1988 in chess

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Events in chess in 1988.

Top players

Kasparov and Karpov remained the top two players in the world, positions that they had held since July 1982. Over the year, Dutch player Jan Timman and Alexander Beliavsky of the USSR moved up the list, whilst Andrei Sokolov from the USSR and Ljubomir Ljubojević of Yugoslavia moved down. [1]

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January 1988 FIDE rating list. Top 11 players

EloFIDE Top Eleven MenFIDE Top Eleven Women [2] Elo
2750Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Garry Kasparov  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Maia Chiburdanidze  (URS)2560
2715Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Anatoly Karpov  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nona Gaprindashvili  (URS)2485
2675Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jan Timman  (NED)Flag of Hungary.svg  Zsuzsa Polgar  (HUN)2475
2645Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Alexander Beliavsky  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nana Ioseliani  (URS)2455
2640Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Viktor Korchnoi  (CHE)Flag of Sweden.svg  Pia Cramling  (SWE)2435
2630Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Mikhail Tal  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ketevan Arakhamia  (URS)2420
2630Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Predrag Nikolić  (YUG)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nana Alexandria  (URS)2415
2630Flag of England.svg  Nigel Short  (ENG)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Marta Litinskaya-Shul  (URS)2415
2625Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Artur Yusupov  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Elena Akhmilovskaya  (URS)2400
2625Flag of England.svg  Jon Speelman  (ENG)Flag of Poland.svg  Agnieszka Brustman  (POL)2395
2625Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Mikhail Gurevich  (URS)Flag of the United States.svg  Anna Akhsharumova  (USA)2385

Events

The following major chess tournaments took place in 1988:

Grandmasters Association World Cup

The Grandmasters Association held six World Cup tournaments over 1988 and 1989, with some of the world's best players invited. The first three of these tournaments were held in 1988.

28th Chess Olympiad

The 28th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki, Greece, was held between 12 November and 30 November. It was won by the USSR, ahead of England in second and the Netherlands in third. [6]

The gold medal on the first board was won by Kasparov of USSR with 8½/10. Lajos Portisch of Hungary was second, also scoring 8½, but from 11 games. [7]

The Women's Chess Olympiad was held alongside the open tournament. The winners were Hungary, ahead of the USSR and Yugoslavia. [8]

Other major tournaments

Titles awarded

Grandmaster

In 1989, FIDE awarded the Grandmaster title to the following 20 players: [13]

In addition George Koltanowski (born 1903) was awarded an honorary Grandmaster title in 1988. [15]

Births

The following chess grandmasters were born in 1988: [16]

Deaths

The following leading chess personalities died in 1988:

Other events

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Top men's ratings 1970–1997". Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  2. ↑ olimpbase.org. "History of Elo ratings 1971–2001" . Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  3. ↑ www.chessgames.com. "Brussels WC 1988" . Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  4. ↑ www.chessgames.com. "Belfort WC 1988" . Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  5. ↑ www.chessgames.com. "Reykjavík WC 1988" . Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  6. ↑ www.olimpbase.org. "28th Chess Olympiad, Thessaloniki" . Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  7. ↑ www.olimpbase.org. "28th Chess Olympiad, individual medalists" . Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  8. ↑ www.olimpbase.org. "28th Chess Olympiad, women's tournament" . Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  9. ↑ www.chessgames.com. "Linares 1988" . Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  10. ↑ "Tilburg 1988" (in French). Retrieved 5 August 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  11. ↑ "Reggio Emilia 1988/89" (in Italian). Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  12. ↑ "Wijk aan Zee 1988". Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  13. ↑ Bill Wall. "List of rated players". Archived from the original on 2009-10-28. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  14. ↑ "FIDE ratings card" . Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  15. ↑ "The chess games of Georges Koltanowski" . Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  16. ↑ "Grandmasters born in 1988". FIDE. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  17. ↑ "Jan Hein Donner at www.chessgames.com" . Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  18. ↑ "Chess the musical". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
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