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
#YearWinner
11977 Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
21978 Lajos Portisch (Hungary)
31979 Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
41980 Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
51981 Alexander Beliavsky (Soviet Union)
61982 Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
71983 Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
81984 Tony Miles (England)
91985 Tony Miles (England)
 Robert Hübner (West Germany)
 Victor Korchnoi (Switzerland)
101986 Alexander Beliavsky (Soviet Union)
111987 Jan Timman (Netherlands)
121988 Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
131989 Garry Kasparov (Soviet Union)
141990 Vassily Ivanchuk (Soviet Union)
 Gata Kamsky (United States)
151991 Garry Kasparov (Soviet Union)
161992 Michael Adams (England)
171993 Anatoly Karpov (Russia)
181994 Valery Salov (Russia)
11996 Jeroen Piket (Netherlands) (best on tie-break)
 Boris Gelfand (Israel)
21997 Peter Svidler (Russia) (best on tie-break)
 Garry Kasparov (Russia)
 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)
31998 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)
#Player123456789012Total
1Anatoly Karpov*1½½½1½11½½18
2Tony Miles0*½½½½1011117
3Vlastimil Hort½½*½½½½½½½1½6
4Jan Timman½½½*½1½½0½½16
5Lubomir Kavalek½½½½*½½½½½½16
6Robert Hübner0½½0½*11½½½16
7Svetozar Gligorić½0½½½0*½1½1½
8Ulf Andersson01½½½0½*½½½½5
9Yuri Balashov00½1½½0½*1½½5
10Vasily Smyslov½0½½½½½½0*½½
11Gennadi Sosonko½00½½½0½½½*½4
12Fridrik Olafsson00½000½½½½½*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)
#Player123456789012Total
1Lajos Portisch*½½111½½½01½7
2Jan Timman½*½½½½½½11½½
3Roman Dzindzichashvili½½*10½½½½½½16
4Robert Hübner0½0*½½½111½½6
5Tony Miles0½1½*00½1½116
6Walter Browne0½½½1*1½½100
7Vlastimil Hort½½½½10*½0½½1
8Boris Spassky½½½0½½½*011½
9Bent Larsen½0½00½11*½½½5
10Ljubomir Ljubojević10½0½0½0½*½1
11Gennadi Sosonko0½½½01½0½½*½
12Zoltán Ribli½½0½010½½0½*4

1979

Tilburg 1979 - cat.15 (2605)
#Player123456789012Total
1Anatoly Karpov*½½½11½½½1½1
2Oleg Romanishin½*½½0½11½1½17
3Lajos Portisch½½*½½1½0½½11
4Gyula Sax½½½*½0½1½½½16
5Gennadi Sosonko01½½*1½010½½
6Bent Larsen0½010*½1½110
7Boris Spassky½0½½½½*½1½½½
8Jan Timman½01010½*½½½1
9Robert Hübner½½½½0½0½*½½15
10Vlastimil Hort00½½10½½½*½15
11Lubomir Kavalek½½0½½0½½½½*½
12Vasily Smyslov0000½1½000½*

1980

Tilburg 1980 - cat.15 (2619)
#Player123456789012Total
1Anatoly Karpov*½1½1½½0111½
2Lajos Portisch½*½½½1½1½½½17
3Jan Timman0½*½½½½1½½11
4Gennadi Sosonko½½½*½½½½½1½½6
5Boris Spassky0½½½*0½111½½6
6Mikhail Tal½0½½1*½½½½½½
7Vlastimil Hort½½½½½½*0½½½½5
8Bent Larsen100½0½1*½01½5
9Ulf Andersson0½½½0½½½*½½½
10Zoltán Ribli0½½00½½1½*½½
11Robert Hübner0½0½½½½0½½*1
12Lubomir Kavalek½00½½½½½½½0*4

1981

Tilburg 1981 - cat.15 (2608)
#Player123456789012Total
1Alexander Beliavsky*½01½½½½1111
2Tigran Petrosian½*½½½½½11½½17
3Lajos Portisch1½*½10½½011½
4Jan Timman0½½*½½1101½1
5Ljubomir Ljubojević½½0½*½½½½11½6
6Ulf Andersson½½1½½*½0½0½1
7Boris Spassky½½½0½½*1½½½½
8Garry Kasparov½0½0½10*1½1½
9Gennadi Sosonko0011½½½0*0½½
10Bent Larsen0½0001½½1*01
11Robert Hübner0½0½0½½0½1*½4
12Tony Miles00½0½0½½½0½*3

1982

Tilburg 1982 - cat.14 (2599)
#Player123456789012Total
1Anatoly Karpov*½½½1½10½111
2Jan Timman½*½½½½½½½1117
3Ulf Andersson½½*½½½½½1½½1
4Gennadi Sosonko½½½*0101½½11
5Tigran Petrosian0½½1*½011½½½6
6Vasily Smyslov½½½0½*1½½1½½6
7John Nunn0½½110*½½½½05
8Lajos Portisch1½½00½½*0½½15
9Walter Browne½½0½0½½1*0½15
10Robert Hübner00½½½0½½1*½½
11Eugenio Torre00½0½½½½½½*1
12Bent Larsen0000½½100½0*

