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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Amsterdam OHRA Tournament
Zurab Azmaiparashvili6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Lev Psakhis6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Boris Gelfand6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
Judit Polgar6/9(+6 -3 =0)[games]
Miguel Illescas5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Friso Nijboer5.5/9(+5 -3 =1)[games]
Paul van der Sterren5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Benjamin Finegold5/9(+4 -3 =2)[games]
Lars Bo Hansen5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Loek van Wely5/9(+2 -1 =6)[games]
Jeroen Vanheste4.5/9(+1 -1 =7)[games]
Pavel Blatny4.5/9(+3 -3 =3)[games]
Gennadi Sosonko4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Krunoslav Hulak4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Amador Rodriguez4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Stefan Mohr4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Vladimir Bagirov4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Hans Ree4/9(+3 -4 =2)[games]
Jesus Garcia Callejo4/9(+2 -3 =4)[games]
Edmar Mednis4/9(+2 -3 =4)[games]
Yge Visser3.5/9(+3 -5 =1)[games]
Rudy Douven3/9(+1 -4 =4)[games]
Roberto Cifuentes3/9(+1 -4 =4)[games]
Rini Kuijf3/9(+1 -4 =4)[games]
Piet Peelen3/9(+2 -5 =2)[games]
Alexandru Crisan1.5/9(+1 -7 =1)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Amsterdam OHRA (1989)

"Judit Polgar's first appearance in the Netherlands was at the OHRA tournament in 1989 in Amsterdam. In the open group (there was also a crown group with six players) she won in the first round against Hans Ree as a thirteen-year-old girl. The media turned out en masse. De Volkskrant put her on the front page for that victory and again after the eighth round, after she had achieved a grandmaster norm. The NOS journal was present when she missed the tournament victory in the last round. Together with Gelfand she came third, behind Azmaiparashvili and Psakhis. Judit writes about it in her book 'How I beat Fischer's record' (2012), part 1 of her trilogy 'Judit Polgar Teaches Chess'. After a number of good results she was initially invited to the crown group, but her father wisely judged that that was too ambitious. ... It was Judit's first visit to the Netherlands, accompanied by her mother. Judit felt that one disadvantage of her rapid Elo rise was that she was no longer invited with her entire family. The organisers were now more interested in her as a top chess player than in the three sisters." (Schaaksite.nl, transl.)

"People who visited the playing hall on the final day of the OHRA tournament were treated to a quite curious sight. On the arcade on the second floor of the Amsterdam Crest Hotel stood a long queue of people waiting. (…) Until then, scenes like these had only occurred during the Timman-Jussupow match in Tilburg (…) This time, a small, thirteen-year-old girl was the centre of attention." (MEC website)

Crest Hotel, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 31 July - 10 August 1989

                     Age Elo*   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
01 GM Azmaiparashvili 29 2575  =06 +20 +09 =14 -04 =03 +10 +05 +08  6½
02 GM Psakhis         30 2565  -12 +18 =17 +16 =15 +08 +20 =03 +04  6½
03 IM Gelfand         21 2590  +22 +05 +14 +04 -08 =01 +17 =02 -07  6
04 IM Polgar          13 2555  +18 +16 +08 -03 +01 -05 +14 +06 -02  6
05 GM Illescas        23 2510  +21 -03 +26 =15 +06 +04 =08 -01 =10  5½
06 IM Nijboer         24 2475  =01 -09 +21 +22 -05 +12 +13 -04 +15  5½
07 IM Van der Sterren 33 2515  -08 =11 +25 -10 =12 =22 +21 +20 +03  5½
08 FM Finegold        19 2375  +07 +24 -04 +13 +03 -02 =05 =17 -01  5
09 IM Hansen          20 2525  =25 +06 -01 =12 =20 -13 =16 +23 +17  5
10    Van Wely        16 2320  =15 =17 =16 +07 =13 =14 -01 +19 =05  5
11 FM Vanheste        25 2410  -24 =07 =22 =19 =16 +18 =15 =13 =14  4½
12 IM Blatny          21 2470  +02 -14 =24 =09 =07 -06 +22 -15 +21  4½
13 GM Sosonko         46 2540  =20 +25 =15 -08 =10 +09 -06 =11 =16  4½
14 GM Hulak           38 2550  +23 +12 -03 =01 =17 =10 -04 =16 =11  4½
15 GM Rodriguez       32 2505  =10 +19 =13 =05 =02 -17 =11 +12 -06  4½
16 GM Mohr            21 2485  +26 -04 =10 -02 =11 +23 =09 =14 =13  4½
17 GM Bagirov         52 2475  =19 =10 =02 +24 =14 +15 -03 =08 -09  4½
18 GM Ree             44 2460  -04 -02 =23 -21 +26 -11 +25 +22 =20  4
19    Garcia Callejo  32 2300  =17 -15 =20 =11 -23 =24 +26 -10 +25  4
20 GM Mednis          52 2430  =13 -01 =19 +26 =09 +21 -02 -07 =18  4
21 FM Visser          26 2335  -05 =22 -06 +18 +24 -20 -07 +26 -12  3½
22 IM Douven          28 2475  -03 =21 =11 -06 +25 =07 -12 -18 =23  3
23 IM Cifuentes       31 2470  -14 -26 =18 =25 +19 -16 =24 -09 =22  3
24 IM Kuijf           29 2530  +11 -08 =12 -17 -21 =19 =23 -25 =26  3
25 FM Peelen          23 2385  =09 -13 -07 =23 -22 +26 -18 +24 -19  3
26 FM Crisan          27 2315  -16 +23 -05 -20 -18 -25 -19 -21 =24  1½
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Nine-round Swiss with 26 invited players, starting on Monday 31 July (117 games). Rest days 4 & 9 August. Chief arbiter: Geurt Gijssen. Azmaiparashvili and Psakhis shared 1st place with 6.5/9. Gelfand took his 3rd and Polgar her 1st GM norm. IM norms: Vanheste, Van Wely and Finegold.

