Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1999

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The position after move 24 in the Kasparov - Topalov game. Kasparov played Rxd4!![1]
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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.[2] 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.[3] The game Kasparov played against Veselin Topalov is one of Kasparov's most famous games, and is called "Kasparov's Immortal";[4] it is considered a masterpiece and some even consider it the best Chess game ever played.[5][6]

61st Hoogovens tournament, group A, 15–31 January 1999, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XVIII (2678)[7]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total TPR Place
1 File:Flag of Russia.svg Garry Kasparov (Russia) 2812 ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 2878 1
2 File:Flag of India.svg Viswanathan Anand (India) 2781 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 9½ 2844 2
3 File:Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) 2751 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 8 2758 3
4 File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg 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 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 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 File:Flag of Spain.svg 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 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 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 File:Flag of Ukraine.svg 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 File:Flag of Russia.svg 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 File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) 2700 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 0 1 6 2646 10
11 File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan) 2606 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ 5 2596 11
12 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 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 File:Flag of the United States.svg 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 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 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)[3]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total TPR Place
1 File:Flag of Armenia.svg GM Smbat Lputian (Armenia) 2614 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 8½ 2722 1
2 File:Flag of Brazil.svg GM Rafael Leitão (Brazil) 2545 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 7½ 2650 2
3 File:Flag of Russia.svg GM Sergey Ionov (Russia) 2551 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 7 2618 3–4
4 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 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 File:Flag of Russia.svg GM Igor Glek (Russia) 2566 ½ ½ 0 1 Does not appear ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 6½ 2580 5–6
6 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg GM Friso Nijboer (Netherlands) 2534 0 0 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 6½ 2583 5–6
7 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis de Vreugt (Netherlands) 2378 0 0 0 0 1 0 Does not appear 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 5 2496 7
8 File:Flag of Ukraine.svg GM Michail Brodsky (Ukraine) 2530 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 4½ 2453 8
9 File:Flag of France.svg GM Christian Bauer (France) 2528 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ Does not appear 0 ½ 1 4 2417 9–10
10 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ruud Janssen (Netherlands) 2445 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 Does not appear ½ ½ 4 2424 9–10
11 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg IM Jeroen Bosch (Netherlands) 2470 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 3 2349 11
12 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 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. ↑ Seirawan, Yasser (September 2003). "Yasser Annotates: Kasparov-Topalov Wijk aan Zee 1999 Hoogovens Tournament Round 4" (PDF). Inside Chess. Archived from the original on 2004-03-30. Born of necessity the combination is nonetheless stunning.
  2. ↑ "All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess". history.tatasteelchess.com. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mark Crowther (1 February 1999). "The Week in Chess 221". The Week in Chess.
  4. ↑ Kaehler, Arne. "Svitlana's Smart Moves - Kasparov's immortal". one of the greatest chess games ever played is the one between Garry Kasparov and Veselin Topalov from 1999 in Wijk aan Zee
  5. ↑ Alberto Colodro, Carlos. "Throwback Thursday: Kasparov's immortal". Garry Kasparov defeated Veselin Topalov in what is now known as his 'immortal game'
  6. ↑ "The Best Chess Games Of All Time". Chess.com. Kasparov has a long list of brilliancies to his credit, but this game is his virtually undisputed masterpiece.
  7. ↑ Mark Crowther (15 February 1999). "The Week in Chess 223". The Week in Chess.
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