6th Miguel Najdorf International Chess Tournament :: Buenos Aires 1995

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Crosstable

pos. name Elo flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 pts + = -
1.-2. IM San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo 2520 ESP ● ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 1 7½ 5 5 1
1.-2. GM Van Wely, Loek 2585 NED ½ ● 1 0 1 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 7½ 6 3 2
3.-4. GM De Firmian, Nicholas Ernst 2605 USA ½ 0 ● ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 7 4 6 1
3.-4. IM Spangenberg, Hugo 2490 ARG 0 1 ½ ● ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 7 4 6 1
5. GM Sadler, Matthew 2575 ENG ½ 0 ½ ½ ● 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 6½ 4 5 2
6. IM Ricardi, Pablo 2545 ARG ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ● 1 ½ ½ 1 1 0 6 4 4 3
7.-8. IM Hoffman, Alejandro 2495 ARG ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ● ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 5 2 6 3
7.-8. GM Panno, Oscar 2510 ARG 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ 1 5 1 8 2
9. GM Zarnicki, Pablo 2570 ARG 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ● ½ ½ 0 4½ 1 7 3
10. IM Giardelli, Sergio Carlos 2445 ARG 1 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ● ½ ½ 4 1 6 4
11.-12. IM Sorín, Ariel 2500 ARG 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ● ½ 3 0 6 5
11.-12. IM Szmetan, Jorge 2430 ARG 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ● 3 2 2 7




Round by round results

1st round — 8th July 1995
GM Zarnicki, Pablo ARG 2570 ½ - ½ 2605 USA GM De Firmian, Nicholas Ernst
GM Panno, Oscar ARG 2510 ½ - ½ 2585 NED GM Van Wely, Loek
IM Spangenberg, Hugo ARG 2490 1 - 0 2430 ARG IM Szmetan, Jorge
IM Giardelli, Sergio Carlos ARG 2445 ½ - ½ 2500 ARG IM Sorín, Ariel
IM Ricardi, Pablo ARG 2545 1 - 0 2495 ARG IM Hoffman, Alejandro
IM San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo ESP 2520 ½ - ½ 2575 ENG GM Sadler, Matthew
1.-2. Spangenberg, Ricardi — 1; 3.-10. San Segundo Carrillo, Van Wely, De Firmian, Sadler, Panno, Zarnicki, Giardelli, Sorín — ½; 11.-12. Hoffman, Szmetan — 0;



2nd round — 9th July 1995
GM De Firmian, Nicholas Ernst USA 2605 ½ - ½ 2445 ARG IM Giardelli, Sergio Carlos
IM Szmetan, Jorge ARG 2430 1 - 0 2570 ARG GM Zarnicki, Pablo
IM Hoffman, Alejandro ARG 2495 0 - 1 2490 ARG IM Spangenberg, Hugo
GM Sadler, Matthew ENG 2575 0 - 1 2585 NED GM Van Wely, Loek
IM San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo ESP 2520 ½ - ½ 2545 ARG IM Ricardi, Pablo
IM Sorín, Ariel ARG 2500 ½ - ½ 2510 ARG GM Panno, Oscar
1. Spangenberg — 2; 2.-3. Van Wely, Ricardi — 1½; 4.-9. San Segundo Carrillo, De Firmian, Panno, Giardelli, Sorín, Szmetan — 1; 10.-11. Sadler, Zarnicki — ½; 12. Hoffman — 0;



3rd round — 10th July 1995
GM Panno, Oscar ARG 2510 ½ - ½ 2605 USA GM De Firmian, Nicholas Ernst
GM Van Wely, Loek NED 2585 1 - 0 2500 ARG IM Sorín, Ariel
IM Giardelli, Sergio Carlos ARG 2445 ½ - ½ 2430 ARG IM Szmetan, Jorge
GM Zarnicki, Pablo ARG 2570 ½ - ½ 2495 ARG IM Hoffman, Alejandro
IM Ricardi, Pablo ARG 2545 1 - 0 2575 ENG GM Sadler, Matthew
IM Spangenberg, Hugo ARG 2490 0 - 1 2520 ESP IM San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo
1.-2. Van Wely, Ricardi — 2½; 3.-4. San Segundo Carrillo, Spangenberg — 2; 5.-8. De Firmian, Panno, Giardelli, Szmetan — 1½; 9.-10. Zarnicki, Sorín — 1; 11.-12. Sadler, Hoffman — ½;



