The Tilburg chess tournament was a series of very strong chess tournaments held in Tilburg, Netherlands. It was established in 1977 and ran continuously through 1994 under the sponsorship of Interpolis, an insurance company. Fontys Hogescholen shortly revived the tournament series from 1996 to 1998, when the last edition was played. Since 1994 there is another annual chess tournament taking place in Tilburg, which has the name De Stukkenjagers, the field is generally much weaker than the traditional Tilburg tournament.
Tilburg chess tournament
# |
Year |
Winner
|
1 |
1977 |
Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
|
2 |
1978 |
Lajos Portisch (Hungary)
|
3 |
1979 |
Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
|
4 |
1980 |
Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
|
5 |
1981 |
Alexander Beliavsky (Soviet Union)
|
6 |
1982 |
Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
|
7 |
1983 |
Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
|
8 |
1984 |
Tony Miles (England)
|
9 |
1985 |
Tony Miles (England) Robert Hübner (West Germany) Victor Korchnoi (Switzerland)
|
10 |
1986 |
Alexander Beliavsky (Soviet Union)
|
11 |
1987 |
Jan Timman (Netherlands)
|
12 |
1988 |
Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
|
13 |
1989 |
Garry Kasparov (Soviet Union)
|
14 |
1990 |
Vassily Ivanchuk (Soviet Union)
Gata Kamsky (United States)
|
15 |
1991 |
Garry Kasparov (Soviet Union)
|
16 |
1992 |
Michael Adams (England)
|
17 |
1993 |
Anatoly Karpov (Russia)
|
18 |
1994 |
Valery Salov (Russia)
|
1 |
1996 |
Jeroen Piket (Netherlands) (best on tie-break) Boris Gelfand (Belarus)
|
2 |
1997 |
Peter Svidler (Russia) (best on tie-break) Garry Kasparov (Russia) Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)
|
3 |
1998 |
Viswanathan Anand (India)
|
1977[]
The first edition was a very strong all-grandmaster event of Category 14. It was a single round-robin tournament with twelve players. Karpov won the event.
Tilburg 1977 - cat.14 (2581)
# |
Player |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Total
|
1 |
Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union) |
* |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
8
|
2 |
Tony Miles (England) |
0 |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7
|
3 |
Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia) |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
6
|
4 |
Jan Timman (Netherlands) |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
6
|
5 |
Lubomir Kavalek (United States) |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
6
|
6 |
Robert Hübner (West Germany) |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
* |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
6
|
7 |
Svetozar Gligorić (Yugoslavia) |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
* |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
5½
|
8 |
Ulf Andersson (Sweden) |
0 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
5
|
9 |
Yuri Balashov (Soviet Union) |
0 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
* |
1 |
½ |
½ |
5
|
10 |
Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union) |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
* |
½ |
½ |
4½
|
11 |
Gennadi Sosonko (Netherlands) |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
4
|
12 |
Fridrik Olafsson (Iceland) |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
3
|
1978[]
The second edition was similar in strength as the first edition, again an all grandmaster event of category 14. No Russian players participated as Karpov and Korchnoi were playing a match at that time and their proposed Russian replacements were not accepted. Portisch won the event.
