Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1975

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Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1975
Compiled by suenteus po 147

The 37th Annual Hoogovens Chess Tournament was a category XII event held in Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands in 1975. Nine grandmasters and seven masters competed in a round robin format in the prestigious A event. The participants were (in order of ELO): Lajos Portisch (2635), Robert Huebner (2615), Efim Geller (2600), Vlastimil Hort (2600), Jan Smejkal (2600), Svetozar Gligoric (2575), Semyon Furman (2560), Lubomir Kavalek (2555), Walter Shawn Browne (2550), Jan Timman (2510), Jan Hein Donner (2485), Hans Ree (2470), Gennady Sosonko (2470), Luben Popov (2460), Franciscus Kuijpers (2445), and Kick Langeweg (2410). The final standings and crosstable are as follows:

1 Portisch 10½/15 * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1

2 Hort 10/15 0 * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1

3 Smejkal 9½/15 ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½

4 Kavalek 9/15 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1

5 Sosonko 8½/15 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1

6 Huebner 8½/15 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½

7 Gligoric 8½/15 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1

8 Timman 8/15 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0

9 Geller 8/15 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1

10 Browne 8/15 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1

11 Furman 7/15 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ 0 1

12 Langeweg 6½/15 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 1 ½ ½

13 Ree 5½/15 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1

14 Donner 5/15 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½

15 Kuijpers 4/15 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 * ½

16 Popov 3½/15 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ *

Round One, Game #1
Browne vs Huebner, 1975
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 90 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round One, Game #2
J H Donner vs F Kuijpers, 1975
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 44 moves, 1-0
Round One, Game #3
Hort vs Geller, 1975
(E50) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round One, Game #4
L Popov vs Kavalek, 1975
(A26) English, 35 moves, 0-1
Round One, Game #5
Portisch vs H Ree, 1975
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 1-0
Round One, Game #6
Smejkal vs Gligoric, 1975
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 93 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round One, Game #7
Sosonko vs Furman, 1975
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round One, Game #8
Timman vs K Langeweg, 1975
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
Round Two, Game #9
Furman vs Smejkal, 1975
(A17) English, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #10
Gligoric vs Portisch, 1975
(E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 57 moves, 0-1
Round Two, Game #11
Huebner vs Sosonko, 1975
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #12
Kavalek vs Geller, 1975
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #13
F Kuijpers vs Browne, 1975
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 57 moves, 0-1
Round Two, Game #14
K Langeweg vs Hort, 1975
(A15) English, 41 moves, 0-1
Round Two, Game #15
L Popov vs J H Donner, 1975
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #16
H Ree vs Timman, 1975
(D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #17
Browne vs L Popov, 1975
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 66 moves, 1-0
Round Three, Game #18
J H Donner vs Kavalek, 1975
(A57) Benko Gambit, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #19
Geller vs K Langeweg, 1975
(B83) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #20
Hort vs H Ree, 1975
(B68) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 9...Be7, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #21
Portisch vs Furman, 1975
(E17) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #22
Smejkal vs Huebner, 1975
(A04) Reti Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
Round Three, Game #23
Sosonko vs F Kuijpers, 1975
(E08) Catalan, Closed, 34 moves, 1-0
Round Three, Game #24
Timman vs Gligoric, 1975
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #25
J H Donner vs Browne, 1975
(A58) Benko Gambit, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #26
Furman vs Timman, 1975
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #27
Gligoric vs Hort, 1975
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #28
Huebner vs Portisch, 1975
(A09) Reti Opening, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #29
Kavalek vs K Langeweg, 1975
(B44) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
Round Four, Game #30
F Kuijpers vs Smejkal, 1975
(B32) Sicilian, 74 moves, 0-1
Round Four, Game #31
L Popov vs Sosonko, 1975
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 32 moves, 0-1
Round Four, Game #32
H Ree vs Geller, 1975
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #33
Browne vs Kavalek, 1975
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #34
Geller vs Gligoric, 1975
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #35
Hort vs Furman, 1975
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #36
K Langeweg vs H Ree, 1975
(E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 21 moves, 1-0
Round Five, Game #37
Portisch vs F Kuijpers, 1975
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0
Round Five, Game #38
Smejkal vs L Popov, 1975
(A04) Reti Opening, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #39
Sosonko vs J H Donner, 1975
(A57) Benko Gambit, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #40
Timman vs Huebner, 1975
(E12) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0
Round Six, Game #41
Browne vs Sosonko, 1975
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #42
J H Donner vs Smejkal, 1975
(D71) Neo-Grunfeld, 71 moves, 0-1
Round Six, Game #43
Furman vs Geller, 1975
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #44
Gligoric vs K Langeweg, 1975
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 104 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #45
Huebner vs Hort, 1975
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #46
Kavalek vs H Ree, 1975
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 47 moves, 1-0
Round Six, Game #47
F Kuijpers vs Timman, 1975
(B83) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #48
L Popov vs Portisch, 1975
(E15) Queen's Indian, 61 moves, 0-1
Round Seven, Game #49
Geller vs Huebner, 1975
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 40 moves, 0-1
Round Seven, Game #50
Hort vs F Kuijpers, 1975
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0
Round Seven, Game #51
K Langeweg vs Furman, 1975
