1st Euwe Memorial (1987) The first Max Euwe Memorial Chess Tournament was organized by the Verenigde Spaarbank in Amsterdam, the Netherlands from May 7th to the 14th, 1987. The format for the tournament followed that of the Euwe Jubilee played in Amsterdam a decade earlier, where four of the world top grandmasters were invited to play a double round robin, with rest days coming after the third and fifth rounds. Adjourned games were completed on rest days. The playing hall for the memorial was Singel 548, which was the main building of the bank. The participants of the inaugural event were (in order of ELO): former world champion Anatoly Karpov (2710); Swiss grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi (2625); Dutch grandmaster Jan Timman (2590); and Dutch grandmaster John Van der Wiel (2590). The average of the combined ratings of the players ranked this event as a category XVI tournament. Just as he had a decade earlier in the Euwe Jubilee, Karpov dominated easily, though this time he was joined by undeniable Dutch talent Timman at the final. The final standings and crosstable are as follows: 1 Karpov 4.0/6 ** ½½ ½1 1½ 2 Timman 4.0/6 ½½ ** ½½ 11 3 Korchnoi 2.5/6 ½0 ½½ ** ½½ 4 Van der Wiel 1.5/6 0½ 00 ½½ ** The 2nd Euwe Memorial (1988) was the next tournament in this series. Original collection: Game Collection: Amsterdam VSB 1987, by User: suenteus po 147  page 1 of 1; 12 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Van der Wiel vs Timman   0-1 32 1987 1st Euwe Memorial B12 Caro-Kann Defense 2. Korchnoi vs Karpov   ½-½ 58 1987 1st Euwe Memorial A28 English 3. Timman vs Karpov   ½-½ 56 1987 1st Euwe Memorial D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 4. Van der Wiel vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 40 1987 1st Euwe Memorial B19 Caro-Kann, Classical 5. Korchnoi vs Timman   ½-½ 100 1987 1st Euwe Memorial A04 Reti Opening 6. Karpov vs Van der Wiel 1-0 39 1987 1st Euwe Memorial E15 Queen's Indian 7. Karpov vs Korchnoi 1-0 37 1987 1st Euwe Memorial E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 8. Timman vs Van der Wiel   1-0 50 1987 1st Euwe Memorial E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation 9. Timman vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 25 1987 1st Euwe Memorial D55 Queen's Gambit Declined 10. Van der Wiel vs Karpov ½-½ 30 1987 1st Euwe Memorial B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 11. Korchnoi vs Van der Wiel   ½-½ 32 1987 1st Euwe Memorial E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) 12. Karpov vs Timman   ½-½ 57 1987 1st Euwe Memorial E60 King's Indian Defense   REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)       There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: You need to pick a username and password to post a reply. Getting your account takes less than a minute, totally anonymous, and 100% free--plus, it entitles you to features otherwise unavailable. Pick your username now and join the chessgames community! If you already have an account, you should login now. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, or duplicating posts. No personal attacks against other users. Nothing in violation of United States law. See something which violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform an administrator. NOTE: Keep all discussion on the topic of this page. This forum is for this specific tournament and nothing else. If you want to discuss chess in general, or this site, you might try the Kibitzer's Café. Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors. Spot an error? Please suggest your correction and help us eliminate database mistakes! home | about | login | logout | F.A.Q. | your profile | preferences | Premium Membership | Kibitzer's Café | Biographer's Bistro | new kibitzing | chessforums | Tournament Index | Player Directory | World Chess Championships | Opening Explorer | Guess the Move | Game Collections | ChessBookie Game | Chessgames Challenge | Little ChessPartner | privacy notice | contact us Copyright 2001-2013, Chessgames Services LLC Web design & database development by 20/20 Technologies