Belfort World Cup 1988

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Belfort World Cup 1988
Compiled by suenteus po 147

The second international chess tournament in a series of six organized by the GMA from 1988 to 1989 as a World Cup was held in Belfort, France from June 14th to July 3rd, 1988. Twenty-four of the world's best grandmasters, including the world champion and world vice-champion, were invited to participate in the World Cup, sixteen of them appearing in Belfort's category XV event. The complete list of participants was (in order of ELO): Garry Kasparov (2750), Anatoli Karpov (2715), Jan Timman (2675), Alexander Beliavsky (2645), Nigel Short (2630), Jonathan Speelman (2625), Zoltan Ribli (2620), Artur Yusupov (2620), Ljubomir Ljubojevic (2610), Ulf Andersson (2605), Johann Hjartarson (2595), Robert Huebner (2595), Andrei Sokolov (2595), Jaan Ehlvest (2585), Boris Spassky (2565), and Jesus Nogueiras (2560). Despite placing first at Brussels earlier in the year, and despite winning their head-to-head game here, Karpov could only manage second against Kasparov's impressive victory where he earned wins against half the field for +8(!) at the final. The final standings and crosstable are as follows:

01 Kasparov 11.5/15 * 0 1 = = 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 1 = 1 1

02 Karpov 10.5/15 1 * 1 = = 0 1 = = = = 1 1 1 = 1

03 Ehlvest 9/15 0 0 * = = = = = 1 = 1 = 1 1 = 1

04 Ribli 8/15 = = = * = = = = 1 = = = = = = =

05 Huebner 8/15 = = = = * = = = = 0 = 1 = = = 1

06 Sokolov 8/15 0 1 = = = * = = = 1 = 0 = = = 1

07 Spassky 8/15 = 0 = = = = * = = = = = = 1 1 =

08 Short 7.5/15 0 = = = = = = * = 1 = = = 0 1 =

09 Speelman 7/15 = = 0 0 = = = = * = = = = = = 1

10 Ljubojevic 6.5/15 0 = = = 1 0 = 0 = * = = = = = =

11 Andersson 6.5/15 0 = 0 = = = = = = = * = = 0 = 1

12 Nogueiras 6.5/15 0 0 = = 0 1 = = = = = * = 1 = 0

13 Beliavsky 6.5/15 0 0 0 = = = = = = = = = * 1 1 0

14 Hjartarson 5.5/15 = 0 0 = = = 0 1 = = 1 0 0 * = 0

15 Yusupov 5.5/15 0 = = = = = 0 0 = = = = 0 = * =

16 Timman 5.5/15 0 0 0 = 0 0 = = 0 = 0 1 1 1 = *

*Thanks go to <Chessdreamer> without whom this collection wouldn't have been possible.

