| European Junior Championship 1986/87 |
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"The 17-year-old Soviet chess master, Vasily Ivanchuk, won the European Championship title in the new year, coming first in Groningen. I met the young chess player three years ago, when, at the request of the Soviet Chess Federation, I traveled to France with the young players for the World Youth Championship. Among my protégés were two new players: Aleksey Dreev and Vasily Ivanchuk. I had already heard a lot about Dreev - who had demonstrated his outstanding abilities in the competition with his peers - but the much younger, 14-year-old Ivanchuk was practically unknown in chess circles. I had only half-heard of the extremely talented little boy from the Ukrainian masters. During our short training camp before our trip to France, I was able to see for myself Ivanchuk's abilities and his fanatical love of chess. Vasily and I lived in a hotel room for two weeks, and he only got up from the board when it was time to eat or sleep. It was impossible not to notice how lively his mind was. It was enough to show him a game that everyone had long forgotten, and Ivanchuk immediately reproduced the course of the game from memory, commenting on it with notable remarks. He quickly and with a sharp eye noticed the possibilities of combinations, and this is considered a sign of excellent talent in chess players. While working with the little boy, I involuntarily always thought of the young Mikhail Tal. Of course, this novice Ukrainian chess player still lacked harmony in his game. In situations that required maneuvering, he still felt quite uncertain. This was probably due to his young age, since Vasily was still a child. If he was absorbed in his thoughts about solving a combination, he could crawl into bed with his clothes on. That particular championship in France brought this very inexperienced little boy his first international success, sharing 2-4th place (the victory was won by the much more experienced Alexey Dreev). In the following years, I followed Ivanchuk's development. I met him regularly, most often at the national youth and adolescent team championships. He developed a lot, new successes awaited him. Last year was especially successful for Ivanchuk. First, he won the national championship of young masters, although the upper age limit for participants in the competition was 27 years, and therefore all his opponents were older (and the vast majority were much older) than him. Then he became first in the youth championship of the USSR, where, among others, he also put his old great rival, Dreev, behind him. He successfully participated - already among adults - in the all-union selection competition, and entered the first league competitors of the Soviet championship. Here too, he advanced in the leading ranks for a long time and it seemed that he would fight his way into the top league, but the mental strain was probably too great for him. By the end of the tournament, Vasily had pulled himself together and finished behind the medalists. He had made a lot of progress in a year. He had noticeably improved in positional play and the use of advantages, which did not at all prevent him from using his favorite weapons - combinations and attacking play. All these qualities - both old and newly acquired - secured Ivanchuk first place in Groningen even before the final round. He graduated from high school last year and, to his parents' chagrin, did not choose the traditional legal profession in the family, but applied to the chess department of the Ivov College of Physical Education. Vasily's father, who works as a district prosecutor, is reassured only by the thought that his son will probably do better as a chess player than as a lawyer. For my part, I predict a rather bright future for him. Ivanchuk is confidently entering the world of great chess players, and I assume that we will soon see him among those who are directly competing for the world championship title. (Alexey Suetin in Sakkélet, transl.) Groningen, the Netherlands, 18 December 1986 - 2 January 1987 Age Elo* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 Pts
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01 Ivanchuk 17 2475 +29 +14 +11 +10 +12 =07 =08 +09 -02 +06 +03 =04 =05 10
02 Piket 17 2390 +19 =15 +18 -04 +10 +12 =09 +07 +01 -03 -05 +14 +08 9
03 Gdanski 16 2290 =21 -18 +26 =20 +14 +04 =07 +08 =06 +02 -01 =05 +12 8½
04 Sokolov 18 2425 =09 +20 +05 +02 -11 -03 +18 -06 +19 +14 +08 =01 =10 8½
05 Blatny 18 2410 +30 =10 -04 -18 =13 +17 +25 +12 =08 +07 +02 =03 =01 8½
06 Howell 19 2400 -22 +23 -08 +17 +21 =15 +11 +04 =03 -01 =07 =12 =09 7½
07 Thorhallsson 17 2290 +23 +22 =12 =19 +18 =01 =03 -02 +16 -05 =06 =09 =11 7½
08 Ninov 18 2315 +24 -12 +06 =21 +15 +25 =01 -03 =05 +09 -04 +18 -02 7½
09 San Segundo 16 ---- =04 +21 -15 +24 +19 +11 =02 -01 =14 -08 +25 =07 =06 7½
10 Hansen 18 ---- +27 =05 +25 -01 -02 =13 -14 +22 -11 +29 +20 +16 =04 7½
11 Manor 17 2405 +16 +17 -01 +22 +04 -09 -06 -14 +10 =13 -12 +19 =07 7
12 Brenninkmeijer 17 ---- +28 +08 =07 +15 -01 -02 =19 -05 +25 =18 +11 =06 -03 7
13 Biehler 20 ---- -17 =16 -20 +28 =05 =10 -15 +24 +21 =11 =19 +25 =14 7
