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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. Svidler vs Leko ½-½ 39 1997 Tilburg Fontys B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 3. Lautier vs Polgar   ½-½ 17 1997 Tilburg Fontys A16 English 4. Shirov vs Piket   ½-½ 33 1997 Tilburg Fontys C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed 5. T Shaked vs Kramnik 0-1 35 1997 Tilburg Fontys E46 Nimzo-Indian 6. Van Wely vs Kasparov 0-1 51 1997 Tilburg Fontys A25 English 7. Leko vs Adams   ½-½ 33 1997 Tilburg Fontys C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall 8. Kramnik vs Shirov 1-0 36 1997 Tilburg Fontys E97 King's Indian 9. Onischuk vs Lautier 1-0 63 1997 Tilburg Fontys B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 10. Piket vs Svidler 0-1 38 1997 Tilburg Fontys D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 11. Van Wely vs T Shaked   1-0 28 1997 Tilburg Fontys E97 King's Indian 12. Kasparov vs Polgar 1-0 32 1997 Tilburg Fontys D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 13. T Shaked vs Kasparov 0-1 20 1997 Tilburg Fontys D85 Grunfeld 14. Svidler vs Kramnik   ½-½ 26 1997 Tilburg Fontys B33 Sicilian 15. Lautier vs Leko 0-1 37 1997 Tilburg Fontys D97 Grunfeld, Russian 16. Polgar vs Onischuk 1-0 107 1997 Tilburg Fontys C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 17. Adams vs Piket ½-½ 42 1997 Tilburg Fontys C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 18. Shirov vs Van Wely 1-0 35 1997 Tilburg Fontys B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 19. T Shaked vs Shirov 0-1 91 1997 Tilburg Fontys A57 Benko Gambit 20. Piket vs Lautier 0-1 47 1997 Tilburg Fontys E15 Queen's Indian 21. Van Wely vs Svidler   ½-½ 22 1997 Tilburg Fontys D82 Grunfeld, 4.Bf4 22. Leko vs Polgar   ½-½ 48 1997 Tilburg Fontys B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 23. Kramnik vs Adams   ½-½ 48 1997 Tilburg Fontys A15 English 24. Kasparov vs Onischuk ½-½ 60 1997 Tilburg Fontys E12 Queen's Indian 25. Svidler vs T Shaked 1-0 36 1997 Tilburg Fontys C18 French, Winawer  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Mar-22-23    FSR: A rough tournament for the World Junior Champion, Tal Shaked, who was rated 125 points below the second lowest rated player. Two years later, after losing in the second round of the FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (1999) to Kiril Georgiev, he left chess for the presumably more lucrative world of Google. His match against Georgiev included the immortally punned "Mr. Georgiev, Wear Down this Tal!" K Georgiev vs Shaked, 1999, the late, great <Phony Benoni>'s masterpiece. 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. 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