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Hoogovens Tournament

John Nunn8.5/13(+5 -1 =7)[games]
Michael Adams8/13(+5 -2 =6)[games]
Alexander Chernin8/13(+3 -0 =10)[games]
Alexander Khalifman8/13(+4 -1 =8)[games]
Curt Hansen8/13(+5 -2 =6)[games]
Jeroen Piket7.5/13(+4 -2 =7)[games]
Valery Salov7.5/13(+4 -2 =7)[games]
Yasser Seirawan7.5/13(+4 -2 =7)[games]
John van der Wiel5.5/13(+1 -3 =9)[games]
Joel Lautier5/13(+1 -4 =8)[games]
John Fedorowicz5/13(+2 -5 =6)[games]
Zdenko Kozul5/13(+2 -5 =6)[games]
Ivan Sokolov4.5/13(+1 -5 =7)[games]
Helgi Olafsson3/13(+1 -8 =4)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
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 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 49  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. J Piket vs Khalifman  ½-½351991HoogovensE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
2. Seirawan vs I Sokolov  ½-½321991HoogovensD85 Grunfeld
3. J Fedorowicz vs Salov  ½-½551991HoogovensB32 Sicilian
4. Chernin vs C Hansen  ½-½271991HoogovensD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
5. I Sokolov vs H Olafsson  ½-½441991HoogovensD58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst
6. Chernin vs Seirawan  ½-½251991HoogovensD21 Queen's Gambit Accepted
7. Van der Wiel vs Z Kozul ½-½641991HoogovensB67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7
8. Z Kozul vs Lautier  ½-½901991HoogovensE12 Queen's Indian
9. Khalifman vs Salov  ½-½291991HoogovensD17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
10. J Piket vs Nunn  ½-½201991HoogovensE97 King's Indian
11. Seirawan vs C Hansen  ½-½291991HoogovensD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
12. J Fedorowicz vs Van der Wiel  ½-½621991HoogovensE17 Queen's Indian
13. H Olafsson vs Chernin  ½-½151991HoogovensD47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
14. C Hansen vs Salov  ½-½231991HoogovensD14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation
15. Van der Wiel vs J Piket  ½-½191991HoogovensC64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
16. Nunn vs Khalifman  ½-½311991HoogovensB77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
17. I Sokolov vs Z Kozul  ½-½141991HoogovensD91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5
18. Chernin vs Adams  ½-½211991HoogovensE02 Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4
19. Adams vs Seirawan ½-½551991HoogovensB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
20. J Piket vs Lautier  ½-½201991HoogovensA40 Queen's Pawn Game
21. J Fedorowicz vs I Sokolov  ½-½451991HoogovensD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
22. Khalifman vs Van der Wiel  ½-½591991HoogovensE25 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
23. Lautier vs Khalifman  ½-½571991HoogovensD14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation
24. Chernin vs J Fedorowicz  ½-½201991HoogovensE60 King's Indian Defense
25. I Sokolov vs J Piket  ½-½241991HoogovensD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 49  PGN Download
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