10th Euwe Memorial (1996) The tenth and final Max Euwe Memorial Chess Tournament was organized by the Verenigde Spaarbank (VSB) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands from March 22nd to April 1st, 1996. Ten grandmasters who had participated in the last four editions of the Euwe memorial were invited to participate in the round robin format of the tenth anniversary event. Vassily Ivanchuk, however, demanded additional costs made to him on account of his seconds, and so his invitation was revoked and his seat given to Boris Gelfand. The complete list of participants included (in order of ELO): Garry Kasparov (2775), Vladimir Kramnik (2775), Vishwanathan Anand (2725), Boris Gelfand (2700), Veselin Topalov (2700), Nigel Short (2665), Joel Lautier (2630), Yasser Seirawan (2630), Jan Timman (2620), and Jeroen Piket (2570). The average of the combined ratings of all the players qualified the tournament as a category XVIII event. As with most events he participated in during the year 1996, Topalov performed amazingly, starting in the first round with a win against the world champion Kasparov. Topalov's dynamic play and impressive wins against the top field was enough for him to share first place in the final with Kasparov, with both grandmasters finishing at +4 a full point and a half over the shared seconds. After this memorial, the sponsor withdrew its support of the tournament, citing turmoil in the chess world and the schism between FIDE and Kasparov as a major factor. Looking over the quality of the games assembled here, though, it's a shame it had to end when it did. The final standings and crosstable are as follows: 1 Topalov 6.5/9 * 1 0 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 2 Kasparov 6.5/9 0 * ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 3 Short 5.0/9 1 ½ * 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 4 Anand 5.0/9 0 0 1 * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5 Kramnik 4.5/9 1 0 ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 6 Lautier 4.5/9 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ * 0 1 0 1 7 Seirawan 4.0/9 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 * 0 1 ½ 8 Gelfand 3.5/9 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 * 1 ½ 9 Piket 3.0/9 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 * ½ 10 Timman 2.5/9 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * Original collection: Game Collection: Amsterdam VSB 1996, by User: suenteus po 147  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Gelfand vs Anand   ½-½ 52 1996 10th Euwe Memorial D02 Queen's Pawn Game 2. Timman vs Piket   ½-½ 57 1996 10th Euwe Memorial B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 3. Kramnik vs Seirawan 1-0 32 1996 10th Euwe Memorial B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 4. Lautier vs Short 1-0 38 1996 10th Euwe Memorial E12 Queen's Indian 5. Topalov vs Kasparov 1-0 66 1996 10th Euwe Memorial B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. Short vs Gelfand 1-0 44 1996 10th Euwe Memorial B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 7. Piket vs Kasparov 0-1 39 1996 10th Euwe Memorial E86 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6 8. Seirawan vs Lautier 1-0 29 1996 10th Euwe Memorial D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 9. Timman vs Kramnik ½-½ 43 1996 10th Euwe Memorial B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 10. Anand vs Topalov 0-1 51 1996 10th Euwe Memorial B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 11. Kramnik vs Piket ½-½ 19 1996 10th Euwe Memorial E91 King's Indian 12. Topalov vs Short 0-1 46 1996 10th Euwe Memorial B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. Gelfand vs Seirawan 1-0 109 1996 10th Euwe Memorial E37 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 14. Kasparov vs Anand 1-0 36 1996 10th Euwe Memorial B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 15. Lautier vs Timman   1-0 42 1996 10th Euwe Memorial E12 Queen's Indian 16. Timman vs Gelfand   ½-½ 23 1996 10th Euwe Memorial D00 Queen's Pawn Game 17. Piket vs Anand   ½-½ 19 1996 10th Euwe Memorial E12 Queen's Indian 18. Short vs Kasparov ½-½ 43 1996 10th Euwe Memorial B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. Seirawan vs Topalov   ½-½ 42 1996 10th Euwe Memorial E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 20. Kramnik vs Lautier   ½-½ 22 1996 10th Euwe Memorial D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 21. Kasparov vs Seirawan 1-0 34 1996 10th Euwe Memorial D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 22. Lautier vs Piket   0-1 25 1996 10th Euwe Memorial E37 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 23. Topalov vs Timman 1-0 32 1996 10th Euwe Memorial B12 Caro-Kann Defense 24. Anand vs Short   1-0 45 1996 10th Euwe Memorial B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 25. Gelfand vs Kramnik   ½-½ 33 1996 10th Euwe Memorial A33 English, Symmetrical  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. 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