1993 in chess

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Below is a list of events in chess in 1993, as well as the top ten FIDE rated chess players of that year.

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Top players

FIDE top 10 by Elo rating - January 1993

  1. Garry Kasparov Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Russia 2805
  2. Anatoly Karpov Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Russia 2725
  3. Vassily Ivanchuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2710
  4. Viswanathan Anand Flag of India.svg  India 2710
  5. Boris Gelfand Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg Belarus 2690
  6. Vladimir Kramnik Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Russia 2685
  7. Alexei Shirov Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2670
  8. Evgeny Bareev Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Russia 2670
  9. Kiril Georgiev Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2660
  10. Valery Salov Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Russia 2660

Tournaments

List of strong chess tournaments in 1993.

TournamentSystemCityPlayersWinnerRunner-upThird
Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1993 Single elimination Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wijk aan Zee 24 Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Anatoly Karpov Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Illescas Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Valery Salov
Flag of Estonia.svg Lembit Oll
Linares International Chess Tournament Round robin Flag of Spain.svg Linares 14 Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Garry Kasparov Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Anatoly Karpov Flag of India.svg Viswanathan Anand
Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting Round robin Flag of Germany.svg Dortmund 8 Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Anatoly Karpov Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Vladimir Kramnik Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Lutz
SKA-Mephisto International Chess Tournament Round robin Flag of Germany.svg Munich 12 Flag of Latvia.svg Alexei Shirov Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg Boris Gelfand Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mikhail Gurevich
Belgrade Chess Tournament Round robin Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Belgrade 10 Flag of Ukraine.svg Alexander Beliavsky Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Vladimir Kramnik Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Alexander Khalifman
Las Palmas Chess Tournament Round robin Flag of Spain.svg Las Palmas 10 Flag of Chile.svg Ivan Morovic Flag of India.svg Viswanathan Anand Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Alexander Khalifman
Tilburg chess tournament Single elimination Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tilburg 112 Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Anatoly Karpov Flag of Ukraine.svg Vassily Ivanchuk Flag of Latvia.svg Alexei Shirov
Flag of Ukraine.svg Alexander Beliavsky
Interzonal Tournament Swiss Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Biel 74 Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg Boris Gelfand Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul van der Sterren Flag of the United States.svg Gata Kamsky
PCA Qualifier Swiss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Groningen 54 Flag of England.svg Michael Adams Flag of India.svg Viswanathan Anand Flag of the United States.svg Gata Kamsky

Chess news in brief

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