Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1999

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The Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Steel Chess Tournament 1999 was the 61st edition of the Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament. It was held in Wijk aan Zee in January 1999 and was won by world number one Garry Kasparov.^[2]

Kasparov, entering for the first time, finished half a point ahead of 1998 champion Viswanathan Anand, and whose final tally of 10 points included a seven-game winning streak, described the event as "by far the best tournament in my life" and stated that his preparation was the strongest it had ever been due to computers.^[3] The game Kasparov played against Veselin Topalov is one of Kasparov's most famous games, and is called "Kasparov's Immortal";^[4] it is considered a masterpiece and some even consider it the best Chess game ever played.^[5]^[6]

61st Hoogovens tournament, group A, 15–31 January 1999, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XVIII (2678) ^[7]
	Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Total	TPR	Place
1	Garry Kasparov (Russia)	2812		½	½	0	1	1	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	10	2878	1
2	Viswanathan Anand (India)	2781	½	Does not appear	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	1	1	1	½	1	9½	2844	2
3	Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)	2751	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	1	1	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	8	2758	3
4	Ivan Sokolov (Bosnia and Herzegovina)	2624	1	½	½	Does not appear	½	0	½	0	½	½	½	1	1	½	7	2710	4–7
5	Jeroen Piket (Netherlands)	2619	0	0	½	½	Does not appear	½	1	1	½	1	½	½	½	½	7	2711	4–7
6	Alexei Shirov (Spain)	2726	0	½	0	1	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	7	2702	4–7
7	Jan Timman (Netherlands)	2670	½	0	0	½	0	½	Does not appear	1	½	0	1	1	1	1	7	2707	4–7
8	Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)	2714	½	½	½	1	0	½	0	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	½	1	6½	2674	8–9
9	Peter Svidler (Russia)	2713	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	1	½	½	½	6½	2674	8–9
10	Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)	2700	0	0	½	½	0	½	1	½	½	Does not appear	½	1	0	1	6	2646	10
11	Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan)	2606	0	0	½	½	½	½	0	½	0	½	Does not appear	1	½	½	5	2596	11
12	Loek van Wely (Netherlands)	2632	0	0	½	0	½	½	0	½	½	0	0	Does not appear	1	1	4½	2571	12
13	Alex Yermolinsky (United States)	2597	0	½	0	0	½	0	0	½	½	1	½	0	Does not appear	½	4	2542	13
14	Dimitri Reinderman (Netherlands)	2541	0	0	½	½	½	0	0	0	½	0	½	0	½	Does not appear	3	2477	14

61st Hoogovens tournament, group B, 19–31 January 1999, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XI (2520) ^[3]
	Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total	TPR	Place
1	GM Smbat Lputian (Armenia)	2614	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	1	1	8½	2722	1
2	GM Rafael Leitão (Brazil)	2545	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	1	1	½	½	½	1	1	7½	2650	2
3	GM Sergey Ionov (Russia)	2551	½	½	Does not appear	½	1	½	1	½	½	1	½	½	7	2618	3–4
4	GM John van der Wiel (Netherlands)	2529	½	½	½	Does not appear	0	1	1	1	½	½	½	1	7	2620	3–4
5	GM Igor Glek (Russia)	2566	½	½	0	1	Does not appear	½	0	½	½	1	1	1	6½	2580	5–6
6	GM Friso Nijboer (Netherlands)	2534	0	0	½	0	½	Does not appear	1	1	1	1	1	½	6½	2583	5–6
7	Dennis de Vreugt (Netherlands)	2378	0	0	0	0	1	0	Does not appear	1	1	½	1	½	5	2496	7
8	GM Michail Brodsky (Ukraine)	2530	½	½	½	0	½	0	0	Does not appear	½	½	½	1	4½	2453	8
9	GM Christian Bauer (France)	2528	0	½	½	½	½	0	0	½	Does not appear	0	½	1	4	2417	9–10
10	Ruud Janssen (Netherlands)	2445	0	½	0	½	0	0	½	½	1	Does not appear	½	½	4	2424	9–10
11	IM Jeroen Bosch (Netherlands)	2470	0	0	½	½	0	0	0	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	3	2349	11
12	IM Erik van den Doel (Netherlands)	2547	0	0	½	0	0	½	½	0	0	½	½	Does not appear	2½	2306	12

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References

↑ Seirawan, Yasser (September 2003). "Yasser Annotates: Kasparov-Topalov Wijk aan Zee 1999 Hoogovens Tournament Round 4" (PDF). Inside Chess. Archived from the original on 2004-03-30. Born of necessity the combination is nonetheless stunning.
↑ "All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess". history.tatasteelchess.com. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
1 2 Mark Crowther (1 February 1999). "The Week in Chess 221". The Week in Chess.
↑ Kaehler, Arne. "Svitlana's Smart Moves - Kasparov's immortal". one of the greatest chess games ever played is the one between Garry Kasparov and Veselin Topalov from 1999 in Wijk aan Zee
↑ Alberto Colodro, Carlos. "Throwback Thursday: Kasparov's immortal". Garry Kasparov defeated Veselin Topalov in what is now known as his 'immortal game'
↑ "The Best Chess Games Of All Time". Chess.com. Kasparov has a long list of brilliancies to his credit, but this game is his virtually undisputed masterpiece.
↑ Mark Crowther (15 February 1999). "The Week in Chess 223". The Week in Chess.

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[1] Seirawan, Yasser (September 2003). "Yasser Annotates: Kasparov-Topalov Wijk aan Zee 1999 Hoogovens Tournament Round 4" (PDF). Inside Chess. Archived from the original on 2004-03-30. Born of necessity the combination is nonetheless stunning.

[2] "All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess". history.tatasteelchess.com. Retrieved 2021-03-20.

[twic221-3] 1 2 Mark Crowther (1 February 1999). "The Week in Chess 221". The Week in Chess.

[4] Kaehler, Arne. "Svitlana's Smart Moves - Kasparov's immortal". one of the greatest chess games ever played is the one between Garry Kasparov and Veselin Topalov from 1999 in Wijk aan Zee

[5] Alberto Colodro, Carlos. "Throwback Thursday: Kasparov's immortal". Garry Kasparov defeated Veselin Topalov in what is now known as his 'immortal game'

[6] "The Best Chess Games Of All Time". Chess.com. Kasparov has a long list of brilliancies to his credit, but this game is his virtually undisputed masterpiece.

[7] Mark Crowther (15 February 1999). "The Week in Chess 223". The Week in Chess.

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