| 6th Investbanka chess tournament :: Belgrade 1997 |
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| pos. | name | Elo | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | pts | Berger | + | = | - |
| 1. | GM Anand, Viswanathan | 2765 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 23.50 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2. | GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | 2725 | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6 | 24.25 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| 3. | GM Shirov, Alexei | 2700 | ½ | ½ | ● | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 22.50 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
| 4. | GM Gelfand, Boris | 2695 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 20.50 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
| 5. | GM Kramnik, Vladimir | 2770 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 20.00 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
| 6. | GM Lautier, Joël | 2660 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ● | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 22.75 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
| 7. | GM Beliavsky, Alexander | 2710 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ● | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4½ | 17.25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 8. | GM Georgiev, Kiril | 2670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 12.75 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| 9. | GM Ljubojević, Ljubomir | 2565 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ● | 0 | 3 | 15.00 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| 10. | GM Kovačević, Aleksandar | 2525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ● | 1½ | 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.
| 1st round | |||||||||
| GM Ljubojević, Ljubomir | 2565 | 0 - 1 | 2710 | GM Beliavsky, Alexander | |||||
| GM Anand, Viswanathan | 2765 | 0 - 1 | 2660 | GM Lautier, Joël | |||||
| GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | 2725 | 1 - 0 | 2670 | GM Georgiev, Kiril | |||||
| GM Kovačević, Aleksandar | 2525 | 0 - 1 | 2770 | GM Kramnik, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Shirov, Alexei | 2700 | 1 - 0 | 2695 | 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 | 2695 | ½ - ½ | 2565 | GM Ljubojević, Ljubomir | |||||
| GM Georgiev, Kiril | 2670 | ½ - ½ | 2710 | GM Beliavsky, Alexander | |||||
| GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | 2725 | 1 - 0 | 2525 | GM Kovačević, Aleksandar | |||||
| GM Kramnik, Vladimir | 2770 | 0 - 1 | 2765 | GM Anand, Viswanathan | |||||
| GM Lautier, Joël | 2660 | ½ - ½ | 2700 | 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 | 2765 | ½ - ½ | 2725 | GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | |||||
| GM Beliavsky, Alexander | 2710 | ½ - ½ | 2695 | GM Gelfand, Boris | |||||
| GM Kovačević, Aleksandar | 2525 | 0 - 1 | 2670 | GM Georgiev, Kiril | |||||
| GM Ljubojević, Ljubomir | 2565 | ½ - ½ | 2660 | GM Lautier, Joël | |||||
| GM Shirov, Alexei | 2700 | ½ - ½ | 2770 | 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 | 2670 | ½ - ½ | 2695 | GM Gelfand, Boris | |||||
| GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | 2725 | ½ - ½ | 2700 | GM Shirov, Alexei | |||||
| GM Kovačević, Aleksandar | 2525 | 0 - 1 | 2765 | GM Anand, Viswanathan | |||||
| GM Kramnik, Vladimir | 2770 | ½ - ½ | 2565 | GM Ljubojević, Ljubomir | |||||
| GM Lautier, Joël | 2660 | 1 - 0 | 2710 | 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 | 2765 | 1 - 0 | 2670 | GM Georgiev, Kiril | |||||
| GM Beliavsky, Alexander | 2710 | 0 - 1 | 2770 | GM Kramnik, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Gelfand, Boris | 2695 | 1 - 0 | 2660 | GM Lautier, Joël | |||||
| GM Ljubojević, Ljubomir | 2565 | ½ - ½ | 2725 | GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | |||||
| GM Shirov, Alexei | 2700 | 1 - 0 | 2525 | 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 | 2765 | ½ - ½ | 2700 | GM Shirov, Alexei | |||||
| GM Georgiev, Kiril | 2670 | ½ - ½ | 2660 | GM Lautier, Joël | |||||
| GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | 2725 | 1 - 0 | 2710 | GM Beliavsky, Alexander | |||||
| GM Kovačević, Aleksandar | 2525 | 1 - 0 | 2565 | GM Ljubojević, Ljubomir | |||||
| GM Kramnik, Vladimir | 2770 | ½ - ½ | 2695 | 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 | 2710 | 1 - 0 | 2525 | GM Kovačević, Aleksandar | |||||
| GM Gelfand, Boris | 2695 | ½ - ½ | 2725 | GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | |||||
| GM Lautier, Joël | 2660 | ½ - ½ | 2770 | GM Kramnik, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Ljubojević, Ljubomir | 2565 | 0 - 1 | 2765 | GM Anand, Viswanathan | |||||
| GM Shirov, Alexei | 2700 | 1 - 0 | 2670 | 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 | 2765 | ½ - ½ | 2710 | GM Beliavsky, Alexander | |||||
| GM Georgiev, Kiril | 2670 | ½ - ½ | 2770 | GM Kramnik, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | 2725 | ½ - ½ | 2660 | GM Lautier, Joël | |||||
| GM Kovačević, Aleksandar | 2525 | 0 - 1 | 2695 | GM Gelfand, Boris | |||||
| GM Shirov, Alexei | 2700 | ½ - ½ | 2565 | 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 | 2710 | 1 - 0 | 2700 | GM Shirov, Alexei | |||||
| GM Gelfand, Boris | 2695 | ½ - ½ | 2765 | GM Anand, Viswanathan | |||||
| GM Kramnik, Vladimir | 2770 | ½ - ½ | 2725 | GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | |||||
| GM Lautier, Joël | 2660 | ½ - ½ | 2525 | GM Kovačević, Aleksandar | |||||
| GM Ljubojević, Ljubomir | 2565 | ½ - ½ | 2670 | 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; | |||||||||
| 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 |
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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. |