Linares (1997) The 14th Annual Linares Super Tournament held in 1997 was a category XVIII event. Twelve of the world's top players, including the World Champion, competed in a round robin format. The participants were (in order of ELO): Garry Kasparov (2795), Vishwanathan Anand (2765), Vladimir Kramnik (2740), Vassily Ivanchuk (2740), Veselin Topalov (2725), Boris Gelfand (2700), Alexei Shirov (2690), Michael Adams (2665), Predrag Nikolic (2655), Alexey Dreev (2650), Judit Polgar (2645), and Jeroen Piket (2640). Kasparov dominated in his usual manner, this time scoring wins against 2nd through 6th place. The final standngs and crosstable are as follows: 1 Kasparov 8.5/11 * 1 1 1 1 1 0 = 1 = = 1 2 Kramnik 7.5/11 0 * = 1 1 = 1 = = 1 1 = 3 Adams 6.5/11 0 = * = = = = 1 = 1 = 1 4 Topalov 6.5/11 0 0 = * = = 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 Polgar 6.0/11 0 0 = = * 0 1 = 1 1 1 = 6 Anand 5.5/11 0 = = = 1 * = = 0 1 = = 7 Ivanchuk 5.0/11 1 0 = 0 0 = * = = 0 1 1 8 Gelfand 5.0/11 = = 0 0 = = = * 1 = = = 9 Nikolic 4.5/11 0 = = 0 0 1 = 0 * = = 1 10 Dreev 4.0/11 = 0 0 0 0 0 1 = = * 1 = 11 Piket 3.5/11 = 0 = 0 0 = 0 = = 0 * 1 12 Shirov 3.5/11 0 = 0 1 = = 0 = 0 = 0 * Original collection: Game Collection: Linares 1997, by User: suenteus po 147  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Adams vs Dreev 1-0 54 1997 Linares B56 Sicilian 2. Anand vs Kasparov 0-1 41 1997 Linares B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 3. Ivanchuk vs Topalov 0-1 29 1997 Linares D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 4. Shirov vs Piket   0-1 40 1997 Linares C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 5. Judit Polgar vs P Nikolic   1-0 59 1997 Linares C18 French, Winawer 6. Kramnik vs Gelfand ½-½ 15 1997 Linares D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 7. P Nikolic vs Shirov   1-0 44 1997 Linares D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 8. Topalov vs Judit Polgar   ½-½ 81 1997 Linares B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. Gelfand vs Anand   ½-½ 28 1997 Linares D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 10. Dreev vs Kasparov ½-½ 49 1997 Linares E76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack 11. Piket vs Kramnik 0-1 50 1997 Linares D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 12. Adams vs Ivanchuk   ½-½ 37 1997 Linares C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed 13. Ivanchuk vs Dreev   0-1 53 1997 Linares B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack 14. Shirov vs Topalov 1-0 76 1997 Linares C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 15. Kramnik vs P Nikolic   ½-½ 41 1997 Linares A17 English 16. Anand vs Piket ½-½ 44 1997 Linares C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd 17. Judit Polgar vs Adams   ½-½ 25 1997 Linares C78 Ruy Lopez 18. Kasparov vs Gelfand ½-½ 47 1997 Linares B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 19. Topalov vs Kramnik 0-1 33 1997 Linares D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 20. Dreev vs Gelfand   ½-½ 22 1997 Linares E12 Queen's Indian 21. Ivanchuk vs Judit Polgar 0-1 19 1997 Linares D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6 22. P Nikolic vs Anand 1-0 39 1997 Linares D76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6 23. Adams vs Shirov 1-0 95 1997 Linares C78 Ruy Lopez 24. Piket vs Kasparov ½-½ 51 1997 Linares E99 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov 25. Gelfand vs Piket   ½-½ 46 1997 Linares E16 Queen's Indian  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66    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