Tilburg chess tournament

The Tilburg chess tournament was a series of very strong chess tournaments held in Tilburg, Netherlands. It was established in 1977 and ran continuously through 1994 under the sponsorship of Interpolis, an insurance company. Fontys Hogescholen shortly revived the tournament series from 1996 to 1998, when the last edition was played. Since 1994 there is another annual chess tournament taking place in Tilburg, which has the name De Stukkenjagers, the field is generally much weaker than the traditional Tilburg tournament.

Tilburg chess tournament

#	Year	Winner
1	1977	Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
2	1978	Lajos Portisch (Hungary)
3	1979	Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
4	1980	Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
5	1981	Alexander Beliavsky (Soviet Union)
6	1982	Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
7	1983	Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
8	1984	Tony Miles (England)
9	1985	Tony Miles (England)  Robert Hübner (West Germany)  Victor Korchnoi (Switzerland)
10	1986	Alexander Beliavsky (Soviet Union)
11	1987	Jan Timman (Netherlands)
12	1988	Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
13	1989	Garry Kasparov (Soviet Union)
14	1990	Vassily Ivanchuk (Soviet Union)  Gata Kamsky (United States)
15	1991	Garry Kasparov (Soviet Union)
16	1992	Michael Adams (England)
17	1993	Anatoly Karpov (Russia)
18	1994	Valery Salov (Russia)
1	1996	Jeroen Piket (Netherlands) (best on tie-break)  Boris Gelfand (Israel)
2	1997	Peter Svidler (Russia) (best on tie-break)  Garry Kasparov (Russia)  Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)
3	1998	Viswanathan Anand (India)

1977

The first edition was a very strong all-grandmaster event of Category 14. It was a single round-robin tournament with twelve players. Karpov won the event.

Tilburg 1977 - cat.14 (2581)

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	Total
1	Anatoly Karpov	*	1	½	½	½	1	½	1	1	½	½	1	8
2	Tony Miles	0	*	½	½	½	½	1	0	1	1	1	1	7
3	Vlastimil Hort	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	6
4	Jan Timman	½	½	½	*	½	1	½	½	0	½	½	1	6
5	Lubomir Kavalek	½	½	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	6
6	Robert Hübner	0	½	½	0	½	*	1	1	½	½	½	1	6
7	Svetozar Gligorić	½	0	½	½	½	0	*	½	1	½	1	½	5½
8	Ulf Andersson	0	1	½	½	½	0	½	*	½	½	½	½	5
9	Yuri Balashov	0	0	½	1	½	½	0	½	*	1	½	½	5
10	Vasily Smyslov	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	*	½	½	4½
11	Gennadi Sosonko	½	0	0	½	½	½	0	½	½	½	*	½	4
12	Fridrik Olafsson	0	0	½	0	0	0	½	½	½	½	½	*	3

1978

The second edition was similar in strength as the first edition, again an all grandmaster event of category 14. No Russian players participated as Karpov and Korchnoi were playing a match at that time and their proposed Russian replacements were not accepted. Portisch won the event.

Tilburg 1978 - cat.14 (2593)

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	Total
1	Lajos Portisch	*	½	½	1	1	1	½	½	½	0	1	½	7
2	Jan Timman	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	½	6½
3	Roman Dzindzichashvili	½	½	*	1	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	6
4	Robert Hübner	0	½	0	*	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	½	6
5	Tony Miles	0	½	1	½	*	0	0	½	1	½	1	1	6
6	Walter Browne	0	½	½	½	1	*	1	½	½	1	0	0	5½
7	Vlastimil Hort	½	½	½	½	1	0	*	½	0	½	½	1	5½
8	Boris Spassky	½	½	½	0	½	½	½	*	0	1	1	½	5½
9	Bent Larsen	½	0	½	0	0	½	1	1	*	½	½	½	5
10	Ljubomir Ljubojević	1	0	½	0	½	0	½	0	½	*	½	1	4½
11	Gennadi Sosonko	0	½	½	½	0	1	½	0	½	½	*	½	4½
12	Zoltán Ribli	½	½	0	½	0	1	0	½	½	0	½	*	4

1979

Tilburg 1979 - cat.15 (2605)