4th round — 11th July 1995
GM De Firmian, Nicholas Ernst USA 2605 0 - 1 2585 NED GM Van Wely, Loek
IM Szmetan, Jorge ARG 2430 0 - 1 2510 ARG GM Panno, Oscar
IM San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo ESP 2520 1 - 0 2570 ARG GM Zarnicki, Pablo
IM Hoffman, Alejandro ARG 2495 1 - 0 2445 ARG IM Giardelli, Sergio Carlos
IM Ricardi, Pablo ARG 2545 ½ - ½ 2490 ARG IM Spangenberg, Hugo
GM Sadler, Matthew ENG 2575 1 - 0 2500 ARG IM Sorín, Ariel
1. Van Wely — 3½; 2.-3. San Segundo Carrillo, Ricardi — 3; 4.-5. Spangenberg, Panno — 2½; 6.-10. De Firmian, Sadler, Hoffman, Giardelli, Szmetan — 1½; 11.-12. Zarnicki, Sorín — 1;



5th round — 12th July 1995
IM Sorín, Ariel ARG 2500 0 - 1 2605 USA GM De Firmian, Nicholas Ernst
GM Van Wely, Loek NED 2585 1 - 0 2430 ARG IM Szmetan, Jorge
GM Zarnicki, Pablo ARG 2570 ½ - ½ 2545 ARG IM Ricardi, Pablo
IM Giardelli, Sergio Carlos ARG 2445 1 - 0 2520 ESP IM San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo
GM Panno, Oscar ARG 2510 ½ - ½ 2495 ARG IM Hoffman, Alejandro
IM Spangenberg, Hugo ARG 2490 ½ - ½ 2575 ENG GM Sadler, Matthew
1. Van Wely — 4½; 2. Ricardi — 3½; 3.-5. San Segundo Carrillo, Spangenberg, Panno — 3; 6.-7. De Firmian, Giardelli — 2½; 8.-9. Sadler, Hoffman — 2; 10.-11. Zarnicki, Szmetan — 1½; 12. Sorín — 1;



6th round — 13th July 1995
GM Sadler, Matthew ENG 2575 ½ - ½ 2605 USA GM De Firmian, Nicholas Ernst
IM Hoffman, Alejandro ARG 2495 ½ - ½ 2585 NED GM Van Wely, Loek
IM Szmetan, Jorge ARG 2430 ½ - ½ 2500 ARG IM Sorín, Ariel
IM Spangenberg, Hugo ARG 2490 ½ - ½ 2570 ARG GM Zarnicki, Pablo
IM Ricardi, Pablo ARG 2545 1 - 0 2445 ARG IM Giardelli, Sergio Carlos
IM San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo ESP 2520 1 - 0 2510 ARG GM Panno, Oscar
1. Van Wely — 5; 2. Ricardi — 4½; 3. San Segundo Carrillo — 4; 4. Spangenberg — 3½; 5.-6. De Firmian, Panno — 3; 7.-9. Sadler, Hoffman, Giardelli — 2½; 10.-11. Zarnicki, Szmetan — 2; 12. Sorín — 1½;



7th round — 14th July 1995
GM De Firmian, Nicholas Ernst USA 2605 1 - 0 2430 ARG IM Szmetan, Jorge
GM Van Wely, Loek NED 2585 ½ - ½ 2520 ESP IM San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo
GM Panno, Oscar ARG 2510 ½ - ½ 2545 ARG IM Ricardi, Pablo
GM Zarnicki, Pablo ARG 2570 0 - 1 2575 ENG GM Sadler, Matthew
IM Giardelli, Sergio Carlos ARG 2445 ½ - ½ 2490 ARG IM Spangenberg, Hugo
IM Sorín, Ariel ARG 2500 ½ - ½ 2495 ARG IM Hoffman, Alejandro
1. Van Wely — 5½; 2. Ricardi — 5; 3. San Segundo Carrillo — 4½; 4.-5. De Firmian, Spangenberg — 4; 6.-7. Sadler, Panno — 3½; 8.-9. Hoffman, Giardelli — 3; 10.-12. Zarnicki, Sorín, Szmetan — 2;



8th round — 15th July 1995
IM Hoffman, Alejandro ARG 2495 0 - 1 2605 USA GM De Firmian, Nicholas Ernst
IM Ricardi, Pablo ARG 2545 0 - 1 2585 NED GM Van Wely, Loek
GM Sadler, Matthew ENG 2575 1 - 0 2430 ARG IM Szmetan, Jorge
GM Zarnicki, Pablo ARG 2570 ½ - ½ 2445 ARG IM Giardelli, Sergio Carlos
IM San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo ESP 2520 1 - 0 2500 ARG IM Sorín, Ariel
IM Spangenberg, Hugo ARG 2490 1 - 0 2510 ARG GM Panno, Oscar
1. Van Wely — 6½; 2. San Segundo Carrillo — 5½; 3.-5. De Firmian, Spangenberg, Ricardi — 5; 6. Sadler — 4½; 7.-8. Panno, Giardelli — 3½; 9. Hoffman — 3; 10. Zarnicki — 2½; 11.-12. Sorín, Szmetan — 2;



