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Amsterdam OHRA Tournament

Zurab Azmaiparashvili6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Lev Psakhis6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Boris Gelfand6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
Judit Polgar6/9(+6 -3 =0)[games]
Miguel Illescas5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Friso Nijboer5.5/9(+5 -3 =1)[games]
Paul van der Sterren5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Benjamin Finegold5/9(+4 -3 =2)[games]
Lars Bo Hansen5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Loek van Wely5/9(+2 -1 =6)[games]
Jeroen Vanheste4.5/9(+1 -1 =7)[games]
Pavel Blatny4.5/9(+3 -3 =3)[games]
Gennadi Sosonko4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Krunoslav Hulak4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Amador Rodriguez4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Stefan Mohr4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Vladimir Bagirov4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Hans Ree4/9(+3 -4 =2)[games]
Jesus Garcia Callejo4/9(+2 -3 =4)[games]
Edmar Mednis4/9(+2 -3 =4)[games]
Yge Visser3.5/9(+3 -5 =1)[games]
Rudy Douven3/9(+1 -4 =4)[games]
Roberto Cifuentes3/9(+1 -4 =4)[games]
Rini Kuijf3/9(+1 -4 =4)[games]
Piet Peelen3/9(+2 -5 =2)[games]
Alexandru Crisan1.5/9(+1 -7 =1)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Amsterdam OHRA (1989)

"Judit Polgar's first appearance in the Netherlands was at the OHRA tournament in 1989 in Amsterdam. In the open group (there was also a crown group with six players) she won in the first round against Hans Ree as a thirteen-year-old girl. The media turned out en masse. De Volkskrant put her on the front page for that victory and again after the eighth round, after she had achieved a grandmaster norm. The NOS journal was present when she missed the tournament victory in the last round. Together with Gelfand she came third, behind Azmaiparashvili and Psakhis. Judit writes about it in her book 'How I beat Fischer's record' (2012), part 1 of her trilogy 'Judit Polgar Teaches Chess'. After a number of good results she was initially invited to the crown group, but her father wisely judged that that was too ambitious. ... It was Judit's first visit to the Netherlands, accompanied by her mother. Judit felt that one disadvantage of her rapid Elo rise was that she was no longer invited with her entire family. The organisers were now more interested in her as a top chess player than in the three sisters." (Schaaksite.nl, transl.)

"People who visited the playing hall on the final day of the OHRA tournament were treated to a quite curious sight. On the arcade on the second floor of the Amsterdam Crest Hotel stood a long queue of people waiting. (…) Until then, scenes like these had only occurred during the Timman-Jussupow match in Tilburg (…) This time, a small, thirteen-year-old girl was the centre of attention." (MEC website)

Crest Hotel, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 31 July - 10 August 1989

Age Elo* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 01 GM Azmaiparashvili 29 2575 =06 +20 +09 =14 -04 =03 +10 +05 +08 6½ 02 GM Psakhis 30 2565 -12 +18 =17 +16 =15 +08 +20 =03 +04 6½ 03 IM Gelfand 21 2590 +22 +05 +14 +04 -08 =01 +17 =02 -07 6 04 IM Polgar 13 2555 +18 +16 +08 -03 +01 -05 +14 +06 -02 6 05 GM Illescas 23 2510 +21 -03 +26 =15 +06 +04 =08 -01 =10 5½ 06 IM Nijboer 24 2475 =01 -09 +21 +22 -05 +12 +13 -04 +15 5½ 07 IM Van der Sterren 33 2515 -08 =11 +25 -10 =12 =22 +21 +20 +03 5½ 08 FM Finegold 19 2375 +07 +24 -04 +13 +03 -02 =05 =17 -01 5 09 IM Hansen 20 2525 =25 +06 -01 =12 =20 -13 =16 +23 +17 5 10 Van Wely 16 2320 =15 =17 =16 +07 =13 =14 -01 +19 =05 5 11 FM Vanheste 25 2410 -24 =07 =22 =19 =16 +18 =15 =13 =14 4½ 12 IM Blatny 21 2470 +02 -14 =24 =09 =07 -06 +22 -15 +21 4½ 13 GM Sosonko 46 2540 =20 +25 =15 -08 =10 +09 -06 =11 =16 4½ 14 GM Hulak 38 2550 +23 +12 -03 =01 =17 =10 -04 =16 =11 4½ 15 GM Rodriguez 32 2505 =10 +19 =13 =05 =02 -17 =11 +12 -06 4½ 16 GM Mohr 21 2485 +26 -04 =10 -02 =11 +23 =09 =14 =13 4½ 17 GM Bagirov 52 2475 =19 =10 =02 +24 =14 +15 -03 =08 -09 4½ 18 GM Ree 44 2460 -04 -02 =23 -21 +26 -11 +25 +22 =20 4 19 Garcia Callejo 32 2300 =17 -15 =20 =11 -23 =24 +26 -10 +25 4 20 GM Mednis 52 2430 =13 -01 =19 +26 =09 +21 -02 -07 =18 4 21 FM Visser 26 2335 -05 =22 -06 +18 +24 -20 -07 +26 -12 3½ 22 IM Douven 28 2475 -03 =21 =11 -06 +25 =07 -12 -18 =23 3 23 IM Cifuentes 31 2470 -14 -26 =18 =25 +19 -16 =24 -09 =22 3 24 IM Kuijf 29 2530 +11 -08 =12 -17 -21 =19 =23 -25 =26 3 25 FM Peelen 23 2385 =09 -13 -07 =23 -22 +26 -18 +24 -19 3 26 FM Crisan 27 2315 -16 +23 -05 -20 -18 -25 -19 -21 =24 1½ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Nine-round Swiss with 26 invited players, starting on Monday 31 July (117 games). Rest days 4 & 9 August. Chief arbiter: Geurt Gijssen. Azmaiparashvili and Psakhis shared 1st place with 6.5/9. Gelfand took his 3rd and Polgar her 1st GM norm. IM norms: Vanheste, Van Wely and Finegold.