Tilburg 1978 - cat.14 (2593)
# |
Player |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Total
|
1 |
Lajos Portisch (Hungary) |
* |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
7
|
2 |
Jan Timman (Netherlands) |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
6½
|
3 |
Roman Dzindzichashvili (Israel) |
½ |
½ |
* |
1 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
6
|
4 |
Robert Hübner (West Germany) |
0 |
½ |
0 |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
6
|
5 |
Tony Miles (England) |
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
* |
0 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
6
|
6 |
Walter Browne (United States) |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
* |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5½
|
7 |
Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia) |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
0 |
* |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
5½
|
8 |
Boris Spassky (France) |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
0 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
5½
|
9 |
Bent Larsen (Denmark) |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
5
|
10 |
Ljubomir Ljubojević (Yugoslavia) |
1 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
* |
½ |
1 |
4½
|
11 |
Gennadi Sosonko (Netherlands) |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
4½
|
12 |
Zoltán Ribli (Hungary) |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
* |
4
|
1979[]
Tilburg 1979 - cat.15 (2605)
# |
Player |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Total
|
1 |
Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union) |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
7½
|
2 |
Oleg Romanishin (Soviet Union) |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
7
|
3 |
Lajos Portisch (Hungary) |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
6½
|
4 |
Gyula Sax (Hungary) |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
6
|
5 |
Gennadi Sosonko (Netherlands) |
0 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
* |
1 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
5½
|
6 |
Bent Larsen (Denmark) |
0 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
0 |
* |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5½
|
7 |
Boris Spassky (France) |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
5½
|
8 |
Jan Timman (Netherlands) |
½ |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
5½
|
9 |
Robert Hübner (West Germany) |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
1 |
5
|
10 |
Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia) |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
1 |
5
|
11 |
Lubomir Kavalek (United States) |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
4½
|
12 |
Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
* |
2½
|
1980[]
Tilburg 1980 - cat.15 (2619)
# |
Player |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Total
|
1 |
Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union) |
* |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
7½
|
2 |
Lajos Portisch (Hungary) |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
7
|
3 |
Jan Timman (Netherlands) |
0 |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
6½
|
4 |
Gennadi Sosonko (Netherlands) |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
6
|
5 |
Boris Spassky (France) |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
0 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
6
|
6 |
Mikhail Tal (Soviet Union) |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
5½
|
7 |
Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia) |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
5
|
8 |
Bent Larsen (Denmark) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
1 |
* |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
5
|
9 |
Ulf Andersson (Sweden) |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
4½
|
10 |
Zoltán Ribli (Hungary) |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
4½
|
11 |
Robert Hübner (West Germany) |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
* |
1 |
4½
|
12 |
Lubomir Kavalek (United States) |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
* |
4
|
1981[]
Tilburg 1981 - cat.15 (2608)
