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)
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
26. J Piket vs Anand |
| ½-½ | 18 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
27. Van der Sterren vs Timman |
 | 0-1 | 29 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | D97 Grunfeld, Russian |
28. J Polgar vs Van Wely |
| ½-½ | 42 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
29. Adams vs J Piket |
| ½-½ | 25 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | C26 Vienna |
30. Shirov vs Kramnik |
  | 1-0 | 52 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer |
31. Gelfand vs Nijboer |
| 1-0 | 57 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | E98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1 |
32. Salov vs J Polgar |
| ½-½ | 13 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | A45 Queen's Pawn Game |
33. Van Wely vs Van der Sterren |
| 0-1 | 44 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
34. Anand vs Topalov |
  | 1-0 | 29 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | C78 Ruy Lopez |
35. Timman vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 27 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack |
36. J Piket vs Topalov |
 | 1-0 | 40 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | E10 Queen's Pawn Game |
37. Karpov vs Van Wely |
| ½-½ | 29 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
38. Adams vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 19 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | B50 Sicilian |
39. Kramnik vs Timman |
| ½-½ | 30 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | A04 Reti Opening |
40. Nijboer vs Shirov |
| ½-½ | 48 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | C78 Ruy Lopez |
41. Van der Sterren vs Salov |
 | 1-0 | 49 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | E17 Queen's Indian |
42. J Polgar vs Anand |
  | 1-0 | 56 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
43. Topalov vs J Polgar |
 | ½-½ | 38 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation |
44. Van Wely vs Kramnik |
  | 1-0 | 47 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
45. Salov vs Karpov |
  | 1-0 | 32 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | E15 Queen's Indian |
46. Timman vs Nijboer |
| ½-½ | 45 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | A07 King's Indian Attack |
47. Shirov vs Adams |
 | 1-0 | 40 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
48. Gelfand vs J Piket |
| ½-½ | 31 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 |
49. Anand vs Van der Sterren |
 | 1-0 | 51 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer |
50. J Piket vs J Polgar |
| ½-½ | 29 | 1998 | Hoogovens Group A | D86 Grunfeld, Exchange |
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