Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1994 explained

Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1994
Sport:	Chess
Location:	Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands
Month Played:	January 1994
Champion:	Predrag Nikolić
Runner-Up1:	Sergei Tiviakov

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		2625		0	½	1	½	1	1	1	1	1	7	2817	1
2		2630	1		1	0	½	1	0	½	1	½	5½	2676	2
3		2545	½	0		½	½	½	½	1	1	½	5	2649	3–5
4		2605	0	1	½		0	1	½	½	½	1	5	2642	3–5
5		2580	½	½	½	1		0	½	1	0	1	5	2645	3–5
6		2570	0	0	½	0	1		1	½	0	1	4	2560	6–7
7		2615	0	1	½	½	½	0		½	1	0	4	2555	6–7
8		2605	0	½	0	½	0	½	½		1	½	3½	2519	8–9
9		2650	0	0	0	½	1	1	0	0		1	3½	2514	8–9
10		2570	0	½	½	0	0	0	1	½	0		2½	2425	10

Notes and References

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