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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Hoogovens Tournament

Jan Hein Donner12/17(+9 -2 =6)[games]
David Bronstein11.5/17(+7 -1 =9)[games]
Borislav Ivkov11/17(+6 -1 =10)[games]
Bruno Parma11/17(+6 -1 =10)[games]
Herman Pilnik11/17(+9 -4 =4)[games]
Aleksandar Matanovic10/17(+4 -1 =12)[games]
Yuri Averbakh9.5/17(+5 -3 =9)[games]
Gideon Stahlberg9/17(+4 -3 =10)[games]
Karl Robatsch8.5/17(+3 -3 =11)[games]
Petar Trifunovic8/17(+0 -1 =16)[games]
Carel van den Berg8/17(+5 -6 =6)[games]
Alberic O'Kelly de Galway7.5/17(+3 -5 =9)[games]
Hiong Liong Tan7.5/17(+4 -6 =7)[games]
Borislav Milic7/17(+3 -6 =8)[games]
Kick Langeweg6.5/17(+4 -8 =5)[games]
Theo van Scheltinga6.5/17(+3 -7 =7)[games]
Vasja Pirc5/17(+0 -7 =10)[games]
Erno Gereben3.5/17(+1 -11 =5)[games]

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Hoogovens (1963)

Beverwijk, the Netherlands, 8-27 January 1963

Age 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 GM Donner 35 • ½ 0 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 12 2 GM Bronstein 38 ½ • ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 11½ =3 IM Parma 21 1 ½ • 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 11 =3 GM Pilnik 49 0 1 1 • 1 ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 11 =3 GM Ivkov 29 ½ ½ ½ 0 • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 11 6 GM Matanovic 32 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 10 7 GM Averbakh 40 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ • 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 9½ 8 GM Ståhlberg 55 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 • ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 9 9 GM Robatsch 34 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ • ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 8½ =10 GM Trifunovic 52 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 8 =10 Van den Berg 38 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ • 1 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 8 =12 Tan 24 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 0 1 ½ 0 • ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 0 7½ =12 GM O'Kelly 51 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ • ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 7½ 14 IM Milic 37 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ • 0 1 ½ ½ 7 =15 IM Van Scheltinga 48 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 • 0 ½ 1 6½ =15 IM Langeweg 25 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 0 1 • 1 1 6½ 17 GM Pirc 55 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 • ½ 5 18 IM Gereben 55 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½ • 3½ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Seventeen rounds in 20 days, starting on Tuesday 8 January (153 games). Rest days 11, 17 & 22 January. Donner won with 12/17.

Chess News photos: https://en.chessbase.com/post/wijk-...

Sources
Chess-Results (https://archive.chess-results.com/t...)
Tata Steel website (https://history.tatasteelchess.com/...)
Belgian Chess History (https://www.belgianchesshistory.be/...)
Perpetual Check website (https://www.perpetualcheck.com/show...)
Tidskrift för Schack, 3/1963, pp. 73, 80 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1963...)
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)

Previous: Hoogovens (1962). Next: Hoogovens (1964). See also Hoogovens-B1 (1963) and Hoogovens-B2 (1963)

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 47  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Pilnik vs Pirc  1-0351963HoogovensB30 Sicilian
2. A Matanovic vs O'Kelly  1-0411963HoogovensB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
3. Stahlberg vs Averbakh 1-0251963HoogovensA04 Reti Opening
4. Parma vs B Milic  1-0521963HoogovensC93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense
5. C van den Berg vs H L Tan  1-0231963HoogovensB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
6. Bronstein vs T van Scheltinga  1-0281963HoogovensC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
7. J H Donner vs A Matanovic 1-0441963HoogovensE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
8. O'Kelly vs Pilnik  1-0571963HoogovensE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
9. H L Tan vs B Milic  1-0511963HoogovensA76 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8
10. Ivkov vs E Gereben  1-0721963HoogovensC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
11. Parma vs K Langeweg  1-0411963HoogovensB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
12. Robatsch vs T van Scheltinga 1-0321963HoogovensB27 Sicilian
13. H L Tan vs Averbakh 1-0561963HoogovensE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
14. O'Kelly vs E Gereben  1-0461963HoogovensE87 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox
15. Parma vs Pirc  1-0301963HoogovensB32 Sicilian
16. Averbakh vs K Langeweg  1-0361963HoogovensA54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3
17. Robatsch vs Pilnik  1-0361963HoogovensB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
18. J H Donner vs Stahlberg 1-0401963HoogovensC14 French, Classical
19. Bronstein vs E Gereben 1-0611963HoogovensC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
20. A Matanovic vs H L Tan  1-0221963HoogovensB06 Robatsch
21. Pilnik vs T van Scheltinga 1-0541963HoogovensB40 Sicilian
22. Parma vs J H Donner 1-0251963HoogovensB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
23. T van Scheltinga vs P Trifunovic  1-0411963HoogovensE50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5
24. Robatsch vs E Gereben  1-0641963HoogovensC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
25. K Langeweg vs O'Kelly  1-0471963HoogovensE66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno
 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 47  PGN Download
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