The chess games of Cor van Wijgerden

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Cor van Wijgerden

C van Wijgerden

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Number of games in database: 172
Years covered: 1967 to 1985
Last FIDE rating: 2430
Highest rating achieved in database: 2440

Overall record: +41 -44 =86 (49.1%)*
* Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 1 exhibition game, blitz/rapid, odds game, etc. is excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS

With the White pieces:

Sicilian (22)
    B22 B23 B21 B93 B89
Uncommon Opening (9)
    A00 B00
King's Indian Attack (8)
    A07
French Defense (7)
    C02 C12 C15 C11
Pirc (6)
    B09 B07
Caro-Kann (5)
    B13 B14

With the Black pieces:

Pirc (22)
    B08 B09 B07
Robatsch (11)
    B06
Queen's Pawn Game (9)
    A41 D02 A40
Sicilian (6)
    B32 B25 B53 B77
English, 1 c4 e5 (6)
    A22 A29 A28
Dutch Defense (5)
    A88 A81 A85

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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   K Rogoff vs C van Wijgerden, 1980 1/2-1/2
   G Ligterink vs C van Wijgerden, 1983 0-1
   C van Wijgerden vs Van der Sterren, 1977 1-0
   C van Wijgerden vs N Gaprindashvili, 1976 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Amsterdam IBM-B (1976)
   Hoogovens Group B (1983)
   Amsterdam IBM-B (1978)
   Dutch Championship (1976)
   European Team Championship Qual Group 3 (1978)
   Amsterdam OHRA (1982)
   Dutch Championship (1977)
   Dutch Championship (1980)
   Amsterdam IBM-B (1980)
   Amsterdam IBM-B (1979)
   Amsterdam IBM (1977)
   Amsterdam OHRA (1983)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Wijk aan Zee 1983 B by EmperorAtahualpa

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COR VAN WIJGERDEN
(born May-23-1950, 74 years old) Netherlands
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Cornelis (Cor) van Wijgerden is an IM.

Last updated: 2025-05-03 16:22:34

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page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 172

Game		Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. R Mollekens vs C van Wijgerden		1-0	25	1967	Rotterdam-Antwerp	B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
2. C van Wijgerden vs J Seeleman		0-1	38	1969	NED-chT	B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
3. A Puhm vs C van Wijgerden		1-0	33	1973	Strasbourg Open	B32 Sicilian
4. C van Wijgerden vs C Baljon		0-1	49	1976	Dutch Championship	A00 Uncommon Opening
5. F Kuijpers vs C van Wijgerden		0-1	65	1976	Dutch Championship	B32 Sicilian
6. C van Wijgerden vs G Ligterink		1-0	26	1976	Dutch Championship	B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
7. R Witt vs C van Wijgerden		0-1	35	1976	Dutch Championship	B08 Pirc, Classical
8. C van Wijgerden vs H Ree		½-½	17	1976	Dutch Championship	C55 Two Knights Defense
9. Timman vs C van Wijgerden		1-0	48	1976	Dutch Championship	A22 English
10. C van Wijgerden vs J H Donner		1-0	40	1976	Dutch Championship	B23 Sicilian, Closed
11. C van Wijgerden vs B Enklaar		0-1	59	1976	Dutch Championship	B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
12. F van der Vliet vs C van Wijgerden		1-0	21	1976	Dutch Championship	A32 English, Symmetrical Variation
13. C van Wijgerden vs P van der Weide		1-0	89	1976	Dutch Championship	C41 Philidor Defense
14. R Hartoch vs C van Wijgerden		1-0	35	1976	Dutch Championship	B53 Sicilian
15. C van Wijgerden vs R Hartoch		½-½	26	1976	Amsterdam IBM-B	A00 Uncommon Opening
16. W J Westerveld vs C van Wijgerden		½-½	21	1976	Amsterdam IBM-B	B06 Robatsch
17. C van Wijgerden vs J Suwuh		1-0	28	1976	Amsterdam IBM-B	C02 French, Advance
18. J van Baarle vs C van Wijgerden		½-½	41	1976	Amsterdam IBM-B	B08 Pirc, Classical
19. C van Wijgerden vs V Ciocaltea		½-½	33	1976	Amsterdam IBM-B	B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
20. J Eising vs C van Wijgerden		0-1	30	1976	Amsterdam IBM-B	A10 English
21. C van Wijgerden vs J Pribyl		½-½	30	1976	Amsterdam IBM-B	B07 Pirc
22. S Matera vs C van Wijgerden		½-½	27	1976	Amsterdam IBM-B	A80 Dutch
23. C van Wijgerden vs N Gaprindashvili		1-0	32	1976	Amsterdam IBM-B	B01 Scandinavian
24. S Tatai vs C van Wijgerden		1-0	50	1976	Amsterdam IBM-B	B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
25. C van Wijgerden vs M Woodhams		1-0	42	1976	Amsterdam IBM-B	B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening


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Nov-12-08		BIDMONFA: Cornelis Van Wijgerden VAN WIJGERDEN, Cornelis http://www.bidmonfa.com/van_wijgerd... _

Feb-28-12		wordfunph: he was a school teacher by profession and became the national coach of the Dutch Chess Federation. * Chess Strategy for Club Players by Herman Grooten

Mar-02-12		GrahamClayton: Van Wijgerden is heavily involved with the "Steps" method of teaching chess: http://www.stappenmethode.nl/nl/ind...

Jan-02-13		bystander: During the 50th Groningen Chess tournement, Cor van Wijgerden received the so called "Euwe Ring". This ring stands for important contributions in the Dutch chess community. After five years the owner of the ring should hand it over. So far, the next players have own this ring: Max Euwe (1976), Hans Bouwmeester (1983), Jan Timman (1991; I could not find out is there was anybody in between?) Hans Bohm (1996) Hans Ree (2001), Genna Sosonko (2007). Cor van Wijgerden is well kown for his training activities. Congratulations.

Oct-16-20		login: 'Cor' van Wijgerden was born on his father's boat. He grew up in Rotterdam. At the age of 12 he learned to play chess from a friend and soon after joined a chess club. He proved to be a talented player, but was never able to qualify for the Dutch youth championships, because he had strong competition in his hometown from Hans Bohm, who was about the same age. In 1969, however, he became Dutch team champion with his club Charlois/Europoort and won the open Danish Chess Union's 3rd Open Danish Championship for juniors in Næstved. He completed a pedagogical education and then worked as a teacher at a primary school. In 1976 he became coach of John van der Wiel, who became European Youth Champion three years later. In 1978 van Wijgerden was awarded the IM title. From 1979 to 1984 he published the Schaakjaarboek, collaborated on several tournament books and edited the endgame textbooks of Max Euwe. In April 1980 he was appointed national coach for youth, women and 'popular' chess by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Schaakbond. Due to the increasing time pressure caused by this activity he gave up his teaching profession in 1982. At the OHRA tournament the same year he missed a grandmaster norm due to a defeat in the last round against Nigel Short. Short vs C van Wijgerden, 1982 Photograph, July 1969. He receives the first prize from the chairman of Dansk Skak Union Ole Schøller Larsen. http://www.p-skakklub.dk/mails/Dans... Euwe-ring https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euwe-... From Rotterdam to Amsterdam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfP...

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