Credit Suisse Masters :: Horgen 1995

Third PCA Super Classic

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Crosstable

pos. name Elo flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 pts Berger + = -
1. GM Kramnik, Vladimir 2730 RUS ● ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 7 33.00 4 6 0
2. GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl 2740 UKR ½ ● ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 7 31.75 5 4 1
3. GM Ehlvest, Jaan 2630 EST ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 6 29.00 2 8 0
4. GM Short, Nigel David 2645 ENG 0 1 ½ ● ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 6 27.75 4 4 2
5. GM Kasparov, Garry 2795 RUS ½ 0 ½ ½ ● ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 23.75 1 8 1
6. GM Jussupow, Artur 2680 GER ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ 21.75 0 9 1
7. GM Kortschnoj, Viktor 2635 SUI ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ ● 0 1 ½ 1 4½ 20.50 3 3 4
8. GM Gulko, Boris 2620 USA 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ● ½ 1 ½ 4½ 19.75 2 5 3
9. GM Lautier, Joël 2645 FRA 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ● ½ 1 4 17.75 1 6 3
10. GM Vaganian, Rafael 2645 ARM 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ● 1 3½ 15.00 1 5 4
11. GM Timman, Jan 2595 NED ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ● 3 17.00 0 6 4

The third PCA Super Cassic tournament after Tal Memorial Moscow 1995 and Novgorod 1995.





Round by round results

1st round — 21st October 1995
GM Ehlvest, Jaan EST 2630 ½ - ½ 2795 RUS GM Kasparov, Garry
GM Gulko, Boris USA 2620 1 - 0 2635 SUI GM Kortschnoj, Viktor
GM Jussupow, Artur GER 2680 ½ - ½ 2645 FRA GM Lautier, Joël
GM Short, Nigel David ENG 2645 1 - 0 2740 UKR GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl
GM Timman, Jan NED 2595 0 - 1 2645 ARM GM Vaganian, Rafael
GM Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 2730 BYE  
1.-3. Short, Gulko, Vaganian — 1; 4.-7. Ehlvest, Kasparov, Jussupow, Lautier — ½; 8.-11. Kramnik, Ivanchuk, Kortschnoj, Timman — 0;



2nd round — 22nd October 1995
GM Kasparov, Garry RUS 2795 ½ - ½ 2595 NED GM Timman, Jan
GM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2635 ½ - ½ 2680 GER GM Jussupow, Artur
GM Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 2730 ½ - ½ 2630 EST GM Ehlvest, Jaan
GM Lautier, Joël FRA 2645 ½ - ½ 2645 ENG GM Short, Nigel David
GM Vaganian, Rafael ARM 2645 0 - 1 2620 USA GM Gulko, Boris
GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl UKR 2740 BYE  
1. Gulko — 2; 2. Short — 1½; 3.-7. Ehlvest, Kasparov, Jussupow, Lautier, Vaganian — 1; 8.-10. Kramnik, Kortschnoj, Timman — ½; 11. Ivanchuk — 0;



3rd round — 23rd October 1995
GM Gulko, Boris USA 2620 ½ - ½ 2795 RUS GM Kasparov, Garry
GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl UKR 2740 1 - 0 2645 FRA GM Lautier, Joël
GM Jussupow, Artur GER 2680 ½ - ½ 2645 ARM GM Vaganian, Rafael
GM Short, Nigel David ENG 2645 0 - 1 2635 SUI GM Kortschnoj, Viktor
GM Timman, Jan NED 2595 ½ - ½ 2730 RUS GM Kramnik, Vladimir
GM Ehlvest, Jaan EST 2630 BYE  
1. Gulko — 2½; 2.-6. Short, Kasparov, Jussupow, Kortschnoj, Vaganian — 1½; 7.-11. Kramnik, Ivanchuk, Ehlvest, Lautier, Timman — 1;



4th round — 24th October 1995
GM Ehlvest, Jaan EST 2630 ½ - ½ 2595 NED GM Timman, Jan
GM Kasparov, Garry RUS 2795 ½ - ½ 2680 GER GM Jussupow, Artur
GM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2635 0 - 1 2740 UKR GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl
GM Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 2730 1 - 0 2620 USA GM Gulko, Boris
GM Vaganian, Rafael ARM 2645 0 - 1 2645 ENG GM Short, Nigel David
GM Lautier, Joël FRA 2645 BYE  
1.-2. Short, Gulko — 2½; 3.-6. Kramnik, Ivanchuk, Kasparov, Jussupow — 2; 7.-10. Ehlvest, Kortschnoj, Vaganian, Timman — 1½; 11. Lautier — 1;



