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Hoogovens (1975) 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 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts 1 Portisch • 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 10½ 2 Hort 0 • 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 10 3 Smejkal ½ 0 • ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 9½ 4 Kavalek ½ ½ ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 9 =5 Sosonko ½ ½ ½ ½ • ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 8½ =5 Huebner ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ • ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 8½ =5 Gligoric 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ • ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 8½ =8 Timman ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ • ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 8 =8 Geller ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 8 =8 Browne ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ • 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 8 11 Furman ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 • ½ ½ ½ 0 1 7 12 Langeweg ½ 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ • 1 1 ½ ½ 6½ 13 Ree 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 • ½ ½ 1 5½ 14 Donner 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ • 1 ½ 5 15 Kuijpers 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 • ½ 4 16 Popov 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ • 3½ Original collection: Game Collection: Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1975, by User: suenteus po 147. Previous: Hoogovens (1974). Next: Hoogovens (1976). See also Hoogovens-B (1975)  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 31  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Portisch vs H Ree 1-0 40 1975 Hoogovens D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 2. Timman vs K Langeweg 1-0 41 1975 Hoogovens B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. J H Donner vs F Kuijpers   1-0 44 1975 Hoogovens E53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 4. Browne vs L Popov   1-0 66 1975 Hoogovens B42 Sicilian, Kan 5. Sosonko vs F Kuijpers   1-0 34 1975 Hoogovens E08 Catalan, Closed 6. Smejkal vs Huebner   1-0 38 1975 Hoogovens A04 Reti Opening 7. Kavalek vs K Langeweg 1-0 33 1975 Hoogovens B44 Sicilian 8. K Langeweg vs H Ree   1-0 21 1975 Hoogovens E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno 9. Portisch vs F Kuijpers 1-0 27 1975 Hoogovens A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 10. Timman vs Huebner   1-0 42 1975 Hoogovens E12 Queen's Indian 11. Kavalek vs H Ree   1-0 47 1975 Hoogovens C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 12. Smejkal vs Browne   1-0 94 1975 Hoogovens E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 13. Portisch vs J H Donner 1-0 26 1975 Hoogovens E88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6 14. Hort vs F Kuijpers   1-0 60 1975 Hoogovens A45 Queen's Pawn Game 15. Huebner vs K Langeweg 1-0 23 1975 Hoogovens D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation 16. Timman vs Browne   1-0 55 1975 Hoogovens B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 17. Hort vs J H Donner   1-0 36 1975 Hoogovens B07 Pirc 18. Geller vs L Popov   1-0 39 1975 Hoogovens B42 Sicilian, Kan 19. Sosonko vs Timman   1-0 40 1975 Hoogovens A60 Benoni Defense 20. Gligoric vs F Kuijpers   1-0 37 1975 Hoogovens E55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation 21. H Ree vs L Popov 1-0 57 1975 Hoogovens A58 Benko Gambit 22. K Langeweg vs J H Donner   1-0 40 1975 Hoogovens D13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation 23. F Kuijpers vs Furman   1-0 63 1975 Hoogovens B42 Sicilian, Kan 24. Gligoric vs J H Donner   1-0 33 1975 Hoogovens D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 25. Furman vs L Popov 1-0 58 1975 Hoogovens B41 Sicilian, Kan  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 31    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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