| Hoogovens Group A (1996) |
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The 58th Annual Hoogovens Chess Tournament was a category XVII event held in Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands from January 12th to January 29th 1996. 14 top grandmasters competed in a round robin format in the prestigous A event. The participants were (in order of Elo): Vassily Ivanchuk (2735), Vishwanathan Anand (2725), Boris Gelfand (2700), Veselin Topalov (2700), Alexey Shirov (2690), Alexey Dreev (2670), Ivan Sokolov (2665), Michael Adams (2660), Robert Huebner (2635), Peter Leko (2625), Sergei Tiviakov (2625), Jan Timman (2620), Jeroen Piket (2570), and Loek Van Wely (2570). As if three Linares titles weren't enough, Ivanchuk took clear first here, undefeated with 9/13. The final standings and crosstable are as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1 Ivanchuk * = 1 = 1 = = 1 1 = = = = 1 9
2 Anand = * 0 1 0 = 1 1 = 1 1 = = = 8
3 Topalov 0 1 * = 0 = = 1 = = = 1 1 = 7½
=4 Tiviakov = 0 = * 0 = 1 1 = = = = = 1 7
=4 Sokolov 0 1 1 1 * = 0 0 = = 0 1 1 = 7
=4 Dreev = = = = = * 0 0 1 = 1 1 = = 7
=4 Adams = 0 = 0 1 1 * = 0 = = 1 1 = 7
=8 Piket 0 0 0 0 1 1 = * 1 = = 1 = = 6½
=8 Shirov 0 = = = = 0 1 0 * = 1 0 1 1 6½
10 Leko = 0 = = = = = = = * = = = = 6
11 Gelfand = 0 = = 1 0 = = 0 = * = = = 5½
=12 Van Wely = = 0 = 0 0 0 0 1 = = * = 1 5
=12 Huebner = = 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 = = = * 1 5
14 Timman 0 = = 0 = = = = 0 = = 0 0 * 4
Original collection: Game Collection: Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1996, by User: suenteus po 147.
Previous: Hoogovens (1995). Next: Hoogovens Group A (1997). See also Hoogovens Group B (1996)
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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Timman vs I Sokolov |
| ½-½ | 51 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6 |
| 2. Topalov vs Shirov |
| ½-½ | 53 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 3. Leko vs Adams |
| ½-½ | 27 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 4. Gelfand vs Tiviakov |
| ½-½ | 16 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 |
| 5. Van Wely vs Dreev |
| 0-1 | 56 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 6. Huebner vs J Piket |
| ½-½ | 59 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 |
| 7. Anand vs Ivanchuk |
| ½-½ | 25 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | B23 Sicilian, Closed |
| 8. Tiviakov vs Ivanchuk |
 | ½-½ | 12 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | B40 Sicilian |
| 9. Adams vs Topalov |
| ½-½ | 41 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack |
| 10. Dreev vs Leko |
| ½-½ | 23 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | D82 Grunfeld, 4.Bf4 |
| 11. Gelfand vs Huebner |
| ½-½ | 25 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical |
| 12. I Sokolov vs Van Wely |
| 1-0 | 27 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | D26 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 13. J Piket vs Timman |
| ½-½ | 27 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 14. Shirov vs Anand |
| ½-½ | 35 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | B12 Caro-Kann Defense |
| 15. Topalov vs Dreev |
| ½-½ | 16 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | C07 French, Tarrasch |
| 16. Van Wely vs J Piket |
| 0-1 | 31 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | A28 English |
| 17. Huebner vs Tiviakov |
| ½-½ | 25 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | E17 Queen's Indian |
| 18. Anand vs Adams |
 | 1-0 | 45 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | E17 Queen's Indian |
| 19. Timman vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 31 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | D30 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 20. Leko vs I Sokolov |
| ½-½ | 27 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense |
| 21. Ivanchuk vs Shirov |
| 1-0 | 35 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 22. Tiviakov vs Shirov |
| ½-½ | 63 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer |
| 23. J Piket vs Leko |
| ½-½ | 13 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 24. Gelfand vs Van Wely |
| ½-½ | 43 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | E92 King's Indian |
| 25. Dreev vs Anand |
| ½-½ | 13 | 1996 | Hoogovens Group A | D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical |
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