10th Max Euwe Memorial :: Amsterdam 1996

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Crosstable

pos. name Elo flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 pts + = -
1.-2. GM Topalov, Veselin 2700 BUL ● 1 0 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 6½ 6 1 2
1.-2. GM Kasparov, Garry 2775 RUS 0 ● ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 6½ 5 3 1
3.-4. GM Short, Nigel David 2665 ENG 1 ½ ● 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 5 3 4 2
3.-4. GM Anand, Viswanathan 2725 IND 0 0 1 ● 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5 3 4 2
5.-6. GM Kramnik, Vladimir 2775 RUS 1 0 ½ 0 ● ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2 5 2
5.-6. GM Lautier, Joël 2630 FRA 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ● 0 1 0 1 4½ 3 3 3
7. GM Seirawan, Yasser 2630 USA ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ● 0 1 ½ 4 2 4 3
8. GM Gelfand, Boris 2700 BLR 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ● 1 ½ 3½ 2 3 4
9. GM Piket, Jeroen 2570 NED 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 ● ½ 3 1 4 4
10. GM Timman, Jan 2620 NED 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ● 2½ 0 5 4




Round by round results

1st round — 22nd March 1996
GM Timman, Jan NED 2620 ½ - ½ 2570 NED GM Piket, Jeroen
GM Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 2775 1 - 0 2630 USA GM Seirawan, Yasser
GM Lautier, Joël FRA 2630 1 - 0 2665 ENG GM Short, Nigel David
GM Gelfand, Boris BLR 2700 ½ - ½ 2725 IND GM Anand, Viswanathan
GM Topalov, Veselin BUL 2700 1 - 0 2775 RUS GM Kasparov, Garry
1.-3. Topalov, Kramnik, Lautier — 1; 4.-7. Anand, Gelfand, Piket, Timman — ½; 8.-10. Kasparov, Short, Seirawan — 0;



2nd round — 23rd March 1996
GM Timman, Jan NED 2620 ½ - ½ 2775 RUS GM Kramnik, Vladimir
GM Seirawan, Yasser USA 2630 1 - 0 2630 FRA GM Lautier, Joël
GM Short, Nigel David ENG 2665 1 - 0 2700 BLR GM Gelfand, Boris
GM Piket, Jeroen NED 2570 0 - 1 2775 RUS GM Kasparov, Garry
GM Anand, Viswanathan IND 2725 0 - 1 2700 BUL GM Topalov, Veselin
1. Topalov — 2; 2. Kramnik — 1½; 3.-7. Kasparov, Short, Lautier, Seirawan, Timman — 1; 8.-10. Anand, Gelfand, Piket — ½;



3rd round — 24th March 1996
GM Lautier, Joël FRA 2630 1 - 0 2620 NED GM Timman, Jan
GM Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 2775 ½ - ½ 2570 NED GM Piket, Jeroen
GM Topalov, Veselin BUL 2700 0 - 1 2665 ENG GM Short, Nigel David
GM Gelfand, Boris BLR 2700 1 - 0 2630 USA GM Seirawan, Yasser
GM Kasparov, Garry RUS 2775 1 - 0 2725 IND GM Anand, Viswanathan
1.-5. Topalov, Kasparov, Short, Kramnik, Lautier — 2; 6. Gelfand — 1½; 7.-9. Seirawan, Piket, Timman — 1; 10. Anand — ½;



4th round — 26th March 1996
GM Timman, Jan NED 2620 ½ - ½ 2700 BLR GM Gelfand, Boris
GM Piket, Jeroen NED 2570 ½ - ½ 2725 IND GM Anand, Viswanathan
GM Seirawan, Yasser USA 2630 ½ - ½ 2700 BUL GM Topalov, Veselin
GM Short, Nigel David ENG 2665 ½ - ½ 2775 RUS GM Kasparov, Garry
GM Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 2775 ½ - ½ 2630 FRA GM Lautier, Joël
1.-5. Topalov, Kasparov, Short, Kramnik, Lautier — 2½; 6. Gelfand — 2; 7.-9. Seirawan, Piket, Timman — 1½; 10. Anand — 1;



5th round — 27th March 1996
GM Anand, Viswanathan IND 2725 1 - 0 2665 ENG GM Short, Nigel David
GM Lautier, Joël FRA 2630 0 - 1 2570 NED GM Piket, Jeroen
GM Topalov, Veselin BUL 2700 1 - 0 2620 NED GM Timman, Jan
GM Kasparov, Garry RUS 2775 1 - 0 2630 USA GM Seirawan, Yasser
GM Gelfand, Boris BLR 2700 ½ - ½ 2775 RUS GM Kramnik, Vladimir
1.-2. Topalov, Kasparov — 3½; 3. Kramnik — 3; 4.-7. Short, Lautier, Gelfand, Piket — 2½; 8. Anand — 2; 9.-10. Seirawan, Timman — 1½;



