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Niemeyer Juniors Tournament

Karl-Heinz Maeder7/9(+7 -2 =0)[games]
Rafael Vaganian7/9(+6 -1 =2)[games]
Zoltan Ribli7/9(+7 -2 =0)[games]
Dumitru Ghizdavu5/9(+4 -3 =2)[games]
Simon Webb5/9(+4 -3 =2)[games]
Ulf Andersson4/9(+3 -4 =2)[games]
Heinz Schaufelberger4/9(+3 -4 =2)[games]
Petko Atanasov2.5/9(+2 -6 =1)[games]
Andre Lombard2/9(+1 -6 =2)[games]
Erkki Turunen1.5/9(+1 -7 =1)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Niemeyer Juniors (1969)

Groningen, the Netherlands, 1-10 January 1969

Age 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Maeder 20 • 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 7 2 Vaganian 17 0 • 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 7 3 Ribli 17 0 0 • 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 4 Ghizdavu 19 0 ½ 0 • 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 5 5 Webb 19 1 0 0 0 • ½ 1 1 1 ½ 5 6 Andersson 17 0 0 0 0 ½ • ½ 1 1 1 4 7 Schaufelberger 21 0 0 0 1 0 ½ • 1 ½ 1 4 8 Atanasov 20 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 • 1 1 2½ 9 Lombard 18 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 • 1 2 10 Turunen 18 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 • 1½ —————————————————————————————————————————————

This 7th Niemeyer tournament, also named European Junior Cup, was now under the auspices of FIDE. Nine rounds in 10 days, starting on Wednesday 1 January (45 games). Rest day 5 January. Participants were the top 10 finishers from the Niemeyer Juniors Preliminary (1968) (23-31 December). Maeder won on Sonneborn-Berger score ahead of Vaganian and Ribli, all three with 7/9.

There was also a B tournament for places 11-20. Photo (Maeder): https://chessfestival.nl/wp-content...

Sources
OlimpBase (https://olimpbase.org/ind-eicc/niem...)
Dutchbase (https://maxeuwe.nl/files-dutchbase/...)
Belgian Chess History (https://www.belgianchesshistory.be/...)
Magyar Sakkélet, 2/1969, pp. 32-33 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...)
Schakend Nederland, February 1969, pp. 85-86 (https://schaken.nl/schakend-nederla...)
Tidskrift för Schack, 2/1969, p. 37 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1969...)
Skakbladet, 3/1969, pp. 46-48 (https://danbase.skak.dk/skakbladet/...)
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)

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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. K Maeder vs D Ghizdavu  1-0571969Niemeyer JuniorsB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
2. E Turunen vs Andersson  0-1371969Niemeyer JuniorsE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
3. Vaganian vs A Lombard 1-0401969Niemeyer JuniorsE19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3
4. H Schaufelberger vs S Webb  0-1221969Niemeyer JuniorsD97 Grunfeld, Russian
5. Ribli vs P Atanasov  1-0721969Niemeyer JuniorsC72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O
6. K Maeder vs Ribli 1-0291969Niemeyer JuniorsB32 Sicilian
7. S Webb vs E Turunen  ½-½281969Niemeyer JuniorsD95 Grunfeld
8. A Lombard vs H Schaufelberger  ½-½141969Niemeyer JuniorsC80 Ruy Lopez, Open
9. D Ghizdavu vs Andersson 1-0421969Niemeyer JuniorsC77 Ruy Lopez
10. P Atanasov vs Vaganian  ½-½471969Niemeyer JuniorsB02 Alekhine's Defense
11. H Schaufelberger vs P Atanasov  1-0531969Niemeyer JuniorsC45 Scotch Game
12. E Turunen vs A Lombard  0-1331969Niemeyer JuniorsB27 Sicilian
13. Andersson vs S Webb  ½-½251969Niemeyer JuniorsA07 King's Indian Attack
14. Vaganian vs K Maeder  0-1621969Niemeyer JuniorsE63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
15. Ribli vs D Ghizdavu  1-0411969Niemeyer JuniorsB56 Sicilian
16. P Atanasov vs E Turunen  1-0341969Niemeyer JuniorsB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
17. A Lombard vs Andersson  0-1501969Niemeyer JuniorsC91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
18. K Maeder vs H Schaufelberger  1-0571969Niemeyer JuniorsC43 Petrov, Modern Attack
19. D Ghizdavu vs S Webb  1-0401969Niemeyer JuniorsA07 King's Indian Attack
20. Ribli vs Vaganian 0-1381969Niemeyer JuniorsD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
21. Vaganian vs D Ghizdavu  ½-½491969Niemeyer JuniorsD75 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5
22. Andersson vs P Atanasov  1-0361969Niemeyer JuniorsA23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation
23. E Turunen vs K Maeder  1-0341969Niemeyer JuniorsB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
24. S Webb vs A Lombard  1-0411969Niemeyer JuniorsD82 Grunfeld, 4.Bf4
25. H Schaufelberger vs Ribli 0-1231969Niemeyer JuniorsB36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto
 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  PGN Download
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