Round One, Game #1
A Sokolov vs Karpov, 1988
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 75 moves, 1-0
Round One, Game #2
Yusupov vs Kasparov, 1988
(A48) King's Indian, 60 moves, 0-1
Round One, Game #3
J Nogueiras vs Short, 1988
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round One, Game #4
Ribli vs Ehlvest, 1988
(A25) English, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round One, Game #5
Huebner vs Beliavsky, 1988
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round One, Game #6
Timman vs Andersson, 1988
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 0-1
Round One, Game #7
Speelman vs Ljubojevic, 1988
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round One, Game #8
Spassky vs Hjartarson, 1988
(B24) Sicilian, Closed, 24 moves, 1-0
Round Two, Game #9
Short vs Ribli, 1988
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #10
Andersson vs Speelman, 1988
(A14) English, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #11
Kasparov vs J Nogueiras, 1988
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
Round Two, Game #12
A Sokolov vs Yusupov, 1988
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #13
Ljubojevic vs Spassky, 1988
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #14
Beliavsky vs Timman, 1988
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 41 moves, 0-1
Round Two, Game #15
Karpov vs Hjartarson, 1988
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 1-0
Round Two, Game #16
Ehlvest vs Huebner, 1988
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #17
Huebner vs Short, 1988
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #18
Spassky vs Andersson, 1988
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #19
Yusupov vs Karpov, 1988
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #20
Speelman vs Beliavsky, 1988
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #21
Timman vs Ehlvest, 1988
(C11) French, 40 moves, 0-1
Round Three, Game #22
J Nogueiras vs A Sokolov, 1988
(E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 55 moves, 1-0
Round Three, Game #23
Ribli vs Kasparov, 1988
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #24
Hjartarson vs Ljubojevic, 1988
(D94) Grunfeld, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #25
Kasparov vs Huebner, 1988
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #26
A Sokolov vs Ribli, 1988
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #27
Short vs Timman, 1988
(C18) French, Winawer, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #28
Karpov vs Ljubojevic, 1988
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #29
Andersson vs Hjartarson, 1988
(A15) English, 37 moves, 0-1
Round Four, Game #30
Ehlvest vs Speelman, 1988
(A04) Reti Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
Round Four, Game #31
Beliavsky vs Spassky, 1988
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #32
Yusupov vs J Nogueiras, 1988
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #33
J Nogueiras vs Karpov, 1988
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 43 moves, 0-1
Round Five, Game #34
Huebner vs A Sokolov, 1988
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #35
Hjartarson vs Beliavsky, 1988
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 42 moves, 0-1
Round Five, Game #36
Ljubojevic vs Andersson, 1988
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #37
Spassky vs Ehlvest, 1988
(C18) French, Winawer, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #38
Timman vs Kasparov, 1988
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 45 moves, 0-1
Round Five, Game #39
Speelman vs Short, 1988
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #40
Ribli vs Yusupov, 1988
(A04) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #41
Karpov vs Andersson, 1988
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #42
Kasparov vs Speelman, 1988
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #43
Short vs Spassky, 1988
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #44
Ehlvest vs Hjartarson, 1988
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 41 moves, 1-0
Round Six, Game #45
A Sokolov vs Timman, 1988
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 61 moves, 1-0
Round Six, Game #46
Beliavsky vs Ljubojevic, 1988
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 72 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #47
Yusupov vs Huebner, 1988
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #48
J Nogueiras vs Ribli, 1988
(E17) Queen's Indian, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #49
Ribli vs Karpov, 1988
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #50
Andersson vs Beliavsky, 1988
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #51
Hjartarson vs Short, 1988
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 1-0
Round Seven, Game #52
Timman vs Yusupov, 1988
(C42) Petrov Defense, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #53
Ljubojevic vs Ehlvest, 1988
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #54
Huebner vs J Nogueiras, 1988
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 61 moves, 1-0
Round Seven, Game #55
Speelman vs A Sokolov, 1988
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #56
Spassky vs Kasparov, 1988
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #57
Karpov vs Beliavsky, 1988
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 60 moves, 1-0
Round Eight, Game #58
Short vs Ljubojevic, 1988
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 83 moves, 1-0
Round Eight, Game #59
Yusupov vs Speelman, 1988
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #60
J Nogueiras vs Timman, 1988
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 52 moves, 0-1
Round Eight, Game #61
Kasparov vs Hjartarson, 1988
(A20) English, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #62
Ehlvest vs Andersson, 1988
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 19 moves, 1-0
Round Eight, Game #63
Ribli vs Huebner, 1988
