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🏆 Linares (1997)

The 14th Annual Linares Super Tournament held in 1997 was a Category XVIII event. Twelve of the world's top players, including the World Champion, competed in a round robin format. The participants were (in order of Elo): Garry Kasparov (2795), Vishwanathan Anand (2765), Vladimir Kramnik (2740), Vassily Ivanchuk (2740), Veselin Topalov (2725), Boris Gelfand (2700), Alexei Shirov (2690), Michael Adams (2665), Predrag Nikolic (2655), Alexey Dreev (2650), Judit Polgar (2645), and Jeroen Piket (2640). Kasparov ... [more] Player: Predrag Nikolic  page 1 of 1; 11 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J Polgar vs P Nikolic 1-0 59 1997 Linares C18 French, Winawer 2. P Nikolic vs Shirov   1-0 44 1997 Linares D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 3. Kramnik vs P Nikolic   ½-½ 41 1997 Linares A17 English 4. P Nikolic vs Anand 1-0 39 1997 Linares D76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6 5. Kasparov vs P Nikolic 1-0 27 1997 Linares C45 Scotch Game 6. P Nikolic vs Gelfand   0-1 37 1997 Linares E60 King's Indian Defense 7. J Piket vs P Nikolic   ½-½ 23 1997 Linares D23 Queen's Gambit Accepted 8. Dreev vs P Nikolic   ½-½ 42 1997 Linares D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 9. P Nikolic vs Topalov 0-1 22 1997 Linares A40 Queen's Pawn Game 10. Adams vs P Nikolic   ½-½ 22 1997 Linares C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 11. P Nikolic vs Ivanchuk   ½-½ 35 1997 Linares E61 King's Indian   REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Nikolic wins | Nikolic loses   May-14-14    offramp: There are some pictures from various Linareseses at chessbase, http://en.chessbase.com/post/linare... It is interesting to see the orientation of different players' knights. Most seem to face forward. Some both face left, oddly. My knights both look towards the king. May-19-14    Mr 1100: Wow... nice link there... those photographs - looking back into the '90's... LOL at the photos of a long-haired Kramnik!!!! NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited. Do not degrade Chessgames or any of it's staff/volunteers. Please try to maintain a semblance of civility at all times. See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform a moderator. NOTE: Please keep all discussion on-topic. This forum is for this specific tournament only. To discuss chess or this site in general, visit the Kibitzer's Café. Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors. All moderator actions taken are ultimately at the sole discretion of the administration. Spot an error? Please suggest your correction and help us eliminate database mistakes! Home | About | Login | Logout | F.A.Q. | Profile | Preferences | Premium Membership | Kibitzer's Café | Biographer's Bistro | New Kibitzing | Chessforums | Tournament Index | Player Directory | Notable Games | World Chess Championships | Opening Explorer | Guess the Move | Game Collections | ChessBookie Game | Chessgames Challenge | Store | Privacy Notice | Contact Us Copyright 2001-2025, Chessgames Services LLC