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🏆 Linares (1998)

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The 15th Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Linares was held from February 22nd to March 9th in Linares. Seven of the world's top players competed in a double round robin format (14 rounds, one bye each round). They were: World Champion Garry Kasparov (Elo ranked #1 in the world), Vladimir Kramnik (#2), Vishwanathan Anand (#3), Veselin Topalov (#4), Vassily Ivanchuk (#4), Alexei Shirov (#8), and Peter Svidler (#9). As usual, Kasparov was assisted by ... [more]

Player: Veselin Topalov

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Topalov vs Kramnik 0-1481998LinaresD58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst
2. Shirov vs Topalov 1-0341998LinaresB42 Sicilian, Kan
3. Topalov vs Svidler ½-½421998LinaresD85 Grunfeld
4. Kasparov vs Topalov  ½-½221998LinaresB91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation
5. Topalov vs Anand  ½-½401998LinaresB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
6. Ivanchuk vs Topalov 0-1521998LinaresB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
7. Kramnik vs Topalov ½-½551998LinaresA34 English, Symmetrical
8. Topalov vs Shirov 0-1531998LinaresD85 Grunfeld
9. Svidler vs Topalov 1-0671998LinaresC67 Ruy Lopez
10. Topalov vs Kasparov ½-½191998LinaresD85 Grunfeld
11. Anand vs Topalov 1-0781998LinaresB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
12. Topalov vs Ivanchuk  ½-½411998LinaresB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
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Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-22-14  Marmot PFL: What's up with all the short Kasparov draws?
May-06-17  paavoh: He was already training for the Kasparov-Kramnik match in 2000.

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