7th World Youth U26 Team Championship: San Juan 1987

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Basic data

7th World Youth U26 Team Championship
Date: 6th - 22nd July 1987
City: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Teams participating: 11
Players participating: N/A
Games played: 220
Game system: Four board round robin
Tie-breaks: Game points
Clock routine: N/A
Downloadable game file: 87wtch-u26.zip (only 3 games are available!)


Final standings

no. team code players;
1. Netherlands NED 31 IM Kuijf, IM Kuijpers, Nijboer, Krudde, Dowden
2. Argentina ARG 30½ FM Hoffman, FM Slipak, Schwanek, IM Garbarino, Contín
3. Colombia COL 29½
4. Paraguay PAR 27
5. Mexico MEX 24
6. Costa Rica CRC 19
7. Honduras HON 14½
8. Puerto Rico PUR 14
9. Venezuela VEN 12
10. Barbados BAR 11½
11. Ecuador ECU 7


Tournament review

Two Championships took place in Puerto Rico year by year. As in 1986 only 11 teams took part. There were 10 Latin American teams and one European side (Holland with two IMs at top boards). The Netherlands, Argentina and surprise Colombia vied for a win which went to the Dutch. Contín of Argentina achieved best individual result scoring 6½/7.



Interesting games


That's one of major commandments for White in this opening:
let your Queenside attack be quick and valiant.
Austin, Dirk (BAR) - Schwanek, Carlos (ARG) 0 - 1

The centre breakthrough came far too late...
Martínez, Íbrahim (MEX) - Gonzáles, Sergio (COL) 1 - 0