8th Euwe Memorial (1994) The eighth Max Euwe Memorial Chess Tournament was organized by the Verenigde Spaarbank (VSB) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands from May 12th to the 19th, 1994. In the wake of Kasparov and Short's split from FIDE and the two world championships, the organizers invited the contenders from both world championships to attend their double round robin event. Anatoli Karpov, though he had participated in previous editions of the tournament, was not amused by this year's list of invitations and thus declined. The participants, then, were (in order of ELO): PCA World Champion Garry Kasparov (2805); Ukranian grandmaster and replacement for Karpov, Vassily Ivanchuk (2710); PCA World Vice-Champion Nigel Short (2655); and FIDE World Vice-Champion Jan Timman (2620). The average of the combined ratings of the players ranked this event as a category XVIII tournament, making it one of the strongest of the year. Kasparov played his usual dominating chess until his encounter with Ivanchuk in the fourth round and was beaten! Things got worse for Kasparov as he and Ivanchuk both won in the fifth round making them tied for first going into the final round. Fortunately for Kasparov, Ivanchuk lost to Timman and left the mighty Gazza as clear first at the final. Kasparov was sure to express his gratitude to Timman at the award's ceremony, not only for the two losses that boosted Kasparov's score, but for knocking Ivanchuk out of the running. The final standings and crosstable are as follows: 1 Kasparov 4/6 *** ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ 2 Ivanchuk 3½/6 ½ 1 *** ½ 0 ½ 1 3 Timman 2½/6 0 0 ½ 1 *** 0 1 4 Short 2/6 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 *** The 7th Euwe Memorial (1993) and 9th Euwe Memorial (1995) were the previous and next tournaments in the series. Original collection: Game Collection: Amsterdam VSB 1994, by User: suenteus po 147  page 1 of 1; 12 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Kasparov vs Ivanchuk ½-½ 20 1994 8th Euwe Memorial C45 Scotch Game 2. Short vs Timman 1-0 31 1994 8th Euwe Memorial C11 French 3. Ivanchuk vs Timman   ½-½ 27 1994 8th Euwe Memorial E15 Queen's Indian 4. Kasparov vs Short 1-0 32 1994 8th Euwe Memorial C11 French 5. Short vs Ivanchuk   ½-½ 53 1994 8th Euwe Memorial C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 6. Timman vs Kasparov 0-1 40 1994 8th Euwe Memorial A48 King's Indian 7. Ivanchuk vs Kasparov 1-0 39 1994 8th Euwe Memorial B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 8. Timman vs Short   1-0 64 1994 8th Euwe Memorial A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 9. Kasparov vs Timman 1-0 30 1994 8th Euwe Memorial C42 Petrov Defense 10. Ivanchuk vs Short 1-0 48 1994 8th Euwe Memorial C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 11. Short vs Kasparov ½-½ 25 1994 8th Euwe Memorial B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 12. Timman vs Ivanchuk   1-0 52 1994 8th Euwe Memorial B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack   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 2001-2014, Chessgames Services LLC Web design & database development by 20/20 Technologies