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Ter Apel Klooster 1992
Compiled by suenteus po 147
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The fifth Klooster tournament was held in Ter Apel, the Netherlands in February of 1992. Six grandmasters were invited to participate in the round robin event, including (in order of ELO): Michael Adams (2620), Vladimir Epishin (2620), Larry Christiansen (2595), Rafael Vaganian (2590), Paul Van der Sterren (2535), and Gennady Sosonko (2530). The average of the combined ratings of the player qualified the tournament as a category XIV event. Vaganian edged out three opponents by half a point for clear first. He finished undefeated while Adams, Christiansen, and Epishin shared second place. The final standings and crosstable are as follows:

1 Vaganian 3.5/5 * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1

2 Adams 3/5 0 * 0 1 1 1

3 Epishin 3/5 ½ 1 * 0 ½ 1

4 Christiansen 3/5 ½ 0 1 * ½ 1

5 Sosonko 2/5 ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½

6 Van der Sterren .5/5 0 0 0 0 ½ *

Round One, Game #1
Van der Sterren vs Adams, 1992
(A58) Benko Gambit, 43 moves, 0-1

Round One, Game #2
L Christiansen vs Epishin, 1992
(D80) Grunfeld, 59 moves, 1-0

Round One, Game #3
Sosonko vs Vaganian, 1992
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Two, Game #4
Vaganian vs Adams, 1992 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0

Round Two, Game #5
Epishin vs Van der Sterren, 1992
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0

Round Two, Game #6
Sosonko vs L Christiansen, 1992
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three, Game #7
L Christiansen vs Vaganian, 1992
(D54) Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three, Game #8
Adams vs Epishin, 1992 
(C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 0-1

Round Three, Game #9
Van der Sterren vs Sosonko, 1992
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four, Game #10
Vaganian vs Epishin, 1992
(A15) English, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four, Game #11
Sosonko vs Adams, 1992
(A57) Benko Gambit, 39 moves, 0-1

Round Four, Game #12
L Christiansen vs Van der Sterren, 1992
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

Round Five, Game #13
Van der Sterren vs Vaganian, 1992
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 38 moves, 0-1

Round Five, Game #14
Adams vs L Christiansen, 1992 
(B56) Sicilian, 39 moves, 1-0

Round Five, Game #15
Epishin vs Sosonko, 1992
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

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