# |
Player |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Total
|
1 |
Alexander Beliavsky (Soviet Union) |
* |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7½
|
2 |
Tigran Petrosian (Soviet Union) |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
7
|
3 |
Lajos Portisch (Hungary) |
1 |
½ |
* |
½ |
1 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
6½
|
4 |
Jan Timman (Netherlands) |
0 |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
6½
|
5 |
Ljubomir Ljubojević (Yugoslavia) |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
6
|
6 |
Ulf Andersson (Sweden) |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
1 |
5½
|
7 |
Boris Spassky (France) |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
* |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
5½
|
8 |
Garry Kasparov (Soviet Union) |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
1 |
0 |
* |
1 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
5½
|
9 |
Gennadi Sosonko (Netherlands) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
* |
0 |
½ |
½ |
4½
|
10 |
Bent Larsen (Denmark) |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
* |
0 |
1 |
4½
|
11 |
Robert Hübner (West Germany) |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
1 |
* |
½ |
4
|
12 |
Tony Miles (England) |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
* |
3
|
1982[]
Tilburg 1982 - cat.14 (2599)
# |
Player |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Total
|
1 |
Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union) |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7½
|
2 |
Jan Timman (Netherlands) |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7
|
3 |
Ulf Andersson (Sweden) |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
6½
|
4 |
Gennadi Sosonko (Netherlands) |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
6½
|
5 |
Tigran Petrosian (Soviet Union) |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
* |
½ |
0 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
6
|
6 |
Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union) |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
* |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
6
|
7 |
John Nunn (England) |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
0 |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
5
|
8 |
Lajos Portisch (Hungary) |
1 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
* |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
5
|
9 |
Walter Browne (United States) |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
* |
0 |
½ |
1 |
5
|
10 |
Robert Hübner (West Germany) |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
* |
½ |
½ |
4½
|
11 |
Eugenio Torre (Philippines) |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
1 |
4½
|
12 |
Bent Larsen (Denmark) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
* |
2½
|
1983[]
Tilburg 1983 - cat.15 (2613)
# |
Player |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Total
|
1 |
Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union) |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
7
|
2 |
Ljubomir Ljubojević (Yugoslavia) |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6½
|
3 |
Lajos Portisch (Hungary) |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
6½
|
4 |
Rafael Vaganian (Soviet Union) |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6
|
5 |
Gennadi Sosonko (Netherlands) |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
6
|
6 |
Lev Polugaevsky (Soviet Union) |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
5½
|
7 |
Boris Spassky (France) |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
5½
|
8 |
Robert Hübner (West Germany) |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
5½
|
9 |
Ulf Andersson (Sweden) |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
0 |
5
|
10 |
Jan Timman (Netherlands) |
½ |
0 |
½ |
1 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
1 |
5
|
11 |
Yasser Seirawan (United States) |
0 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
4
|
12 |
John van der Wiel (Netherlands) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
½ |
* |
3½
|
1984[]
Tilburg 1984 - cat.14 (2596)
# |
Player |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Total
|
1 |
