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Corus Invitation Tens Tournament
Ian Rogers6.5/9(+4 -0 =5)[games]
Andrei Istratescu6.5/9(+4 -0 =5)[games]
Viorel Iordachescu6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Joost Berkvens5/9(+4 -3 =2)[games]
Stefan van Blitterswijk4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Jan Smeets4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Daniel Stellwagen3/9(+2 -5 =2)[games]
Ron Nep2/9(+2 -7 =0)[games]
Masha Klinova1.5/9(+0 -6 =3)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Corus Invitation Tens (2002)

Played in the De Moriaan community centre, Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands from January 18 (Round 1) to January 27 (Round 9), with a rest day on January 23. Ian Rogers and Andrei Istratescu achieved the prestigious first place (shared). Istratescu went through all the emotions in the last round with Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant, who narrowly missed out on a second full GM norm and first place in the tournament by her loss. Van Blitterswijk and Smeets achieved IM norms.

Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands, 18-27 January 2002

                   Age Elo   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
=1 Rogers           41 2555  * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1  6½
=1 Istratescu       26 2605  ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1  6½
 3 Iordachescu      24 2558  ½ ½ * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½  6
 4 Arakhamia-Grant  33 2410  0 0 ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 1 1  5½
 5 Berkvens         20 2461  0 ½ 0 ½ * 0 1 1 1 1  5
=6 Van Blitterswijk 25 2384  ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 * ½ 0 1 ½  4½
=6 Smeets           16 2327  ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ * 1 1 ½  4½
 8 Stellwagen       14 2377  ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 * 0 1  3
 9 Nep              42 2362  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 * 1  2
10 Klinova          33 2432  0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 *  1½
Category: VIII (2447). Ian Rogers qualified for Corus Group B (2003)

Wikipedia article: Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2002
TWIC #378 (http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic...)
FIDE report April 2002 (https://ratings.fide.com/tournament...)
Leidsch Dagblad, 28 January 2002, p. 26 (https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LD/...)
John B Henderson in The Scotsman, January 2002 (http://www.scrkuppenheim.de/heco/ar...)
Mihail-Viorel Ghinda in Revista Romana de Sah, 2/2002, pp. 15-19 (http://www.stere.ro/wp-content/uplo...)

Original collection: Game Collection: Corus Invitation Tens 2002 ny User: Tabanus. Round dates (January 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27) are from Leidsch Dagblad.

Previous: Corus Reserve Group (2001). Next: Corus Invitation Tens (2003). See also Corus Group A (2002) and Corus Group B (2002)

 page 1 of 1; 13 games  PGN Download 
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. I Rogers vs K Arakhamia-Grant  1-0352002Corus Invitation TensA45 Queen's Pawn Game
2. S van Blitterswijk vs J Berkvens  1-0252002Corus Invitation TensB60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
3. J Berkvens vs M Klinova  1-0392002Corus Invitation TensE90 King's Indian
4. A Istratescu vs R Nep  1-0302002Corus Invitation TensB11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4
5. V Iordachescu vs J Berkvens  1-0712002Corus Invitation TensB61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2
6. Stellwagen vs S van Blitterswijk 1-0382002Corus Invitation TensB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
7. I Rogers vs R Nep 1-0662002Corus Invitation TensD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
8. A Istratescu vs M Klinova  1-0442002Corus Invitation TensC66 Ruy Lopez
9. K Arakhamia-Grant vs Smeets  1-0812002Corus Invitation TensC77 Ruy Lopez
10. S van Blitterswijk vs R Nep  1-0512002Corus Invitation TensB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
11. J Berkvens vs Stellwagen  1-0342002Corus Invitation TensE77 King's Indian
12. V Iordachescu vs S van Blitterswijk  1-0272002Corus Invitation TensB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
13. Smeets vs Stellwagen 1-0322002Corus Invitation TensC02 French, Advance
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