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	Total
1	Anatoly Karpov	*	½	½	½	1	1	½	½	½	1	½	1	7½
2	Oleg Romanishin	½	*	½	½	0	½	1	1	½	1	½	1	7
3	Lajos Portisch	½	½	*	½	½	1	½	0	½	½	1	1	6½
4	Gyula Sax	½	½	½	*	½	0	½	1	½	½	½	1	6
5	Gennadi Sosonko	0	1	½	½	*	1	½	0	1	0	½	½	5½
6	Bent Larsen	0	½	0	1	0	*	½	1	½	1	1	0	5½
7	Boris Spassky	½	0	½	½	½	½	*	½	1	½	½	½	5½
8	Jan Timman	½	0	1	0	1	0	½	*	½	½	½	1	5½
9	Robert Hübner	½	½	½	½	0	½	0	½	*	½	½	1	5
10	Vlastimil Hort	0	0	½	½	1	0	½	½	½	*	½	1	5
11	Lubomir Kavalek	½	½	0	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	*	½	4½
12	Vasily Smyslov	0	0	0	0	½	1	½	0	0	0	½	*	2½

1980

Tilburg 1980 - cat.15 (2619)

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	Total
1	Anatoly Karpov	*	½	1	½	1	½	½	0	1	1	1	½	7½
2	Lajos Portisch	½	*	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	½	1	7
3	Jan Timman	0	½	*	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	1	6½
4	Gennadi Sosonko	½	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	6
5	Boris Spassky	0	½	½	½	*	0	½	1	1	1	½	½	6
6	Mikhail Tal	½	0	½	½	1	*	½	½	½	½	½	½	5½
7	Vlastimil Hort	½	½	½	½	½	½	*	0	½	½	½	½	5
8	Bent Larsen	1	0	0	½	0	½	1	*	½	0	1	½	5
9	Ulf Andersson	0	½	½	½	0	½	½	½	*	½	½	½	4½
10	Zoltán Ribli	0	½	½	0	0	½	½	1	½	*	½	½	4½
11	Robert Hübner	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	0	½	½	*	1	4½
12	Lubomir Kavalek	½	0	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	*	4

1981

Tilburg 1981 - cat.15 (2608)

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	Total
1	Alexander Beliavsky	*	½	0	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	7½
2	Tigran Petrosian	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	½	1	7
3	Lajos Portisch	1	½	*	½	1	0	½	½	0	1	1	½	6½
4	Jan Timman	0	½	½	*	½	½	1	1	0	1	½	1	6½
5	Ljubomir Ljubojević	½	½	0	½	*	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	6
6	Ulf Andersson	½	½	1	½	½	*	½	0	½	0	½	1	5½
7	Boris Spassky	½	½	½	0	½	½	*	1	½	½	½	½	5½
8	Garry Kasparov	½	0	½	0	½	1	0	*	1	½	1	½	5½
9	Gennadi Sosonko	0	0	1	1	½	½	½	0	*	0	½	½	4½
10	Bent Larsen	0	½	0	0	0	1	½	½	1	*	0	1	4½
11	Robert Hübner	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	0	½	1	*	½	4
12	Tony Miles	0	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	½	0	½	*	3

1982

Tilburg 1982 - cat.14 (2599)

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	Total
1	Anatoly Karpov	*	½	½	½	1	½	1	0	½	1	1	1	7½
2	Jan Timman	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	7
3	Ulf Andersson	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	6½
4	Gennadi Sosonko	½	½	½	*	0	1	0	1	½	½	1	1	6½
5	Tigran Petrosian	0	½	½	1	*	½	0	1	1	½	½	½	6
6	Vasily Smyslov	½	½	½	0	½	*	1	½	½	1	½	½	6
7	John Nunn	0	½	½	1	1	0	*	½	½	½	½	0	5
8	Lajos Portisch	1	½	½	0	0	½	½	*	0	½	½	1	5
9	Walter Browne	½	½	0	½	0	½	½	1	*	0	½	1	5
10	Robert Hübner	0	0	½	½	½	0	½	½	1	*	½	½	4½
11	Eugenio Torre	0	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	*	1	4½
12	Bent Larsen	0	0	0	0	½	½	1	0	0	½	0	*	2½

1983

Tilburg 1983 - cat.15 (2613)

