9th Euwe Memorial (1995) The ninth Max Euwe Memorial Chess Tournament was organized by the Verenigde Spaarbank (VSB) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands from May 12th to the 18th, 1995. Following the format of previous editions of the tournament, four of the world's top grandmasters, including the world champion, were invited to participate in the double round robin event. They were (in order of ELO), Garry Kasparov (2805), Jeroen Piket (2670), Joel Lautier (2655), and Veselin Topalov (2630). The average of the combined ratings of the players ranked this event as a category XVIII tournament. In shocker ending, Kasparov did not finish first even though he scored more wins than any of the other three players. Two surprise losses devastated the world champion and kept him from winning his second consecutive Euwe memorial. Instead it was Lautier who finished clear first having completed the tournament undefeated with wins over Kasparov and Piket. The final standings and crosstable are as follows: 1 Lautier 4.0/6 ** ½1 ½½ 1½ 2 Kasparov 3.5/6 ½0 ** 11 10 3 Topalov 2.5/6 ½½ 00 ** 1½ 4 Piket 2.0/6 0½ 01 0½ ** The 8th Euwe Memorial (1994) and 10th Euwe Memorial (1996) were the previous and next tournaments in the series. Original collection: Game Collection: Amsterdam VSB 1995, by User: suenteus po 147  page 1 of 1; 12 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Lautier vs Kasparov ½-½ 28 1995 9th Euwe Memorial E76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack 2. Topalov vs Piket 1-0 40 1995 9th Euwe Memorial C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 3. Kasparov vs Piket 1-0 29 1995 9th Euwe Memorial C51 Evans Gambit 4. Lautier vs Topalov   ½-½ 41 1995 9th Euwe Memorial A36 English 5. Topalov vs Kasparov 0-1 28 1995 9th Euwe Memorial B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 6. Piket vs Lautier   0-1 52 1995 9th Euwe Memorial D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 7. Piket vs Topalov   ½-½ 30 1995 9th Euwe Memorial A58 Benko Gambit 8. Kasparov vs Lautier 0-1 31 1995 9th Euwe Memorial B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. Lautier vs Piket   ½-½ 14 1995 9th Euwe Memorial A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 10. Kasparov vs Topalov 1-0 42 1995 9th Euwe Memorial B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 11. Piket vs Kasparov 1-0 41 1995 9th Euwe Memorial D97 Grunfeld, Russian 12. Topalov vs Lautier   ½-½ 56 1995 9th Euwe Memorial B48 Sicilian, Taimanov 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