| Utrecht PAM (1961) |
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"This tournament was organised to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Utrecht chess club and was sponsored by oil company PAM. It took place in the dining hall of the Steenkolen-Handelsvereeniging NV in Utrecht. Orbaan led the tournament. O'Kelly, together with Euwe and Spanjaard, formed the appeals commission. The prizes were as follows: 1st prize, f. 500; 2nd prize, f. 400; 3rd prize, f. 300; 4th prize, f. 200; 5th prize, f. 100. The IM norm was 4 points, the GM norm was 6 for masters, 5½ for non-masters. So there was one IM norm for Langeweg. Strangely, chessbase and other sources give many more moves in Bisguier-Pérez, finishing with a black victory. However, the tournament bulletin mentions that white offered a draw after black's 13th move and that black accepted despite his superior position." (Nikolaas Verhulst, Belgian Chess History) Utrecht, the Netherlands, 7-17 December 1961 Age 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1 O'Kelly 50 ● ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 6½
2 Robatsch 33 ½ ● ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 6
=3 Matanovic 31 0 ½ ● ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 5½
=3 Bisguier 32 ½ ½ ½ ● 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 5½
5 Langeweg 24 ½ ½ ½ 0 ● ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 5
6 Donner 34 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ 1 4½
7 Bouwmeester 32 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ● ½ 1 ½ 4
=8 Pérez 41 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ● ½ 1 3
=8 Van Geet 29 ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ● 0 3
10 Van de Pol -- 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ● 2
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Nine rounds in 11 days, starting on Thursday 7 December (45 games). Rest days 11 & 15 December. O'Kelly won with 6.5/9.Photo (O'Kelly vs van de Pol): https://timelessmoon.getarchive.net... Sources
Dutchbase (https://maxeuwe.nl/files-dutchbase/...)
Belgian Chess History (https://www.belgianchesshistory.be/...)
Het PAM-toernooi (1961) by Johan Hut (2012) (https://web.archive.org/web/2013082...)
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)
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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. A Bisguier vs A Matanovic |
| ½-½ | 17 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | C49 Four Knights |
| 2. O'Kelly vs J van de Pol |
| 1-0 | 35 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 3. Robatsch vs D van Geet |
| ½-½ | 41 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | A00 Uncommon Opening |
| 4. K Langeweg vs F J Perez |
| 1-0 | 51 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | A15 English |
| 5. H Bouwmeester vs J H Donner |
| ½-½ | 30 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | B15 Caro-Kann |
| 6. D van Geet vs A Bisguier |
| 1-0 | 38 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | B02 Alekhine's Defense |
| 7. J van de Pol vs Robatsch |
| 0-1 | 41 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 8. K Langeweg vs O'Kelly |
| ½-½ | 38 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | D42 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3 |
| 9. F J Perez vs J H Donner |
| ½-½ | 25 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | B16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation |
| 10. A Matanovic vs H Bouwmeester |
| ½-½ | 22 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | B32 Sicilian |
| 11. J H Donner vs A Matanovic |
| ½-½ | 27 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | E64 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System |
| 12. H Bouwmeester vs D van Geet |
| 1-0 | 28 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | A15 English |
| 13. Robatsch vs K Langeweg |
| ½-½ | 54 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | A33 English, Symmetrical |
| 14. O'Kelly vs F J Perez |
| 1-0 | 28 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation |
| 15. A Bisguier vs J van de Pol |
 | 1-0 | 36 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | E13 Queen's Indian, 4.Nc3, Main line |
| 16. F J Perez vs A Matanovic |
| 0-1 | 57 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | B98 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 17. D van Geet vs J H Donner |
| ½-½ | 40 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | A00 Uncommon Opening |
| 18. K Langeweg vs A Bisguier |
 | 0-1 | 10 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | D51 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 19. J van de Pol vs H Bouwmeester |
| ½-½ | 19 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | A04 Reti Opening |
| 20. O'Kelly vs Robatsch |
| ½-½ | 17 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | D30 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 21. A Bisguier vs O'Kelly |
| ½-½ | 22 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch |
| 22. H Bouwmeester vs K Langeweg |
| ½-½ | 43 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno |
| 23. J H Donner vs J van de Pol |
| 1-0 | 20 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | E40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 |
| 24. A Matanovic vs D van Geet |
| 1-0 | 55 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 25. Robatsch vs F J Perez |
| 1-0 | 35 | 1961 | Utrecht PAM | E83 King's Indian, Samisch |
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