| Groningen (1995) |
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Groningen, the Netherlands, 19-30 December 1995 Age Elo* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1 GM Karpov 44 2775 • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 7½
=2 GM Sokolov 27 2630 ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 7
=2 GM Kamsky 21 2735 ½ ½ • ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 7
4 GM Svidler 19 2635 ½ ½ ½ • 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 6½
5 GM Adams 24 2660 ½ ½ 1 0 • ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 1 6
=6 GM Leko 16 2605 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ • 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 5½
=6 GM Van Wely 23 2585 0 ½ ½ 1 1 0 • 0 1 ½ 1 0 5½
8 GM Tiviakov 22 2655 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 • ½ ½ 0 ½ 5
9 GM Almasi 19 2645 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ • 1 ½ ½ 4½
=10 GM Piket 26 2625 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 • ½ ½ 4
=10 GM Hansen 31 2635 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ • 1 4
12 GM Lautier 22 2645 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 • 3½
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Eleven rounds in 12 days, starting on Tuesday 19 December (45 games). Rest day 25 December. Elo average: 2653 (Category XVII). Rounds started at 1:30 pm (Round 11: 10:30 am). Time control: 40/2, 20/1 and sudden death/30. Main sponsor: Coop Tjuchem. Tournament director and arbiter: Johan Zwanepol. Karpov won with 7.5/11.Sources
TWIC 63 (https://web.archive.org/web/2023103...)
TWIC 64 (https://web.archive.org/web/2020022...)
*FIDE rating list July 1995 (https://web.archive.org/web/2023010...)
Skakbladet, 2/1996, pp. 3-9 (http://danbase.skak.dk/skakbladet/1...)
Sakkélet, 1/1996, pp. 9-12 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...)
Chess Life, 5/1996, pp. 28-29 (https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/C...)
Chess Life, 6/1996, pp. 32-33 (https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/C...)
Tidskrift för Schack, 2/1996, pp. 79-83 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1996...)
Jaque 420, 1 March 1996, pp. 6-26 (https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...)
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)
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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Van Wely vs Z Almasi |
| 1-0 | 54 | 1995 | Groningen | E12 Queen's Indian |
| 2. Kamsky vs J Piket |
 | 1-0 | 37 | 1995 | Groningen | C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense |
| 3. I Sokolov vs Z Almasi |
| 1-0 | 33 | 1995 | Groningen | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 4. Adams vs C Hansen |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1995 | Groningen | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 5. Z Almasi vs Adams |
| 1-0 | 57 | 1995 | Groningen | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 6. Karpov vs J Piket |
 | 1-0 | 42 | 1995 | Groningen | D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 7. C Hansen vs Lautier |
| 1-0 | 58 | 1995 | Groningen | D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 8. Van Wely vs Adams |
| 1-0 | 60 | 1995 | Groningen | A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) |
| 9. Svidler vs Lautier |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1995 | Groningen | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 10. Z Almasi vs J Piket |
| 1-0 | 63 | 1995 | Groningen | C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 11. C Hansen vs Tiviakov |
| 1-0 | 48 | 1995 | Groningen | E12 Queen's Indian |
| 12. Karpov vs C Hansen |
| 1-0 | 58 | 1995 | Groningen | E84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line |
| 13. Lautier vs Van Wely |
| 1-0 | 38 | 1995 | Groningen | A16 English |
| 14. Kamsky vs C Hansen |
| 1-0 | 61 | 1995 | Groningen | C18 French, Winawer |
| 15. J Piket vs Leko |
| 1-0 | 58 | 1995 | Groningen | D97 Grunfeld, Russian |
| 16. Tiviakov vs Van Wely |
| 1-0 | 28 | 1995 | Groningen | B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
| 17. Adams vs Kamsky |
| 1-0 | 65 | 1995 | Groningen | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 18. Svidler vs C Hansen |
| 1-0 | 36 | 1995 | Groningen | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 19. Adams vs Lautier |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1995 | Groningen | D00 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 20. Kamsky vs Z Almasi |
| 1-0 | 51 | 1995 | Groningen | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
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Feb-15-24
 | | offramp: Two players scored 50%, but they reached that score in different ways. Leko had a win and a loss, and his draws include a one-move draw (with Karpov, who is always reluctant to get up on time for the last round). Loek van Wely scored +4, -4, =3. Tough games. Bravo! |
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