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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: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 Anand * = = = 1 = 1 = = = 1 1 7½ 2 Leko = * = = 1 = 1 = = 1 = = 7 =3 Sadler = = * = = = 1 = = = = = 6 =3 Zvjaginsev = = = * 0 1 = = = = 1 = 6 =3 Kramnik 0 0 = 1 * = = = = = 1 1 6 =6 Piket = = = 0 = * = 0 1 = 1 = 5½ =6 Adams 0 0 0 = = = * 1 = 1 = 1 5½ =8 Svidler = = = = = 1 0 * 1 0 0 = 5 =8 Van Wely = = = = = 0 = 0 * = = 1 5 =10 Topalov = 0 = = = = 0 1 = * 0 = 4½ =10 Lautier 0 = = 0 0 0 = 1 = 1 * = 4½ 12 Korchnoi 0 = = = 0 = 0 = 0 = = * 3½ Original collection: Game Collection: Tilburg Fontys 1998, by User: suenteus po 147.  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 42  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Kramnik vs Svidler   ½-½ 25 1998 Tilburg Fontys D86 Grunfeld, Exchange 2. Adams vs Van Wely   ½-½ 36 1998 Tilburg Fontys B33 Sicilian 3. Topalov vs Zvjaginsev ½-½ 46 1998 Tilburg Fontys B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 4. Leko vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 36 1998 Tilburg Fontys C11 French 5. Piket vs Sadler   ½-½ 20 1998 Tilburg Fontys D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted 6. Lautier vs Van Wely   ½-½ 20 1998 Tilburg Fontys A57 Benko Gambit 7. Sadler vs Topalov ½-½ 34 1998 Tilburg Fontys E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) 8. Zvjaginsev vs Leko   ½-½ 35 1998 Tilburg Fontys D91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5 9. Adams vs Zvjaginsev   ½-½ 32 1998 Tilburg Fontys B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 10. Leko vs Sadler ½-½ 34 1998 Tilburg Fontys B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. Piket vs Anand   ½-½ 21 1998 Tilburg Fontys D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 12. Kramnik vs Piket ½-½ 51 1998 Tilburg Fontys D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 13. Zvjaginsev vs Van Wely ½-½ 33 1998 Tilburg Fontys A28 English 14. Svidler vs Leko   ½-½ 23 1998 Tilburg Fontys B12 Caro-Kann Defense 15. Lautier vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 21 1998 Tilburg Fontys E12 Queen's Indian 16. Anand vs Topalov ½-½ 46 1998 Tilburg Fontys B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 17. Korchnoi vs Zvjaginsev   ½-½ 28 1998 Tilburg Fontys D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst 18. Leko vs Anand   ½-½ 25 1998 Tilburg Fontys C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 19. Topalov vs Kramnik ½-½ 46 1998 Tilburg Fontys C42 Petrov Defense 20. Van Wely vs Sadler ½-½ 67 1998 Tilburg Fontys D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted 21. Sadler vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 21 1998 Tilburg Fontys E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 22. Piket vs Topalov   ½-½ 47 1998 Tilburg Fontys E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 23. Adams vs Kramnik   ½-½ 20 1998 Tilburg Fontys C24 Bishop's Opening 24. Korchnoi vs Svidler   ½-½ 40 1998 Tilburg Fontys D85 Grunfeld 25. Leko vs Piket   ½-½ 27 1998 Tilburg Fontys C42 Petrov Defense  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 42    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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