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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
European Junior Championship 1987/88 Tournament
Boris Gelfand11.5/13(+11 -1 =1)[games]
Vasyl Ivanchuk11/13(+9 -0 =4)[games]
Joris Brenninkmeijer8.5/13(+7 -3 =3)[games]
Jacek Gdanski8/13(+7 -4 =2)[games]
Richard Wessman8/13(+7 -4 =2)[games]
Ronen Lev7.5/13(+5 -3 =5)[games]
Lars Bo Hansen7.5/13(+6 -4 =3)[games]
Ladislav Langner7.5/13(+7 -5 =1)[games]
Dragan Kosic7/13(+6 -5 =2)[games]
Liafbern Riemersma7/13(+6 -5 =2)[games]
Artur Pieniazek7/13(+6 -5 =2)[games]
Jean-Rene Koch7/13(+4 -3 =6)[games]
Christopher Lutz7/13(+4 -3 =6)[games]
Csaba Horvath6.5/13(+5 -5 =3)[games]
David Norwood6.5/13(+5 -5 =3)[games]
Borislav Benev6.5/13(+4 -4 =5)[games]
Pascal Vandevoort6.5/13(+6 -6 =1)[games]
Ivar Bern6.5/13(+6 -6 =1)[games]
Enrique Fernandez Aguado6/13(+5 -6 =2)[games]
Throstur Thorhallsson6/13(+4 -5 =4)[games]
Fabio Bellini6/13(+5 -6 =2)[games]
Ian D MacKay6/13(+5 -6 =2)[games]
Gruia Calinescu5.5/13(+4 -6 =3)[games]
Rui Damaso5.5/13(+4 -6 =3)[games]
Marko Manninen5.5/13(+4 -6 =3)[games]
Harald Casagrande5.5/13(+5 -7 =1)[games]
Camille Wians5.5/13(+5 -7 =1)[games]
Bernard Spycher5/13(+3 -6 =4)[games]
Georgios Kourtesis5/13(+5 -8 =0)[games]
Jason D Sullivan3.5/13(+3 -9 =1)[games]
Eric McMahon3/13(+1 -8 =4)[games]
Tuncay Meric3/13(+1 -8 =4)[games]
* (32 players total; 0 player not shown. Click here for longer list.)

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
European Junior Championship 1987/88

"The Dutch town of Arnhem replaced Groningen in the organization of the European Junior Championship after 25 years of uninterrupted celebration in the last mentioned city. The reason was a change of sponsor; the OHRA company, already strongly linked to chess, hosted the event this year. Regarding the sporting outcome, the only question centered on which of the two Soviet representatives would emerge victorious: Ivanchuk (champion of 1986/87) or Gelfand. Ivanchuk defeated Gelfand in the fifth round and took the lead in the standings, but he could not match the sensational pace of his compatriot, who equaled the tournament record (11.5 points) shared by Van der Wiel and Åkesson, a record he could have even beaten but was content with a draw in the final round to secure first place. The difference in play between the two representatives of the Soviet Union and the rest was overwhelming, despite the fact that Brenninkmejer (Hol) (17 years old) was a close third. Also promising were Langner (Chec), Lev (lsr), Hansen (Den), and Riemersma (Hol), who deserved to finish ahead of Gdanski and Wessman, who, due to the Swiss system, "snuck" into 4th and 5th place. Enrique Fernández had an unfortunate performance, and despite his spectacular start (3 out of 3), the two consecutive defeats against Gelfand and Pieniazek affected his playing morale, and he ultimately obtained a poor ranking of nineteenth (+5 =2 -6). The organization was satisfactory, although the playing room was quite far from the hotel where the players were staying." (Jaque, transl.)

