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10th 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 22nd to April 1st, 1996. Ten grandmasters who had participated in the last four editions of the Euwe memorial were invited to participate in the round robin format. Vassily Ivanchuk demanded additional costs made to him on account of his seconds, however, so his invitation was revoked and his seat given to Boris Gelfand. The complete list of participants included (in order of Elo): Garry Kasparov (2775), Vladimir Kramnik (2775), Vishwanathan 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 top field was enough for him to share first place in the final with Kasparov, with both grandmasters finishing at +4 a full point and a half over the shared seconds. 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 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Kramnik vs Seirawan 1-0 32 1996 10th Euwe Memorial B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 2. Lautier vs Short 1-0 38 1996 10th Euwe Memorial E12 Queen's Indian 3. Gelfand vs Anand   ½-½ 52 1996 10th Euwe Memorial D02 Queen's Pawn Game 4. Topalov vs Kasparov 1-0 66 1996 10th Euwe Memorial B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. Timman vs Piket   ½-½ 57 1996 10th Euwe Memorial B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 6. Anand vs Topalov 0-1 51 1996 10th Euwe Memorial B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 7. Timman vs Kramnik ½-½ 43 1996 10th Euwe Memorial B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 8. Seirawan vs Lautier 1-0 29 1996 10th Euwe Memorial D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 9. Piket vs Kasparov 0-1 39 1996 10th Euwe Memorial E86 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6 10. Short vs Gelfand 1-0 44 1996 10th Euwe Memorial B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 11. Lautier vs Timman   1-0 42 1996 10th Euwe Memorial E12 Queen's Indian 12. Kramnik vs Piket ½-½ 19 1996 10th Euwe Memorial E91 King's Indian 13. Gelfand vs Seirawan 1-0 109 1996 10th Euwe Memorial E37 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 14. Topalov vs Short 0-1 46 1996 10th Euwe Memorial B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. Kasparov vs Anand 1-0 36 1996 10th Euwe Memorial B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 16. Timman vs Gelfand   ½-½ 23 1996 10th Euwe Memorial D00 Queen's Pawn Game 17. Short vs Kasparov ½-½ 43 1996 10th Euwe Memorial B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. Seirawan vs Topalov   ½-½ 42 1996 10th Euwe Memorial E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 19. Kramnik vs Lautier   ½-½ 22 1996 10th Euwe Memorial D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 20. Piket vs Anand   ½-½ 19 1996 10th Euwe Memorial E12 Queen's Indian 21. Lautier vs Piket   0-1 25 1996 10th Euwe Memorial E37 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 22. Gelfand vs Kramnik   ½-½ 33 1996 10th Euwe Memorial A33 English, Symmetrical 23. Topalov vs Timman 1-0 32 1996 10th Euwe Memorial B12 Caro-Kann Defense 24. Kasparov vs Seirawan 1-0 34 1996 10th Euwe Memorial D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 25. Anand vs Short   1-0 45 1996 10th Euwe Memorial B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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