Tony Miles (England) |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8
|
2 |
Robert Hübner (West Germany) |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
6½
|
3 |
Vladimir Tukmakov (Soviet Union) |
½ |
½ |
* |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
6½
|
4 |
Zoltán Ribli (Hungary) |
½ |
½ |
0 |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
6½
|
5 |
Alexander Beliavsky (Soviet Union) |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
1 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
6½
|
6 |
Ljubomir Ljubojević (Yugoslavia) |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
* |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
6
|
7 |
Lajos Portisch (Hungary) |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
0 |
* |
½ |
½ |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5½
|
8 |
Jan Timman (Netherlands) |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
5½
|
9 |
Ulf Andersson (Sweden) |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
* |
½ |
½ |
1 |
5
|
10 |
Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union) |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
* |
1 |
0 |
4½
|
11 |
Gennadi Sosonko (Netherlands) |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
* |
1 |
3
|
12 |
John van der Wiel (Netherlands) |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
* |
2½
|
1985[]
Tilburg 1985 - cat.15 (2603)
# |
Player |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
Total
|
1 |
Tony Miles (England) |
** |
0½ |
11 |
11 |
10 |
0½ |
1½ |
½½ |
8½
|
2 |
Robert Hübner (West Germany) |
1½ |
** |
½½ |
10 |
½½ |
½1 |
½½ |
½1 |
8½
|
3 |
Viktor Kortschnoi (Switzerland) |
00 |
½½ |
** |
½½ |
½1 |
1½ |
11 |
½1 |
8½
|
4 |
Ljubomir Ljubojević (Yugoslavia) |
00 |
01 |
½½ |
** |
½1 |
½1 |
10 |
01 |
7
|
5 |
Lev Polugaevsky (Soviet Union) |
01 |
½½ |
½0 |
½0 |
** |
1½ |
0½ |
½½ |
6
|
6 |
Oleg Romanishin (Soviet Union) |
1½ |
½0 |
0½ |
½0 |
0½ |
** |
½½ |
1½ |
6
|
7 |
Jan Timman (Netherlands) |
0½ |
½½ |
00 |
01 |
1½ |
½½ |
** |
01 |
6
|
8 |
Roman Dzindzichashvili (United States) |
½½ |
½0 |
½0 |
10 |
½½ |
0½ |
10 |
** |
5½
|
1986[]
Tilburg 1986 - cat.15 (2619)
# |
Player |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
Total
|
1 |
Alexander Beliavsky (Soviet Union) |
** |
11 |
½1 |
0½ |
1½ |
½½ |
0½ |
½1 |
8½
|
2 |
Ljubomir Ljubojević (Yugoslavia) |
00 |
** |
½½ |
10 |
½½ |
1½ |
½1 |
11 |
8
|
3 |
Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union) |
½0 |
½½ |
** |
½½ |
½½ |
1½ |
½½ |
½1 |
7½
|
4 |
Tony Miles (England) |
1½ |
01 |
½½ |
** |
01 |
½0 |
½½ |
01 |
7
|
5 |
Jan Timman (Netherlands) |
0½ |
½½ |
½½ |
10 |
** |
10 |
½½ |
½1 |
7
|
6 |
Lajos Portisch (Hungary) |
½½ |
0½ |
0½ |
½1 |
01 |
** |
½½ |
½1 |
7
|
7 |
Robert Hübner (West Germany) |
1½ |
½0 |
½½ |
½½ |
½½ |
½½ |
** |
0½ |
6½
|
8 |
Viktor Kortschnoi (Switzerland) |
½0 |
00 |
½0 |
10 |
½0 |
½0 |
1½ |
** |
4½
|
1987[]
Tilburg 1987 - cat.15 (2623)
# |
Player |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
Total
|
1 |
Jan Timman (Netherlands) |
** |
½½ |
½½ |
1½ |
½1 |
½½ |
01 |
½1 |
8½
|
2 |
Predrag Nikolić (Yugoslavia) |
½½ |
** |
½1 |
01 |
½1 |
½½ |
½½ |
½½ |
8
|
3 |
Robert Hübner (West Germany) |
½½ |
½0 |
** |
11 |
½½ |
½½ |
½½ |
1½ |
8
|
4 |
Viktor Kortschnoi (Switzerland) |
0½ |
10 |
00 |
** |
1½ |
1½ |
½1 |
1½ |
7½
|
5 |
Artur Jussupow (Soviet Union) |
½0 |
½0 |
½½ |
0½ |
** |
½½ |
1½ |
11 |
7
|
6 |
Ulf Andersson (Sweden) |
½½ |
½½ |
½½ |
0½ |
½½ |
** |
½½ |
½½ |
6½
|
7 |
Andrei Sokolov (Soviet Union) |
10 |
½½ |
½½ |
½0 |
0½ |
½½ |
** |
½½ |
6
|
8 |
Ljubomir Ljubojević (Yugoslavia) |
½0 |
½½ |
0½ |
0½ |
00 |
½½ |
½½ |
** |
4½
|
1988[]
Tilburg 1988 - cat.15 (2627)
# |
Player |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
Total
|
1 |
Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union) |
** |
½½ |
½1 |
1½ |
11 |
½½ |
11 |
1½ |
10½
|
2 |
Nigel Short (England) |
½½ |
** |
0½ |
½½ |
½½ |
11 |
½1 |
½1 |
8½
|
3 |
Jóhann Hjartarson (Iceland) |
½0 |
1½ |
** |
½½ |
½0 |
½½ |
1½ |
10 |
7
|
4 |
Predrag Nikolić (Yugoslavia) |
0½ |
½½ |
½½ |
** |
½0 |
½1 |
½½ |
1½ |
7
|
5 |
Jan Timman (Netherlands) |
00 |
½½ |
½1 |
½1 |
** |
01 |
½0 |
½1 |
7
|
6 |
Robert Hübner (West Germany) |
½½ |
00 |
½½ |
½0 |
10 |
** |
½½ |
½½ |
5½
|
7 |
John van der Wiel (Netherlands) |
00 |
½0 |
0½ |
½½ |
½1 |
½½ |
** |
10 |