5th round — 25th October 1995
GM Gulko, Boris USA 2620 0 - 1 2630 EST GM Ehlvest, Jaan
GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl UKR 2740 1 - 0 2645 ARM GM Vaganian, Rafael
GM Jussupow, Artur GER 2680 ½ - ½ 2730 RUS GM Kramnik, Vladimir
GM Lautier, Joël FRA 2645 0 - 1 2635 SUI GM Kortschnoj, Viktor
GM Short, Nigel David ENG 2645 ½ - ½ 2795 RUS GM Kasparov, Garry
GM Timman, Jan NED 2595 BYE  
1.-2. Ivanchuk, Short — 3; 3.-8. Kramnik, Ehlvest, Kasparov, Jussupow, Kortschnoj, Gulko — 2½; 9.-10. Vaganian, Timman — 1½; 11. Lautier — 1;



6th round — 26th October 1995
GM Ehlvest, Jaan EST 2630 ½ - ½ 2680 GER GM Jussupow, Artur
GM Kasparov, Garry RUS 2795 0 - 1 2740 UKR GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl
GM Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 2730 1 - 0 2645 ENG GM Short, Nigel David
GM Timman, Jan NED 2595 ½ - ½ 2620 USA GM Gulko, Boris
GM Vaganian, Rafael ARM 2645 ½ - ½ 2645 FRA GM Lautier, Joël
GM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2635 BYE  
1. Ivanchuk — 4; 2. Kramnik — 3½; 3.-6. Ehlvest, Short, Jussupow, Gulko — 3; 7.-8. Kasparov, Kortschnoj — 2½; 9.-10. Vaganian, Timman — 2; 11. Lautier — 1½;



7th round — 28th October 1995
GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl UKR 2740 ½ - ½ 2730 RUS GM Kramnik, Vladimir
GM Jussupow, Artur GER 2680 ½ - ½ 2595 NED GM Timman, Jan
GM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2635 ½ - ½ 2645 ARM GM Vaganian, Rafael
GM Lautier, Joël FRA 2645 ½ - ½ 2795 RUS GM Kasparov, Garry
GM Short, Nigel David ENG 2645 ½ - ½ 2630 EST GM Ehlvest, Jaan
GM Gulko, Boris USA 2620 BYE  
1. Ivanchuk — 4½; 2. Kramnik — 4; 3.-5. Ehlvest, Short, Jussupow — 3½; 6.-8. Kasparov, Kortschnoj, Gulko — 3; 9.-10. Vaganian, Timman — 2½; 11. Lautier — 2;



8th round — 29th October 1995
GM Ehlvest, Jaan EST 2630 ½ - ½ 2740 UKR GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl
GM Gulko, Boris USA 2620 ½ - ½ 2680 GER GM Jussupow, Artur
GM Kasparov, Garry RUS 2795 1 - 0 2635 SUI GM Kortschnoj, Viktor
GM Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 2730 1 - 0 2645 FRA GM Lautier, Joël
GM Timman, Jan NED 2595 0 - 1 2645 ENG GM Short, Nigel David
GM Vaganian, Rafael ARM 2645 BYE  
1.-2. Kramnik, Ivanchuk — 5; 3. Short — 4½; 4.-6. Ehlvest, Kasparov, Jussupow — 4; 7. Gulko — 3½; 8. Kortschnoj — 3; 9.-10. Vaganian, Timman — 2½; 11. Lautier — 2;



9th round — 30th October 1995
GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl UKR 2740 1 - 0 2680 GER GM Jussupow, Artur
GM Kasparov, Garry RUS 2795 ½ - ½ 2730 RUS GM Kramnik, Vladimir
GM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2635 1 - 0 2595 NED GM Timman, Jan
GM Lautier, Joël FRA 2645 ½ - ½ 2620 USA GM Gulko, Boris
GM Vaganian, Rafael ARM 2645 ½ - ½ 2630 EST GM Ehlvest, Jaan
GM Short, Nigel David ENG 2645 BYE  
1. Ivanchuk — 6; 2. Kramnik — 5½; 3.-5. Ehlvest, Short, Kasparov — 4½; 6.-8. Jussupow, Kortschnoj, Gulko — 4; 9. Vaganian — 3; 10.-11. Lautier, Timman — 2½;