Photo (Polgar): https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EkIhZDm...

Sources
Dutchbase (https://maxeuwe.nl/files-dutchbase/...)
MEC website (https://maxeuwe.nl/de-sterkste-scha...)
Schaaksite.nl (https://www.schaaksite.nl/2018/12/2...)
*FIDE rating list July 1989 (https://web.archive.org/web/2022112...)
Amador Rodriguez website (https://amadorgm.com/torneo/115/ohr...)
Skakbladet, 10/1989, pp. 217, 219 (https://danbase.skak.dk/skakbladet/...)
Jaque 270, 1 October 1989, pp. 610-613 (https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...)
Chess Life, 12/1989, pp. 12-14 (https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/C...)
Sakkélet, 9/1989, p. 273 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...)
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)

Previous: Amsterdam OHRA (1988). Next (and last): Amsterdam OHRA (1990). See also Amsterdam OHRA Crown Group (1989)

 page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 117  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Azmaiparashvili vs Nijboer  ½-½291989Amsterdam OHRAE97 King's Indian
2. J Garcia Callejo vs Bagirov  ½-½431989Amsterdam OHRAB02 Alekhine's Defense
3. Blatny vs Psakhis  1-0401989Amsterdam OHRAC16 French, Winawer
4. R Douven vs Gelfand  0-1471989Amsterdam OHRAE00 Queen's Pawn Game
5. M Illescas vs Y Visser  1-0451989Amsterdam OHRAB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
6. J Polgar vs H Ree 1-0241989Amsterdam OHRAB83 Sicilian
7. Sosonko vs E Mednis  ½-½391989Amsterdam OHRAE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
8. Van Wely vs A Rodriguez  ½-½171989Amsterdam OHRAE20 Nimzo-Indian
9. J Vanheste vs R Kuijf  0-1411989Amsterdam OHRAD47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
10. L B Hansen vs P Peelen  ½-½341989Amsterdam OHRAA15 English
11. R Cifuentes vs K Hulak  0-1311989Amsterdam OHRAA16 English
12. B Finegold vs Van der Sterren  1-0361989Amsterdam OHRAD27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
13. S Mohr vs A Crisan  1-0431989Amsterdam OHRAA57 Benko Gambit
14. E Mednis vs Azmaiparashvili  0-1551989Amsterdam OHRAB08 Pirc, Classical
15. Bagirov vs Van Wely  ½-½241989Amsterdam OHRAA01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
16. K Hulak vs Blatny  1-0411989Amsterdam OHRAE02 Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4
17. Gelfand vs M Illescas  1-0381989Amsterdam OHRAA70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3
18. S Mohr vs J Polgar  0-1411989Amsterdam OHRAA57 Benko Gambit
19. Psakhis vs H Ree 1-0391989Amsterdam OHRAB07 Pirc
20. P Peelen vs Sosonko  0-1441989Amsterdam OHRAA07 King's Indian Attack
21. Van der Sterren vs J Vanheste  ½-½541989Amsterdam OHRAD96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation
22. R Kuijf vs B Finegold 0-1251989Amsterdam OHRAC24 Bishop's Opening
23. Nijboer vs L B Hansen  0-1611989Amsterdam OHRAC10 French
24. A Rodriguez vs J Garcia Callejo  1-0391989Amsterdam OHRAB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
25. Y Visser vs R Douven  ½-½421989Amsterdam OHRAB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
 page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 117  PGN Download
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