5½
|
8 |
Lajos Portisch (Hungary) |
0½ |
½0 |
01 |
0½ |
½0 |
½½ |
01 |
** |
5
|
1989[]
Tilburg 1989 - cat.16 (2626)
# |
Player |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
Total
|
1 |
Garry Kasparov (Soviet Union) |
** |
½1 |
½1 |
1½ |
1½ |
11 |
11 |
11 |
12
|
2 |
Viktor Kortschnoi (Switzerland) |
½0 |
** |
½½ |
½½ |
½1 |
1½ |
1½ |
1½ |
8½
|
3 |
Ljubomir Ljubojević (Yugoslavia) |
½0 |
½½ |
** |
½½ |
1½ |
0½ |
01 |
½1 |
7
|
4 |
Gyula Sax (Hungary) |
0½ |
½½ |
½½ |
** |
01 |
½½ |
½½ |
1½ |
7
|
5 |
Vassily Ivanchuk (Soviet Union) |
0½ |
½0 |
0½ |
10 |
** |
1½ |
½½ |
½1 |
6½
|
6 |
Simen Agdestein (Norway) |
00 |
0½ |
1½ |
½½ |
0½ |
** |
½½ |
½½ |
5½
|
7 |
Jóhann Hjartarson (Iceland) |
00 |
0½ |
10 |
½½ |
½½ |
½½ |
** |
10 |
5½
|
8 |
Jeroen Piket (Netherlands) |
00 |
0½ |
½0 |
0½ |
½0 |
½½ |
01 |
** |
4
|
1990[]
Tilburg 1990 - cat.16 (2643)
# |
Player |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
Total
|
1 |
Gata Kamsky (United States) |
** |
½1 |
1½ |
½0 |
10 |
1½ |
1½ |
½½ |
8½
|
2 |
Vassily Ivanchuk (Soviet Union) |
½0 |
** |
½0 |
½1 |
11 |
½½ |
½1 |
1½ |
8½
|
3 |
Boris Gelfand (Soviet Union) |
0½ |
½1 |
** |
10 |
0½ |
11 |
½½ |
½1 |
8
|
4 |
Nigel Short (England) |
½1 |
½0 |
01 |
** |
10 |
½0 |
1½ |
½1 |
7½
|
5 |
Jan Timman (Netherlands) |
01 |
00 |
1½ |
01 |
** |
½½ |
0½ |
½1 |
6½
|
6 |
Ulf Andersson (Sweden) |
0½ |
½½ |
00 |
½1 |
½½ |
** |
½½ |
½1 |
6½
|
7 |
Predrag Nikolić (Yugoslavia) |
0½ |
½0 |
½½ |
0½ |
1½ |
½½ |
** |
½½ |
6
|
8 |
Yasser Seirawan (United States) |
½½ |
0½ |
½0 |
½0 |
½0 |
½0 |
½½ |
** |
4½
|
1991[]
15th Tilburg Interpolis, 17 October – 4 November 1991, Tilburg, Netherlands, Category XVII (2664)
|
Player |
Rating |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
Total |
TPR
|
1 |
Garry Kasparov (Soviet Union) |
2770 |
|
½ ½ |
1 0 |
½ 1 |
½ ½ |
1 1 |
1 ½ |
1 1 |
10 |
2807
|
2 |
Nigel Short (England) |
2650 |
½½ |
Does not appear |
0 ½ |
½ ½ |
1 1 |
1 ½ |
½ ½ |
1 ½ |
8½ |
2746
|
3 |
Viswanathan Anand (India) |
2650 |
0 1 |
1 ½ |
Does not appear |
1 0 |
1 0 |
0 ½ |
1 ½ |
1 ½ |
8 |
2716
|
4 |
Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union) |
2730 |
½ 0 |
½ ½ |
0 1 |
Does not appear |
½ 0 |
½ 1 |
½ 1 |
½ 1 |
7½ |
2684
|
5 |
Gata Kamsky (United States) |
2595 |
½ ½ |
0 0 |
0 1 |
½ 1 |
Does not appear |
1 0 |
½ ½ |
½ 1 |
7 |
2674
|
6 |
Jan Timman (Netherlands) |
2630 |
0 0 |
0 ½ |
1 ½ |
½ 0 |
0 1 |
Does not appear |
1 0 |
1 1 |
6½ |
2640
|
7 |
Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland) |
2610 |
0 ½ |
½ ½ |
0 ½ |
½ 0 |
½ ½ |
0 1 |
Does not appear |
½ ½ |
5½ |
2592
|
8 |
Evgeny Bareev (Soviet Union) |
2680 |
0 0 |
0 ½ |
0 ½ |
½ 0 |
½ 0 |
0 0 |
½ ½ |
Does not appear |
3 |
2432
|
1992[]
In 1992 the tournament was for the first time held in the knockout format and comprised three days per round. Game one on day one, game two on day two (both at classic time limits). Day three was a rest day, but for those tied 1-1 it was the day to play two more tie-break games (each with rapid time limit) and in a few cases, another two. The format was described by some commentators as very brutal. Anyone getting off to a slow start would be eliminated and sent home in just two or three days, such as happened to the entire Hungarian squad of Lajos Portisch, Gyula Sax, Zoltán Ribli, József Pintér and Peter Leko. Those who did not win cleanly in the initial two games of each round found fatigue a great problem, due to having to give up their rest days. The benefit over the old double round-robin format, was that it opened up the potential for an unexpected winner and this made it exciting for the spectators. The traditional format favours those highly graded players who win year after year by agreeing quick draws against their closest rivals and defeating the rest.
The 1992 edition had 111 participants, 94 in round one, with the 47 winners then being joined by 17 seeded players given a bye to round two. Round two therefore comprised 64 players, round three 32 and round four 16. Below are the results from round four onwards. At the time, this was the largest prize fund of any traditional tournament. Adams won 100,000 Dutch guilders, the overall fund was 500,000 dg. The seeded players were given very generous conditions of a guaranteed 10,000 guilders to ensure their attendance.
