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Tilburg Fontys (1997) The 2nd Annual Fontys International Chess Tournament was a Category XVII event held in Tilburg, The Netherlands from September 26th to October 10th, 1997. 12 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 (2820), Vladimir Kramnik (2770), Alexei Shirov (2700), Michael Adams (2680), Judit Polgar (2670), Loek van Wely (2665), Joel Lautier (2660), Peter Svidler (2660), Peter Leko (2635), Jeroen Piket (2630), Alexander Onischuk (2625), and Tal Shaked (2500). The tournament was a major landmark for young grandmasters Kramnik and Svidler as they tied with Kasparov for first place with 8/11, a full point above the rest of the strong field. The final standings and crosstable are as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 =1 Svidler * 1 = = = = 1 = = 1 1 1 8 =1 Kasparov 0 * = = 1 1 1 = 1 = 1 1 8 =1 Kramnik = = * = = = 1 1 1 = 1 1 8 =4 Adams = = = * = = = 1 = 1 = 1 7 =4 Leko = 0 = = * = = 1 1 = 1 1 7 6 Polgar = 0 = = = * 1 = = 1 = = 6 7 Shirov 0 0 0 = = 0 * = 1 1 = 1 5 =8 Lautier = = 0 0 0 = = * = 0 1 1 4½ =8 Van Wely = 0 0 = 0 = 0 = * = 1 1 4½ 10 Onischuk 0 = = 0 = 0 0 1 = * = = 4 11 Piket 0 0 0 = 0 = = 0 0 = * = 2½ 12 Shaked 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 = = * 1½ Original collection: Game Collection: Tilburg Fontys 1997, by User: suenteus po 147.  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Adams vs Onischuk 1-0 31 1997 Tilburg Fontys C55 Two Knights Defense 2. Shaked vs Kramnik 0-1 35 1997 Tilburg Fontys E46 Nimzo-Indian 3. Shirov vs Piket   ½-½ 33 1997 Tilburg Fontys C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed 4. Lautier vs Judit Polgar   ½-½ 17 1997 Tilburg Fontys A16 English 5. Svidler vs Leko ½-½ 39 1997 Tilburg Fontys B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 6. Van Wely vs Kasparov 0-1 51 1997 Tilburg Fontys A25 English 7. Onischuk vs Lautier 1-0 63 1997 Tilburg Fontys B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 8. Piket vs Svidler 0-1 38 1997 Tilburg Fontys D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 9. Van Wely vs Shaked   1-0 28 1997 Tilburg Fontys E97 King's Indian 10. Kramnik vs Shirov 1-0 36 1997 Tilburg Fontys E97 King's Indian 11. Kasparov vs Judit Polgar 1-0 32 1997 Tilburg Fontys D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 12. Leko vs Adams   ½-½ 33 1997 Tilburg Fontys C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall 13. Adams vs Piket ½-½ 42 1997 Tilburg Fontys C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 14. Svidler vs Kramnik   ½-½ 26 1997 Tilburg Fontys B33 Sicilian 15. Shaked vs Kasparov 0-1 20 1997 Tilburg Fontys D85 Grunfeld 16. Lautier vs Leko 0-1 37 1997 Tilburg Fontys D97 Grunfeld, Russian 17. Judit Polgar vs Onischuk 1-0 107 1997 Tilburg Fontys C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 18. Shirov vs Van Wely 1-0 35 1997 Tilburg Fontys B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 19. Kramnik vs Adams   ½-½ 48 1997 Tilburg Fontys A15 English 20. Shaked vs Shirov 0-1 91 1997 Tilburg Fontys A57 Benko Gambit 21. Piket vs Lautier 0-1 47 1997 Tilburg Fontys E15 Queen's Indian 22. Van Wely vs Svidler   ½-½ 22 1997 Tilburg Fontys D82 Grunfeld, 4.Bf4 23. Leko vs Judit Polgar   ½-½ 48 1997 Tilburg Fontys B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 24. Kasparov vs Onischuk ½-½ 60 1997 Tilburg Fontys E12 Queen's Indian 25. Adams vs Van Wely   ½-½ 21 1997 Tilburg Fontys B54 Sicilian  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66    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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