Hoogovens (1981) |
Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, 16 January - 1 February 1981 Age Elo* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3
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=1 Sosonko 37 2595 • 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 8
=1 Timman 29 2620 0 • 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 8
=3 Sveshnikov 30 2535 ½ 1 • ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 7
=3 Taimanov 54 2500 ½ 0 ½ • 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 7
5 Browne 32 2555 ½ ½ 0 0 • ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 6½
=6 Sax 29 2560 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ • 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6
=6 Gheorghiu 36 2545 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 • ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 6
=6 Andersson 29 2610 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ • ½ 0 ½ 1 1 6
9 Ree 36 2485 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ • 1 1 ½ ½ 5½
10 Miles 25 2590 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 • ½ ½ ½ 5
=11 Torre 29 2550 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ • 0 1 4½
=11 Unzicker 55 2515 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 • 0 4½
13 Langeweg 43 2455 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 • 4
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Adorjan 30 2545 - 0 - ½ 0 - - - - - - - - ½
————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thirteen rounds in 17 days, starting on Friday 16 January. Adorjan was ill and played Rounds 1 & 3 before he had to withdraw during his Round 4 game (vs Browne). His games were annulled and the tournament continued with one bye each round (13 x 6 = 78 + 3 = 81 games). Rest days 19, 22, 26 & 31 January. Sosonko and Timman shared the victory with 8/12.Photo (Timman & Sosonko): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe... Hoogovens Group B (1981) was won by John van der Wiel with 7/9. Sources
Tata Steel website (https://history.tatasteelchess.com/...)
*FIDE rating list January 1981 (https://web.archive.org/web/2022100...)
Magyar Sakkélet, 5/1981, p. 103 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...)
Tidskrift för Schack, 2/1981, pp. 33, 58-59 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1981...)
El Ajedrez 15, March 1981, pp. 98-104 (http://www.historiadelajedrezespano...)
Jaque 112, April 1981, pp. 2-6 (https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...)
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)
Previous: Hoogovens (1980). Next: Hoogovens (1982). See also Hoogovens Group B (1981)
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
1. Adorjan vs Timman |
 | 0-1 | 38 | 1981 | Hoogovens | A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto |
2. Miles vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 24 | 1981 | Hoogovens | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
3. Sveshnikov vs Sosonko |
| ½-½ | 34 | 1981 | Hoogovens | E08 Catalan, Closed |
4. Unzicker vs H Ree |
| ½-½ | 18 | 1981 | Hoogovens | E60 King's Indian Defense |
5. Sax vs Gheorghiu |
| 0-1 | 24 | 1981 | Hoogovens | B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack |
6. Browne vs Miles |
| ½-½ | 10 | 1981 | Hoogovens | E15 Queen's Indian |
7. Sosonko vs Unzicker |
| ½-½ | 17 | 1981 | Hoogovens | D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
8. H Ree vs Sax |
| ½-½ | 36 | 1981 | Hoogovens | E82 King's Indian, Samisch, double Fianchetto Variation |
9. Taimanov vs Andersson |
| ½-½ | 16 | 1981 | Hoogovens | E15 Queen's Indian |
10. K Langeweg vs Gheorghiu |
| ½-½ | 14 | 1981 | Hoogovens | A56 Benoni Defense |
11. Timman vs Sveshnikov |
| 0-1 | 60 | 1981 | Hoogovens | B30 Sicilian |
12. Miles vs K Langeweg |
| ½-½ | 30 | 1981 | Hoogovens | A15 English |
13. Sax vs Sosonko |
 | ½-½ | 21 | 1981 | Hoogovens | B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack |
14. Unzicker vs Timman |
 | 0-1 | 47 | 1981 | Hoogovens | E41 Nimzo-Indian |
15. Sveshnikov vs E Torre |
| ½-½ | 27 | 1981 | Hoogovens | C02 French, Advance |
16. Andersson vs Browne |
| ½-½ | 25 | 1981 | Hoogovens | A30 English, Symmetrical |
17. Gheorghiu vs H Ree |
| ½-½ | 32 | 1981 | Hoogovens | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
18. Adorjan vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 20 | 1981 | Hoogovens | E17 Queen's Indian |
19. Browne vs K Langeweg |
 | 1-0 | 41 | 1981 | Hoogovens | E12 Queen's Indian |
20. Andersson vs E Torre |
 | ½-½ | 26 | 1981 | Hoogovens | A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 |
21. Miles vs Andersson |
 | 1-0 | 34 | 1981 | Hoogovens | E12 Queen's Indian |
22. Timman vs Sax |
| ½-½ | 49 | 1981 | Hoogovens | A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto |
23. Taimanov vs Sveshnikov |
| ½-½ | 34 | 1981 | Hoogovens | A13 English |
24. Browne vs Adorjan |
 | 1-0 | 12 | 1981 | Hoogovens | E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
25. E Torre vs Unzicker |
 | 0-1 | 26 | 1981 | Hoogovens | E46 Nimzo-Indian |
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