6th Investbanka chess tournament :: Belgrade 1997

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Crosstable

pos. name Elo flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 pts Berger + = -
1. GM Anand, Viswanathan 2765 IND ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 6 23.50 4 4 1
2. GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl 2725 UKR ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 6 24.25 3 6 0
3. GM Shirov, Alexei 2700 ESP ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 22.50 3 5 1
4. GM Gelfand, Boris 2695 BLR ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 5 20.50 2 6 1
5. GM Kramnik, Vladimir 2770 RUS 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 5 20.00 2 6 1
6. GM Lautier, Joël 2660 FRA 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 5 22.75 2 6 1
7. GM Beliavsky, Alexander 2710 SLO ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 17.25 3 3 3
8. GM Georgiev, Kiril 2670 BUL 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 12.75 1 5 3
9. GM Ljubojević, Ljubomir 2565 YUG 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 3 15.00 0 6 3
10. GM Kovačević, Aleksandar 2525 YUG 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 5.50 1 1 7

10-player round robin. Wikipedia records Anand and Ivanchuk sharing first at the Investbanka Tournament, Belgrade, both on 6/9; PGN gives the full table.






Round by round results

1st round
GM Ljubojević, Ljubomir YUG 2565 0 - 1 2710 SLO GM Beliavsky, Alexander
GM Anand, Viswanathan IND 2765 0 - 1 2660 FRA GM Lautier, Joël
GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl UKR 2725 1 - 0 2670 BUL GM Georgiev, Kiril
GM Kovačević, Aleksandar YUG 2525 0 - 1 2770 RUS GM Kramnik, Vladimir
GM Shirov, Alexei ESP 2700 1 - 0 2695 BLR GM Gelfand, Boris
1.-5. Ivanchuk, Shirov, Kramnik, Lautier, Beliavsky — 1; 6.-10. Anand, Gelfand, Georgiev, Ljubojević, Kovačević — 0;



2nd round — 12th November 1997
GM Gelfand, Boris BLR 2695 ½ - ½ 2565 YUG GM Ljubojević, Ljubomir
GM Georgiev, Kiril BUL 2670 ½ - ½ 2710 SLO GM Beliavsky, Alexander
GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl UKR 2725 1 - 0 2525 YUG GM Kovačević, Aleksandar
GM Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 2770 0 - 1 2765 IND GM Anand, Viswanathan
GM Lautier, Joël FRA 2660 ½ - ½ 2700 ESP GM Shirov, Alexei
1. Ivanchuk — 2; 2.-4. Shirov, Lautier, Beliavsky — 1½; 5.-6. Anand, Kramnik — 1; 7.-9. Gelfand, Georgiev, Ljubojević — ½; 10. Kovačević — 0;



3rd round — 13th November 1997
GM Anand, Viswanathan IND 2765 ½ - ½ 2725 UKR GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl
GM Beliavsky, Alexander SLO 2710 ½ - ½ 2695 BLR GM Gelfand, Boris
GM Kovačević, Aleksandar YUG 2525 0 - 1 2670 BUL GM Georgiev, Kiril
GM Ljubojević, Ljubomir YUG 2565 ½ - ½ 2660 FRA GM Lautier, Joël
GM Shirov, Alexei ESP 2700 ½ - ½ 2770 RUS GM Kramnik, Vladimir
1. Ivanchuk — 2½; 2.-4. Shirov, Lautier, Beliavsky — 2; 5.-7. Anand, Kramnik, Georgiev — 1½; 8.-9. Gelfand, Ljubojević — 1; 10. Kovačević — 0;



4th round — 14th - 15th November 1997
GM Georgiev, Kiril BUL 2670 ½ - ½ 2695 BLR GM Gelfand, Boris
GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl UKR 2725 ½ - ½ 2700 ESP GM Shirov, Alexei
GM Kovačević, Aleksandar YUG 2525 0 - 1 2765 IND GM Anand, Viswanathan
GM Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 2770 ½ - ½ 2565 YUG GM Ljubojević, Ljubomir
GM Lautier, Joël FRA 2660 1 - 0 2710 SLO GM Beliavsky, Alexander
1.-2. Ivanchuk, Lautier — 3; 3.-4. Anand, Shirov — 2½; 5.-7. Kramnik, Beliavsky, Georgiev — 2; 8.-9. Gelfand, Ljubojević — 1½; 10. Kovačević — 0;



