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Linares 1990
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The 8th Annual Linares Super Tournament held from February 18th to March 3rd, 1990 was a category XVI event. Twelve of the world's top players, including the World Champion, competed in a round robin format. The participants were (in order of ELO): Garry Kasparov (2800), Vassily Ivanchuk (2665), Valery Salov (2645), Alexander Beliavsky (2640), Nigel Short (2635), Ljubomir Ljubojevic (2625), Boris Gelfand (2615), Artur Yusupov (2615), Boris Gulko (2610), Lajos Portisch (2605), Boris Spassky (2560), and local, Spanish favorite Miguel Illescas-Cordoba (2530). In what would mark the beginning of an era, Kasparov won his first of eight Linares titles right here with 8/11. The final standings and crosstable are as follows:

01 Kasparov 8/11 * = = 1 1 0 1 = 1 1 1 =

02 Gelfand 7.5/11 = * 1 = 0 1 0 1 = 1 1 1

03 Salov 7/11 = 0 * = 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 =

04 Ivanchuk 6.5/11 0 = = * = = = 1 1 = = 1

05 Short 6/11 0 1 0 = * 1 = 1 0 = 1 =

06 Gulko 5.5/11 1 0 = = 0 * = 0 1 = = 1

07 Yusupov 5.5/11 0 1 0 = = = * = = 1 0 1

08 Beliavsky 5/11 = 0 = 0 0 1 = * 1 1 0 =

09 Portisch 4/11 0 = 0 0 1 0 = 0 * = = 1

10 Spassky 4/11 0 0 = = = = 0 0 = * 1 =

11 Illescas-Cordoba 4/11 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 1 = 0 * =

12 Ljubojevic 3/11 = 0 = 0 = 0 0 = 0 = = *

Round One, Game #1
Beliavsky vs Gulko, 1990 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 36 moves, 1-0

Round One, Game #2
Gelfand vs Kasparov, 1990 
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round One, Game #3
Illescas-Cordoba vs Salov, 1990
(B89) Sicilian, 32 moves, 0-1

Round One, Game #4
Portisch vs Ljubojevic, 1990
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 46 moves, 1-0

Round One, Game #5
Short vs Ivanchuk, 1990
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round One, Game #6
Spassky vs Yusupov, 1990
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 0-1

Round Two, Game #7
Beliavsky vs Illescas-Cordoba, 1990
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 0-1

Round Two, Game #8
Gulko vs Yusupov, 1990
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Two, Game #9
Ivanchuk vs Portisch, 1990
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 61 moves, 1-0

Round Two, Game #10
Kasparov vs Short, 1990 
(A26) English, 48 moves, 1-0

Round Two, Game #11
Ljubojevic vs Spassky, 1990
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Two, Game #12
Salov vs Gelfand, 1990
(A48) King's Indian, 57 moves, 0-1

Round Three, Game #13
Gelfand vs Beliavsky, 1990 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 58 moves, 1-0

Round Three, Game #14
Illescas-Cordoba vs Gulko, 1990
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three, Game #15
Yusupov vs Ljubojevic, 1990 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 1-0

Round Three, Game #16
Portisch vs Kasparov, 1990 
(E97) King's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1

Round Three, Game #17
Short vs Salov, 1990 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 162 moves, 0-1

Round Three, Game #18
Spassky vs Ivanchuk, 1990
(A59) Benko Gambit, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four, Game #19
Beliavsky vs Short, 1990
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 41 moves, 0-1

Round Four, Game #20
Gulko vs Ljubojevic, 1990 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 78 moves, 1-0

Round Four, Game #21
Illescas-Cordoba vs Gelfand, 1990
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 34 moves, 0-1

Round Four, Game #22
Ivanchuk vs Yusupov, 1990
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four, Game #23
Kasparov vs Spassky, 1990 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

Round Four, Game #24
Salov vs Portisch, 1990
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 59 moves, 1-0

Round Five, Game #25
Gelfand vs Gulko, 1990
(D22) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 1-0

Round Five, Game #26
Yusupov vs Kasparov, 1990 
(E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 63 moves, 0-1

Round Five, Game #27
Ljubojevic vs Ivanchuk, 1990
(B10) Caro-Kann, 44 moves, 0-1

Round Five, Game #28
Portisch vs Beliavsky, 1990
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 42 moves, 0-1

Round Five, Game #29
Short vs Illescas-Cordoba, 1990
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 62 moves, 1-0

Round Five, Game #30
Spassky vs Salov, 1990
(E12) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Six, Game #31
Beliavsky vs Spassky, 1990 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 53 moves, 1-0

Round Six, Game #32
Gelfand vs Short, 1990 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 35 moves, 0-1

Round Six, Game #33
Gulko vs Ivanchuk, 1990
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Six, Game #34
Illescas-Cordoba vs Portisch, 1990
(A09) Reti Opening, 135 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Six, Game #35
Kasparov vs Ljubojevic, 1990
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Six, Game #36
Salov vs Yusupov, 1990 
(A13) English, 72 moves, 1-0

Round Seven, Game #37
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1990 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 0-1

Round Seven, Game #38
Yusupov vs Beliavsky, 1990
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Seven, Game #39
Ljubojevic vs Salov, 1990
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Seven, Game #40
Portisch vs Gelfand, 1990
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Seven, Game #41
Short vs Gulko, 1990
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 1-0

Round Seven, Game #42
Spassky vs Illescas-Cordoba, 1990 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0

Round Eight, Game #43
Beliavsky vs Ljubojevic, 1990
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eight, Game #44
Gelfand vs Spassky, 1990
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

Round Eight, Game #45
Gulko vs Kasparov, 1990 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 54 moves, 1-0

Round Eight, Game #46
Illescas-Cordoba vs Yusupov, 1990
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0

Round Eight, Game #47
Salov vs Ivanchuk, 1990
(D29) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eight, Game #48
Short vs Portisch, 1990
(C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 35 moves, 0-1

Round Nine, Game #49
Ivanchuk vs Beliavsky, 1990
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 53 moves, 1-0

Round Nine, Game #50
Yusupov vs Gelfand, 1990
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 66 moves, 1-0

Round Nine, Game #51
Kasparov vs Salov, 1990
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Nine, Game #52
Ljubojevic vs Illescas-Cordoba, 1990
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Nine, Game #53
Portisch vs Gulko, 1990 
(A48) King's Indian, 21 moves, 0-1

Round Nine, Game #54
Spassky vs Short, 1990
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Ten, Game #55
Beliavsky vs Kasparov, 1990
(E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Ten, Game #56
Gelfand vs Ljubojevic, 1990 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 68 moves, 1-0

Round Ten, Game #57
Gulko vs Salov, 1990 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Ten, Game #58
Illescas-Cordoba vs Ivanchuk, 1990
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Ten, Game #59
Portisch vs Spassky, 1990
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Ten, Game #60
Short vs Yusupov, 1990
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eleven, Game #61
Ivanchuk vs Gelfand, 1990 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eleven, Game #62
Yusupov vs Portisch, 1990
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eleven, Game #63
Kasparov vs Illescas-Cordoba, 1990
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 61 moves, 1-0

Round Eleven, Game #64
Ljubojevic vs Short, 1990
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eleven, Game #65
Salov vs Beliavsky, 1990
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eleven, Game #66
Spassky vs Gulko, 1990
(B30) Sicilian, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

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