| 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 |
| 1. I Sokolov vs Van Wely |
 | 1-0 | 27 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | D26 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 2. Ivanchuk vs Shirov |
 | 1-0 | 35 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 3. Anand vs Adams |
| 1-0 | 45 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | E17 Queen's Indian |
| 4. Huebner vs Timman |
| 1-0 | 52 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | B64 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack |
| 5. I Sokolov vs Topalov |
| 1-0 | 29 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | A67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation |
| 6. Shirov vs Adams |
| 1-0 | 35 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | B12 Caro-Kann Defense |
| 7. Topalov vs J Piket |
| 1-0 | 68 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 8. Tiviakov vs Adams |
| 1-0 | 38 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 9. Dreev vs Shirov |
| 1-0 | 56 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation |
| 10. Adams vs Dreev |
| 1-0 | 28 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | C07 French, Tarrasch |
| 11. Ivanchuk vs J Piket |
| 1-0 | 27 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | E92 King's Indian |
| 12. Topalov vs Huebner |
| 1-0 | 37 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 13. Anand vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 25 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | B23 Sicilian, Closed |
| 14. J Piket vs Shirov |
| 1-0 | 37 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | D98 Grunfeld, Russian |
| 15. Topalov vs Van Wely |
| 1-0 | 50 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | B23 Sicilian, Closed |
| 16. Shirov vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 42 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack |
| 17. J Piket vs Dreev |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 18. Dreev vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation |
| 19. Anand vs Leko |
| 1-0 | 54 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | A33 English, Symmetrical |
| 20. Adams vs Huebner |
| 1-0 | 31 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 21. Shirov vs Timman |
| 1-0 | 49 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | C80 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 22. Gelfand vs I Sokolov |
| 1-0 | 72 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | E60 King's Indian Defense |
| 23. Van Wely vs Shirov |
| 1-0 | 61 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | D92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4 |
| 24. Tiviakov vs J Piket |
| 1-0 | 26 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 |
| 25. Topalov vs Anand |
| 1-0 | 28 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
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