Round of 16
|
|
Quarterfinals
|
|
Semifinals
|
|
Final
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vassily Ivanchuk
|
3
|
|
Yasser Seirawan
|
1
|
|
|
Vassily Ivanchuk
|
2½
|
|
Artur Yusupov
|
1½
|
|
Gata Kamsky
|
3½
|
|
Gata Kamsky
|
2½
|
|
|
|
Gata Kamsky
|
2½
|
|
Boris Gelfand
|
1½
|
|
|
|
Boris Gelfand
|
3½
|
|
Edvins Kengis
|
½
|
|
|
Boris Gelfand
|
4
|
Sergei Tiviakov
|
½
|
|
Viktor Korchnoi
|
2
|
|
Viktor Korchnoi
|
1½
|
|
|
|
Boris Gelfand
|
1½
|
Alexey Vyzmanavin
|
1
|
|
|
|
Michael Adams
|
2½
|
Predrag Nikolić
|
3
|
|
|
Predrag Nikolić
|
2
|
|
Nigel Short
|
0
|
|
Ilya Smirin
|
4
|
|
Ilya Smirin
|
2
|
|
|
|
Ilya Smirin
|
½
|
Vasily Smyslov
|
2½
|
|
|
|
Michael Adams
|
1½
|
|
Evgeny Sveshnikov
|
3½
|
|
|
Evgeny Sveshnikov
|
½
|
Andrei Kovalev
|
½
|
|
Michael Adams
|
1½
|
|
Michael Adams
|
1½
|
|
1993[]
The 1993 edition was played in the same format as the 1992 edition with 112 participants; round one had 96 unseeded entrants and 16 seeded players (with a bye) joined the winners in round two. Tie-break games were played at a time control of twenty minutes plus ten second increment. The prize fund was the same as last year: 500,000 Dutch guilders (100,000 for the winner) and minimum 10,000 dg. guaranteed to seeded players. Of the seventeen host country players that started, only two made it past the first round. They were joined by the seeded Jan Timman and Jeroen Piket. Paul van der Sterren declined to play after his request to be seeded was turned down.
1994[]
The final edition to be organised under Interpolis' sponsorship was another large knockout tournament.
At the opening ceremony, a spokesman for Interpolis shocked the audience with an announcement that the company was reconsidering its chess and other public relations activities, following a total merger with Rabobank. FIDE President Florencio Campomanes attended the opening, primarily to lend support to the FIDE Women's Candidates tournament, which was being held at Tilburg alongside the Interpolis event.
The event commenced with a first round of 112 participants and the 56 winners were then joined by eight seeded players to make up a 64-player second round. The seeded players were Karpov (Elo rating 2780), Salov (2710), Ivanchuk (2695), Bareev (2695), Khalifman (2645), Epishin (2650), Timman (2635), and K. Georgiev (2615).
Due to a clash with another strong tournament in Horgen, the line-up was slightly depleted this time. Garry Kasparov, Alexei Shirov, Artur Yusupov, Viktor Korchnoi, Joël Lautier, Boris Gelfand, Peter Leko and Tony Miles were among those who favoured the rival event. Additionally, some Russian players were staying at home to prepare for their national championship, a precursor to selection for the Olympiad team.
Everyone was surprised to see the return of the Brazilian GM Henrique Mecking, a former world-class player, who had suffered a life-threatening condition some eighteen years previously and had been in a slow recovery ever since.
Held at the Interpolis headquarters, round one heralded the largest number of 'big reputation' casualties since the introduction of the knockout format. Alexander Beliavsky, Victor Bologan, Mikhail Gurevich, Curt Hansen, Lembit Oll, Alon Greenfeld, Ilya Smirin, Veselin Topalov and home favourite Jeroen Piket all had to pack their bags after just three days.
As before, each round comprised two (classic time limit) games on days one and two, followed by a rest day, which was also the day to conclude tie-breaks (starting with pairs of rapid time limit games and followed, if necessary, with blitz games).
