Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1997 information
Chess tournament
Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1997
Venue
Wijk aan Zee
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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
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
6½
2636
6–7
7
Jan Timman (Netherlands)
2630
½
½
½
0
½
1
Does not appear
½
½
½
0
1
0
1
6½
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
5½
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]
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