Las Palmas (1994) The Las Palmas Chess Tournament held from May 21st to June 2nd, 1994 was a category XVII event. Ten players, including the reigning FIDE World Champion, competed in a round robin format. The participants were (in order of ELO): Anatoli Karpov (2740), Alexey Shirov (2715), Gata Kamsky (2695), Vladimir Epishin (2675), Michael Adams (2660), Veselin Topalov (2640), Judit Polgar (2630), Joel Lautier (2625), Ivan Morovic-Fernandez (2605), and local Spanish favorite Miguel Illescas-Cordoba (2590). It was to be Kamsky's finest hour at a top tournament, winning clear first with 6.5/9 undefeated, a half point over Karpov. The final standings and crosstable are as follows: 01 Kamsky 6.5/9 * = = 1 = 1 1 = = 1 02 Karpov 6.0/9 = * = 0 1 1 = = 1 1 03 Topalov 5.5/9 = = * = 1 = = 1 = = 04 Lautier 5.5/9 0 1 = * 0 1 1 0 1 1 05 Polgar 4.5/9 = 0 0 1 * 0 0 1 1 1 06 Adams 4.0/9 0 0 = 0 1 * = 1 0 1 07 Morovic-Fernandez 4.0/9 0 = = 0 1 = * = 0 1 08 Illescas-Cordoba 4.0/9 = = = 1 0 0 = * = = 09 Shirov 3.5/9 = 0 0 0 0 1 1 = * = 10 Epishin 1.5/9 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 = = * *This collection would not be possible without the efforts of WMD, to whom I am indebted for helping me. Original collection: Game Collection: Las Palmas 1994, by User: suenteus po 147  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Kamsky vs Adams 1-0 31 1994 Las Palmas A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 2. Karpov vs Topalov   ½-½ 29 1994 Las Palmas E10 Queen's Pawn Game 3. I Morovic vs Epishin   1-0 60 1994 Las Palmas E12 Queen's Indian 4. Lautier vs Shirov   1-0 58 1994 Las Palmas A21 English 5. Illescas Cordoba vs Judit Polgar   0-1 85 1994 Las Palmas A48 King's Indian 6. Topalov vs Kamsky ½-½ 34 1994 Las Palmas E12 Queen's Indian 7. Shirov vs Karpov 0-1 38 1994 Las Palmas B12 Caro-Kann Defense 8. Adams vs Illescas Cordoba   1-0 42 1994 Las Palmas C02 French, Advance 9. Epishin vs Judit Polgar   0-1 69 1994 Las Palmas E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto 10. I Morovic vs Lautier 0-1 27 1994 Las Palmas D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 11. Illescas Cordoba vs Topalov   ½-½ 43 1994 Las Palmas B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 12. Kamsky vs Shirov   ½-½ 40 1994 Las Palmas D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 13. Karpov vs I Morovic   ½-½ 38 1994 Las Palmas D48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran 14. Lautier vs Epishin   1-0 54 1994 Las Palmas E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 15. Judit Polgar vs Adams 0-1 31 1994 Las Palmas C86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack 16. Lautier vs Karpov   1-0 31 1994 Las Palmas E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 17. Epishin vs Adams   0-1 66 1994 Las Palmas B08 Pirc, Classical 18. I Morovic vs Kamsky 0-1 37 1994 Las Palmas E92 King's Indian 19. Shirov vs Illescas Cordoba   ½-½ 25 1994 Las Palmas B33 Sicilian 20. Topalov vs Judit Polgar 1-0 44 1994 Las Palmas B42 Sicilian, Kan 21. Adams vs Topalov   ½-½ 63 1994 Las Palmas B22 Sicilian, Alapin 22. Illescas Cordoba vs I Morovic   ½-½ 27 1994 Las Palmas E15 Queen's Indian 23. Judit Polgar vs Shirov 1-0 35 1994 Las Palmas B53 Sicilian 24. Karpov vs Epishin   1-0 41 1994 Las Palmas D79 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line 25. Kamsky vs Lautier   1-0 57 1994 Las Palmas C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45    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