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
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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)
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
1. J Piket vs Khalifman |
| ½-½ | 35 | 1991 | Hoogovens | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
2. Seirawan vs I Sokolov |
| ½-½ | 32 | 1991 | Hoogovens | D85 Grunfeld |
3. J Fedorowicz vs Salov |
| ½-½ | 55 | 1991 | Hoogovens | B32 Sicilian |
4. Chernin vs C Hansen |
| ½-½ | 27 | 1991 | Hoogovens | D55 Queen's Gambit Declined |
5. I Sokolov vs H Olafsson |
| ½-½ | 44 | 1991 | Hoogovens | D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst |
6. Chernin vs Seirawan |
| ½-½ | 25 | 1991 | Hoogovens | D21 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
7. Van der Wiel vs Z Kozul |
 | ½-½ | 64 | 1991 | Hoogovens | B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 |
8. Z Kozul vs Lautier |
| ½-½ | 90 | 1991 | Hoogovens | E12 Queen's Indian |
9. Khalifman vs Salov |
| ½-½ | 29 | 1991 | Hoogovens | D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
10. J Piket vs Nunn |
| ½-½ | 20 | 1991 | Hoogovens | E97 King's Indian |
11. Seirawan vs C Hansen |
| ½-½ | 29 | 1991 | Hoogovens | D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
12. J Fedorowicz vs Van der Wiel |
| ½-½ | 62 | 1991 | Hoogovens | E17 Queen's Indian |
13. H Olafsson vs Chernin |
| ½-½ | 15 | 1991 | Hoogovens | D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
14. C Hansen vs Salov |
| ½-½ | 23 | 1991 | Hoogovens | D14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation |
15. Van der Wiel vs J Piket |
| ½-½ | 19 | 1991 | Hoogovens | C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical |
16. Nunn vs Khalifman |
| ½-½ | 31 | 1991 | Hoogovens | B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack |
17. I Sokolov vs Z Kozul |
| ½-½ | 14 | 1991 | Hoogovens | D91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5 |
18. Chernin vs Adams |
| ½-½ | 21 | 1991 | Hoogovens | E02 Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4 |
19. Adams vs Seirawan |
 | ½-½ | 55 | 1991 | Hoogovens | B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack |
20. J Piket vs Lautier |
| ½-½ | 20 | 1991 | Hoogovens | A40 Queen's Pawn Game |
21. J Fedorowicz vs I Sokolov |
| ½-½ | 45 | 1991 | Hoogovens | D55 Queen's Gambit Declined |
22. Khalifman vs Van der Wiel |
| ½-½ | 59 | 1991 | Hoogovens | E25 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
23. Lautier vs Khalifman |
| ½-½ | 57 | 1991 | Hoogovens | D14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation |
24. Chernin vs J Fedorowicz |
| ½-½ | 20 | 1991 | Hoogovens | E60 King's Indian Defense |
25. I Sokolov vs J Piket |
| ½-½ | 24 | 1991 | Hoogovens | D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
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