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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Hoogovens Group A Tournament

Vladimir Kramnik8.5/13(+6 -2 =5)[games]
Viswanathan Anand8.5/13(+5 -1 =7)[games]
Alexey Shirov7.5/13(+4 -2 =7)[games]
Michael Adams7.5/13(+5 -3 =5)[games]
Jan Timman7.5/13(+3 -1 =9)[games]
Veselin Topalov6.5/13(+3 -3 =7)[games]
Anatoly Karpov6.5/13(+2 -2 =9)[games]
Boris Gelfand6.5/13(+2 -2 =9)[games]
Judit Polgar6.5/13(+3 -3 =7)[games]
Jeroen Piket6.5/13(+3 -3 =7)[games]
Valery Salov5.5/13(+3 -5 =5)[games]
Friso Nijboer5/13(+1 -4 =8)[games]
Loek van Wely4.5/13(+1 -5 =7)[games]
Paul van der Sterren4/13(+2 -7 =4)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Hoogovens Group A (1998)

The 60th Annual Hoogovens Chess Tournament was a Category XVII event held in Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands from January 15th to February 1st 1998. 14 top grandmasters, including the reigning FIDE World Champion, competed in a round robin format in the prestigous A event. The participants were (in order of Elo): Vladimir Kramnik (2790), Vishwanathan Anand (2770), Veselin Topalov (2740), Anatoli Karpov (2735), Alexey Shirov (2710), Valery Salov (2680), Boris Gelfand (2675), Michael Adams (2670), Judit Polgar (2670), Jan Timman (2620), Loek Van Wely (2605), Friso Nijboer (2590), Jeroen Piket (2580), and Paul Van der Sterren (2555). Kramnik and Anand tied for first at the end of the tournament, each with 8.5/13, a full point over the rest of the field. The final standings and crosstable are as follows:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 =1 Kramnik * = 0 1 = = = 1 1 1 = 1 0 1 8½ =1 Anand = * = = = 1 = = 0 = 1 1 1 1 8½ =3 Shirov 1 = * 1 1 = = = 0 1 0 = = = 7½ =3 Adams 0 = 0 * 0 1 = = = = 1 1 1 1 7½ =3 Timman = = 0 1 * = = = = = 1 = = 1 7½ =6 Topalov = 0 = 0 = * 1 = = 0 1 = 1 = 6½ =6 Karpov = = = = = 0 * = 1 = 0 = = 1 6½ =6 Gelfand 0 = = = = = = * 1 = 0 = 1 = 6½ =6 Polgar 0 1 1 = = = 0 0 * = = = = 1 6½ =6 Piket 0 = 0 = = 1 = = = * = 0 1 1 6½ 11 Salov = 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 = = * = = 0 5½ 12 Nijboer 0 0 = 0 = = = 0 = 1 = * = = 5 13 Van Wely 1 0 = 0 = 0 = = = 0 = = * 0 4½ 14 Van der Sterren 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 1 = 1 * 4

Original collection: Game Collection: Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1998, by User: suenteus po 147.

Previous: Hoogovens Group A (1997). Next: Hoogovens Group A (1999). See also Hoogovens Group B (1998)

 page 2 of 4; games 26-50 of 91  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
26. J Piket vs Anand  ½-½181998Hoogovens Group AD47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
27. Van der Sterren vs Timman 0-1291998Hoogovens Group AD97 Grunfeld, Russian
28. J Polgar vs Van Wely  ½-½421998Hoogovens Group AB22 Sicilian, Alapin
29. Adams vs J Piket  ½-½251998Hoogovens Group AC26 Vienna
30. Shirov vs Kramnik 1-0521998Hoogovens Group AB62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
31. Gelfand vs Nijboer  1-0571998Hoogovens Group AE98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1
32. Salov vs J Polgar  ½-½131998Hoogovens Group AA45 Queen's Pawn Game
33. Van Wely vs Van der Sterren  0-1441998Hoogovens Group AD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
34. Anand vs Topalov 1-0291998Hoogovens Group AC78 Ruy Lopez
35. Timman vs Karpov  ½-½271998Hoogovens Group AB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
36. J Piket vs Topalov 1-0401998Hoogovens Group AE10 Queen's Pawn Game
37. Karpov vs Van Wely  ½-½291998Hoogovens Group AE54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System
38. Adams vs Gelfand  ½-½191998Hoogovens Group AB50 Sicilian
39. Kramnik vs Timman  ½-½301998Hoogovens Group AA04 Reti Opening
40. Nijboer vs Shirov  ½-½481998Hoogovens Group AC78 Ruy Lopez
41. Van der Sterren vs Salov 1-0491998Hoogovens Group AE17 Queen's Indian
42. J Polgar vs Anand 1-0561998Hoogovens Group AB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
43. Topalov vs J Polgar ½-½381998Hoogovens Group AD39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation
44. Van Wely vs Kramnik 1-0471998Hoogovens Group AD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
45. Salov vs Karpov 1-0321998Hoogovens Group AE15 Queen's Indian
46. Timman vs Nijboer  ½-½451998Hoogovens Group AA07 King's Indian Attack
47. Shirov vs Adams 1-0401998Hoogovens Group AC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
48. Gelfand vs J Piket  ½-½311998Hoogovens Group AD36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2
49. Anand vs Van der Sterren 1-0511998Hoogovens Group AC95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer
50. J Piket vs J Polgar  ½-½291998Hoogovens Group AD86 Grunfeld, Exchange
 page 2 of 4; games 26-50 of 91  PGN Download
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