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Euwe Memorial Tournament

Veselin Topalov6.5/9(+6 -2 =1)[games]
Garry Kasparov6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Nigel Short5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Viswanathan Anand5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Vladimir Kramnik4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Joel Lautier4.5/9(+3 -3 =3)[games]
Yasser Seirawan4/9(+2 -3 =4)[games]
Boris Gelfand3.5/9(+2 -4 =3)[games]
Jeroen Piket3/9(+1 -4 =4)[games]
Jan Timman2.5/9(+0 -4 =5)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Euwe Memorial (1996)

The tenth and final Max Euwe Memorial Chess Tournament was organized by the Verenigde Spaarbank (VSB) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands from March 22 to April 1, 1996. Ten grandmasters, all of whom had participated in the last four editions of the Euwe Memorial, were invited to participate in the round robin format. Vasyl Ivanchuk demanded additional costs made to him on account of his seconds, however, so his invitation was rescinded and his seat given to Boris Gelfand. The complete list of participants included (in order of Elo): Garry Kasparov (2775), Vladimir Kramnik (2775), Viswanathan Anand (2725), Boris Gelfand (2700), Veselin Topalov (2700), Nigel Short (2665), Joel Lautier (2630), Yasser Seirawan (2630), Jan Timman (2620), and Jeroen Piket (2570). The average rating of the players qualified the tournament as a Category XVIII event. As with most events he participated in during the year 1996, Topalov performed amazingly, starting in the first round with a win against the World Champion Kasparov. Topalov's dynamic play and impressive wins against the field were enough for him to share first place with Kasparov, with both grandmasters finishing at +4, a full point and a half over the third-place finishers. After this memorial, the sponsor withdrew its support of the tournament, citing turmoil in the chess world and the schism between FIDE and Kasparov as a major factor. Looking over the quality of the games assembled here, though, it's a shame it had to end when it did. The final standings and crosstable are as follows:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 =1 Topalov * 1 0 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 6½ =1 Kasparov 0 * ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 6½ =3 Short 1 ½ * 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 5 =3 Anand 0 0 1 * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5 =5 Kramnik 1 0 ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 4½ =5 Lautier 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ * 0 1 0 1 4½ 7 Seirawan ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 * 0 1 ½ 4 8 Gelfand 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 * 1 ½ 3½ 9 Piket 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 * ½ 3 10 Timman 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * 2½

The 9th Euwe Memorial (1995) was the previous tournament in the series.

Original collection: Game Collection: Amsterdam VSB 1996, by User: suenteus po 147.

 page 2 of 2; games 26-45 of 45  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
26. J Piket vs Short  ½-½501996Euwe MemorialD58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst
27. Kramnik vs Topalov 1-0361996Euwe MemorialA15 English
28. Timman vs Kasparov ½-½451996Euwe MemorialE86 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6
29. Seirawan vs Anand  ½-½351996Euwe MemorialA48 King's Indian
30. Lautier vs Gelfand 1-0321996Euwe MemorialD47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
31. Topalov vs Lautier 1-0431996Euwe MemorialD26 Queen's Gambit Accepted
32. Kasparov vs Kramnik 1-0431996Euwe MemorialB66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6
33. Gelfand vs J Piket  1-0311996Euwe MemorialD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
34. Anand vs Timman 1-0471996Euwe MemorialC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
35. Short vs Seirawan  ½-½311996Euwe MemorialB12 Caro-Kann Defense
36. Lautier vs Kasparov  ½-½271996Euwe MemorialE80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
37. Kramnik vs Anand 0-11081996Euwe MemorialA04 Reti Opening
38. Timman vs Short 0-1561996Euwe MemorialB48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
39. J Piket vs Seirawan 0-1731996Euwe MemorialE10 Queen's Pawn Game
40. Gelfand vs Topalov 0-1591996Euwe MemorialE98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1
41. Short vs Kramnik ½-½141996Euwe MemorialB58 Sicilian
42. Anand vs Lautier  ½-½291996Euwe MemorialB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
43. Topalov vs J Piket 1-0581996Euwe MemorialC92 Ruy Lopez, Closed
44. Seirawan vs Timman  ½-½181996Euwe MemorialE15 Queen's Indian
45. Kasparov vs Gelfand 1-0361996Euwe MemorialB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
 page 2 of 2; games 26-45 of 45  PGN Download
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