Hoogovens 1961

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Hoogovens 1961
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Before the tournament started, some of the masters held simultaneous exhibitions in the Netherlands, as in Geleen 9 January (Larsen +28 =1, Ólafsson +25 =2 -1, Donner +27, van den Berg +24 =2, Barry Withuis +23 -2).1 Of the five grandmasters that had been invited (to compete with the hopeful home players), Gideon Stahlberg could not come. He was replaced by the 67-year-old Grünfeld who played his last international tournament.1, 2 The participation of Uhlmann was in danger because of quandary with the travel documents, but he did arrive as promised and in time before the start of round 2 (the round 1 game was played on the rest day 16 January). The drawing of lots took place on 11 January in the Kennemertheater where play was scheduled to start at 4 pm.3, 4 IM norm 3,5 points (achieved by van den Berg), GM norm 5 points.

Kennemer Theater, Beverwijk, 12-22 January 1961:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 =1 GM Larsen * 1 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 7½ =1 GM Ivkov 0 * 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 7½ 3 GM Uhlmann 0 0 * ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 5½ 4 GM Ólafsson 0 ½ ½ * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 5 5 van den Berg ½ 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ 6 IM Gereben 0 0 0 1 0 * 1 ½ 1 ½ 4 7 IM Scheltinga 1 0 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ 3½ 8 GM Grünfeld 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ 3 9 GM Donner 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 * 1 2½ 10 Barendregt 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * 2

Piet Veldheer was Tournament Director5 and Constant Orbaan was Chief Arbiter.6 There were several other groups with about 150 players in total, including 40 foreigners from 17 countries.7 The Masters Group was won by Cenek Kottnauer (9/9, 100%) ahead of Robert Graham Wade (5/9). The Ladies Group was won by the 17-year-old Katarina Blagojevic (8.5/9, she also won in 1960) ahead of Fenny Heemskerk and Corry Vreeken-Bouwman (8/9). Reserve Groep A: Petar Smederevac (8/9), B: shared between Hans Molenbroek, Franciscus Antonius Kuijpers and Johannes Eising (6/9).8 A second round of simultaneous exhibitions were held on 23-26 January, by Ivkov, Larsen, Ólafsson, Uhlmann, Willem Jan Muhring, Donner, van Scheltinga and Barry Withuis.

Previous year: Hoogovens (1960). Next year: Hoogovens (1962).

Tournament book: 23e Hoogoven Schaaktoernooi Beverwijk 1961 (bulletin collection, not seen). Most Dutch newspapers had round reports, incl. by Max Euwe in Het Vrije Volk and by Donner in De Tijd De Maasbode.

1De Waarheid 10 January 1961 p. 4. 2Wikipedia article: Ernst Gr%C3%BCnfeld 3De Telegraaf 12 January 1961 p. 3. 4Het Vrije Volk 12 January 1961 p. 15. 5De Waarheid 23 January 1961 p. 5. 6De Telegraaf 20 January 1961 p. 13. 7De Tijd De Maasbode 12 January 1961 p. 6. 8Het Vrije Volk 23 January 1961 p. 9.

Original collections: Game Collection: 1961 Beverwijk Hoogovens by User: jww and Game Collection: Hoogovens 1961 by User: Tabanus.

Round 1 Jan 12
J H Donner vs Gruenfeld, 1961
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 33 moves, 0-1
F Olafsson vs Larsen, 1961
(A04) Reti Opening, 97 moves, 0-1
E Gereben vs Ivkov, 1961
(A04) Reti Opening, 61 moves, 0-1
played Jan 16 as Uhlmann was late due to visa problems
Uhlmann vs J T Barendregt, 1961
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 21 moves, 1-0
T D van Scheltinga vs C van den Berg, 1961
(A15) English, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 2 Jan 13
J T Barendregt vs J H Donner, 1961
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 56 moves, 0-1
Gruenfeld vs T D van Scheltinga, 1961
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Larsen vs Ivkov, 1961
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 40 moves, 1-0
F Olafsson vs Uhlmann, 1961
(D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
C van den Berg vs E Gereben, 1961
(B15) Caro-Kann, 41 moves, 1-0
Round 3 Jan 14
J H Donner vs F Olafsson, 1961
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 42 moves, 0-1
E Gereben vs Gruenfeld, 1961
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ivkov vs C van den Berg, 1961
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 37 moves, 1-0
Uhlmann vs Larsen, 1961
(A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 40 moves, 0-1
T D van Scheltinga vs J T Barendregt, 1961
(C41) Philidor Defense, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 4 Jan 15
J T Barendregt vs E Gereben, 1961
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gruenfeld vs Ivkov, 1961
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 35 moves, 0-1
Larsen vs C van den Berg, 1961
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Olafsson vs T D van Scheltinga, 1961
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Uhlmann vs J H Donner, 1961
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 5 Jan 17
J H Donner vs Larsen, 1961
(A56) Benoni Defense, 40 moves, 0-1
E Gereben vs F Olafsson, 1961
(E70) King's Indian, 43 moves, 1-0
Ivkov vs J T Barendregt, 1961
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 43 moves, 1-0
T D van Scheltinga vs Uhlmann, 1961
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1
C van den Berg vs Gruenfeld, 1961
(C94) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 6 Jan 18
J T Barendregt vs C van den Berg, 1961
(B40) Sicilian, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
J H Donner vs T D van Scheltinga, 1961
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Larsen vs Gruenfeld, 1961
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 55 moves, 1-0
F Olafsson vs Ivkov, 1961
(C16) French, Winawer, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
Uhlmann vs E Gereben, 1961
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 38 moves, 1-0
Round 7 Jan 19
E Gereben vs J H Donner, 1961
(A48) King's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld vs J T Barendregt, 1961
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ivkov vs Uhlmann, 1961
(E97) King's Indian, 65 moves, 1-0
T D van Scheltinga vs Larsen, 1961
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 60 moves, 1-0
C van den Berg vs F Olafsson, 1961
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 8 Jan 21
J H Donner vs Ivkov, 1961
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 39 moves, 0-1
Larsen vs J T Barendregt, 1961
(A02) Bird's Opening, 33 moves, 1-0
F Olafsson vs Gruenfeld, 1961
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 47 moves, 1-0
Uhlmann vs C van den Berg, 1961
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
T D van Scheltinga vs E Gereben, 1961
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 40 moves, 0-1
Round 9 Jan 22
J T Barendregt vs F Olafsson, 1961
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 55 moves, 0-1
E Gereben vs Larsen, 1961
(A43) Old Benoni, 36 moves, 0-1
Gruenfeld vs Uhlmann, 1961
(E72) King's Indian, 21 moves, 0-1
Ivkov vs T D van Scheltinga, 1961
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 56 moves, 1-0
C van den Berg vs J H Donner, 1961
(C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
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