1983

Tilburg 1983 - cat.15 (2613)
#Player123456789012Total
1Anatoly Karpov*½½½½1½½½½117
2Ljubomir Ljubojević½*½½½1½½½110
3Lajos Portisch½½*½½½½1½½½1
4Rafael Vaganian½½½*½½11½0016
5Gennadi Sosonko½½½½*0½½½11½6
6Lev Polugaevsky00½½1*½½½1½½
7Boris Spassky½½½0½½*½½½½1
8Robert Hübner½½00½½½*½½11
9Ulf Andersson½½½½½½½½*½½05
10Jan Timman½0½100½½½*½15
11Yasser Seirawan00½10½½0½½*½4
12John van der Wiel0100½½0010½*

1984

Tilburg 1984 - cat.14 (2596)
#Player123456789012Total
1Tony Miles*½½½½½11½1118
2Robert Hübner½*½½½½½½11½½
3Vladimir Tukmakov½½*1½½½½½½½1
4Zoltán Ribli½½0*½½½1½11½
5Alexander Beliavsky½½½½*10½½½11
6Ljubomir Ljubojević½½½½0*1½½½1½6
7Lajos Portisch0½½½10*½½011
8Jan Timman0½½0½½½*1½½1
9Ulf Andersson½0½½½½½0*½½15
10Vasily Smyslov00½0½½1½½*10
11Gennadi Sosonko0½½0000½½0*13
12John van der Wiel0½0½0½00010*

1985

Tilburg 1985 - cat.15 (2603)
#Player12345678Total
1Tony Miles**111110½½
2Robert Hübner**½½10½½½1½½½1
3Viktor Kortschnoi00½½**½½½111½1
4Ljubomir Ljubojević0001½½**½1½110017
5Lev Polugaevsky01½½½0½0**½½6
6Oleg Romanishin½0½0**½½6
7Jan Timman½½0001½½**016
8Roman Dzindzichashvili½½½0½010½½10**

1986

Tilburg 1986 - cat.15 (2619)
#Player12345678Total
1Alexander Beliavsky**11½1½½½1
2Ljubomir Ljubojević00**½½10½½½1118
3Anatoly Karpov½0½½**½½½½½½½1
4Tony Miles01½½**01½0½½017
5Jan Timman½½½½10**10½½½17
6Lajos Portisch½½½101**½½½17
7Robert Hübner½0½½½½½½½½**
8Viktor Kortschnoi½000½010½0½0**

1987

Tilburg 1987 - cat.15 (2623)
#Player12345678Total
1Jan Timman**½½½½½1½½01½1
2Predrag Nikolić½½**½101½1½½½½½½8
3Robert Hübner½½½0**11½½½½½½8
4Viktor Kortschnoi1000**½1
5Artur Jussupow½0½0½½**½½117
6Ulf Andersson½½½½½½½½**½½½½
7Andrei Sokolov10½½½½½0½½**½½6
8Ljubomir Ljubojević½0½½00½½½½**

1988

Tilburg 1988 - cat.15 (2627)
#Player12345678Total
1Anatoly Karpov**½½½111½½1110½
2Nigel Short½½**½½½½11½1½1
3Jóhann Hjartarson½0**½½½0½½107
4Predrag Nikolić½½½½**½0½1½½7
5Jan Timman00½½½1½1**01½0½17
6Robert Hübner½½00½½½010**½½½½
7John van der Wiel00½0½½½1½½**10
8Lajos Portisch½001½0½½01**5

1989

Tilburg 1989 - cat.16 (2626)
#Player12345678Total
1Garry Kasparov**½1½111111112
2Viktor Kortschnoi½0**½½½½½1
3Ljubomir Ljubojević½0½½**½½01½17
4Gyula Sax½½½½**01½½½½7
5Vassily Ivanchuk½010**½½½1
6Simen Agdestein00½½**½½½½
7Jóhann Hjartarson0010½½½½½½**10
8Jeroen Piket00½0½0½½01**4

1990

Tilburg 1990 - cat.16 (2643)
#Player12345678Total
1Gata Kamsky**½1½010½½
2Vassily Ivanchuk½0**½0½111½½½1
3Boris Gelfand½1**1011½½½18
4Nigel Short½1½001**10½0½1
5Jan Timman010001**½½½1
6Ulf Andersson½½00½1½½**½½½1
7Predrag Nikolić½0½½½½**½½6
8Yasser Seirawan½½½0½0½0½0½½**

