Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1996 explained

Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1996
Venue:	Wijk aan Zee

The Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Steel Chess Tournament 1996 was the 58th edition of the Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament. It was held in Wijk aan Zee in January 1996 and was won by Vasyl Ivanchuk.^[1]

After switching to knockout matches in 1993 and 1995, the tournament reverted to its traditional round-robin format, which it has maintained ever since.

Top-seed Vasyl Ivanchuk finished unbeaten, a point ahead of Viswanathan Anand.

58th Hoogovens tournament, group A, 13–28 January 1996, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XVII (2656)^[2] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! TPR !! Place

1		2735		½	1	½	½	1	½	1	1	½	½	½	½	1	9	2791	1
2		2725	½		0	1	½	0	1	1	½	1	1	½	½	½	8	2738	2
3		2700	0	1		½	½	0	½	1	½	½	½	1	1	½	7½	2710	3
4		2660	½	0	½		1	1	0	½	0	½	½	1	1	½	7	2685	4–7
5		2670	½	½	½	0		½	½	0	1	½	1	½	1	½	7	2684	4–7
6		2665	0	1	1	0	½		1	0	½	½	0	1	1	½	7	2684	4–7
7		2625	½	0	½	1	½	0		1	½	½	½	½	½	1	7	2687	4–7
8		2570	0	0	0	½	1	1	0		1	½	½	½	1	½	6½	2663	8–9
9		2690	0	½	½	1	0	½	½	0		½	1	1	0	1	6½	2653	8–9
10		2625	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	6	2629	10
11		2700	½	0	½	½	0	1	½	½	0	½		½	½	½	5½	2596	11
12		2635	½	½	0	0	½	0	½	½	0	½	½		½	1	5	2571	12–13
13		2570	½	½	0	0	0	0	½	0	1	½	½	½		1	5	2576	12–13
14		2620	0	½	½	½	½	½	0	½	0	½	½	0	0		4	2518	14

58th Hoogovens tournament, group B, 16–28 January 1996, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category X (2495)! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Total !! TPR !! Place

1		2580		1	1	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	1	1	8	2662	1
2		2590	0		0	0	1	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	7	2588	2
3		2545	0	1		1	½	1	0	½	0	1	½	½	6	2526	3–5
4		2475	½	1	0		½	0	½	0	1	1	1	½	6	2532	3–5
5		2535	½	0	½	½		1	½	½	½	½	½	1	6	2527	3–5
6		2325	½	½	0	1	0		1	½	0	1	½	½	5½	2510	6–7
7		2450	0	½	1	½	½	0		½	0	1	½	1	5½	2499	6–7
8		2525	½	0	½	1	½	½	½		½	0	1	0	5	2456	8–9
9		2495	½	0	1	0	½	1	1	½		0	0	½	5	2459	8–9
10		2470	½	0	0	0	½	0	0	1	1		½	1	4½	2432	10
11		2635	0	0	½	0	½	½	½	0	1	½		½	4	2380	11
12		2315	0	0	½	½	0	½	0	1	½	0	½		3½	2378	12

Notes and References

1. Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2021-03-17 . history.tatasteelchess.com.
2. Web site: The Week in Chess 68. Mark Crowther. The Week in Chess. 29 January 1996.