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	Total
1	Anatoly Karpov	*	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	7
2	Ljubomir Ljubojević	½	*	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	1	1	0	6½
3	Lajos Portisch	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	1	6½
4	Rafael Vaganian	½	½	½	*	½	½	1	1	½	0	0	1	6
5	Gennadi Sosonko	½	½	½	½	*	0	½	½	½	1	1	½	6
6	Lev Polugaevsky	0	0	½	½	1	*	½	½	½	1	½	½	5½
7	Boris Spassky	½	½	½	0	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	1	5½
8	Robert Hübner	½	½	0	0	½	½	½	*	½	½	1	1	5½
9	Ulf Andersson	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	*	½	½	0	5
10	Jan Timman	½	0	½	1	0	0	½	½	½	*	½	1	5
11	Yasser Seirawan	0	0	½	1	0	½	½	0	½	½	*	½	4
12	John van der Wiel	0	1	0	0	½	½	0	0	1	0	½	*	3½

1984

Tilburg 1984 - cat.14 (2596)

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	Total
1	Tony Miles	*	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	1	8
2	Robert Hübner	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	½	6½
3	Vladimir Tukmakov	½	½	*	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	6½
4	Zoltán Ribli	½	½	0	*	½	½	½	1	½	1	1	½	6½
5	Alexander Beliavsky	½	½	½	½	*	1	0	½	½	½	1	1	6½
6	Ljubomir Ljubojević	½	½	½	½	0	*	1	½	½	½	1	½	6
7	Lajos Portisch	0	½	½	½	1	0	*	½	½	0	1	1	5½
8	Jan Timman	0	½	½	0	½	½	½	*	1	½	½	1	5½
9	Ulf Andersson	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	0	*	½	½	1	5
10	Vasily Smyslov	0	0	½	0	½	½	1	½	½	*	1	0	4½
11	Gennadi Sosonko	0	½	½	0	0	0	0	½	½	0	*	1	3
12	John van der Wiel	0	½	0	½	0	½	0	0	0	1	0	*	2½

1985

Tilburg 1985 - cat.15 (2603)

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total
1	Tony Miles	**	0½	11	11	10	0½	1½	½½	8½
2	Robert Hübner	1½	**	½½	10	½½	½1	½½	½1	8½
3	Viktor Kortschnoi	00	½½	**	½½	½1	1½	11	½1	8½
4	Ljubomir Ljubojević	00	01	½½	**	½1	½1	10	01	7
5	Lev Polugaevsky	01	½½	½0	½0	**	1½	0½	½½	6
6	Oleg Romanishin	1½	½0	0½	½0	0½	**	½½	1½	6
7	Jan Timman	0½	½½	00	01	1½	½½	**	01	6
8	Roman Dzindzichashvili	½½	½0	½0	10	½½	0½	10	**	5½

1986

Tilburg 1986 - cat.15 (2619)

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total
1	Alexander Beliavsky	**	11	½1	0½	1½	½½	0½	½1	8½
2	Ljubomir Ljubojević	00	**	½½	10	½½	1½	½1	11	8
3	Anatoly Karpov	½0	½½	**	½½	½½	1½	½½	½1	7½
4	Tony Miles	1½	01	½½	**	01	½0	½½	01	7
5	Jan Timman	0½	½½	½½	10	**	10	½½	½1	7
6	Lajos Portisch	½½	0½	0½	½1	01	**	½½	½1	7
7	Robert Hübner	1½	½0	½½	½½	½½	½½	**	0½	6½
8	Viktor Kortschnoi	½0	00	½0	10	½0	½0	1½	**	4½

1987

Tilburg 1987 - cat.15 (2623)

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total
1	Jan Timman	**	½½	½½	1½	½1	½½	01	½1	8½
2	Predrag Nikolić	½½	**	½1	01	½1	½½	½½	½½	8
3	Robert Hübner	½½	½0	**	11	½½	½½	½½	1½	8
4	Viktor Kortschnoi	0½	10	00	**	1½	1½	½1	1½	7½
5	Artur Jussupow	½0	½0	½½	0½	**	½½	1½	11	7
6	Ulf Andersson	½½	½½	½½	0½	½½	**	½½	½½	6½
7	Andrei Sokolov	10	½½	½½	½0	0½	½½	**	½½	6
8	Ljubomir Ljubojević	½0	½½	0½	0½	00	½½	½½	**	4½

1988

Tilburg 1988 - cat.15 (2627)

