Rotterdam World Cup 1989

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Rotterdam World Cup 1989
Compiled by suenteus po 147

The fifth international chess tournament in a series of six organized by the GMA from 1988 to 1989 as a World Cup was held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands from June 3rd to the 24th, 1989. Twenty-four of the world's best grandmasters, including the world champion and world vice-champion, were invited to participate in the World Cup, seventeen of them appearing in Rotterdam's category XV event along with one national grandmaster to represent The Netherlands as host. The complete list of participants was (in order of ELO): Anatoli Karpov (2750), Nigel Short (2650), Valery Salov (2630), John Nunn (2620), Johann Hjartarson (2615), Lajos Portisch (2610), Gyula Sax (2610), Yasser Seirawan (2610), Jan Timman (2610), Artur Yusupov (2610), Andrei Sokolov (2605), Jaan Ehlvest (2600), Robert Huebner (2600), Rafael Vaganian (2600), Ljubomir Ljubojevic (2580), Boris Spassky (2580), Jesus Nogueiras (2575), and John Van der Wiel (2560). Spassky dropped out of the tournament before the draw, while Huebner withdrew during the tournament, after his first round draw to Nogueiras. His game and standing were subsequently expunged. The event was a triumph for the Dutch grandmasters, as Jan Timman overcame Karpov by a full point to take first place at the final, despite losing in their head-to-head game. John Van der Wiel, who had joined to represent The Netherlands, also finished way ahead of his rated seeding, finishing tied for fifth place just behind the leaders. The final standings and crosstable are as follows:

01 Timman 10.5/15 * 0 = 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 = 1 = = = 1

02 Karpov 9.5/15 1 * = 0 = 0 = = = 1 1 1 1 0 1 1

03 Vaganian 9/15 = = * = 1 = = = = 1 0 1 1 = = =

04 Nunn 8.5/15 0 1 = * = = = = = = = = = 1 = 1

05 Van der Wiel 8/15 = = 0 = * 0 1 = 1 = = = = = 1 =

06 Salov 8/15 0 1 = = 1 * 0 = 1 0 1 = 0 = = 1

07 Ehlvest 8/15 = = = = 0 1 * = 0 = 1 0 = 1 = 1

08 Sokolov 8/15 0 = = = = = = * 0 = = = 1 = 1 1

09 Short 7.5/15 0 = = = 0 0 1 1 * 1 = 0 1 = = =

10 Seirawan 7/15 0 0 0 = = 1 = = 0 * = = = 1 1 =

11 Sax 6.5/15 = 0 1 = = 0 0 = = = * = = = = =

12 Nogueiras 6.5/15 0 0 0 = = = 1 = 1 = = * = = 0 =

13 Yusupov 6.5/15 = 0 0 = = 1 = 0 0 = = = * 1 = =

14 Ljubojevic 6/15 = 1 = 0 = = 0 = = 0 = = 0 * = =

15 Portisch 6/15 = 0 = = 0 = = 0 = 0 = 1 = = * =

16 Hjartarson 4.5/15 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 0 = = = = = = = *

*Thanks go to <Chessdreamer> without whom this collection wouldn't have been possible.

