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Hoogovens Tournament

John Nunn8.5/13(+5 -1 =7)[games]
Yuri Balashov8.5/13(+4 -0 =9)[games]
John van der Wiel7.5/13(+5 -3 =5)[games]
Vlastimil Hort7.5/13(+3 -1 =9)[games]
Predrag Nikolic7/13(+2 -1 =10)[games]
Lubomir Kavalek7/13(+1 -0 =12)[games]
Mikhail Tal7/13(+5 -4 =4)[games]
Robert Huebner7/13(+3 -2 =8)[games]
Gennadi Sosonko7/13(+3 -2 =8)[games]
Hans Ree6.5/13(+3 -3 =7)[games]
Jan Timman5.5/13(+3 -5 =5)[games]
Larry Christiansen4.5/13(+2 -6 =5)[games]
Jaime Sunye Neto4/13(+3 -8 =2)[games]
Murray Chandler3.5/13(+2 -8 =3)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Hoogovens (1982)

Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, 15-31 January 1982

Age Elo* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————— =1 Nunn 26 2590 • ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 8½ =1 Balashov 32 2595 ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 8½ =3 Van der Wiel 22 2470 0 ½ • ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 0 1 7½ =3 Hort 38 2590 0 ½ ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 7½ =5 Nikolic 21 2485 1 ½ ½ ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 7 =5 Kavalek 38 2590 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ • ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 7 =5 Tal 45 2605 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ • 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 =5 Hübner 33 2620 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 • ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 7 =5 Sosonko 38 2580 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ • ½ 1 1 ½ 1 7 10 Ree 37 2475 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ • ½ ½ 1 1 6½ 11 Timman 30 2655 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 0 ½ • ½ 0 1 5½ 12 Christiansen 25 2585 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ • 1 1 4½ 13 Sunye Neto 24 2475 0 0 1 0 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 • 0 4 14 Chandler 21 2470 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 • 3½ ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Thirteen rounds in 17 days, starting on Friday 15 January (91 games). Rest days 18, 21, 25 & 30 January. Nunn and Balashov shared the victory with 8.5/13. Van der Wiel took his first GM norm.

Photo (Balashov): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...
Photo (Nunn vs Van der Wiel): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...

Sources
Tata Steel website (https://history.tatasteelchess.com/...)
*FIDE rating list January 1982 (https://web.archive.org/web/2022100...)
Tidskrift för Schack, 2/1982, pp. 51-53 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1982...)
Butlletí d'Escacs 29, May 1982, pp. 46-47 (http://www.historiadelajedrezespano...)
Jaque 123, April 1982, pp. 145-149 (https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...)
Game Collection: Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1982 by User: suenteus po 147
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)

Previous: Hoogovens (1981). Next: Hoogovens (1983). See also Hoogovens Group B (1982)

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 29  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Nunn vs J Sunye Neto  1-0281982HoogovensB41 Sicilian, Kan
2. Tal vs L Christiansen 1-0571982HoogovensA42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System
3. L Christiansen vs Chandler  1-0381982HoogovensB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
4. Nunn vs Tal 1-0321982HoogovensB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
5. Van der Wiel vs Sosonko  1-0401982HoogovensB63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack
6. Balashov vs H Ree  1-0291982HoogovensB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
7. H Ree vs J Sunye Neto  1-0631982HoogovensE15 Queen's Indian
8. Hort vs L Christiansen 1-0291982HoogovensE41 Nimzo-Indian
9. Nunn vs Hort  1-0571982HoogovensC53 Giuoco Piano
10. Sosonko vs Timman 1-0301982HoogovensD99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov
11. P Nikolic vs Nunn  1-0361982HoogovensE63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
12. H Ree vs Tal  1-0611982HoogovensD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
13. Huebner vs J Sunye Neto  1-0701982HoogovensB42 Sicilian, Kan
14. Hort vs Chandler 1-0251982HoogovensB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
15. Timman vs Huebner 1-0401982HoogovensD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
16. J Sunye Neto vs Van der Wiel  1-0381982HoogovensA10 English
17. Tal vs Sosonko 1-0351982HoogovensB63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack
18. Van der Wiel vs Timman 1-0281982HoogovensB12 Caro-Kann Defense
19. Sosonko vs L Christiansen 1-0911982HoogovensE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
20. Balashov vs J Sunye Neto 1-0221982HoogovensB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
21. Tal vs Van der Wiel 1-0241982HoogovensA13 English
22. Chandler vs J Sunye Neto  1-0561982HoogovensB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
23. J Sunye Neto vs Timman 1-0461982HoogovensA28 English
24. Van der Wiel vs L Christiansen  1-0361982HoogovensB12 Caro-Kann Defense
25. Nunn vs Van der Wiel 1-0611982HoogovensB89 Sicilian
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