Borislav Ivkov and Bent Larsen dominated the 1961 Hoogovens invitation group. Both scored 7½/9, sharing first two full points ahead of Wolfgang Uhlmann in third.
Forty-five complete games
Ten players met once each in the top invitation group, producing 45 games. The official Tata Steel crosstable confirms every pairing and every result in the complete collection.
The field around the two leaders included Uhlmann, Friðrik Ólafsson, Carel van den Berg, Ernő Gereben, Theo van Scheltinga and Jan Hein Donner.
Two matching winning records
Ivkov and Larsen each recorded seven wins, one draw and one loss for 7½/9. Their only game against one another went Larsen's way, but Ivkov matched him across the rest of the field.
Uhlmann placed third on 5½, leaving a full two-point gap beneath the co-winners. The official standings record Ivkov and Larsen together at rank one.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Ivkov, Borislav | 7½/9 | +7 -1 =1 | games |
| =1 | Larsen, Bent | 7½/9 | +7 -1 =1 | games |
| 3 | Uhlmann, Wolfgang | 5½/9 | +4 -2 =3 | games |
| 4 | Olafsson, Fridrik | 5/9 | +3 -2 =4 | games |
| 5 | Van den Berg, Carel | 4½/9 | +1 -1 =7 | games |
| 6 | Gereben, Erno | 4/9 | +3 -4 =2 | games |
| 7 | Van Scheltinga, Theo D | 3½/9 | +1 -3 =5 | games |
| 8 | Gruenfeld, Ernst | 3/9 | +1 -4 =4 | games |
| 9 | Donner, Jan Hein | 2½/9 | +1 -5 =3 | games |
| 10 | Barendregt, Johan | 2/9 | +0 -5 =4 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivkov, Borislav | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Larsen, Bent | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Uhlmann, Wolfgang | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 4 | Olafsson, Fridrik | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Van den Berg, Carel | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 6 | Gereben, Erno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 7 | Van Scheltinga, Theo D | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 8 | Gruenfeld, Ernst | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 9 | Donner, Jan Hein | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Barendregt, Johan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.