Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1997

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]

Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1997
VenueWijk aan Zee
1996
1998
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 2742 1
2  Jeroen Piket (Netherlands) 2640 1 Does not appear ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 8 2721 2–4
3  Alexander Onischuk (Ukraine) 2580 ½ ½ Does not appear 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 Does not appear ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 8 2723 2–4
5  Alex Yermolinsky (United States) 2630 0 1 0 ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 7 2664 5
6  Julio Granda Zúñiga (Peru) 2620 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 Does not appear 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2636 6–7
7  Jan Timman (Netherlands) 2630 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 2635 6–7
8  Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland) 2635 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 6 2606 8–11
9  Joël Lautier (France) 2630 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 0 ½ 1 1 6 2606 8–11
10  Nigel Short (England) 2690 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 1 ½ 1 1 6 2601 8–11
11  Loek van Wely (Netherlands) 2645 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 0 Does not appear 1 ½ 1 6 2605 8–11
12  Miguel Illescas (Spain) 2635 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 2578 12
13  Predrag Nikolić (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 2655 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 5 2546 13
14  Igor Glek (Russia) 2620 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 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 Does not appear 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 2608 1–2
2  GM Paul van der Sterren (Netherlands) 2515 1 Does not appear 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 2612 1–2
3  GM Roberto Cifuentes (Netherlands) 2515 ½ 1 Does not appear ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 2544 3–4
4  IM Étienne Bacrot (France) 2500 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 2545 3–4
5  GM Suat Atalık (Turkey) 2555 ½ 0 1 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 6 2511 5
6  GM Đào Thiên Hải (Vietnam) 2555 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 2475 6–8
7  GM John van der Wiel (Netherlands) 2555 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 2475 6–8
8  IM Alberto David (Luxembourg) 2455 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ 1 2484 6–8
9  IM Alexander Kalinin (Russia) 2425 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 Does not appear 1 ½ 1 5 2451 9
10  IM Liafbern Riemersma (Netherlands) 2435 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 Does not appear ½ 1 4 2384 10
11  IM Peng Zhaoqin (Netherlands) 2370 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 1 4 2390 11
12  Ruud Janssen (Netherlands) 2350 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Does not appear 2283 12

References

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  1. ^ "All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess". history.tatasteelchess.com. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  2. ^ Mark Crowther (3 February 1997). "The Week in Chess 117". The Week in Chess.
  3. ^ Mark Crowther (3 February 1997). "The Week in Chess 117". The Week in Chess.