Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1999

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Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1999
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The position after move 24 in the Kasparov - Topalov game
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The Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Steel Chess Tournament 1999 was the 61st edition of the Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament. It was held in Wijk aan Zee in January 1999 and was won by world number one Garry Kasparov.[1]

Kasparov, entering for the first time, finished half a point ahead of 1998 champion Viswanathan Anand, and whose final tally of 10 points included a seven-game winning streak, described the event as "by far the best tournament in my life" and stated that his preparation was the strongest it had ever been due to computers.[2]

61st Hoogovens tournament, group A, 15–31 January 1999, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XVIII (2678)[3]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total TPR Place
1  Garry Kasparov (Russia) 2812 ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 2878 1
2  Viswanathan Anand (India) 2781 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 9½ 2844 2
3  Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) 2751 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 8 2758 3
4  Ivan Sokolov (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 2624 1 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 7 2710 4–7
5  Jeroen Piket (Netherlands) 2619 0 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 7 2711 4–7
6  Alexei Shirov (Spain) 2726 0 ½ 0 1 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 7 2702 4–7
7  Jan Timman (Netherlands) 2670 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 1 7 2707 4–7
8  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) 2714 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6½ 2674 8–9
9  Peter Svidler (Russia) 2713 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 6½ 2674 8–9
10  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) 2700 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 0 1 6 2646 10
11  Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan) 2606 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ 5 2596 11
12  Loek van Wely (Netherlands) 2632 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 Does not appear 1 1 4½ 2571 12
13  Alex Yermolinsky (United States) 2597 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 Does not appear ½ 4 2542 13
14  Dimitri Reinderman (Netherlands) 2541 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 3 2477 14
61st Hoogovens tournament, group B, 19–31 January 1999, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XI (2520)[2]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total TPR Place
1  GM Smbat Lputian (Armenia) 2614 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 8½ 2722 1
2  GM Rafael Leitão (Brazil) 2545 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 7½ 2650 2
3  GM Sergey Ionov (Russia) 2551 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 7 2618 3–4
4  GM John van der Wiel (Netherlands) 2529 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 7 2620 3–4
5  GM Igor Glek (Russia) 2566 ½ ½ 0 1 Does not appear ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 6½ 2580 5–6
6  GM Friso Nijboer (Netherlands) 2534 0 0 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 6½ 2583 5–6
7  Dennis de Vreugt (Netherlands) 2378 0 0 0 0 1 0 Does not appear 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 5 2496 7
8  GM Michail Brodsky (Ukraine) 2530 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 4½ 2453 8
9  GM Christian Bauer (France) 2528 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ Does not appear 0 ½ 1 4 2417 9–10
10  Ruud Janssen (Netherlands) 2445 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 Does not appear ½ ½ 4 2424 9–10
11  IM Jeroen Bosch (Netherlands) 2470 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 3 2349 11
12  IM Erik van den Doel (Netherlands) 2547 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 2½ 2306 12

References[]

  1. ^ "All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess". history.tatasteelchess.com. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  2. ^ a b Mark Crowther (1 February 1999). "The Week in Chess 221". The Week in Chess.
  3. ^ Mark Crowther (15 February 1999). "The Week in Chess 223". The Week in Chess.
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