10th round — 31st October 1995
GM Ehlvest, Jaan EST 2630 1 - 0 2635 SUI GM Kortschnoj, Viktor
GM Gulko, Boris USA 2620 ½ - ½ 2740 UKR GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl
GM Jussupow, Artur GER 2680 ½ - ½ 2645 ENG GM Short, Nigel David
GM Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 2730 1 - 0 2645 ARM GM Vaganian, Rafael
GM Timman, Jan NED 2595 0 - 1 2645 FRA GM Lautier, Joël
GM Kasparov, Garry RUS 2795 BYE  
1.-2. Kramnik, Ivanchuk — 6½; 3. Ehlvest — 5½; 4. Short — 5; 5.-7. Kasparov, Jussupow, Gulko — 4½; 8. Kortschnoj — 4; 9. Lautier — 3½; 10. Vaganian — 3; 11. Timman — 2½;



11th round — 1st November 1995
GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl UKR 2740 ½ - ½ 2595 NED GM Timman, Jan
GM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2635 ½ - ½ 2730 RUS GM Kramnik, Vladimir
GM Lautier, Joël FRA 2645 ½ - ½ 2630 EST GM Ehlvest, Jaan
GM Short, Nigel David ENG 2645 1 - 0 2620 USA GM Gulko, Boris
GM Vaganian, Rafael ARM 2645 ½ - ½ 2795 RUS GM Kasparov, Garry
GM Jussupow, Artur GER 2680 BYE  
1.-2. Kramnik, Ivanchuk — 7; 3.-4. Ehlvest, Short — 6; 5. Kasparov — 5; 6.-8. Jussupow, Kortschnoj, Gulko — 4½; 9. Lautier — 4; 10. Vaganian — 3½; 11. Timman — 3;







Information

Credit Suisse Masters
Dates: 21st October - 1st November 1995
City: Horgen (Switzerland)
Venue: Credit Suisse hub Horgen
Organizers: Credit Suisse Bank (main sponsor)
Chief Arbiter: IA Jo Zahner (SUI)
Players participating: 11 (incl. 11 GMs)
Games played: 55
Competition format: Round Robin
Tie-breaks: 1. Sonnerborn-Berger
Time control:
Website: chessgames.com
PGN game file: it-horgen1995.pgn





Tournament Review

This is the final in the series of the PCA Classics. Ivanchuk has taken the event by the scruff of the neck, he lost against Short in the first round and then followed it up with 4 consecutive wins. This included a humiliation of Kasparov, when Kasparov resigned the round 6 game he was a pawn down and his pieces were tied down to the extent that he couldn't move anything. To paraphrase Larsen, I don't know what he missed but it must have been something very very simple. Kasparov is on course for his worst performance in International chess (although he still has 3 games to put a favourable gloss on his performance.). Against Ivanchuk he chose one of his "junk" opening ideas that he tends to play against the French. The tournament as a whole he has shown that he is both badly prepared (by his own standards) and not in very incisive form. Kasparov has now played 1. e4 for at least 4 years as his front line White opening, it is probably time to switch back to 1. d4 which he played in his pomp.


The winner of the tournament looks like it will come from Ehlvest, Ivanchuk or Kramnik. A key game will be Kasparov's final round white against Kramnik. If Kasparov is to be overthrown as World Number one, it is events like this where his closest rivals need to kick him as he won't always play this badly. This event probably comes too close to his defence against Anand for him to do too much about his poor preparation that he spoke about in his post match press conferences, but if he doesn't do anything about his less than convincing form by mid next year then we can talk about a successor in very serious terms. I don't recognise the Kasparov we have seen for the last year, with very bad blunders marring his tournament performances in a way they haven't within memory. His comments about forgetting variations (in Amsterdam) even lead me to ask if Kasparov might be ill. Certainly his high energy lifestyle (not all devoted to playing chess, but politics and business also) has taken its tole. Of course his standards, set over a decade were impossible to keep up forever, in the last year he seemed content to try and blow his opponents away with big ideas (sharp variations) or else agree a draw, this appears to be the case here also.