5th round — 16th November 1997
GM Anand, Viswanathan IND 2765 1 - 0 2670 BUL GM Georgiev, Kiril
GM Beliavsky, Alexander SLO 2710 0 - 1 2770 RUS GM Kramnik, Vladimir
GM Gelfand, Boris BLR 2695 1 - 0 2660 FRA GM Lautier, Joël
GM Ljubojević, Ljubomir YUG 2565 ½ - ½ 2725 UKR GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl
GM Shirov, Alexei ESP 2700 1 - 0 2525 YUG GM Kovačević, Aleksandar
1.-3. Anand, Ivanchuk, Shirov — 3½; 4.-5. Kramnik, Lautier — 3; 6. Gelfand — 2½; 7.-9. Beliavsky, Georgiev, Ljubojević — 2; 10. Kovačević — 0;



6th round — 17th November 1997
GM Anand, Viswanathan IND 2765 ½ - ½ 2700 ESP GM Shirov, Alexei
GM Georgiev, Kiril BUL 2670 ½ - ½ 2660 FRA GM Lautier, Joël
GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl UKR 2725 1 - 0 2710 SLO GM Beliavsky, Alexander
GM Kovačević, Aleksandar YUG 2525 1 - 0 2565 YUG GM Ljubojević, Ljubomir
GM Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 2770 ½ - ½ 2695 BLR GM Gelfand, Boris
1. Ivanchuk — 4½; 2.-3. Anand, Shirov — 4; 4.-5. Kramnik, Lautier — 3½; 6. Gelfand — 3; 7. Georgiev — 2½; 8.-9. Beliavsky, Ljubojević — 2; 10. Kovačević — 1;



7th round — 19th November 1997
GM Beliavsky, Alexander SLO 2710 1 - 0 2525 YUG GM Kovačević, Aleksandar
GM Gelfand, Boris BLR 2695 ½ - ½ 2725 UKR GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl
GM Lautier, Joël FRA 2660 ½ - ½ 2770 RUS GM Kramnik, Vladimir
GM Ljubojević, Ljubomir YUG 2565 0 - 1 2765 IND GM Anand, Viswanathan
GM Shirov, Alexei ESP 2700 1 - 0 2670 BUL GM Georgiev, Kiril
1.-3. Anand, Ivanchuk, Shirov — 5; 4.-5. Kramnik, Lautier — 4; 6. Gelfand — 3½; 7. Beliavsky — 3; 8. Georgiev — 2½; 9. Ljubojević — 2; 10. Kovačević — 1;



8th round — 20th November 1997
GM Anand, Viswanathan IND 2765 ½ - ½ 2710 SLO GM Beliavsky, Alexander
GM Georgiev, Kiril BUL 2670 ½ - ½ 2770 RUS GM Kramnik, Vladimir
GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl UKR 2725 ½ - ½ 2660 FRA GM Lautier, Joël
GM Kovačević, Aleksandar YUG 2525 0 - 1 2695 BLR GM Gelfand, Boris
GM Shirov, Alexei ESP 2700 ½ - ½ 2565 YUG GM Ljubojević, Ljubomir
1.-3. Anand, Ivanchuk, Shirov — 5½; 4.-6. Gelfand, Kramnik, Lautier — 4½; 7. Beliavsky — 3½; 8. Georgiev — 3; 9. Ljubojević — 2½; 10. Kovačević — 1;



9th round — 21st November 1997
GM Beliavsky, Alexander SLO 2710 1 - 0 2700 ESP GM Shirov, Alexei
GM Gelfand, Boris BLR 2695 ½ - ½ 2765 IND GM Anand, Viswanathan
GM Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 2770 ½ - ½ 2725 UKR GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl
GM Lautier, Joël FRA 2660 ½ - ½ 2525 YUG GM Kovačević, Aleksandar
GM Ljubojević, Ljubomir YUG 2565 ½ - ½ 2670 BUL GM Georgiev, Kiril
1.-2. Anand, Ivanchuk — 6; 3. Shirov — 5½; 4.-6. Gelfand, Kramnik, Lautier — 5; 7. Beliavsky — 4½; 8. Georgiev — 3½; 9. Ljubojević — 3; 10. Kovačević — 1½;








Information

6th Investbanka chess tournament
Dates: 11th - 21st November 1997
City: Belgrade (Yugoslavia)
Venue:
Organizers: Investbanka
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 10 (incl. 10 GMs)
Games played: 45
Competition format: Round Robin
Tie-breaks: 1. Sonnerborn-Berger
Time control:
Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_in_chess
PGN game file: investbanka-1997.pgn






Tournament Review

The 1997 Investbanka tournament was played in Belgrade from 11 to 21 November 1997. Viswanathan Anand and Vasyl Ivanchuk shared first place with 6/9. Alexei Shirov finished third on 5.5/9, followed by Boris Gelfand, Vladimir Kramnik and Joël Lautier on 5/9.