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Groningen (1989) "Australian Grandmaster Ian Rogers brilliantly won the main tournament, repeating his resounding success of the previous year. His victory was enhanced by the presence of such leading figures as former world champion Vasili Smyslov, his compatriot Z Azmajparashvili, Indian Anand and others of renowned experience. The young Dutch players Jeroen Piket and Joris Brenninkmeijer were brilliant, while the 1989 Dutch national champion Rini Kuijf disappointed. The performance of the Yugoslavian GM S. Martinovic was disastrous, with only one point to his name after nine games." (Jaque, transl.) Groningen, the Netherlands, 21-30 December 1989 Age Elo* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 GM Rogers 29 2470 • ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 6½ 2 GM Anand 20 2555 ½ • ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5½ 3 GM Azmaiparashvili 29 2575 0 ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5 4 IM Brenninkmeijer 20 2445 ½ 1 ½ • 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 5 5 GM Piket 20 2540 0 0 ½ 1 • ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 5 6 GM Smyslov 68 2565 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ • 0 ½ ½ 1 5 7 GM Hellers 20 2560 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 • 1 ½ ½ 4½ 8 Spasov 18 2430 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 • ½ 1 4 9 IM Kuijf 29 2530 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ • 1 3½ 10 GM Martinovic 44 2460 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 • 1 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nine rounds in 10 days, starting on Thursday 21 December (45 games). Smyslov vs Azmaiparashvili, 1989 (Round 1) was played on the only rest day 25 December. Organizer and tournament director: Johan Zwanepol. Rogers won again, with 6.5/9. Sources *FIDE rating list July 1989 (https://web.archive.org/web/2022112...) Inside Chess, 3(3) 1990, pp. 18-19 (https://archive.org/details/Inside_...) Jaque 279, pp. 140-143 (https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...) Dutch newspapers (at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten) Previous: Groningen (1988). Next: Groningen (1990)  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. S Martinovic vs Anand 0-1 36 1989 Groningen B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 2. F Hellers vs J Brenninkmeijer   0-1 36 1989 Groningen B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 3. I Rogers vs R Kuijf 1-0 31 1989 Groningen B30 Sicilian 4. J Piket vs V Spasov ½-½ 58 1989 Groningen E99 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov 5. Anand vs I Rogers   ½-½ 25 1989 Groningen C16 French, Winawer 6. J Brenninkmeijer vs V Spasov   ½-½ 55 1989 Groningen E92 King's Indian 7. F Hellers vs Smyslov   1-0 74 1989 Groningen C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed 8. R Kuijf vs J Piket   ½-½ 15 1989 Groningen B56 Sicilian 9. Azmaiparashvili vs S Martinovic   1-0 42 1989 Groningen E92 King's Indian 10. V Spasov vs R Kuijf   ½-½ 47 1989 Groningen B30 Sicilian 11. S Martinovic vs F Hellers   ½-½ 61 1989 Groningen B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 12. Smyslov vs J Brenninkmeijer 1-0 55 1989 Groningen E22 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation 13. I Rogers vs Azmaiparashvili   1-0 56 1989 Groningen B08 Pirc, Classical 14. J Piket vs Anand 0-1 54 1989 Groningen E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3 15. Azmaiparashvili vs J Piket   ½-½ 49 1989 Groningen A25 English 16. Anand vs V Spasov   ½-½ 37 1989 Groningen B33 Sicilian 17. J Brenninkmeijer vs R Kuijf   ½-½ 42 1989 Groningen E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System 18. Smyslov vs S Martinovic 1-0 25 1989 Groningen E60 King's Indian Defense 19. F Hellers vs I Rogers   ½-½ 35 1989 Groningen C07 French, Tarrasch 20. Smyslov vs Azmaiparashvili   ½-½ 13 1989 Groningen D14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation 21. S Martinovic vs J Brenninkmeijer   0-1 36 1989 Groningen B50 Sicilian 22. I Rogers vs Smyslov ½-½ 60 1989 Groningen B08 Pirc, Classical 23. V Spasov vs Azmaiparashvili   ½-½ 42 1989 Groningen B06 Robatsch 24. R Kuijf vs Anand   0-1 34 1989 Groningen A07 King's Indian Attack 25. J Piket vs F Hellers   1-0 41 1989 Groningen D85 Grunfeld  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45    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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