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total
1	Anatoly Karpov	**	½½	½1	1½	11	½½	11	1½	10½
2	Nigel Short	½½	**	0½	½½	½½	11	½1	½1	8½
3	Jóhann Hjartarson	½0	1½	**	½½	½0	½½	1½	10	7
4	Predrag Nikolić	0½	½½	½½	**	½0	½1	½½	1½	7
5	Jan Timman	00	½½	½1	½1	**	01	½0	½1	7
6	Robert Hübner	½½	00	½½	½0	10	**	½½	½½	5½
7	John van der Wiel	00	½0	0½	½½	½1	½½	**	10	5½
8	Lajos Portisch	0½	½0	01	0½	½0	½½	01	**	5

1989

Tilburg 1989 - cat.16 (2626)

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total
1	Garry Kasparov	**	½1	½1	1½	1½	11	11	11	12
2	Viktor Kortschnoi	½0	**	½½	½½	½1	1½	1½	1½	8½
3	Ljubomir Ljubojević	½0	½½	**	½½	1½	0½	01	½1	7
4	Gyula Sax	0½	½½	½½	**	01	½½	½½	1½	7
5	Vassily Ivanchuk	0½	½0	0½	10	**	1½	½½	½1	6½
6	Simen Agdestein	00	0½	1½	½½	0½	**	½½	½½	5½
7	Jóhann Hjartarson	00	0½	10	½½	½½	½½	**	10	5½
8	Jeroen Piket	00	0½	½0	0½	½0	½½	01	**	4

1990

Tilburg 1990 - cat.16 (2643)

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total
1	Gata Kamsky	**	½1	1½	½0	10	1½	1½	½½	8½
2	Vassily Ivanchuk	½0	**	½0	½1	11	½½	½1	1½	8½
3	Boris Gelfand	0½	½1	**	10	0½	11	½½	½1	8
4	Nigel Short	½1	½0	01	**	10	½0	1½	½1	7½
5	Jan Timman	01	00	1½	01	**	½½	0½	½1	6½
6	Ulf Andersson	0½	½½	00	½1	½½	**	½½	½1	6½
7	Predrag Nikolić	0½	½0	½½	0½	1½	½½	**	½½	6
8	Yasser Seirawan	½½	0½	½0	½0	½0	½0	½½	**	4½

1991

Tilburg 1991 - cat.17 (2666)

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total
1	Garry Kasparov	**	½½	10	½1	½½	11	1½	11	10
2	Nigel Short	½½	**	0½	½½	11	1½	½½	1½	8½
3	Viswanathan Anand	01	1½	**	10	10	0½	1½	1½	8
4	Anatoly Karpov	½0	½½	01	**	½0	½1	½1	½1	7½
5	Gata Kamsky	½½	00	01	½1	**	10	½½	½1	7
6	Jan Timman	00	0½	1½	½0	01	**	10	11	6½
7	Viktor Kortschnoi	0½	½½	0½	½0	½½	01	**	½½	5½
8	Evgeny Bareev	00	0½	0½	½0	½0	00	½½	**	3

1992

In 1992 the tournament was for the first time held in the knockout format and comprised three days per round. Game one on day one, game two on day two (both at classic time limits). Day three was a rest day, but for those tied 1-1 it was the day to play two more tie-break games (each with rapid time limit) and in a few cases, another two. The format was described by some commentators as very brutal. Anyone getting off to a slow start would be eliminated and sent home in just two or three days, such as happened to the entire Hungarian squad of Lajos Portisch, Gyula Sax, Zoltán Ribli, József Pintér and Peter Leko. Those who did not win cleanly in the initial two games of each round found fatigue a great problem, due to having to give up their rest days. The benefit over the old double round-robin format, was that it opened up the potential for an unexpected winner and this made it exciting for the spectators. The traditional format favours those highly graded players who win year after year by agreeing quick draws against their closest rivals and defeating the rest.

The 1992 edition had 111 participants, 94 in round one, with the 47 winners then being joined by 17 seeded players given a bye to round two. Round two therefore comprised 64 players, round three 32 and round four 16. Below are the results from round four onwards. At the time, this was the largest prize fund of any traditional tournament. Adams won 100,000 Dutch guilders, the overall fund was 500,000 dg. The seeded players were given very generous conditions of a guaranteed 10,000 guilders to ensure their attendance.

