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Hoogovens (1991) The 53rd Hoogovens tournament was held at the De Moriaan centre in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, from 18 January to 3 February 1991. Rest days: 21, 24, 28 January and 2 February. Tournament category: XIV (2585). First prize: 14,000 Dutch guilders. Chief arbiter: Thomas van Beekum (replacing Constant Orbaan, who had passed away in December). Round 1 started at 1:30 pm, with free entrance for spectators. John Nunn, the oldest player, won again with 8.5/13. Age Elo* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 1 Nunn 35 2600 * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 8½ =2 Adams 19 2600 ½ * ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 8 =2 Chernin 30 2610 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 8 =2 Khalifman 25 2640 ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 8 =2 Hansen 26 2565 0 0 ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 8 =6 Piket 22 2550 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ * 1 1 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 7½ =6 Salov 26 2645 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 7½ =6 Seirawan 30 2595 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 7½ 9 Van der Wiel 31 2530 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ =10 Lautier 17 2550 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ * 1 ½ ½ 0 5 =10 Fedorowicz 32 2555 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 5 =10 Kozul 24 2580 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 5 13 Sokolov 22 2570 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 4½ 14 Ólafsson 34 2595 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 0 ½ * 3 Hoogovens Group B (1991) was won by Alfonso Romero Holmes with 8/11. Wijk aan Zee also hosted the Korchnoi - Sax Candidates Eighthfinal (1991) and Yusupov - Dolmatov Candidates Eighthfinal (1991), which both started on 23 January. Pairings: https://web.archive.org/web/2019050... PGN Mentor: http://www.pgnmentor.com/events/Wij... Jaque 302, pp. 162-175: http://www.bartelski.pl/olimpbase/l... *FIDE rating list January 1991: https://www.olimpbase.org/Elo/Elo19... Interview with Thomas van Beekum: https://pijpersh.home.xs4all.nl/ind... Tidskrift för Schack, 1991/2, pp. 78-81: https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1991... De Telegraaf, 17 January 1991, p. T28: https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/v... De Volkskrant, 21 January 1991, p. 18: https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/v... Algemeen Dagblad, 28 January 1991, p. 20: https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/v... Algemeen Dagblad, 4 February 1991, p. 19: https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/v... Margeir Petursson in Morgunblaðið, 29 January 1991, p. 44: https://timarit.is/page/1737474#pub... Next: Hoogovens Group A (1992)  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 91  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Piket vs Khalifman   ½-½ 35 1991 Hoogovens E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 2. H Olafsson vs Lautier   1-0 29 1991 Hoogovens E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 3. Z Kozul vs Nunn 0-1 37 1991 Hoogovens E77 King's Indian 4. Fedorowicz vs Salov   ½-½ 55 1991 Hoogovens B32 Sicilian 5. Seirawan vs I Sokolov   ½-½ 32 1991 Hoogovens D85 Grunfeld 6. Chernin vs C Hansen   ½-½ 27 1991 Hoogovens D55 Queen's Gambit Declined 7. Adams vs Van der Wiel   1-0 41 1991 Hoogovens B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 8. Lautier vs Adams 0-1 41 1991 Hoogovens E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation 9. C Hansen vs Khalifman   1-0 46 1991 Hoogovens A16 English 10. Nunn vs Fedorowicz 1-0 24 1991 Hoogovens B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 11. Salov vs Piket 0-1 40 1991 Hoogovens E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto 12. Van der Wiel vs Z Kozul ½-½ 64 1991 Hoogovens B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 13. Chernin vs Seirawan   ½-½ 25 1991 Hoogovens D21 Queen's Gambit Accepted 14. I Sokolov vs H Olafsson   ½-½ 44 1991 Hoogovens D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst 15. Adams vs I Sokolov 0-1 40 1991 Hoogovens C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall 16. Seirawan vs C Hansen   ½-½ 29 1991 Hoogovens D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 17. H Olafsson vs Chernin   ½-½ 15 1991 Hoogovens D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 18. Piket vs Nunn   ½-½ 20 1991 Hoogovens E97 King's Indian 19. Fedorowicz vs Van der Wiel   ½-½ 62 1991 Hoogovens E17 Queen's Indian 20. Z Kozul vs Lautier   ½-½ 90 1991 Hoogovens E12 Queen's Indian 21. Khalifman vs Salov   ½-½ 29 1991 Hoogovens D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 22. C Hansen vs Salov   ½-½ 23 1991 Hoogovens D14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation 23. Van der Wiel vs Piket   ½-½ 19 1991 Hoogovens C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical 24. Seirawan vs H Olafsson 1-0 41 1991 Hoogovens D85 Grunfeld 25. I Sokolov vs Z Kozul   ½-½ 14 1991 Hoogovens D91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 91    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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