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #64
A Sokolov vs Spassky, 1988
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #65
Huebner vs Karpov, 1988
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 82 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #66
Andersson vs Short, 1988
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #67
Speelman vs J Nogueiras, 1988
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #68
Ljubojevic vs Kasparov, 1988
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 39 moves, 0-1
Round Nine, Game #69
Spassky vs Yusupov, 1988
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0
Round Nine, Game #70
Hjartarson vs A Sokolov, 1988
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #71
Beliavsky vs Ehlvest, 1988
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 0-1
Round Nine, Game #72
Timman vs Ribli, 1988
(D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game #73
Kasparov vs Andersson, 1988
(D36) Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2, 38 moves, 1-0
Round Ten, Game #74
Ribli vs Speelman, 1988
(A13) English, 67 moves, 1-0
Round Ten, Game #75
Yusupov vs Hjartarson, 1988
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game #76
Karpov vs Ehlvest, 1988
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 48 moves, 1-0
Round Ten, Game #77
Short vs Beliavsky, 1988
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game #78
Huebner vs Timman, 1988
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 38 moves, 1-0
Round Ten, Game #79
A Sokolov vs Ljubojevic, 1988
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
Round Ten, Game #80
J Nogueiras vs Spassky, 1988
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven, Game #81
Beliavsky vs Kasparov, 1988
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 29 moves, 0-1
Round Eleven, Game #82
Andersson vs A Sokolov, 1988
(A13) English, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven, Game #83
Timman vs Karpov, 1988
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 69 moves, 0-1
Round Eleven, Game #84
Ljubojevic vs Yusupov, 1988
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven, Game #85
Hjartarson vs J Nogueiras, 1988
(C18) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 0-1
Round Eleven, Game #86
Spassky vs Ribli, 1988
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven, Game #87
Ehlvest vs Short, 1988
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven, Game #88
Speelman vs Huebner, 1988
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twelve, Game #89
Huebner vs Spassky, 1988
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twelve, Game #90
Timman vs Speelman, 1988
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 40 moves, 0-1
Round Twelve, Game #91
Ribli vs Hjartarson, 1988
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twelve, Game #92
Yusupov vs Andersson, 1988
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twelve, Game #93
J Nogueiras vs Ljubojevic, 1988
(D36) Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twelve, Game #94
Kasparov vs Ehlvest, 1988
(E12) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 1-0
Round Twelve, Game #95
Karpov vs Short, 1988
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twelve, Game #96
A Sokolov vs Beliavsky, 1988
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Thirteen, Game #97
Beliavsky vs Yusupov, 1988
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 60 moves, 1-0
Round Thirteen, Game #98
Speelman vs Karpov, 1988
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Thirteen, Game #99
Short vs Kasparov, 1988
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 40 moves, 0-1
Round Thirteen, Game #100
Ljubojevic vs Ribli, 1988
(B40) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Thirteen, Game #101
Ehlvest vs A Sokolov, 1988
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Thirteen, Game #102
Andersson vs J Nogueiras, 1988
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Thirteen, Game #103
Hjartarson vs Huebner, 1988
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Thirteen, Game #104
Spassky vs Timman, 1988
(C48) Four Knights, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fourteen, Game #105
Huebner vs Ljubojevic, 1988
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 37 moves, 0-1
Round Fourteen, Game #106
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1988
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 38 moves, 1-0
Round Fourteen, Game #107
Timman vs Hjartarson, 1988
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 52 moves, 1-0
Round Fourteen, Game #108
Yusupov vs Ehlvest, 1988
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fourteen, Game #109
Ribli vs Andersson, 1988
(A28) English, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fourteen, Game #110
J Nogueiras vs Beliavsky, 1988
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fourteen, Game #111
Speelman vs Spassky, 1988
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fourteen, Game #112
A Sokolov vs Short, 1988
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fifteen, Game #113
Spassky vs Karpov, 1988
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 22 moves, 0-1
Round Fifteen, Game #114
Kasparov vs A Sokolov, 1988
(A19) English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
Round Fifteen, Game #115
Andersson vs Huebner, 1988
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fifteen, Game #116
Ehlvest vs J Nogueiras, 1988
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fifteen, Game #117
Hjartarson vs Speelman, 1988
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fifteen, Game #118
Short vs Yusupov, 1988
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 43 moves, 1-0
Round Fifteen, Game #119
Ljubojevic vs Timman, 1988
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fifteen, Game #120
Beliavsky vs Ribli, 1988
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
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