Round One, Game #1
Sax vs Van der Wiel, 1989
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round One, Game #2
Salov vs Yusupov, 1989
(A13) English, 39 moves, 0-1
Round One, Game #3
Nunn vs Ehlvest, 1989
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round One, Game #4
Ljubojevic vs Short, 1989
(C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round One, Game #5
Vaganian vs Karpov, 1989
(E17) Queen's Indian, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round One, Game #7
Seirawan vs Portisch, 1989
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 62 moves, 1-0
Round One, Game #8
Timman vs A Sokolov, 1989
(B40) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0
Round Two, Game #9
Short vs Vaganian, 1989
(C18) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #10
Hjartarson vs Sax, 1989
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #11
Yusupov vs Nunn, 1989
(E73) King's Indian, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #12
Portisch vs Timman, 1989
(E14) Queen's Indian, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #13
Van der Wiel vs Salov, 1989
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 59 moves, 0-1
Round Two, Game #14
Ehlvest vs Ljubojevic, 1989
(C10) French, 62 moves, 1-0
Round Two, Game #15
Karpov vs J Nogueiras, 1989
(C16) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0
Round Three, Game #16
A Sokolov vs Portisch, 1989
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 50 moves, 1-0
Round Three, Game #17
Seirawan vs Karpov, 1989
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 42 moves, 0-1
Round Three, Game #18
Salov vs Hjartarson, 1989
(E15) Queen's Indian, 55 moves, 1-0
Round Three, Game #19
Nunn vs Van der Wiel, 1989
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #20
Vaganian vs Ehlvest, 1989
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #21
Ljubojevic vs Yusupov, 1989
(A13) English, 42 moves, 0-1
Round Three, Game #22
J Nogueiras vs Short, 1989
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0
Round Four, Game #23
Van der Wiel vs Ljubojevic, 1989
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #24
Karpov vs Timman, 1989
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 34 moves, 1-0
Round Four, Game #25
Yusupov vs Vaganian, 1989
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 0-1
Round Four, Game #26
Short vs Seirawan, 1989
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
Round Four, Game #27
Ehlvest vs J Nogueiras, 1989
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 41 moves, 0-1
Round Four, Game #28
Sax vs Salov, 1989
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 34 moves, 0-1
Round Four, Game #29
Hjartarson vs Nunn, 1989
(E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 38 moves, 0-1
Round Five, Game #30
A Sokolov vs Karpov, 1989
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #31
Ljubojevic vs Hjartarson, 1989
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #32
Nunn vs Sax, 1989
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #33
J Nogueiras vs Yusupov, 1989
(A04) Reti Opening, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #34
Vaganian vs Van der Wiel, 1989
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Round Five, Game #35
Timman vs Short, 1989
(C18) French, Winawer, 52 moves, 1-0
Round Five, Game #36
Seirawan vs Ehlvest, 1989
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #37
Hjartarson vs Vaganian, 1989
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #38
Salov vs Nunn, 1989
(E97) King's Indian, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #39
Karpov vs Portisch, 1989
(E15) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0
Round Six, Game #40
Van der Wiel vs J Nogueiras, 1989
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #41
Ehlvest vs Timman, 1989
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #42
Short vs A Sokolov, 1989
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 47 moves, 1-0
Round Six, Game #43
Sax vs Ljubojevic, 1989
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #44
Yusupov vs Seirawan, 1989
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #45
Timman vs Yusupov, 1989
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #46
J Nogueiras vs Hjartarson, 1989
(E97) King's Indian, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #47
Ljubojevic vs Salov, 1989
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #48
A Sokolov vs Ehlvest, 1989
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #49
Seirawan vs Van der Wiel, 1989
(E12) Queen's Indian, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #50
Portisch vs Short, 1989
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #51
Vaganian vs Sax, 1989
(A63) Benoni, Fianchetto, 9...Nbd7, 38 moves, 0-1
Round Eight, Game #52
Ehlvest vs Portisch, 1989
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #53
Yusupov vs A Sokolov, 1989
(E12) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
Round Eight, Game #54
Hjartarson vs Seirawan, 1989
(C14) French, Classical, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #55
Nunn vs Ljubojevic, 1989
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0
Round Eight, Game #56
Sax vs J Nogueiras, 1989
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #57
Van der Wiel vs Timman, 1989
(B57) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #58
Salov vs Vaganian, 1989
(D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #59
Timman vs Hjartarson, 1989
(C42) Petrov Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
Round Nine, Game #60
Seirawan vs Sax, 1989
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #61
A Sokolov vs Van der Wiel, 1989
(B32) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #62
Karpov vs Short, 1989
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 84 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #63
Portisch vs Yusupov, 1989
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #64
Vaganian vs Nunn, 1989
(A48) King's Indian, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #65
