Tilburg Fontys (1998) The 3rd Annual Fontys International Chess Tournament was a category XVIII event held in Tilburg, The Netherlands from October 24th to November 5th, 1998. 12 of the world's top players competed in a round robin format. The participants were (in order of ELO): Vishwanathan Anand (2795), Vladimir Kramnik (2780), Michael Adams (2715), Peter Svidler (2710), Veselin Topalov (2700), Peter Leko (2665), Matthew Sadler (2660), Vadim Zvjaginsev (2650), Loek van Wely (2635), Joel Lautier (2625), Viktor Korchnoi (2625), and Jeroen Piket (2605). The tournament was another feather in Anand's cap for 1998. He won clear first, undefeated, with a score of 7.5/11. The final standings and crosstable are as follows: 01 Anand 7.5/11 * = = = 1 = 1 = = = 1 1 02 Leko 7.0/11 = * = = 1 = 1 = = 1 = = 03 Sadler 6.0/11 = = * = = = 1 = = = = = 04 Zvjaginsev 6.0/11 = = = * 0 1 = = = = 1 = 05 Kramnik 6.0/11 0 0 = 1 * = = = = = 1 1 06 Piket 5.5/11 = = = 0 = * = 0 1 = 1 = 07 Adams 5.5/11 0 0 0 = = = * 1 = 1 = 1 08 Svidler 5.0/11 = = = = = 1 0 * 1 0 0 = 09 Van Wely 5.0/11 = = = = = 0 = 0 * = = 1 10 Topalov 4.5/11 = 0 = = = = 0 1 = * 0 = 11 Lautier 4.5/11 0 = = 0 0 0 = 1 = 1 * = 12 Korchnoi 3.5/11 0 = = = 0 = 0 = 0 = = * Original collection: Game Collection: Tilburg Fontys 1998, by User: suenteus po 147  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Piket vs Sadler   ½-½ 20 1998 Tilburg Fontys D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted 2. Adams vs Van Wely   ½-½ 36 1998 Tilburg Fontys B33 Sicilian 3. Anand vs Lautier 1-0 39 1998 Tilburg Fontys B32 Sicilian 4. Kramnik vs Svidler   ½-½ 25 1998 Tilburg Fontys D86 Grunfeld, Exchange 5. Leko vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 36 1998 Tilburg Fontys C11 French 6. Topalov vs V Zvjaginsev ½-½ 46 1998 Tilburg Fontys B54 Sicilian 7. Svidler vs Piket 1-0 47 1998 Tilburg Fontys C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 8. V Zvjaginsev vs Leko   ½-½ 35 1998 Tilburg Fontys D91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5 9. Korchnoi vs Adams 0-1 87 1998 Tilburg Fontys A14 English 10. Sadler vs Topalov ½-½ 34 1998 Tilburg Fontys E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) 11. Lautier vs Van Wely   ½-½ 20 1998 Tilburg Fontys A57 Benko Gambit 12. Anand vs Kramnik 1-0 35 1998 Tilburg Fontys C42 Petrov Defense 13. Van Wely vs Korchnoi 1-0 60 1998 Tilburg Fontys D33 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 14. Topalov vs Svidler 1-0 47 1998 Tilburg Fontys C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 15. Leko vs Sadler ½-½ 34 1998 Tilburg Fontys B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. Kramnik vs Lautier 1-0 24 1998 Tilburg Fontys D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 17. Adams vs V Zvjaginsev   ½-½ 32 1998 Tilburg Fontys B54 Sicilian 18. Piket vs Anand   ½-½ 21 1998 Tilburg Fontys D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 19. V Zvjaginsev vs Van Wely ½-½ 33 1998 Tilburg Fontys A28 English 20. Svidler vs Leko   ½-½ 23 1998 Tilburg Fontys B12 Caro-Kann Defense 21. Sadler vs Adams 1-0 41 1998 Tilburg Fontys E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation 22. Lautier vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 21 1998 Tilburg Fontys E12 Queen's Indian 23. Kramnik vs Piket ½-½ 51 1998 Tilburg Fontys D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 24. Anand vs Topalov ½-½ 46 1998 Tilburg Fontys B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. Adams vs Svidler 1-0 44 1998 Tilburg Fontys B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  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