Madrid 1998

Madrid 1998
Compiled by suenteus po 147

The 7th Torneo Magistral held from May 10th to the 22nd, 1997 in Madrid, Spain was a category XVII event. Ten grandmasters competed in a round robin format. The participants were (in order of ELO): Vishwanathan Anand (2770), Peter Svidler (2690), Alexander Beliavsky (2690), Michael Adams (2670), Peter Leko (2670), Mikhail Krasenkow (2660), Alex Yermolinsky (2660), Julio Ernesto Granda-Zuniga (2630), Miguel Illescas-Cordoba (2600), and Pablo San Segundo-Carrillo (2505). 1998 was Anand's best year and he continued it here with an undefeated first place score of 6.5/9. The final standings and crosstable are as follows:

01 Anand 6.5/9 * = = = 1 1 1 = = 1

02 Svidler 5.5/9 = * = = = = = = 1 1

03 Leko 5/9 = = * = = = = = 1 =

04 San Segundo-Carrillo 5/9 = = = * 0 = = 1 1 =

05 Krasenkow 4.5/9 0 = = 1 * = = = = =

06 Adams 4.5/9 0 = = = = * = = = 1

07 Illescas-Cordoba 4.5/9 0 = = = = = * 1 = =

08 Yermolinsky 4/9 = = = 0 = = 0 * 1 =

09 Beliavsky 3/9 = 0 0 0 = = = 0 * 1

10 Granda-Zuniga 2.5/9 0 0 = = = 0 = = 0 *

Round One, Game #1
Krasenkow vs Svidler, 1998
(D80) Grunfeld, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round One, Game #2
Anand vs Adams, 1998
(E15) Queen's Indian, 39 moves, 1-0
Round One, Game #3
Beliavsky vs Yermolinsky, 1998
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 39 moves, 0-1
Round One, Game #4
P San Segundo-Carrillo vs Illescas-Cordoba, 1998
(A17) English, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round One, Game #5
Leko vs Granda-Zuniga, 1998
(B19) Caro-Kann, Classical, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #6
Granda-Zuniga vs Beliavsky, 1998
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 49 moves, 0-1
Round Two, Game #7
Yermolinsky vs P San Segundo-Carrillo, 1998
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1
Round Two, Game #8
Svidler vs Leko, 1998
(B19) Caro-Kann, Classical, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #9
Anand vs Krasenkow, 1998
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 44 moves, 1-0
Round Two, Game #10
Adams vs Illescas-Cordoba, 1998
(B26) Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #11
Leko vs Anand, 1998
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #12
Krasenkow vs Adams, 1998
(A15) English, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #13
P San Segundo-Carrillo vs Granda-Zuniga, 1998
(A17) English, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #14
Illescas-Cordoba vs Yermolinsky, 1998
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 44 moves, 1-0
Round Three, Game #15
Beliavsky vs Svidler, 1998
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 43 moves, 0-1
Round Four, Game #16
Krasenkow vs Leko, 1998
(D80) Grunfeld, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #17
Svidler vs P San Segundo-Carrillo, 1998
(B19) Caro-Kann, Classical, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #18
Anand vs Beliavsky, 1998
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #19
Adams vs Yermolinsky, 1998
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #20
Granda-Zuniga vs Illescas-Cordoba, 1998
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #21
Leko vs Adams, 1998
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #22
P San Segundo-Carrillo vs Anand, 1998
(A17) English, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #23
Yermolinsky vs Granda-Zuniga, 1998
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #24
Illescas-Cordoba vs Svidler, 1998
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #25
Beliavsky vs Krasenkow, 1998
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 79 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #26
Svidler vs Yermolinsky, 1998
(B19) Caro-Kann, Classical, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #27
Adams vs Granda-Zuniga, 1998
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
Round Six, Game #28
Leko vs Beliavsky, 1998
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0
Round Six, Game #29
Anand vs Illescas-Cordoba, 1998
(E15) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 1-0
Round Six, Game #30
Krasenkow vs P San Segundo-Carrillo, 1998
(D80) Grunfeld, 63 moves, 1-0
Round Seven, Game #31
Yermolinsky vs Anand, 1998
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #32
P San Segundo-Carrillo vs Leko, 1998
(A17) English, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #33
Illescas-Cordoba vs Krasenkow, 1998
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #34
Beliavsky vs Adams, 1998
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #35
Granda-Zuniga vs Svidler, 1998
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 54 moves, 0-1
Round Eight, Game #36
Beliavsky vs P San Segundo-Carrillo, 1998
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 25 moves, 0-1
Round Eight, Game #37
Adams vs Svidler, 1998
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #38
Krasenkow vs Yermolinsky, 1998
(D80) Grunfeld, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #39
Anand vs Granda-Zuniga, 1998
(E15) Queen's Indian, 39 moves, 1-0
Round Eight, Game #40
Leko vs Illescas-Cordoba, 1998
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #41
Svidler vs Anand, 1998
(B19) Caro-Kann, Classical, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #42
Granda-Zuniga vs Krasenkow, 1998
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #43
Yermolinsky vs Leko, 1998
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #44
Illescas-Cordoba vs Beliavsky, 1998
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #45
P San Segundo-Carrillo vs Adams, 1998
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

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