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.
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| 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 |
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