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Tilburg Interpolis Tournament

Garry Kasparov10/14(+7 -1 =6)[games]
Nigel Short8.5/14(+4 -1 =9)[games]
Viswanathan Anand8/14(+6 -4 =4)[games]
Anatoly Karpov7.5/14(+4 -3 =7)[games]
Gata Kamsky7/14(+4 -4 =6)[games]
Jan Timman6.5/14(+5 -6 =3)[games]
Viktor Korchnoi5.5/14(+1 -4 =9)[games]
Evgeny Bareev3/14(+0 -8 =6)[games]

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Tilburg Interpolis (1991)

The 15th Interpolis tournament was a Category XVII event (Elo average 2666). Eight GMs including world champion Kasparov and former world champion Karpov competed in a double round robin (all-play-all) format. Bareev replaced Vasyl Ivanchuk. First prize $12,500, second prize $8,750. Chief arbiter: Geurt Gijssen.

Tilburg, the Netherlands, 17 October - 4 November 1991

Age Elo* 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Pts ——————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Kasparov 28 2770 •• ½½ 10 ½1 ½½ 11 1½ 11 10 2 Short 26 2660 ½½ •• 0½ ½½ 11 1½ ½½ 1½ 8½ 3 Anand 21 2650 01 1½ •• 10 10 0½ 1½ 1½ 8 4 Karpov 40 2730 ½0 ½½ 01 •• ½0 ½1 ½1 ½1 7½ 5 Kamsky 17 2595 ½½ 00 01 ½1 •• 10 ½½ ½1 7 6 Timman 39 2630 00 0½ 1½ ½0 01 •• 10 11 6½ 7 Korchnoi 60 2610 0½ ½½ 0½ ½0 ½½ 01 •• ½½ 5½ 8 Bareev 24 2680 00 0½ 0½ ½0 ½0 00 ½½ •• 3 ———————————————————————————————————————————————

Fourteen rounds in 19 days, starting on Thursday 17 October (56 games). Rest days 19, 23, 26, 30 October, 3 November. Kasparov won with 10/14.

Photo (Kamsky vs Kasparov): https://scontent.fceb2-2.fna.fbcdn....
Photo (Anand vs Kasparov): https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EsCCg1j...

Sources
*FIDE rating list July 1991 (https://web.archive.org/web/2022112...)
Game Collection: Tilburg Interpolis 1991 (by User: suenteus po 147)
Chess Life, 2/1992, pp. 44-45 (https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/C...)
Sakkélet, 12/1991, pp. 356-358 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...)
Tidskrift för Schack, 10/1991, pp. 461-468 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1991...)
Jaque 318, 1 December 1991, pp. 818-825 (https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...)
New York Times, 12 Nov. 1991, Section C, p. 18 (https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/12/...)
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)

Previous: Tilburg Interpolis (1990). Next: Tilburg Interpolis (1992)

 page 1 of 1; 20 games  PGN Download 
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Kasparov vs Korchnoi 1-0451991Tilburg InterpolisC01 French, Exchange
2. Short vs Bareev 1-0281991Tilburg InterpolisC02 French, Advance
3. Anand vs Kamsky 1-0381991Tilburg InterpolisC86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack
4. Short vs Timman 1-0341991Tilburg InterpolisB04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
5. Kasparov vs Anand 1-0291991Tilburg InterpolisB48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
6. Timman vs Bareev 1-0391991Tilburg InterpolisA29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
7. Kamsky vs Timman 1-0411991Tilburg InterpolisC49 Four Knights
8. Anand vs Karpov 1-0571991Tilburg InterpolisB12 Caro-Kann Defense
9. Short vs Kamsky 1-0331991Tilburg InterpolisB42 Sicilian, Kan
10. Timman vs Korchnoi 1-0251991Tilburg InterpolisC10 French
11. Kasparov vs Timman 1-0321991Tilburg InterpolisD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
12. Kamsky vs Bareev  1-0351991Tilburg InterpolisC00 French Defense
13. Karpov vs Timman 1-0561991Tilburg InterpolisD39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation
14. Kasparov vs Bareev 1-0331991Tilburg InterpolisD18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
15. Kamsky vs Anand 1-01011991Tilburg InterpolisD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
16. Anand vs Kasparov 1-0291991Tilburg InterpolisB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
17. Timman vs Kamsky  1-0401991Tilburg InterpolisD97 Grunfeld, Russian
18. Karpov vs Anand 1-0531991Tilburg InterpolisE15 Queen's Indian
19. Kasparov vs Karpov 1-0441991Tilburg InterpolisC45 Scotch Game
20. Korchnoi vs Timman 1-0521991Tilburg InterpolisE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
 page 1 of 1; 20 games  PGN Download 
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-15-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  keypusher: Um, OK, cg, what's up with the crosstables?
Jun-16-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  Diademas: @ <keypusher>
I don't know exactly, but I believe this is the right one.

1 Kasparov 10/14 ** ?? 10 ?1 ?? 11 1? 11

2 Short 8.5/14 ?? ** 0? ?? 11 1? ?? 1?

3 Anand 8/14 01 1? ** 10 10 0? 1? 1?

4 Karpov 7.5/14 ?0 ?? 01 ** ?0 ?1 ?1 ?1

5 Kamsky 7/14 ?? 00 01 ?1 ** 10 ?? ?1

6 Timman 6.5/14 00 0? 1? ?0 01 ** 10 11

7 Korchnoi 5.5/14 0? ?? 0? ?0 ?? 01 ** ??

8 Bareev 3/14 00 0? 0? ?0 ?0 00 ?? **

Game Collection: Tilburg Interpolis 1991

Jun-16-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  Diademas: For some reason half a point (1/2) came out as a question mark (?).

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