(A15) English, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #52
Portisch vs J H Donner, 1975
(E88) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6, 26 moves, 1-0
Round Seven, Game #53
H Ree vs Gligoric, 1975
(E97) King's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1
Round Seven, Game #54
Smejkal vs Browne, 1975
(E68) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4, 94 moves, 1-0
Round Seven, Game #55
Sosonko vs Kavalek, 1975
(E97) King's Indian, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #56
Timman vs L Popov, 1975
(B40) Sicilian, 41 moves, 0-1
Round Eight, Game #57
Browne vs Portisch, 1975
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #58
J H Donner vs Timman, 1975
(E44) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #59
Furman vs H Ree, 1975
(A15) English, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #60
Huebner vs K Langeweg, 1975
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 23 moves, 1-0
Round Eight, Game #61
Kavalek vs Gligoric, 1975
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #62
F Kuijpers vs Geller, 1975
(B44) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #63
L Popov vs Hort, 1975
(A79) Benoni, Classical, 11.f3, 50 moves, 0-1
Round Eight, Game #64
Sosonko vs Smejkal, 1975
(D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #65
Geller vs L Popov, 1975
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 39 moves, 1-0
Round Nine, Game #66
Gligoric vs Furman, 1975
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #67
Hort vs J H Donner, 1975
(B07) Pirc, 36 moves, 1-0
Round Nine, Game #68
K Langeweg vs F Kuijpers, 1975
(A13) English, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #69
Portisch vs Sosonko, 1975
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #70
H Ree vs Huebner, 1975
(A10) English, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #71
Smejkal vs Kavalek, 1975
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #72
Timman vs Browne, 1975
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 55 moves, 1-0
Round Ten, Game #73
Browne vs Hort, 1975
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 40 moves, 0-1
Round Ten, Game #74
J H Donner vs Geller, 1975
(E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game #75
Huebner vs Gligoric, 1975
(D93) Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game #76
Kavalek vs Furman, 1975
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game #77
F Kuijpers vs H Ree, 1975
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game #78
L Popov vs K Langeweg, 1975
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game #79
Smejkal vs Portisch, 1975
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game #80
Sosonko vs Timman, 1975
(A60) Benoni Defense, 40 moves, 1-0
Round Eleven, Game #81
Furman vs Huebner, 1975
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven, Game #82
Geller vs Browne, 1975
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven, Game #83
Gligoric vs F Kuijpers, 1975
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 37 moves, 1-0
Round Eleven, Game #84
Hort vs Sosonko, 1975
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven, Game #85
K Langeweg vs J H Donner, 1975
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 40 moves, 1-0
Round Eleven, Game #86
Portisch vs Kavalek, 1975
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven, Game #87
H Ree vs L Popov, 1975
(A58) Benko Gambit, 57 moves, 1-0
Round Eleven, Game #88
Timman vs Smejkal, 1975
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twelve, Game #89
Browne vs K Langeweg, 1975
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twelve, Game #90
J H Donner vs H Ree, 1975
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twelve, Game #91
Kavalek vs Huebner, 1975
(B15) Caro-Kann, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twelve, Game #92
F Kuijpers vs Furman, 1975
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 63 moves, 1-0
Round Twelve, Game #93
L Popov vs Gligoric, 1975
(A10) English, 33 moves, 0-1
Round Twelve, Game #94
Portisch vs Timman, 1975
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 72 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twelve, Game #95
Smejkal vs Hort, 1975
(A63) Benoni, Fianchetto, 9...Nbd7, 42 moves, 0-1
Round Twelve, Game #96
Sosonko vs Geller, 1975
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 29 moves, 0-1
Round Thirteen, Game #97
Furman vs L Popov, 1975
(A04) Reti Opening, 58 moves, 1-0
Round Thirteen, Game #98
Geller vs Smejkal, 1975
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Thirteen, Game #99
Gligoric vs J H Donner, 1975
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 33 moves, 1-0
Round Thirteen, Game #100
Hort vs Portisch, 1975
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 86 moves, 0-1
Round Thirteen, Game #101
Huebner vs F Kuijpers, 1975
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Round Thirteen, Game #102
K Langeweg vs Sosonko, 1975
(A15) English, 31 moves, 1-0
Round Thirteen, Game #103
H Ree vs Browne, 1975
(A43) Old Benoni, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Thirteen, Game #104
Timman vs Kavalek, 1975
(A75) Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fourteen, Game #105
Browne vs Gligoric, 1975
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 73 moves, 1-0
Round Fourteen, Game #106
J H Donner vs Furman, 1975
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fourteen, Game #107
Kavalek vs F Kuijpers, 1975
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fourteen, Game #108
L Popov vs Huebner, 1975
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fourteen, Game #109
Portisch vs Geller, 1975
(A10) English, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fourteen, Game #110
Smejkal vs K Langeweg, 1975
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 47 moves, 1-0
Round Fourteen, Game #111
Sosonko vs H Ree, 1975
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 30 moves, 1-0
Round Fourteen, Game #112
Timman vs Hort, 1975
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fifteen, Game #113
Furman vs Browne, 1975
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 56 moves, 0-1
Round Fifteen, Game #114
Geller vs Timman, 1975
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fifteen, Game #115
Gligoric vs Sosonko, 1975
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fifteen, Game #116
Hort vs Kavalek, 1975
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fifteen, Game #117
Huebner vs J H Donner, 1975
(A13) English, 38 moves, 1-0
Round Fifteen, Game #118
F Kuijpers vs L Popov, 1975
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fifteen, Game #119
K Langeweg vs Portisch, 1975
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 8 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fifteen, Game #120
H Ree vs Smejkal, 1975
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
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