Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1998

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Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1998
Public watching the 60th Wijk aan Zee tournament.
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The Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Steel Chess Tournament 1998 was the 60th edition of the Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament. It was held in Wijk aan Zee in January 1998 and was won jointly won by Vladimir Kramnik and Viswanathan Anand.[1]

60th Hoogovens tournament, group A, 16 January – 1 February 1998, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XVII (2671)[2]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total TPR Place
1  Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) 2790 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 8½ 2771 1–2
2  Viswanathan Anand (India) 2770 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 8½ 2773 1–2
3  Alexei Shirov (Spain) 2710 1 ½ Does not appear 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 7½ 2724 3–5
4  Jan Timman (Netherlands) 2635 ½ ½ 0 Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 7½ 2730 3–5
5  Michael Adams (England) 2670 0 ½ 0 0 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7½ 2727 3–5
6  Anatoly Karpov (Russia) 2735 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 6½ 2665 6–10
7  Judit Polgár (Hungary) 2670 0 1 1 ½ ½ 0 Does not appear 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6½ 2670 6–10
8  Boris Gelfand (Belarus) 2675 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 Does not appear ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 6½ 2670 6–10
9  Jeroen Piket (Netherlands) 2575 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ 0 1 1 6½ 2678 6–10
10  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) 2740 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 Does not appear 1 ½ 1 ½ 6½ 2665 6–10
11  Valery Salov (Russia) 2680 ½ 0 1 0 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 0 5½ 2613 11
12  Friso Nijboer (Netherlands) 2580 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 5 2590 12
13  Loek van Wely (Netherlands) 2605 1 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 0 4½ 2565 13
14  Paul van der Sterren (Netherlands) 2555 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 Does not appear 4 2538 14
60th Hoogovens tournament, group B, 20–31 January 1998, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XI (2501)[3]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total TPR Place
1  IM Dimitri Reinderman (Netherlands) 2480 Does not appear 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 9 2764 1–2
2  IM Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan) 2565 0 Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 2757 1–2
3  GM Tal Shaked (United States) 2535 0 ½ Does not appear 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 6 2533 3–5
4  GM Mikhail Kobalia (Russia) 2500 0 0 1 Does not appear ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 6 2536 3–5
5  GM John van der Wiel (Netherlands) 2525 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 6 2534 3–5
6  GM Xie Jun (China) 2485 0 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 5½ 2502 6–7
7  IM Erik van den Doel (Netherlands) 2485 0 0 0 1 1 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 0 1 1 5½ 2502 6–7
8  GM Boris Alterman (Israel) 2615 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 1 0 1 1 5 2454 8
9  IM Marinus Kuijf (Netherlands) 2460 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 Does not appear 1 0 1 4½ 2439 9
10  IM Albert Blees (Netherlands) 2445 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 4 2403 10
11  IM Manuel Bosboom (Netherlands) 2450 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ Does not appear 1 3 2330 11
12  IM Alexander Cherniaev (Russia) 2465 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 Does not appear 2½ 2293 12


References[edit]

  1. ^ "All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess". history.tatasteelchess.com. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  2. ^ Mark Crowther (2 February 1998). "The Week in Chess 169". The Week in Chess.
  3. ^ Mark Crowther (2 February 1998). "The Week in Chess 169". The Week in Chess.
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