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Hoogovens Tournament

Nicolas Rossolimo9/11(+7 -0 =4)[games]
Alberic O'Kelly de Galway7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Roman Toran7/11(+3 -0 =8)[games]
Haije Kramer7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Max Euwe7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Jan Hein Donner7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Geza Fuster6/11(+4 -3 =4)[games]
Theo van Scheltinga5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Hans Bouwmeester4/11(+1 -4 =6)[games]
Nicolaas Cortlever4/11(+2 -5 =4)[games]
Arthur Henry Trott1/11(+1 -10 =0)[games]
Wolfgang Heidenfeld1/11(+1 -10 =0)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Hoogovens (1953)

The 15th Hoogoven Schaaktournooi was held in Beverwijk, the Netherlands, 6-18 January 1953 - this time with 12 players, and two rest days: 9 and 16 January. Nicolas Rossolimo won with 9/11.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 ——————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Rossolimo • ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 9 2 O'Kelly ½ • ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 7½ =3 Toran ½ ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7 =3 Kramer 0 ½ ½ • ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 7 =3 Euwe 0 ½ ½ ½ • ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 7 =3 Donner 0 1 ½ 0 ½ • ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 7 7 Füster ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ • ½ 1 1 1 1 6 8 Van Scheltinga 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ • ½ 1 1 1 5½ =9 Bouwmeester ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ • ½ 0 1 4 =9 Cortlever 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ • 1 1 4 =11 Trott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 • 0 1 =11 Heidenfeld 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 • 1 ———————————————————————————————————————————————

Simone Bussers won the women's tournament ahead of Fenny Heemskerk. The Major (Hoofdgroep) tournament was jointly won by J. Donk and Lutz Klaeger with 6.5/9. The junior tournament was won by Manfred Heilemann.

Round dates

Round 01: Tuesday 6 January
Round 02: Wednesday 7 January
Round 03: Thursday 8 January
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Round 04: Saturday 10 January
Round 05: Sunday 11 January
Round 06: Monday 12 January
Round 07: Tuesday 13 January
Round 08: Wednesday 14 January
Round 09: Thursday 15 January
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Round 10: Saturday 17 January (1:30 pm)
Round 11: Sunday 18 January (10 am)

Sources

Belgian Chess History: https://www.belgianchesshistory.be/...
Perpetual Check website: https://www.perpetualcheck.com/show...
IJmuider Courant (January 1953 issues) at https://nha.courant.nu

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 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. N Cortlever vs A H Trott 1-0281953HoogovensA04 Reti Opening
2. Euwe vs G Fuster  1-0451953HoogovensD26 Queen's Gambit Accepted
3. A H Trott vs O'Kelly  0-1421953HoogovensC64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
4. H Bouwmeester vs T van Scheltinga  ½-½291953HoogovensD20 Queen's Gambit Accepted
5. Rossolimo vs H Kramer 1-0351953HoogovensA45 Queen's Pawn Game
6. R Toran vs W Heidenfeld  1-0321953HoogovensA52 Budapest Gambit
7. J H Donner vs N Cortlever  1-0411953HoogovensC81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack
8. O'Kelly vs Euwe  ½-½151953HoogovensD14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation
9. W Heidenfeld vs H Bouwmeester  0-1391953HoogovensB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
10. G Fuster vs H Kramer  0-1511953HoogovensE72 King's Indian
11. Rossolimo vs R Toran  ½-½251953HoogovensB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
12. T van Scheltinga vs J H Donner  0-1401953HoogovensE65 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav, 7.O-O
13. Euwe vs N Cortlever  ½-½301953HoogovensB83 Sicilian
14. J H Donner vs W Heidenfeld  1-0391953HoogovensA52 Budapest Gambit
15. G Fuster vs O'Kelly  0-1511953HoogovensE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
16. A H Trott vs T van Scheltinga  0-1331953HoogovensB70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation
17. H Bouwmeester vs Rossolimo  ½-½261953HoogovensB50 Sicilian
18. H Kramer vs R Toran  ½-½181953HoogovensA48 King's Indian
19. Rossolimo vs J H Donner  1-0281953HoogovensC50 Giuoco Piano
20. R Toran vs H Bouwmeester  ½-½331953HoogovensE14 Queen's Indian
21. N Cortlever vs G Fuster  0-1451953HoogovensA06 Reti Opening
22. W Heidenfeld vs A H Trott  1-0271953HoogovensC10 French
23. H Kramer vs O'Kelly  ½-½451953HoogovensE16 Queen's Indian
24. T van Scheltinga vs Euwe  ½-½321953HoogovensE98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1
25. H Bouwmeester vs H Kramer  ½-½251953HoogovensE00 Queen's Pawn Game
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