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Hoogovens (1972) While FIDE president Max Euwe was in Moscow to negotiate the conditions for the Spassky - Fischer World Championship Match (1972), the 34th Hoogovens tournament started in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, in early January. Most of the players had participated in tournaments a month or so ago: Portisch, Pomar, Ljubojevic, and Benkö had played in Palma de Mallorca (1971), Smyslov, Hort and Savon had played in Moscow (1971), and Browne and Timman came straight from the Stockholm Open (1971/72). None could come from Hastings (1971/72), which had not finished yet. At a very late stage it was clear that the invited Mikhail Tal was ill and could not come. After the drawing of lots on 10 January, however, a phone call from Antonio Angel Medina Garcia (who would be playing in the B-Group) made everyone happy. He was able to tell that Pomar was willing to step in, but he could only arrive in the country about half an hour before the start of play. Play started the next day at 1 pm. (1) Pomar won his game (which was perhaps deferred to later that afternoon), and overall performed above par. The competition was quite even, but the one to disappoint was Ljubojevic. Portisch had no losses and was unstoppable. Category: 11 (GM norm 9 points, IM norm 6,5 points). Top prizes: 4000, 3000 and 2500 Dutch guilders. (2) Hotel Kennemerduin, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, 11-29 January 1972 Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 GM Portisch 2630 * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 10½ =2 GM Pomar 2510 ½ * 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 9 =2 GM Hort 2605 ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 9 4 GM Browne 2530 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 8½ =5 IM Savon 2570 ½ 1 ½ 0 * ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 8 =5 GM Smyslov 2620 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 8 =7 IM Smejkal 2515 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 7½ =7 GM Benkö 2515 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 7½ =7 GM Ivkov 2560 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 7½ =10 GM Donner 2500 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 7 =10 IM Hartoch 2400 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 * ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 7 =10 IM Ree 2430 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 0 1 7 =13 GM Ljubojevic 2510 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ * ½ 0 ½ 6 =13 IM Adorjan 2475 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 6 =13 IM Timman 2445 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ * ½ 6 16 IM Langeweg 2425 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ * 5½ Chief arbiter: Constant Orbaan, assisted by Simon Gjaltema. (3) In addition to the "Main Group" there was a Masters Group, won by Zoltan Ribli and Bertus F Enklaar, and a Ladies Group, won by Tatiana Zatulovskaya ahead of Milunka Lazarevic. Tournament books: 34e Hoogoven schaaktoernooi 10-29 januari 1972 by Berend Jan (Berry) Withuis (Reprografische Dienst, IJmuiden (?) 1972. 219 p.); 34. mezinarodni velmistrovsky turnaj Hoogoven, Wijk aan Zee 1972 by Frantisek Pithart (Cesky sachovy svaz, Praha 1972. 23 p); Wijk aan Zee 1972 (Chess Player (No. 141), Nottingham 1972. 24 p.) (none seen). This page is mainly based on Dutch newspaper reports available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/. (1) Het Vrije Volk, 11 January 1972, p. 11. (2) Leeuwarder Courant, 31 January 1972, p. 17. (3) Limburgsch Dagblad, 12 January 1972, p. 19. Original collections: Game Collection: Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1972 by User: suenteus po 147 and Game Collection: Hoogovens 1972 by User: Tabanus.  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 120  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Adorjan vs K Langeweg   1-0 43 1972 Hoogovens B44 Sicilian 2. Hort vs Smyslov   ½-½ 60 1972 Hoogovens A47 Queen's Indian 3. Savon vs Ivkov   ½-½ 41 1972 Hoogovens C45 Scotch Game 4. Ljubojevic vs J H Donner   ½-½ 28 1972 Hoogovens B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 5. Portisch vs Timman ½-½ 40 1972 Hoogovens D97 Grunfeld, Russian 6. Smejkal vs H Ree   ½-½ 59 1972 Hoogovens D76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6 7. Browne vs Benko 0-1 77 1972 Hoogovens C11 French 8. A Pomar Salamanca vs R Hartoch   1-0 38 1972 Hoogovens A56 Benoni Defense 9. Ivkov vs Browne   ½-½ 34 1972 Hoogovens B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 10. Benko vs Hort   ½-½ 15 1972 Hoogovens B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 11. Ljubojevic vs Savon   ½-½ 31 1972 Hoogovens A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack 12. K Langeweg vs Portisch   0-1 40 1972 Hoogovens A05 Reti Opening 13. Timman vs A Pomar Salamanca 0-1 30 1972 Hoogovens A07 King's Indian Attack 14. R Hartoch vs Smejkal   ½-½ 31 1972 Hoogovens A34 English, Symmetrical 15. J H Donner vs H Ree   ½-½ 31 1972 Hoogovens A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System 16. Smyslov vs Adorjan ½-½ 16 1972 Hoogovens A00 Uncommon Opening 17. Adorjan vs Benko   ½-½ 17 1972 Hoogovens B12 Caro-Kann Defense 18. Browne vs Ljubojevic 1-0 40 1972 Hoogovens B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening 19. Hort vs Ivkov   0-1 46 1972 Hoogovens C73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 20. Portisch vs Smyslov 1-0 41 1972 Hoogovens A04 Reti Opening 21. Smejkal vs Timman   0-1 30 1972 Hoogovens A15 English 22. Savon vs J H Donner   ½-½ 27 1972 Hoogovens B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 23. A Pomar Salamanca vs K Langeweg   1-0 22 1972 Hoogovens E47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 24. H Ree vs R Hartoch   ½-½ 24 1972 Hoogovens A16 English 25. Ivkov vs Adorjan   ½-½ 17 1972 Hoogovens B32 Sicilian  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 120    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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