Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1997
| Venue | Wijk aan Zee |
|---|---|
The Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Steel Chess Tournament 1997 was the 59th edition of the Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament. It was held in Wijk aan Zee in January 1997 and was won by Valery Salov.[1]
59th Hoogovens tournament, group A, 18 January – 2 February 1997, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XVI (2635)[2] Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total TPR Place 1 
Valery Salov (Russia)2665 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 8½ 2742 1 2 
Jeroen Piket (Netherlands)2640 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 8 2721 2–4 3 
Alexander Onischuk (Ukraine)2580 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 8 2726 2–4 4 
Ivan Sokolov (Bosnia and Herzegovina)2615 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 8 2723 2–4 5 
Alex Yermolinsky (United States)2630 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 7 2664 5 6 
Julio Granda Zúñiga (Peru)2620 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6½ 2636 6–7 7 Jan Timman (Netherlands)2630 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 6½ 2635 6–7 8 
Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland)2635 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 6 2606 8–11 9 
Joël Lautier (France)2630 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 6 2606 8–11 10 
Nigel Short (England)2690 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 6 2601 8–11 11 Loek van Wely (Netherlands)2645 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 6 2605 8–11 12 
Miguel Illescas (Spain)2635 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 5½ 2578 12 13 Predrag Nikolić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)2655 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 5 2546 13 14 Igor Glek (Russia)2620 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 4 2495 14
59th Hoogovens tournament, group B, 21 January – 2 February 1997, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. X (2482)[3] Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total TPR Place 1 GM Friso Nijboer (Netherlands)2555 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 7½ 2608 1–2 2 GM Paul van der Sterren (Netherlands)2515 1 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 7½ 2612 1–2 3 GM Roberto Cifuentes (Netherlands)2515 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 6½ 2544 3–4 4 IM Étienne Bacrot (France)2500 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 6½ 2545 3–4 5 
GM Suat Atalık (Turkey)2555 ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 6 2511 5 6 
GM Đào Thiên Hải (Vietnam)2555 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 5½ 2475 6–8 7 GM John van der Wiel (Netherlands)2555 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ 2475 6–8 8 
IM Alberto David (Luxembourg)2455 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 5½ 2484 6–8 9 IM Alexander Kalinin (Russia)2425 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 5 2451 9 10 IM Liafbern Riemersma (Netherlands)2435 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 4 2384 10 11 IM Peng Zhaoqin (Netherlands)2370 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 4 2390 11 12 Ruud Janssen (Netherlands)2350 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2½ 2283 12
References
[edit]- ^ "All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess". history.tatasteelchess.com. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ^ Mark Crowther (3 February 1997). "The Week in Chess 117". The Week in Chess.
- ^ Mark Crowther (3 February 1997). "The Week in Chess 117". The Week in Chess.