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Vassily Ivanchuk

3

Yasser Seirawan

1

Vassily Ivanchuk

2½

Artur Yusupov

1½

Gata Kamsky

3½

Gata Kamsky

2½

Gata Kamsky

2½

Boris Gelfand

1½

Boris Gelfand

3½

Edvins Kengis

½

Boris Gelfand

4

Sergei Tiviakov

½

Viktor Korchnoi

2

Viktor Korchnoi

1½

Boris Gelfand

1½

Alexey Vyzmanavin

1

Michael Adams

2½

Predrag Nikolić

3

Predrag Nikolić

2

Nigel Short

0

Ilya Smirin

4

Ilya Smirin

2

Ilya Smirin

½

Vasily Smyslov

2½

Michael Adams

1½

Evgeny Sveshnikov

3½

Evgeny Sveshnikov

½

Andrei Kovalev

½

Michael Adams

1½

Michael Adams

1½

1993

The 1993 edition was played in the same format as the 1992 edition with 112 participants; round one had 96 unseeded entrants and 16 seeded players (with a bye) joined the winners in round two. Tie-break games were played at a time control of twenty minutes plus ten second increment. The prize fund was the same as last year: 500,000 Dutch guilders (100,000 for the winner) and minimum 10,000 dg. guaranteed to seeded players. Of the seventeen host country players that started, only two made it past the first round. They were joined by the seeded Jan Timman and Jeroen Piket. Paul van der Sterren declined to play after his request to be seeded was turned down.

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Anatoly Karpov

2½

Gregory Kaidanov

1½

Anatoly Karpov

1½

Artur Yusupov

2½

Artur Yusupov

½

Gata Kamsky

1½

Anatoly Karpov

1½

Alexey Dreev

1½

Alexander Beliavsky

½

Rafael Vaganian

2½

Rafael Vaganian

1½

Predrag Nikolić

½

Alexander Beliavsky

2½

Alexander Beliavsky

1½

Anatoly Karpov

2½

Alexei Shirov

1½

Vassily Ivanchuk

1½

Eduardas Rozentalis

½

Alexei Shirov

2

Evgeny Bareev

2

Evgeny Bareev

0

Ognjen Cvitan

0

Alexei Shirov

1½

Alexander Morozevich

1

Vassily Ivanchuk

2½

Kiril Georgiev

3

Kiril Georgiev

1

Vassily Ivanchuk

1½

Vassily Ivanchuk

3

Vladimir Epishin

½

1994

The final edition to be organised under Interpolis' sponsorship was another large knockout tournament.

At the opening ceremony, a spokesman for Interpolis shocked the audience with an announcement that the company was reconsidering its chess and other public relations activities, following a total merger with Rabobank. FIDE President Florencio Campomanes attended the opening, primarily to lend support to the FIDE Women's Candidates tournament, which was being held at Tilburg alongside the Interpolis event.

The event commenced with a first round of 112 participants and the 56 winners were then joined by eight seeded players to make up a 64-player second round. The seeded players were Karpov (Elo rating 2780), Salov (2710), Ivanchuk (2695), Bareev (2695), Khalifman (2645), Epishin (2650), Timman (2635), and K. Georgiev (2615).

Due to a clash with another strong tournament in Horgen, the line-up was slightly depleted this time. Garry Kasparov, Alexei Shirov, Artur Yusupov, Viktor Korchnoi, Joël Lautier, Boris Gelfand, Peter Leko and Tony Miles were among those who favoured the rival event. Additionally, some Russian players were staying at home to prepare for their national championship, a precursor to selection for the Olympiad team.

Everyone was surprised to see the return of the Brazilian GM Henrique Mecking, a former world-class player, who had suffered a life-threatening condition some eighteen years previously and had been in a slow recovery ever since.

Held at the Interpolis headquarters, round one heralded the largest number of 'big reputation' casualties since the introduction of the knockout format. Alexander Beliavsky, Victor Bologan, Mikhail Gurevich, Curt Hansen, Lembit Oll, Alon Greenfeld, Ilya Smirin, Veselin Topalov and home favourite Jeroen Piket all had to pack their bags after just three days.

As before, each round comprised two (classic time limit) games on days one and two, followed by a rest day, which was also the day to conclude tie-breaks (starting with pairs of rapid time limit games and followed, if necessary, with blitz games).

