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Hoogovens Tournament

Mark Taimanov12/15(+9 -0 =6)[games]
Vlastimil Hort10.5/15(+8 -2 =5)[games]
Borislav Ivkov10/15(+6 -1 =8)[games]
Lubomir Kavalek9.5/15(+5 -1 =9)[games]
Bojan Kurajica9/15(+6 -3 =6)[games]
Pal Benko8/15(+4 -3 =8)[games]
Jan Hein Donner8/15(+5 -4 =6)[games]
Frans Kuijpers7.5/15(+4 -4 =7)[games]
Miroslav Filip7.5/15(+4 -4 =7)[games]
Heikki Westerinen7.5/15(+6 -6 =3)[games]
Milko Bobotsov6/15(+2 -5 =8)[games]
Kick Langeweg5.5/15(+1 -5 =9)[games]
Igor Platonov5.5/15(+2 -6 =7)[games]
Nicolaas Cortlever4.5/15(+0 -6 =9)[games]
Hans Ree4.5/15(+1 -7 =7)[games]
Dragoljub Janosevic4.5/15(+1 -7 =7)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Hoogovens (1970)

Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, 13-31 January 1970

Age 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 GM Taimanov 43 • 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 12 2 GM Hort 26 0 • 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 10½ 3 GM Ivkov 36 ½ 0 • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 10 4 GM Kavalek 26 ½ ½ ½ • 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 9½ 5 IM Kurajica 22 ½ 1 ½ 1 • ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 9 =6 GM Benkö 41 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ • 1 0 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 8 =6 GM Donner 42 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 • 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 8 =8 IM Kuijpers 28 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 • ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ 7½ =8 GM Filip 41 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ • 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 7½ =8 IM Westerinen 25 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 ½ 0 • 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7½ 11 GM Bobotsov 38 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ 0 • ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 6 =12 IM Langeweg 32 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ • 0 ½ ½ 1 5½ =12 Platonov 36 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 • ½ 1 ½ 5½ =14 IM Cortlever 54 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ • ½ 0 4½ =14 IM Ree 25 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ • ½ 4½ =14 GM Janosevic 46 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ • 4½ —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Fifteen rounds in 19 days, starting on Tuesday 13 January (120 games). Rest days 17, 21, 25 & 30 January. Taimanov won with 12/15.

Photo (Taimanov vs Platonov): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...

Sources
Tata Steel website (https://history.tatasteelchess.com/...)
Perpetual Check website (https://www.perpetualcheck.com/show...)
Chess Life, 5/1970, pp. 251-254 (https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/C...)
Shakhmatny Bulletin, 4/1970, pp. 116, 122-125 (https://publ.lib.ru/ARCHIVES/SH/''S... )
Tidskrift för Schack, 2/1970, pp. 36-39, 52-55 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1970...)
Magyar Sakkélet, 3/1970, pp. 48-49 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...)
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)

Previous: Hoogovens (1969). Next: Hoogovens (1971). See also Hoogovens-B (1970)

 page 5 of 5; games 101-120 of 120  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
101. F Kuijpers vs Kavalek  ½-½361970HoogovensB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
102. Benko vs K Langeweg  ½-½251970HoogovensA04 Reti Opening
103. Janosevic vs J H Donner  ½-½331970HoogovensC95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer
104. Westerinen vs B Kurajica  0-1381970HoogovensC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
105. Kavalek vs Ivkov  ½-½411970HoogovensC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
106. K Langeweg vs I Platonov  0-1311970HoogovensB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
107. B Kurajica vs Taimanov  ½-½121970HoogovensB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
108. J H Donner vs Filip  1-0491970HoogovensE45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation
109. Bobotsov vs F Kuijpers  ½-½171970HoogovensD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
110. N Cortlever vs H Ree  ½-½211970HoogovensB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
111. Hort vs Westerinen  1-0331970HoogovensE91 King's Indian
112. Janosevic vs Benko  ½-½411970HoogovensB61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2
113. Taimanov vs Hort  1-0481970HoogovensA85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3
114. Ivkov vs Bobotsov  1-0341970HoogovensA37 English, Symmetrical
115. I Platonov vs Janosevic  ½-½131970HoogovensC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
116. Filip vs B Kurajica  1-0531970HoogovensA42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System
117. F Kuijpers vs K Langeweg  ½-½141970HoogovensE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
118. H Ree vs Kavalek  0-1531970HoogovensB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
119. Benko vs J H Donner 1-0611970HoogovensD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
120. Westerinen vs N Cortlever  ½-½181970HoogovensC63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
 page 5 of 5; games 101-120 of 120  PGN Download
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