Arnhem, the Netherlands, 19 December 1987 - 2 January 1988

                 Age Elo*   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   0   1   2   3  Pts
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01 Gelfand        19 2510  +31 +24 +07 +19 -02 +11 +03 +15 +10 +06 +09 +08 =04 11½
02 Ivanchuk       18 2480  +05 +13 =10 +14 +01 +07 +15 =08 =09 +03 +24 =06 +16 11
03 Brenninkmeijer 18 2345  -23 +28 +12 +30 =24 +16 -01 =07 +08 -02 +11 +10 =06  8½
04 Gdanski        17 2400  =12 -06 +31 -16 +27 -08 -23 +25 +22 +15 +14 +09 =01  8
05 Wessman        18 2285  -02 +32 -14 +22 -09 +30 =06 -23 =12 +28 +16 +19 +08  8
06 Lev            19 2400  =16 +04 +11 -10 -15 =13 =05 +17 +23 -01 +07 =02 =03  7½
07 Hansen         19 2355  +28 +23 -01 +08 +10 -02 =11 =03 =19 -09 -06 +17 +14  7½
08 Langner        18 2315  -29 +22 +25 -07 +30 +04 +09 =02 -03 +24 +10 -01 -05  7½
09 Kosic          17 2385  +18 +17 -19 -11 +05 +24 -08 +20 =02 +07 -01 -04 =10  7
10 Riemersma      20 2345  +27 +25 =02 +06 -07 -15 +17 +11 -01 +13 -08 -03 =09  7
11 Pieniazek      19 2280  +14 +15 -06 +09 +19 -01 =07 -10 -24 +17 -03 =13 +21  7
12 Koch           17 2270  =04 =16 -03 =13 -21 =25 +27 =28 =05 +29 +15 -14 +20  7
13 Lutz           16 2295  +32 -02 -30 =12 +25 =06 =14 +21 =15 -10 =20 =11 +19  7
14 Horváth        19 2455  -11 +21 +05 -02 -17 +23 =13 =16 =20 +19 -04 +12 -07  6½
15 Norwood        19 2405  +21 -11 =16 +20 +06 +10 -02 -01 =13 -04 -12 =18 +27  6½
16 Benev          11 ----  =06 =12 =15 +04 +23 -03 -19 =14 =17 +20 -05 +24 -02  6½
17 Vandevoort     16 ----  +20 -09 +26 -24 +14 +19 -10 -06 =16 -11 +27 -07 +31  6½
18 Bern           20 2275  -09 -20 -22 -27 +31 -28 +26 +30 -25 +32 +29 =15 +24  6½
19 Fernández      20 2335  +22 +29 +09 -01 -11 -17 +16 =24 =07 -14 +23 -05 -13  6
20 Thórhallsson   18 2345  -17 +18 =23 -15 +32 +21 =24 -09 =14 -16 =13 +26 -12  6
21 Bellini        18 2275  -15 -14 =27 +29 +12 -20 +22 -13 =28 -26 +31 +23 -11  6
22 MacKay         17 ----  -19 -08 +18 -05 =28 +32 -21 +27 -04 =31 -26 +30 +29  6
23 Calinescu      19 2240  +03 -07 =20 +26 -16 -14 +04 +05 -06 =25 -19 -21 =32  5½
24 Damaso         19 ----  +30 -01 +29 +17 =03 -09 =20 =19 +11 -08 -02 -16 -18  5½
25 Manninen       17 ----  +26 -10 -08 =32 -13 =12 +29 -04 +18 =23 -28 -31 +30  5½
26 Casagrande     19 2325  -25 +27 -17 -23 -29 =31 -18 +32 -30 +21 +22 -20 +28  5½
27 Wians          19 2245  -10 -26 =21 +18 -04 +29 -12 -22 +31 +30 -17 +32 -15  5½
28 Spycher        19 2245  -07 -03 -32 =31 =22 +18 +30 =12 =21 -05 +25 -29 -26  5
29 Kourtesis      19 ----  +08 -19 -24 -21 +26 -27 -25 +31 +32 -12 -18 +28 -22  5
30 Sullivan          ----  -24 +31 +13 -03 -08 -05 -28 -18 +26 -27 =32 -22 -25  3½
31 McMahon        19 ----  -01 -30 -04 =28 -18 =26 =32 -29 -27 =22 -21 +25 -17  3
32 Meric          20 ----  -13 -05 +28 =25 -20 -22 =31 -26 -29 -18 =30 -27 =23  3
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
This was the 17th European Junior Championship. Swiss, 13 rounds in 15 days, starting on Saturday 19 December. Rest days 25 December & 1 January. Gelfand became European Junior Champion ahead of Ivanchuk (2nd) and Brenninkmeijer (3rd).