1996[]
1st Tilburg Fontys, 10 – 23 October 1996, Tilburg, Netherlands, Category XVI (2648)
|
Player |
Rating |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Total |
SB |
TPR |
Place
|
1 |
Jeroen Piket (Netherlands) |
2580 |
|
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
7 |
38.00 |
2756 |
1–2
|
2 |
Boris Gelfand (Belarus) |
2665 |
½ |
|
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
7 |
38.00 |
2748 |
1–2
|
3 |
Alexei Shirov (Spain) |
2685 |
0 |
0 |
Does not appear |
0 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
6½ |
|
2710 |
3
|
4 |
Loek van Wely (Netherlands) |
2605 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
Does not appear |
½ |
1 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
6 |
32.25 |
2688 |
4–5
|
5 |
Peter Leko (Hungary) |
2630 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
Does not appear |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
30.25 |
2686 |
4–5
|
6 |
Anatoly Karpov (Russia) |
2775 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
1 |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
5½ |
30.25 |
2636 |
6–7
|
7 |
Michael Adams (England) |
2685 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
5½ |
28.00 |
2645 |
6–7
|
8 |
IM Emil Sutovsky (Israel) |
2565 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
0 |
1 |
5 |
|
2619 |
8
|
9 |
Zoltán Almási (Hungary) |
2655 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
0 |
4½ |
25.25 |
2582 |
9–11
|
10 |
Peter Svidler (Russia) |
2650 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
4½ |
24.50 |
2583 |
9–11
|
11 |
Joël Lautier (France) |
2620 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
4½ |
24.00 |
2585 |
9–11
|
12 |
Judit Polgár (Hungary) |
2665 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
4 |
|
2544 |
12
|
1997[]
2nd Tilburg Fontys, 26 September – 10 October 1997, Tilburg, Netherlands, Category XVII (2667)
|
Player |
Rating |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Total |
SB |
TPR |
Place
|
1 |
Peter Svidler (Russia) |
2660 |
|
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
39.50 |
2844 |
1–3
|
2 |
Garry Kasparov (Russia) |
2820 |
0 |
|
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
8 |
38.25 |
2829 |
1–3
|
3 |
Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) |
2770 |
½ |
½ |
|
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
8 |
38.00 |
2834 |
1–3
|
4 |
Michael Adams (England) |
2680 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
7 |
34.50 |
2769 |
4–5
|
5 |
Peter Leko (Hungary) |
2635 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
7 |
32.00 |
2773 |
4–5
|
6 |
Judit Polgár (Hungary) |
2670 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
6 |
|
2704 |
6
|
7 |
Alexei Shirov (Spain) |
2700 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
Does not appear |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
5 |
|
2629 |
7
|
8 |
Joël Lautier (France) |
2660 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4½ |
19.75 |
2604 |
8–9
|
9 |
Loek van Wely (Netherlands) |
2655 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
1 |
1 |
4½ |
18.75 |
2603 |
8–9
|
10 |
Alexander Onischuk (Ukraine) |
2625 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
1 |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
4 |
|
2570 |
10
|
11 |
Jeroen Piket (Netherlands) |
2630 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
2½ |
|
2460 |
11
|
12 |
IM Tal Shaked (United States) |
2500 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
1½ |
|
2374 |
12
|
1998[]
3rd Tilburg Fontys, 24 October – 5 November 1998, Tilburg, Netherlands, Category XVIII (2680)
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Player |
Rating |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Total |
SB |
TPR |
Place
|
1 |
Viswanathan Anand (India) |
2795 |
|
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
7½ |
|
2803 |
1
|
2 |
Peter Leko (Hungary) |
2665 |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
7 |
|
2784 |
2
|
3 |
Matthew Sadler (England) |
2660 |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
6 |
32.75 |
2718 |
3–5
|
4 |
Vadim Zvjaginsev (Russia) |
2650 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
0 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
6 |
32.00 |
2719 |
3–5
|
5 |
Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) |
2780 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
6 |
29.75 |
2707 |
3–5
|
6 |
Jeroen Piket (Netherlands) |
2605 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
5½ |
29.50 |
2687 |
6–7
|
7 |
Michael Adams (England) |
2715 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
1 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
5½ |
26.50 |
2677 |
6–7
|
8 |
Peter Svidler (Russia) |
2710 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
0 |
Does not appear |
1 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
5 |
28.50 |
2642 |
8–9
|
9 |
Loek van Wely (Netherlands) |
2635 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
1 |
5 |
27.00 |
2649 |
8–9
|
10 |
Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) |
2700 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
Does not appear |
0 |
½ |
4½ |
24.75 |
2614 |
10–11
|
11 |
Joël Lautier (France) |
2625 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
Does not appear |
½ |
4½ |
23.00 |
2620 |
10–11
|
12 |
Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland) |
2625 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
3½ |
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2552 |
12
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References[]
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Major present (average rating > 2700; round-robin system) | |
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Other present (Swiss system generally) | |
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Recently cancelled (after 2000) | |
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Major past (19th–20th century) | |
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Chess competitions
- National championships
- Supranational championships
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