14 Burgess 19 2335 +25 -01 -24 +29 -03 +27 +10 +11 =09 -04 +18 -02 =13 7
15 Wessman 17 2250 +26 =02 +09 -12 -08 =06 +13 =19 -18 =20 -16 +29 +27 7
16 Sommerbauer 17 ---- -11 =13 -21 +30 +24 -18 +23 +20 -07 =19 +15 -10 +26 7
17 Kokkila 18 ---- +13 -11 -19 -06 +26 -05 -28 +30 =23 +22 +27 =21 +20 7
18 McDonald 19 2495 =20 +03 -02 +05 -07 +16 -04 +21 +15 =12 -14 -08 =28 6½
19 Spycher 18 ---- -02 +28 +17 =07 -09 +20 =12 =15 -04 =16 =13 -11 =29 6
20 Dedes 20 2245 =18 -04 +13 =03 =23 -19 +24 -16 +26 =15 -10 +30 -17 6
21 Greer 18 ---- =03 -09 +16 =08 -06 =23 +27 -18 -13 +30 +26 =17 -22 6
22 Djurhuus 16 ---- +06 -07 +27 -11 -25 -24 +30 -10 +29 -17 -28 +26 +21 6
23 Manca 17 ---- -07 -06 =28 +26 =20 =21 -16 =29 =17 -25 +30 +27 =24 6
24 Damaso 18 ---- -08 =26 +14 -09 -16 +22 -20 -13 =30 -27 =29 +28 =23 5
25 Koch 16 ---- -14 +29 -10 +27 +22 -08 -05 +28 -12 +23 -09 -13 -30 5
26 Wians 18 ---- -15 =24 -03 -23 -17 =30 +29 +27 -20 +28 -21 -22 -16 4
27 Petri 18 ---- -10 +30 -22 -25 +29 -14 -21 -26 +28 +24 -17 -23 -15 4
28 Gunay 18 ---- -12 -19 =23 -13 =30 =29 +17 -25 -27 -26 +22 -24 =18 4
29 Sullivan ---- -01 -25 +30 -14 -27 =28 -26 =23 -22 -10 =24 -15 =19 3
30 Savva 19 ---- -05 -27 -29 -16 =28 =26 -22 -17 =24 -21 -23 -20 +25 2½
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This was the 16th European Junior Championship. Swiss, 13 rounds in 16 days, starting on Thursday 18 December. Rest days 21, 25 & 30 December. Ivanchuk became European Junior Champion ahead of Piket (2nd) and Gdanski (3rd on tiebreak).Photo: https://web.archive.org/web/2025032... Sources
OlimpBase (https://web.archive.org/web/2023032...)
Belgian Chess History (https://www.belgianchesshistory.be/...)
Jaque 212, pp. 83-85 (https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...)
*FIDE rating list July 1986 (https://web.archive.org/web/2022112...)
Skakbladet, 3/1987, pp. 53-54 (https://danbase.skak.dk/skakbladet/...)
Norsk Sjakkblad, 1/1987, p. 14 (https://dnkjuhc6if10z.cloudfront.ne...)
Sakkélet, 6/1987, p. 206 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...)
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. J D Sullivan vs Ivanchuk |
 | 0-1 | 50 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 2. B Spycher vs J Piket |
| 0-1 | 36 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | E87 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox |
| 3. J Brenninkmeijer vs A Gunay |
| 1-0 | 27 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | E10 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 4. N McDonald vs N Dedes |
| ½-½ | 39 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | A05 Reti Opening |
| 5. I Sokolov vs P San Segundo Carrillo |
| ½-½ | 42 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | A56 Benoni Defense |
| 6. Blatny vs A Savva |
| 1-0 | 20 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | D02 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 7. N Sommerbauer vs I Manor |
| 0-1 | 33 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | D75 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5 |
| 8. R Djurhuus vs J Howell |
| 1-0 | 42 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack |
| 9. M R Burgess vs J Koch |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | A04 Reti Opening |
| 10. K Ninov vs R Damaso |
| 1-0 | 54 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | E65 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav, 7.O-O |
| 11. K Greer vs J Gdanski |
| ½-½ | 41 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | C02 French, Advance |
| 12. F Manca vs T Thorhallsson |
| 0-1 | 32 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | B01 Scandinavian |
| 13. R Wessman vs C Wians |
| 1-0 | 37 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack |
| 14. T Kokkila vs T Biehler |
| 1-0 | 23 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern |
| 15. P Petri vs L B Hansen |
| 0-1 | 23 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | C15 French, Winawer |
| 16. Ivanchuk vs M R Burgess |
| 1-0 | 43 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | B10 Caro-Kann |
| 17. J Brenninkmeijer vs K Ninov |
| 1-0 | 29 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 18. N Dedes vs I Sokolov |
| 0-1 | 32 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 19. J Gdanski vs N McDonald |
| 0-1 | 40 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | C18 French, Winawer |
| 20. J Piket vs R Wessman |
| ½-½ | 23 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | E60 King's Indian Defense |
| 21. L B Hansen vs Blatny |
| ½-½ | 46 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line |
| 22. I Manor vs T Kokkila |
| 1-0 | 33 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | A90 Dutch |
| 23. J Howell vs F Manca |
| 1-0 | 23 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | B07 Pirc |
| 24. T Thorhallsson vs R Djurhuus |
| 1-0 | 36 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | C12 French, McCutcheon |
| 25. T Biehler vs N Sommerbauer |
| ½-½ | 26 | 1986 | European Junior Championship 1986/87 | B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
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