Sources
OlimpBase (https://web.archive.org/web/2023032...)
Belgian Chess History (https://www.belgianchesshistory.be/...)
Jaque 234, pp. 81-82 (https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...)
*FIDE rating list July 1987 (https://web.archive.org/web/2022112...)
Skakbladet, 3/1988, pp. 46-47 (https://danbase.skak.dk/skakbladet/...)
Tidskrift för Schack, 1/1988, pp. 37-38 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1988...)
Sakkélet, 5/1988, pp. 140-141 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...)
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)

Previous: European Junior Championship (1986/87). Next: European Junior Championship (1988/89)

 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 96  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. P Vandevoort vs T Thorhallsson  1-0331987European Junior Championship 1987/88B01 Scandinavian
2. L B Hansen vs B Spycher  1-0331987European Junior Championship 1987/88E77 King's Indian
3. E Fernandez Aguado vs I D MacKay  1-0691987European Junior Championship 1987/88B44 Sicilian
4. R Damaso vs J D Sullivan  1-0251987European Junior Championship 1987/88B22 Sicilian, Alapin
5. G Kourtesis vs L Langner  1-0331987European Junior Championship 1987/88A07 King's Indian Attack
6. C Lutz vs T Meric  1-0281987European Junior Championship 1987/88E41 Nimzo-Indian
7. M Manninen vs H Casagrande  1-0301987European Junior Championship 1987/88E12 Queen's Indian
8. D Norwood vs F Bellini  1-0421987European Junior Championship 1987/88A07 King's Indian Attack
9. A Pieniazek vs C Horvath  1-0411987European Junior Championship 1987/88A80 Dutch
10. Ivanchuk vs R Wessman 1-0281987European Junior Championship 1987/88A80 Dutch
11. J D Sullivan vs E McMahon  1-0561987European Junior Championship 1987/88B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
12. H Casagrande vs C Wians  1-0831987European Junior Championship 1987/88A15 English
13. Gelfand vs R Damaso  1-0261987European Junior Championship 1987/88B58 Sicilian
14. C Horvath vs F Bellini  1-0411987European Junior Championship 1987/88C60 Ruy Lopez
15. D Kosic vs P Vandevoort  1-0591987European Junior Championship 1987/88D35 Queen's Gambit Declined
16. L Langner vs I D MacKay  1-0451987European Junior Championship 1987/88B01 Scandinavian
17. R Lev vs J Gdanski  1-0431987European Junior Championship 1987/88A56 Benoni Defense
18. L Riemersma vs M Manninen  1-0411987European Junior Championship 1987/88C18 French, Winawer
19. T Thorhallsson vs I Bern  1-0191987European Junior Championship 1987/88A80 Dutch
20. R Wessman vs T Meric  1-0271987European Junior Championship 1987/88A61 Benoni
21. A Pieniazek vs D Norwood  1-0621987European Junior Championship 1987/88A77 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2
22. R Damaso vs G Kourtesis  1-0251987European Junior Championship 1987/88B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
23. E Fernandez Aguado vs D Kosic  1-0561987European Junior Championship 1987/88B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
24. J Gdanski vs E McMahon  1-0271987European Junior Championship 1987/88B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
25. J Brenninkmeijer vs J Koch  1-0661987European Junior Championship 1987/88A57 Benko Gambit
 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 96  PGN Download
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