2nd Euwe Memorial (1988) The second Max Euwe Memorial Chess Tournament was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands from March 11th to the 17th. As it was last year, this year's event was organized by the Verenigde Spaarbank (VSB) according to the format of the inaugural year. Four of the world's best grandmasters were invited to participate, including (in order of ELO): former world champion and previous year's Euwe memorial co-winner Anatoli Karpov (2715); previous year's Euwe memorial co-winner Jan Timman (2675); British grandmaster Nigel Short (2630); and Yugoslavian grandmaster Ljubomir Ljubojevic (2610). The combined rating average of the four participants qualified the event as category XVII, one of the strongest to be played that year. Short got off to a bad start losing his second round game to Karpov, but he bounced back by winning three games in a row and securing clear first place against the former world champion. The final standings and crosstable are as follows: 1 Short 4.0/6 ** 0½ ½1 11 2 Karpov 3.5/6 1½ ** 0½ ½1 3 Ljubojevic 3.5/6 ½0 1½ ** ½1 4 Timman 1.0/6 00 ½0 ½0 ** The 1st Euwe Memorial (1987) and 3rd Euwe Memorial (1989) events were the previous and next tournaments in this series. Original collection: Game Collection: Amsterdam VSB 1988, by User: suenteus po 147]  page 1 of 1; 12 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Timman vs Karpov   ½-½ 16 1988 2nd Euwe Memorial B10 Caro-Kann 2. Ljubojevic vs Short   ½-½ 31 1988 2nd Euwe Memorial C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed 3. Timman vs Ljubojevic   ½-½ 51 1988 2nd Euwe Memorial B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. Karpov vs Short 1-0 38 1988 2nd Euwe Memorial E15 Queen's Indian 5. Short vs Timman 1-0 26 1988 2nd Euwe Memorial C18 French, Winawer 6. Ljubojevic vs Karpov 1-0 37 1988 2nd Euwe Memorial B10 Caro-Kann 7. Short vs Ljubojevic 1-0 32 1988 2nd Euwe Memorial B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 8. Karpov vs Timman   1-0 73 1988 2nd Euwe Memorial E64 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System 9. Karpov vs Ljubojevic   ½-½ 79 1988 2nd Euwe Memorial D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 10. Timman vs Short   0-1 31 1988 2nd Euwe Memorial D35 Queen's Gambit Declined 11. Ljubojevic vs Timman 1-0 28 1988 2nd Euwe Memorial B40 Sicilian 12. Short vs Karpov   ½-½ 10 1988 2nd Euwe Memorial B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation   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 that 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