Tilburg Interpolis (1989) |
The 13th Interpolis tournament was a Category XVI event (Elo average 2626). Eight GMs including the world champion Kasparov competed in a double round robin (all-play-all) format. Prize fund: 114,000 Dutch guilders, with 25,000 guilders to the winner. Chief arbiter Geurt Gijssen was assisted by Constant Orbaan. Tilburg, the Netherlands, 15 September - 2 October 1989 Age Elo* 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Pts
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1 Kasparov 26 2775 •• ½1 ½1 1½ 1½ 11 11 11 12
2 Korchnoi 58 2655 ½0 •• ½½ ½½ ½1 1½ 1½ 1½ 8½
=3 Ljubojevic 38 2635 ½0 ½½ •• ½½ 1½ 0½ 01 ½1 7
=3 Sax 38 2580 0½ ½½ ½½ •• 01 ½½ ½½ 1½ 7
5 Ivanchuk 20 2660 0½ ½0 0½ 10 •• 1½ ½½ ½1 6½
=6 Agdestein 22 2605 00 0½ 1½ ½½ 0½ •• ½½ ½½ 5½
=6 Hjartarson 26 2555 00 0½ 10 ½½ ½½ ½½ •• 10 5½
8 Piket 20 2540 00 0½ ½0 0½ ½0 ½½ 01 •• 4
—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Fourteen rounds in 18 days, starting on Friday 15 September (56 games). Rest days 19, 23, 27 September & 1 October. Kasparov won with 12/14, and got 2800 on the next rating list.Sources
*FIDE rating list July 1989 (https://web.archive.org/web/2022112...)
Game Collection: Tilburg Interpolis 1989 (by User: suenteus po 147)
Sakkélet, 12/1989, pp. 370-374 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...)
Tidskrift för Schack, 9/1989, pp. 392-394 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1989...)
Jaque 272, 1 November 1989, pp. 698-702, 709 (https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...)
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
1. Ivanchuk vs Sax |
 | 1-0 | 40 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | B83 Sicilian |
2. S Agdestein vs Ljubojevic |
| 1-0 | 52 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
3. Korchnoi vs Hjartarson |
| 1-0 | 34 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | A30 English, Symmetrical |
4. Kasparov vs J Piket |
  | 1-0 | 40 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack |
5. Korchnoi vs Ivanchuk |
| ½-½ | 37 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | A16 English |
6. Sax vs S Agdestein |
| ½-½ | 54 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
7. Ljubojevic vs Kasparov |
| ½-½ | 27 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | B23 Sicilian, Closed |
8. Hjartarson vs J Piket |
| 1-0 | 45 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 |
9. J Piket vs Ljubojevic |
| ½-½ | 17 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
10. S Agdestein vs Korchnoi |
| 0-1 | 55 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | D94 Grunfeld |
11. Ivanchuk vs Hjartarson |
| ½-½ | 29 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | C83 Ruy Lopez, Open |
12. Kasparov vs Sax |
  | 1-0 | 31 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack |
13. Hjartarson vs Ljubojevic |
| 1-0 | 24 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | D51 Queen's Gambit Declined |
14. Sax vs J Piket |
| 1-0 | 45 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack |
15. Ivanchuk vs S Agdestein |
  | 1-0 | 38 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
16. Korchnoi vs Kasparov |
| ½-½ | 27 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | D76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6 |
17. J Piket vs Korchnoi |
| 0-1 | 24 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation |
18. Ljubojevic vs Sax |
| ½-½ | 14 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | A34 English, Symmetrical |
19. Kasparov vs Ivanchuk |
  | 1-0 | 41 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | E15 Queen's Indian |
20. S Agdestein vs Hjartarson |
| ½-½ | 24 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | E20 Nimzo-Indian |
21. Kasparov vs Hjartarson |
  | 1-0 | 26 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation |
22. Sax vs Korchnoi |
| ½-½ | 20 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | B12 Caro-Kann Defense |
23. J Piket vs S Agdestein |
| ½-½ | 44 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | E16 Queen's Indian |
24. Ljubojevic vs Ivanchuk |
| 1-0 | 29 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | B96 Sicilian, Najdorf |
25. S Agdestein vs Kasparov |
  | 0-1 | 24 | 1989 | Tilburg Interpolis | A36 English |
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Jan-29-24 | | mk volkov: Kasparov's best tournament. His "San Remo" (1930) - he won all games with white pieces and finished 3.5 points ahead of Korchnoi. Just like AA at his best. |
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