| Euwe Memorial (1996) |
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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 Vasyl Ivanchuk demanded additional costs made to him on account of his seconds, however, so his invitation was rescinded and his seat given to Boris Gelfand.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.
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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Lautier vs Short |
 | 1-0 | 38 | 1996 | Euwe Memorial | E12 Queen's Indian |
| 2. Topalov vs Kasparov |
 | 1-0 | 66 | 1996 | Euwe Memorial | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 3. Kramnik vs Seirawan |
| 1-0 | 32 | 1996 | Euwe Memorial | B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein |
| 4. Seirawan vs Lautier |
| 1-0 | 29 | 1996 | Euwe Memorial | D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 5. Short vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 44 | 1996 | Euwe Memorial | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 6. Kasparov vs Anand |
| 1-0 | 36 | 1996 | Euwe Memorial | B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange |
| 7. Gelfand vs Seirawan |
| 1-0 | 109 | 1996 | Euwe Memorial | E37 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 8. Lautier vs Timman |
| 1-0 | 42 | 1996 | Euwe Memorial | E12 Queen's Indian |
| 9. Anand vs Short |
| 1-0 | 45 | 1996 | Euwe Memorial | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 10. Topalov vs Timman |
| 1-0 | 32 | 1996 | Euwe Memorial | B12 Caro-Kann Defense |
| 11. Kasparov vs Seirawan |
| 1-0 | 34 | 1996 | Euwe Memorial | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 12. Lautier vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 32 | 1996 | Euwe Memorial | D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 13. Kramnik vs Topalov |
| 1-0 | 36 | 1996 | Euwe Memorial | A15 English |
| 14. Kasparov vs Kramnik |
| 1-0 | 43 | 1996 | Euwe Memorial | B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 |
| 15. Topalov vs Lautier |
| 1-0 | 43 | 1996 | Euwe Memorial | D26 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 16. Gelfand vs J Piket |
| 1-0 | 31 | 1996 | Euwe Memorial | D31 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 17. Anand vs Timman |
| 1-0 | 47 | 1996 | Euwe Memorial | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 18. Kasparov vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 36 | 1996 | Euwe Memorial | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 19. Topalov vs J Piket |
| 1-0 | 58 | 1996 | Euwe Memorial | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
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