Photo (Polgar): https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EkIhZDm...

Sources
Dutchbase (https://maxeuwe.nl/files-dutchbase/...)
MEC website (https://maxeuwe.nl/de-sterkste-scha...)
Schaaksite.nl (https://www.schaaksite.nl/2018/12/2...)
*FIDE rating list July 1989 (https://web.archive.org/web/2022112...)
Amador Rodriguez website (https://amadorgm.com/torneo/115/ohr...)
Skakbladet, 10/1989, pp. 217, 219 (https://danbase.skak.dk/skakbladet/...)
Jaque 270, 1 October 1989, pp. 610-613 (https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...)
Chess Life, 12/1989, pp. 12-14 (https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/C...)
Sakkélet, 9/1989, p. 273 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...)
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)

Previous: Amsterdam OHRA (1988). Next (and last): Amsterdam OHRA (1990). See also Amsterdam OHRA Crown Group (1989)

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 42  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. B Finegold vs Van der Sterren  1-0361989Amsterdam OHRAD27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
2. J Polgar vs H Ree 1-0241989Amsterdam OHRAB83 Sicilian
3. Blatny vs Psakhis  1-0401989Amsterdam OHRAC16 French, Winawer
4. S Mohr vs A Crisan  1-0431989Amsterdam OHRAA57 Benko Gambit
5. M Illescas vs Y Visser  1-0451989Amsterdam OHRAB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
6. A Crisan vs R Cifuentes  1-0441989Amsterdam OHRAD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
7. Psakhis vs H Ree 1-0391989Amsterdam OHRAB07 Pirc
8. A Rodriguez vs J Garcia Callejo  1-0391989Amsterdam OHRAB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
9. Gelfand vs M Illescas  1-0381989Amsterdam OHRAA70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3
10. K Hulak vs Blatny  1-0411989Amsterdam OHRAE02 Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4
11. M Illescas vs A Crisan  1-0851989Amsterdam OHRAB58 Sicilian
12. Azmaiparashvili vs L B Hansen  1-0371989Amsterdam OHRAA29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
13. J Polgar vs B Finegold 1-0491989Amsterdam OHRAB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
14. Gelfand vs J Polgar 1-0421989Amsterdam OHRAA43 Old Benoni
15. Nijboer vs R Douven  1-0711989Amsterdam OHRAB10 Caro-Kann
16. E Mednis vs A Crisan  1-0471989Amsterdam OHRAA20 English
17. B Finegold vs Sosonko 1-0621989Amsterdam OHRAE33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
18. Psakhis vs S Mohr  1-0421989Amsterdam OHRAA21 English
19. J Polgar vs Azmaiparashvili 1-0371989Amsterdam OHRAB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
20. Y Visser vs R Kuijf  1-0331989Amsterdam OHRAB30 Sicilian
21. R Douven vs P Peelen  1-0311989Amsterdam OHRAD86 Grunfeld, Exchange
22. M Illescas vs Nijboer  1-0471989Amsterdam OHRAB08 Pirc, Classical
23. B Finegold vs Gelfand 1-0251989Amsterdam OHRAE38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5
24. Psakhis vs B Finegold  1-0811989Amsterdam OHRAD02 Queen's Pawn Game
25. E Mednis vs Y Visser  1-0431989Amsterdam OHRAA10 English
 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 42  PGN Download
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