J Nogueiras vs Salov, 1989
(E17) Queen's Indian, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game #66
Hjartarson vs A Sokolov, 1989
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 46 moves, 0-1
Round Ten, Game #67
Salov vs Seirawan, 1989
(A14) English, 54 moves, 0-1
Round Ten, Game #68
Sax vs Timman, 1989
(C14) French, Classical, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game #69
Ljubojevic vs Vaganian, 1989
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game #70
Nunn vs J Nogueiras, 1989
(C11) French, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game #71
Van der Wiel vs Portisch, 1989
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 1-0
Round Ten, Game #72
Ehlvest vs Karpov, 1989
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven, Game #73
A Sokolov vs Sax, 1989
(B86) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven, Game #74
Timman vs Salov, 1989
(E15) Queen's Indian, 63 moves, 1-0
Round Eleven, Game #75
Short vs Ehlvest, 1989
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 38 moves, 1-0
Round Eleven, Game #76
Portisch vs Hjartarson, 1989
(A57) Benko Gambit, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven, Game #77
Seirawan vs Nunn, 1989
(A36) English, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven, Game #78
J Nogueiras vs Ljubojevic, 1989
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven, Game #79
Karpov vs Yusupov, 1989
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 58 moves, 1-0
Round Twelve, Game #80
Vaganian vs J Nogueiras, 1989
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 79 moves, 1-0
Round Twelve, Game #81
Van der Wiel vs Karpov, 1989
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twelve, Game #82
Sax vs Portisch, 1989
(C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twelve, Game #83
Ljubojevic vs Seirawan, 1989
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 66 moves, 0-1
Round Twelve, Game #84
Nunn vs Timman, 1989
(C11) French, 68 moves, 0-1
Round Twelve, Game #85
Yusupov vs Short, 1989
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 61 moves, 0-1
Round Twelve, Game #86
Salov vs A Sokolov, 1989
(E15) Queen's Indian, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Thirteen, Game #87
Seirawan vs Vaganian, 1989
(E15) Queen's Indian, 63 moves, 0-1
Round Thirteen, Game #88
Timman vs Ljubojevic, 1989
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Thirteen, Game #89
Karpov vs Hjartarson, 1989
(A15) English, 43 moves, 1-0
Round Thirteen, Game #90
Portisch vs Salov, 1989
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Thirteen, Game #91
Ehlvest vs Yusupov, 1989
(C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Thirteen, Game #92
A Sokolov vs Nunn, 1989
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Thirteen, Game #93
Short vs Van der Wiel, 1989
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 72 moves, 0-1
Round Fourteen, Game #94
Van der Wiel vs Ehlvest, 1989
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 44 moves, 1-0
Round Fourteen, Game #95
Ljubojevic vs A Sokolov, 1989
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fourteen, Game #96
Sax vs Karpov, 1989
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 64 moves, 0-1
Round Fourteen, Game #97
Nunn vs Portisch, 1989
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fourteen, Game #98
Vaganian vs Timman, 1989
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 10 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fourteen, Game #99
Hjartarson vs Short, 1989
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fourteen, Game #100
J Nogueiras vs Seirawan, 1989
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fifteen, Game #101
Timman vs J Nogueiras, 1989
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 47 moves, 1-0
Round Fifteen, Game #102
Ehlvest vs Hjartarson, 1989
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 35 moves, 1-0
Round Fifteen, Game #103
Karpov vs Salov, 1989
(E17) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 0-1
Round Fifteen, Game #104
Yusupov vs Van der Wiel, 1989
(E17) Queen's Indian, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fifteen, Game #105
Portisch vs Ljubojevic, 1989
(E12) Queen's Indian, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fifteen, Game #106
A Sokolov vs Vaganian, 1989
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fifteen, Game #107
Short vs Sax, 1989
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Sixteen, Game #108
A Sokolov vs Seirawan, 1989
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Sixteen, Game #109
Portisch vs J Nogueiras, 1989
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
Round Sixteen, Game #110
Karpov vs Ljubojevic, 1989
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 50 moves, 0-1
Round Sixteen, Game #111
Short vs Nunn, 1989
(C26) Vienna, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Sixteen, Game #112
Ehlvest vs Salov, 1989
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 47 moves, 1-0
Round Sixteen, Game #113
Yusupov vs Sax, 1989
(E15) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Sixteen, Game #114
Van der Wiel vs Hjartarson, 1989
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seventeen, Game #115
Hjartarson vs Yusupov, 1989
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seventeen, Game #116
Sax vs Ehlvest, 1989
(C11) French, 40 moves, 0-1
Round Seventeen, Game #117
Salov vs Short, 1989
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0
Round Seventeen, Game #118
Nunn vs Karpov, 1989
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 81 moves, 1-0
Round Seventeen, Game #119
Vaganian vs Portisch, 1989
(E17) Queen's Indian, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seventeen, Game #120
J Nogueiras vs A Sokolov, 1989
(E15) Queen's Indian, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seventeen, Game #121
Seirawan vs Timman, 1989
(E15) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1
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