1991

Tilburg 1991 - cat.17 (2666)
#Player12345678Total
1Garry Kasparov**½½10½1½½111110
2Nigel Short½½**½½11½½
3Viswanathan Anand01**10108
4Anatoly Karpov½0½½01**½0½1½1½1
5Gata Kamsky½½0001½1**10½½½17
6Jan Timman00½001**1011
7Viktor Kortschnoi½½½0½½01**½½
8Evgeny Bareev00½0½000½½**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  
Artur Yusupov   Gata Kamsky  
Gata Kamsky       Gata Kamsky  
Boris Gelfand       Boris Gelfand  
Edvins Kengis ½     Boris Gelfand 4
Sergei Tiviakov ½   Viktor Korchnoi 2  
Viktor Korchnoi       Boris Gelfand
Alexey Vyzmanavin 1       Michael Adams
Predrag Nikolić 3     Predrag Nikolić 2  
Nigel Short 0   Ilya Smirin 4  
Ilya Smirin 2       Ilya Smirin ½
Vasily Smyslov       Michael Adams  
Evgeny Sveshnikov     Evgeny Sveshnikov ½
Andrei Kovalev ½   Michael Adams  
Michael Adams  

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  
Gregory Kaidanov     Anatoly Karpov  
Artur Yusupov   Artur Yusupov ½  
Gata Kamsky       Anatoly Karpov  
Alexey Dreev       Alexander Beliavsky ½  
Rafael Vaganian     Rafael Vaganian
Predrag Nikolić ½   Alexander Beliavsky  
Alexander Beliavsky       Anatoly Karpov
Alexei Shirov       Vassily Ivanchuk
Eduardas Rozentalis ½     Alexei Shirov 2  
Evgeny Bareev 2   Evgeny Bareev 0  
Ognjen Cvitan 0       Alexei Shirov
Alexander Morozevich 1       Vassily Ivanchuk  
Kiril Georgiev 3     Kiril Georgiev 1
Vassily Ivanchuk   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  
Vladimir Tukmakov     Evgeny Bareev  
Alexey Dreev   Alexey Dreev ½  
Zoltán Almási ½       Evgeny Bareev  
Kiril Georgiev       Anatoly Karpov ½  
Ivan Sokolov     Kiril Georgiev 0
Anatoly Karpov 2   Anatoly Karpov 2  
Alexander Shabalov 0       Evgeny Bareev ½
Zurab Azmaiparashvili       Valery Salov
Vassily Ivanchuk     Vassily Ivanchuk 4  
Alexander Khalifman   Alexander Khalifman 2  
Leonid Yudasin ½       Vassily Ivanchuk
Vladimir Akopian       Valery Salov  
Evgeny Pigusov ½     Vladimir Akopian ½
Valery Salov   Valery Salov  
Grigory Serper ½  

1996

Tilburg 1996 - cat.16 (2648)
#Player123456789012Total
1Jeroen Piket*½11½½½½½½1½7
2Boris Gelfand½*1½½½11½½½½7
3Alexei Shirov00*01½1½11½1
4Loek van Wely0½1*½1½01½½½6
5Peter Leko½½0½*0½½½1116
6Anatoly Karpov½½½01*½½0½1½
7Michael Adams½00½½½*1½½½1
8Emil Sutovskij½0½1½½0*½½015
9Zoltán Almási½½00½1½½*½½0
10Peter Svidler½½0½0½½½½*½½
11Joël Lautier0½½½00½1½½*½
12Judit Polgár½½0½0½001½½*4

1997

Tilburg 1997 - cat.17 (2667)
#Player123456789012Total
1Peter Svidler*1½½½½1½½1118
2Garry Kasparov0*½½111½1½118
3Vladimir Kramnik½½*½½½111½118
4Michael Adams½½½*½½½1½1½17
5Peter Leko½0½½*½½11½117
6Judit Polgár½0½½½*1½½1½½6
7Alexei Shirov000½½0*½11½15
8Joël Lautier½½000½½*½011
9Loek van Wely½00½0½0½*½11
10Alexander Onischuk0½½0½001½*½½4
11Jeroen Piket000½0½½00½*½
12Tal Shaked00000½000½½*

1998

Tilburg 1998 - cat.18 (2680)
#Player123456789012Total
1Viswanathan Anand*½½½1½1½½½11
2Peter Leko½*½½1½1½½1½½7
3Matthew Sadler½½*½½½1½½½½½6
4Vadim Zvjaginsev½½½*01½½½½1½6
5Vladimir Kramnik00½1*½½½½½116
6Jeroen Piket½½½0½*½01½1½
7Michael Adams000½½½*1½1½1
8Peter Svidler½½½½½10*100½5
9Loek van Wely½½½½½0½0*½½15
10Veselin Topalov½0½½½½01½*0½
11Joël Lautier0½½000½1½1*½
12Viktor Korchnoi0½½½0½0½0½½*

References

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