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Evgeny Bareev

1½

Vladimir Tukmakov

2½

Evgeny Bareev

1½

Alexey Dreev

1½

Alexey Dreev

½

Zoltán Almási

½

Evgeny Bareev

1½

Kiril Georgiev

3½

Anatoly Karpov

½

Ivan Sokolov

2½

Kiril Georgiev

0

Anatoly Karpov

2

Anatoly Karpov

2

Alexander Shabalov

0

Evgeny Bareev

½

Zurab Azmaiparashvili

1½

Valery Salov

1½

Vassily Ivanchuk

2½

Vassily Ivanchuk

4

Alexander Khalifman

1½

Alexander Khalifman

2

Leonid Yudasin

½

Vassily Ivanchuk

1½

Vladimir Akopian

1½

Valery Salov

2½

Evgeny Pigusov

½

Vladimir Akopian

½

Valery Salov

1½

Valery Salov

1½

Grigory Serper

½

1996

Tilburg 1996 - cat.16 (2648)

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	Total
1	Jeroen Piket	*	½	1	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	7
2	Boris Gelfand	½	*	1	½	½	½	1	1	½	½	½	½	7
3	Alexei Shirov	0	0	*	0	1	½	1	½	1	1	½	1	6½
4	Loek van Wely	0	½	1	*	½	1	½	0	1	½	½	½	6
5	Peter Leko	½	½	0	½	*	0	½	½	½	1	1	1	6
6	Anatoly Karpov	½	½	½	0	1	*	½	½	0	½	1	½	5½
7	Michael Adams	½	0	0	½	½	½	*	1	½	½	½	1	5½
8	Emil Sutovskij	½	0	½	1	½	½	0	*	½	½	0	1	5
9	Zoltán Almási	½	½	0	0	½	1	½	½	*	½	½	0	4½
10	Peter Svidler	½	½	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	*	½	½	4½
11	Joël Lautier	0	½	½	½	0	0	½	1	½	½	*	½	4½
12	Judit Polgár	½	½	0	½	0	½	0	0	1	½	½	*	4

1997

Tilburg 1997 - cat.17 (2667)

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	Total
1	Peter Svidler	*	1	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	1	1	8
2	Garry Kasparov	0	*	½	½	1	1	1	½	1	½	1	1	8
3	Vladimir Kramnik	½	½	*	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	1	1	8
4	Michael Adams	½	½	½	*	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	1	7
5	Peter Leko	½	0	½	½	*	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	7
6	Judit Polgár	½	0	½	½	½	*	1	½	½	1	½	½	6
7	Alexei Shirov	0	0	0	½	½	0	*	½	1	1	½	1	5
8	Joël Lautier	½	½	0	0	0	½	½	*	½	0	1	1	4½
9	Loek van Wely	½	0	0	½	0	½	0	½	*	½	1	1	4½
10	Alexander Onischuk	0	½	½	0	½	0	0	1	½	*	½	½	4
11	Jeroen Piket	0	0	0	½	0	½	½	0	0	½	*	½	2½
12	Tal Shaked	0	0	0	0	0	½	0	0	0	½	½	*	1½

1998

Tilburg 1998 - cat.18 (2680)

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	Total
1	Viswanathan Anand	*	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	½	1	1	7½
2	Peter Leko	½	*	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	1	½	½	7
3	Matthew Sadler	½	½	*	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	6
4	Vadim Zvjaginsev	½	½	½	*	0	1	½	½	½	½	1	½	6
5	Vladimir Kramnik	0	0	½	1	*	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	6
6	Jeroen Piket	½	½	½	0	½	*	½	0	1	½	1	½	5½
7	Michael Adams	0	0	0	½	½	½	*	1	½	1	½	1	5½
8	Peter Svidler	½	½	½	½	½	1	0	*	1	0	0	½	5
9	Loek van Wely	½	½	½	½	½	0	½	0	*	½	½	1	5
10	Veselin Topalov	½	0	½	½	½	½	0	1	½	*	0	½	4½
11	Joël Lautier	0	½	½	0	0	0	½	1	½	1	*	½	4½
12	Viktor Korchnoi	0	½	½	½	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	*	3½

References

• Tilburg chess events
• Complete crosstables
• The stukkenjagers tournament in Tilburg
• Results from BrasilBase: , , ,
• CHESS magazine - issues January 1993 pp. 6–14; February 1994 pp. 4–7; January 1995 pp. 16–18