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Sarajevo 1999
Compiled by suenteus po 147
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In May of 1999, ten grandmasters, including the world champion, competed in a category XIX round robin tournament held at the Bosnian city of Sarajevo. It was the 29th edition of the international competiton and the complete list of players were (in order of ELO): Garry Kasparov (2812), Alexey Shirov (2726), Alexander Morozevich (2723), Michael Adams (2716), Veselin Topalov (2700), Nigel Short (2697), Peter Leko (2694), Jan Timman (2670), Evgeny Bareev (2650), and Ivan Sokolov (2624). Kasparov dominated in his usual fashion, finishing unbeaten with 7/9 and earning wins against half the field. The final standings and crosstable follow:

01 Kasparov 7/9 * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1

02 Bareev 6/9 ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1

03 Shirov 6/9 ½ ½ * 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1

04 Morozevich 5½/9 0 0 1 * ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½

05 Adams 5/9 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 0 1 1 1

06 Leko 4½/9 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½

07 Topalov 4/9 ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ * ½ ½ 1

08 Short 3/9 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ * 1 ½

09 Sokolov 2½/9 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 * 1

10 Timman 1½/9 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 *

Round One, Game #1
Leko vs Shirov, 1999 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 44 moves, 0-1

Round One, Game #2
Bareev vs Kasparov, 1999
(D80) Grunfeld, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round One, Game #3
Morozevich vs I Sokolov, 1999 
(C58) Two Knights, 41 moves, 1-0

Round One, Game #4
Timman vs Topalov, 1999
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 37 moves, 0-1

Round One, Game #5
Adams vs Short, 1999 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0

Round Two, Game #6
Topalov vs Adams, 1999
(A17) English, 61 moves, 1-0

Round Two, Game #7
I Sokolov vs Timman, 1999
(E12) Queen's Indian, 48 moves, 1-0

Round Two, Game #8
Short vs Bareev, 1999 
(C00) French Defense, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Two, Game #9
Leko vs Morozevich, 1999 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Two, Game #10
Shirov vs Kasparov, 1999 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three, Game #11
Adams vs I Sokolov, 1999 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 32 moves, 1-0

Round Three, Game #12
Bareev vs Topalov, 1999 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 43 moves, 1-0

Round Three, Game #13
Kasparov vs Short, 1999 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 40 moves, 1-0

Round Three, Game #14
Morozevich vs Shirov, 1999 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 57 moves, 1-0

Round Three, Game #15
Timman vs Leko, 1999
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four, Game #16
Topalov vs Kasparov, 1999
(D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four, Game #17
Leko vs Adams, 1999
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four, Game #18
Morozevich vs Timman, 1999
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four, Game #19
I Sokolov vs Bareev, 1999
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four, Game #20
Shirov vs Short, 1999
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Five, Game #21
Adams vs Morozevich, 1999
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Five, Game #22
Short vs Topalov, 1999
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Five, Game #23
Timman vs Shirov, 1999 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 0-1

Round Five, Game #24
Kasparov vs I Sokolov, 1999 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 49 moves, 1-0

Round Five, Game #25
Bareev vs Leko, 1999
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Six, Game #26
Leko vs Kasparov, 1999
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Six, Game #27
Morozevich vs Bareev, 1999 
(C11) French, 70 moves, 0-1

Round Six, Game #28
Timman vs Adams, 1999
(C45) Scotch Game, 41 moves, 0-1

Round Six, Game #29
I Sokolov vs Short, 1999 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 43 moves, 0-1

Round Six, Game #30
Shirov vs Topalov, 1999 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 76 moves, 1-0

Round Seven, Game #31
Adams vs Shirov, 1999
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Seven, Game #32
Kasparov vs Morozevich, 1999 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 55 moves, 1-0

Round Seven, Game #33
Short vs Leko, 1999 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 44 moves, 0-1

Round Seven, Game #34
Bareev vs Timman, 1999 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0

Round Seven, Game #35
Topalov vs I Sokolov, 1999 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eight, Game #36
Timman vs Kasparov, 1999 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 60 moves, 0-1

Round Eight, Game #37
Morozevich vs Short, 1999 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 42 moves, 1-0

Round Eight, Game #38
Shirov vs I Sokolov, 1999 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 54 moves, 1-0

Round Eight, Game #39
Leko vs Topalov, 1999 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eight, Game #40
Adams vs Bareev, 1999 
(C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Nine, Game #41
Short vs Timman, 1999
(C42) Petrov Defense, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Nine, Game #42
I Sokolov vs Leko, 1999
(D85) Grunfeld, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Nine, Game #43
Kasparov vs Adams, 1999 
(C45) Scotch Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Round Nine, Game #44
Topalov vs Morozevich, 1999 
(C11) French, 31 moves, 0-1

Round Nine, Game #45
Bareev vs Shirov, 1999
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

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