6th round — 28th March 1996
GM Timman, Jan NED 2620 ½ - ½ 2775 RUS GM Kasparov, Garry
GM Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 2775 1 - 0 2700 BUL GM Topalov, Veselin
GM Lautier, Joël FRA 2630 1 - 0 2700 BLR GM Gelfand, Boris
GM Seirawan, Yasser USA 2630 ½ - ½ 2725 IND GM Anand, Viswanathan
GM Piket, Jeroen NED 2570 ½ - ½ 2665 ENG GM Short, Nigel David
1.-2. Kasparov, Kramnik — 4; 3.-4. Topalov, Lautier — 3½; 5.-6. Short, Piket — 3; 7.-8. Anand, Gelfand — 2½; 9.-10. Seirawan, Timman — 2;



7th round — 30th March 1996
GM Topalov, Veselin BUL 2700 1 - 0 2630 FRA GM Lautier, Joël
GM Kasparov, Garry RUS 2775 1 - 0 2775 RUS GM Kramnik, Vladimir
GM Gelfand, Boris BLR 2700 1 - 0 2570 NED GM Piket, Jeroen
GM Anand, Viswanathan IND 2725 1 - 0 2620 NED GM Timman, Jan
GM Short, Nigel David ENG 2665 ½ - ½ 2630 USA GM Seirawan, Yasser
1. Kasparov — 5; 2. Topalov — 4½; 3. Kramnik — 4; 4.-7. Short, Anand, Lautier, Gelfand — 3½; 8. Piket — 3; 9. Seirawan — 2½; 10. Timman — 2;



8th round — 31st March 1996
GM Lautier, Joël FRA 2630 ½ - ½ 2775 RUS GM Kasparov, Garry
GM Gelfand, Boris BLR 2700 0 - 1 2700 BUL GM Topalov, Veselin
GM Piket, Jeroen NED 2570 0 - 1 2630 USA GM Seirawan, Yasser
GM Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 2775 0 - 1 2725 IND GM Anand, Viswanathan
GM Timman, Jan NED 2620 0 - 1 2665 ENG GM Short, Nigel David
1.-2. Topalov, Kasparov — 5½; 3.-4. Short, Anand — 4½; 5.-6. Kramnik, Lautier — 4; 7.-8. Seirawan, Gelfand — 3½; 9. Piket — 3; 10. Timman — 2;



9th round — 1st April 1996
GM Seirawan, Yasser USA 2630 ½ - ½ 2620 NED GM Timman, Jan
GM Anand, Viswanathan IND 2725 ½ - ½ 2630 FRA GM Lautier, Joël
GM Short, Nigel David ENG 2665 ½ - ½ 2775 RUS GM Kramnik, Vladimir
GM Topalov, Veselin BUL 2700 1 - 0 2570 NED GM Piket, Jeroen
GM Kasparov, Garry RUS 2775 1 - 0 2700 BLR GM Gelfand, Boris
1.-2. Topalov, Kasparov — 6½; 3.-4. Short, Anand — 5; 5.-6. Kramnik, Lautier — 4½; 7. Seirawan — 4; 8. Gelfand — 3½; 9. Piket — 3; 10. Timman — 2½;







Information

10th Max Euwe Memorial
Dates: 22nd March - 1st April 1996
City: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Venue:
Organizers:
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 10 (incl. 10 GMs)
Games played: 45
Competition format: Round Robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
Website: maxeuwe.nl
PGN game file: euwe-1996.pgn





Tournament Review

All participants of the last four events were invited by the VSB Fund for their last tournament. These ten players accepted. Ivanchuk made a false move by making additional demands for the costs of his second. He was replaced by Gelfand. The tenth and last Euwe Memorial took place from 22 iii until 1 iv 1996. Topalov started with a sensational win against Kasparov. Thereafter, Gary won several games. When Kasparov and Kramnik shared the lead, the world champion defeated the co-leader. Topalov retaliated and shared the victory with Kasparov at the end. We follow the spectacular chess by Topalov and Kasparov.

The bank stopped with sponsoring, because it had changed the priorities. A spokesman had castigated professional chess during the opening. The schism and constant turmoil in the chess world had damaged its image. Kasparov was defeated by Deep Blue in the next year. Chess was dead.