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]
VenueWijk aan Zee

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]
PlayerRating 1234567891011121314TotalTPRPlace
1 Garry Kasparov (Russia)2812 ½½011½½1111111028781
2 Viswanathan Anand (India)2781 ½Does not appear½½1½1½½111½19½28442
3 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)2751 ½½Does not appear½½11½½½½½1½827583
4 Ivan Sokolov (Bosnia and Herzegovina)2624 1½½Does not appear½0½0½½½11½727104–7
5 Jeroen Piket (Netherlands)2619 00½½Does not appear½11½1½½½½727114–7
6 Alexei Shirov (Spain)2726 0½01½Does not appear½½½½½½11727024–7
7 Jan Timman (Netherlands)2670 ½00½0½Does not appear1½01111727074–7
8 Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)2714 ½½½10½0Does not appear½½½½½16½26748–9
9 Peter Svidler (Russia)2713 0½½½½½½½Does not appear½1½½½6½26748–9
10 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)2700 00½½0½1½½Does not appear½1016264610
11 Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan)2606 00½½½½0½0½Does not appear1½½5259611
12 Loek van Wely (Netherlands)2632 00½0½½0½½00Does not appear114½257112
13 Alex Yermolinsky (United States)2597 0½00½00½½1½0Does not appear½4254213
14 Dimitri Reinderman (Netherlands)2541 00½½½000½0½0½Does not appear3247714
61st Hoogovens tournament, group B, 19–31 January 1999, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XI (2520)[3]
PlayerRating123456789101112TotalTPRPlace
1 GM Smbat Lputian (Armenia)2614Does not appear½½½½11½11118½27221
2 GM Rafael Leitão (Brazil)2545½Does not appear½½½11½½½117½26502
3 GM Sergey Ionov (Russia)2551½½Does not appear½1½1½½1½½726183–4
4 GM John van der Wiel (Netherlands)2529½½½Does not appear0111½½½1726203–4
5 GM Igor Glek (Russia)2566½½01Does not appear½0½½1116½25805–6
6 GM Friso Nijboer (Netherlands)253400½0½Does not appear11111½6½25835–6
7 Dennis de Vreugt (Netherlands)2378000010Does not appear11½1½524967
8 GM Michail Brodsky (Ukraine)2530½½½0½00Does not appear½½½14½24538
9 GM Christian Bauer (France)25280½½½½00½Does not appear0½1424179–10
10 Ruud Janssen (Netherlands)24450½0½00½½1Does not appear½½424249–10
11 IM Jeroen Bosch (Netherlands)247000½½000½½½Does not appear½3234911
12 IM Erik van den Doel (Netherlands)254700½00½½00½½Does not appear2½230612

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. 1 2 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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