Hoogovens Group A (1997) |
The 59th Annual Hoogovens Chess Tournament was a Category XVI event held in Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands from January 19th to February 2nd, 1997. 14 top grandmasters competed in a round robin format in the prestigous A event. The participants were (in order of Elo): Nigel Short (2690), Valery Salov (2665), Predrag Nikolic (2655), Loek Van Wely (2645), Jeroen Piket (2640), Viktor Korchnoi (2635), Miguel Illescas-Cordoba (2635), Joel Lautier (2630), Jan Timman (2630), Alex Yermolinsky (2630), Igor Glek (2620), Julio Ernesto Granda-Zuniga (2620), Ivan Sokolov (2615), and Alexander Onischuk (2580). Salov scored one of his finest international wins with 8.5/13. The final standings and crosstable are as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1 Salov * 1 0 = 1 = = = 1 = = = 1 1 8½
=2 Sokolov 0 * = = = 1 1 = = 1 = 1 = = 8
=2 Piket 1 = * = 0 = = = 1 = 1 = 1 = 8
=2 Onischuk = = = * 1 = = 1 1 0 1 0 = 1 8
5 Yermolinsky 0 = 1 0 * 1 = = = = = 1 = = 7
=6 Granda Zuniga = 0 = = 0 * 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6½
=6 Timman = 0 = = = 1 * = 0 = = 1 0 1 6½
=8 Lautier = = = 0 = 0 = * 0 = = = 1 1 6
=8 Van Wely 0 = 0 0 = 0 1 1 * = 0 1 = 1 6
=8 Korchnoi = 0 = 1 = 0 = = = * 1 = 0 = 6
=8 Short = = 0 0 = 0 = = 1 0 * = 1 1 6
12 Illescas = 0 = 1 0 1 0 = 0 = = * = = 5½
13 Nikolic 0 = 0 = = 0 1 0 = 1 0 = * = 5
14 Glek 0 = = 0 = 1 0 0 0 = 0 = = * 4 Original collection: Game Collection: Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1997, by User: suenteus po 147.
Previous: Hoogovens Group A (1996). Next: Hoogovens Group A (1998). See also Hoogovens Group B (1997)
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
1. Short vs Onischuk |
 | 0-1 | 36 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | C78 Ruy Lopez |
2. Van Wely vs Lautier |
 | 1-0 | 37 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | E15 Queen's Indian |
3. Korchnoi vs P Nikolic |
| 0-1 | 33 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | A27 English, Three Knights System |
4. I Sokolov vs M Illescas |
| 1-0 | 42 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | A80 Dutch |
5. Granda Zuniga vs Yermolinsky |
| 0-1 | 53 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | D85 Grunfeld |
6. Timman vs Glek |
| 1-0 | 58 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
7. J Piket vs Salov |
 | 1-0 | 41 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | E12 Queen's Indian |
8. Salov vs Granda Zuniga |
| ½-½ | 19 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 |
9. Van Wely vs Short |
| 0-1 | 71 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
10. Yermolinsky vs Timman |
| ½-½ | 18 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | A35 English, Symmetrical |
11. P Nikolic vs J Piket |
| 0-1 | 40 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6 |
12. M Illescas vs Korchnoi |
| ½-½ | 20 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | C45 Scotch Game |
13. Lautier vs Glek |
 | 1-0 | 38 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation |
14. Onischuk vs I Sokolov |
| ½-½ | 62 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | C80 Ruy Lopez, Open |
15. Timman vs Salov |
 | ½-½ | 62 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
16. J Piket vs M Illescas |
| ½-½ | 23 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | E12 Queen's Indian |
17. Glek vs Yermolinsky |
| ½-½ | 25 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | C51 Evans Gambit |
18. I Sokolov vs Van Wely |
| ½-½ | 21 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | E70 King's Indian |
19. Korchnoi vs Onischuk |
 | 1-0 | 34 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | A85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3 |
20. Short vs Lautier |
| ½-½ | 27 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
21. Granda Zuniga vs P Nikolic |
| 1-0 | 39 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | A09 Reti Opening |
22. M Illescas vs Granda Zuniga |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | B83 Sicilian |
23. Lautier vs Yermolinsky |
| ½-½ | 53 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line |
24. Onischuk vs J Piket |
| ½-½ | 42 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
25. Short vs I Sokolov |
| ½-½ | 46 | 1997 | Hoogovens Group A | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
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Jul-03-17 | | Arlekhino: I have a number of Jaque (Spanish Chess Magazine) featuring this tournament. Some games are analyzed and there are interesting reports. I'll be around here commenting, if someone cares to chat about the games... |
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