9th round — 16th July 1995
GM De Firmian, Nicholas Ernst USA 2605 ½ - ½ 2520 ESP IM San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo
GM Van Wely, Loek NED 2585 0 - 1 2490 ARG IM Spangenberg, Hugo
IM Sorín, Ariel ARG 2500 0 - 1 2545 ARG IM Ricardi, Pablo
IM Szmetan, Jorge ARG 2430 0 - 1 2495 ARG IM Hoffman, Alejandro
GM Panno, Oscar ARG 2510 ½ - ½ 2570 ARG GM Zarnicki, Pablo
IM Giardelli, Sergio Carlos ARG 2445 0 - 1 2575 ENG GM Sadler, Matthew
1. Van Wely — 6½; 2.-4. San Segundo Carrillo, Spangenberg, Ricardi — 6; 5.-6. De Firmian, Sadler — 5½; 7.-8. Hoffman, Panno — 4; 9. Giardelli — 3½; 10. Zarnicki — 3; 11.-12. Sorín, Szmetan — 2;



10th round — 17th July 1995
IM Ricardi, Pablo ARG 2545 0 - 1 2605 USA GM De Firmian, Nicholas Ernst
GM Zarnicki, Pablo ARG 2570 1 - 0 2585 NED GM Van Wely, Loek
IM San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo ESP 2520 1 - 0 2430 ARG IM Szmetan, Jorge
IM Giardelli, Sergio Carlos ARG 2445 ½ - ½ 2510 ARG GM Panno, Oscar
GM Sadler, Matthew ENG 2575 ½ - ½ 2495 ARG IM Hoffman, Alejandro
IM Spangenberg, Hugo ARG 2490 ½ - ½ 2500 ARG IM Sorín, Ariel
1. San Segundo Carrillo — 7; 2.-4. Van Wely, De Firmian, Spangenberg — 6½; 5.-6. Sadler, Ricardi — 6; 7.-8. Hoffman, Panno — 4½; 9.-10. Zarnicki, Giardelli — 4; 11. Sorín — 2½; 12. Szmetan — 2;



11th round — 18th July 1995
GM De Firmian, Nicholas Ernst USA 2605 ½ - ½ 2490 ARG IM Spangenberg, Hugo
GM Van Wely, Loek NED 2585 1 - 0 2445 ARG IM Giardelli, Sergio Carlos
IM Szmetan, Jorge ARG 2430 1 - 0 2545 ARG IM Ricardi, Pablo
IM Sorín, Ariel ARG 2500 ½ - ½ 2570 ARG GM Zarnicki, Pablo
IM Hoffman, Alejandro ARG 2495 ½ - ½ 2520 ESP IM San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo
GM Panno, Oscar ARG 2510 ½ - ½ 2575 ENG GM Sadler, Matthew
1.-2. San Segundo Carrillo, Van Wely — 7½; 3.-4. De Firmian, Spangenberg — 7; 5. Sadler — 6½; 6. Ricardi — 6; 7.-8. Hoffman, Panno — 5; 9. Zarnicki — 4½; 10. Giardelli — 4; 11.-12. Sorín, Szmetan — 3;







Information

6th Miguel Najdorf International Chess Tournament
Dates: 8th - 18th July 1995
City: Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Venue: Centro Cultural Buenos Aires
Organizers: Fundación Miguel Najdorf
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 12 (incl. 5 GMs, 7 IMs)
Games played: 66
Competition format: Round Robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
PGN game file: najdorf-1995.pgn





Tournament Review

The young spanish master Pablo San Segundo , 25 years old, got his final Grand Master norm, winning the "VII International tournament Miguel Najdorf", with 7,5 points from 11 rounds. With the same score but less Sonneborn-Berger was the promising Netherlands player Loek Van Wely, who was the leader for almost the entire tournament, but lost ground in round 10 when he was defeated by IGM Pablo Zarnicki. In third place was Argentine IM Hugo Spangenberg, who had a very good second half of the tournament obtaining his first IGM norm, drawing with American IGM Nick De Firmian.

By the way, Argentine IM Pablo Ricardi lost (for second time) the potential to obtain a GM norm : he was beaten by IM Jorge Szmetan. This tournament was played in the "Centro Cultural Buenos Aires", in Buenos Aires City, from July 8 to 18.

According to "Don" Miguel Najdorf, the best games were Zarnicki- Van Wely and Van Wely-San Segundo, both with pretty combinations.

/ by Ricardo Álvarez, TWIC 42 /