enough, Ivanchuk took clear first here, undefeated with 9/13. The final standings and crosstable are as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1 Ivanchuk * = 1 = 1 = = 1 1 = = = = 1 9
2 Anand = * 0 1 0 = 1 1 = 1 1 = = = 8
3 Topalov 0 1 * = 0 = = 1 = = = 1 1 = 7½
=4 Tiviakov = 0 = * 0 = 1 1 = = = = = 1 7
=4 Sokolov 0 1 1 1 * = 0 0 = = 0 1 1 = 7
=4 Dreev = = = = = * 0 0 1 = 1 1 = = 7
=4 Adams = 0 = 0 1 1 * = 0 = = 1 1 = 7
=8 Piket 0 0 0 0 1 1 = * 1 = = 1 = = 6½
=8 Shirov 0 = = = = 0 1 0 * = 1 0 1 1 6½
10 Leko = 0 = = = = = = = * = = = = 6
11 Gelfand = 0 = = 1 0 = = 0 = * = = = 5½
=12 Van Wely = = 0 = 0 0 0 0 1 = = * = 1 5
=12 Huebner = = 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 = = = * 1 5
14 Timman 0 = = 0 = = = = 0 = = 0 0 * 4
Original collection: Game Collection: Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1996, by User: suenteus po 147.
Previous: Hoogovens (1995). Next: Hoogovens Group A (1997). See also Hoogovens Group B (1996)
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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 76. Shirov vs Timman |
 | 1-0 | 49 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | C80 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 77. Dreev vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation |
| 78. Van Wely vs Shirov |
| 1-0 | 61 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | D92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4 |
| 79. Huebner vs Dreev |
| ½-½ | 51 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 80. Timman vs Adams |
| ½-½ | 20 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | A04 Reti Opening |
| 81. Gelfand vs I Sokolov |
| 1-0 | 72 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | E60 King's Indian Defense |
| 82. Topalov vs Anand |
 | 1-0 | 28 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 83. Leko vs Ivanchuk |
| ½-½ | 29 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack |
| 84. Tiviakov vs J Piket |
| 1-0 | 26 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 |
| 85. I Sokolov vs Huebner |
| 1-0 | 29 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 86. Shirov vs Leko |
| ½-½ | 12 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack |
| 87. Ivanchuk vs Topalov |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | A25 English |
| 88. J Piket vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 18 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 89. Dreev vs Timman |
| ½-½ | 64 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | E12 Queen's Indian |
| 90. Anand vs Tiviakov |
| 1-0 | 107 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | A14 English |
| 91. Adams vs Van Wely |
| 1-0 | 52 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | B50 Sicilian |
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