Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1994

Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1994
Tournament information
SportChess
LocationWijk aan Zee, the Netherlands
Month playedJanuary 1994
Final positions
ChampionPredrag Nikolić
Runner-upSergei Tiviakov
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The Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Steel Chess Tournament 1994 was the 56th edition of the Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament. It was held in Wijk aan Zee in January 1994 and was won by Predrag Nikolić.[1]

The tournament reverted to its traditional round-robin format, after switching to knockout matches for the first time in 1993, although there were only ten players competing in the A-section.

56th Hoogovens tournament, group A, January 1994, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XIV (2600)[2]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total TPR Place
1  Predrag Nikolić (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 2625 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7 2817 1
2  Sergei Tiviakov (Russia) 2630 1 Does not appear 1 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 2676 2
3  Peter Leko (Hungary) 2545 ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 5 2649 3–5
4  Jeroen Piket (Netherlands) 2605 0 1 ½ Does not appear 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 5 2642 3–5
5  Curt Hansen (Denmark) 2580 ½ ½ ½ 1 Does not appear 0 ½ 1 0 1 5 2645 3–5
6  Loek van Wely (Netherlands) 2570 0 0 ½ 0 1 Does not appear 1 ½ 0 1 4 2560 6–7
7  Ilya Smirin (Israel) 2615 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 Does not appear ½ 1 0 4 2555 6–7
8  Iván Morovic (Chile) 2605 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ 2519 8–9
9  Ivan Sokolov (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 2650 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 0 Does not appear 1 2514 8–9
10  John van der Wiel (Netherlands) 2570 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 Does not appear 2425 10

References

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  1. ^ "All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess". history.tatasteelchess.com. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  2. ^ Staff writer(s) (January 1994). "Hoogovenstoernooi 1994". Tata Steel Chess.