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
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 Boris Gelfand (Israel)
 Jeroen Piket (Netherlands)
21997 Peter Svidler (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)
# Player 123456789012Total
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)
# Player 123456789012Total
1 Lajos Portisch*½½111½½½01½ 7
2 Jan Timman½*½½½½½½11½½
3 Roman Dzindzichashvili½½*10½½½½½½1 6
4 Robert Hübner0½0*½½½111½½ 6
5 Tony Miles0½1½*00½1½11 6
6 Walter Browne0½½½1*1½½100
7 Vlastimil Hort½½½½10*½0½½1
8 Boris Spassky½½½0½½½*011½
9 Bent Larsen½0½00½11*½½½ 5
10 Ljubomir Ljubojević10½0½0½0½*½1
11 Gennadi Sosonko0½½½01½0½½*½
12 Zoltán Ribli½½0½010½½0½* 4

1979

Tilburg 1979 - cat.15 (2605)
# Player 123456789012Total
1 Anatoly Karpov*½½½11½½½1½1
2 Oleg Romanishin½*½½0½11½1½1 7
3 Lajos Portisch½½*½½1½0½½11
4 Gyula Sax½½½*½0½1½½½1 6
5 Gennadi Sosonko01½½*1½010½½
6 Bent Larsen0½010*½1½110
7 Boris Spassky½0½½½½*½1½½½
8 Jan Timman½01010½*½½½1
9 Robert Hübner½½½½0½0½*½½1 5
10 Vlastimil Hort00½½10½½½*½1 5
11 Lubomir Kavalek½½0½½0½½½½*½
12 Vasily Smyslov0000½1½000½*

1980

Tilburg 1980 - cat.15 (2619)
# Player 123456789012Total
1 Anatoly Karpov*½1½1½½0111½
2 Lajos Portisch½*½½½1½1½½½1 7
3 Jan Timman0½*½½½½1½½11
4 Gennadi Sosonko½½½*½½½½½1½½ 6
5 Boris Spassky0½½½*0½111½½ 6
6 Mikhail Tal½0½½1*½½½½½½
7 Vlastimil Hort½½½½½½*0½½½½ 5
8 Bent Larsen100½0½1*½01½ 5
9 Ulf Andersson0½½½0½½½*½½½
10 Zoltán Ribli0½½00½½1½*½½
11 Robert Hübner0½0½½½½0½½*1
12 Lubomir Kavalek½00½½½½½½½0* 4

1981

Tilburg 1981 - cat.15 (2608)
# Player 123456789012Total
1 Alexander Beliavsky*½01½½½½1111
2 Tigran Petrosian½*½½½½½11½½1 7
3 Lajos Portisch1½*½10½½011½
4 Jan Timman0½½*½½1101½1
5 Ljubomir Ljubojević½½0½*½½½½11½ 6
6 Ulf Andersson½½1½½*½0½0½1
7 Boris Spassky½½½0½½*1½½½½
8 Garry Kasparov½0½0½10*1½1½
9 Gennadi Sosonko0011½½½0*0½½
10 Bent Larsen0½0001½½1*01
11 Robert Hübner0½0½0½½0½1*½ 4
12 Tony Miles00½0½0½½½0½* 3

1982

Tilburg 1982 - cat.14 (2599)
# Player 123456789012Total
1 Anatoly Karpov*½½½1½10½111
2 Jan Timman½*½½½½½½½111 7
3 Ulf Andersson½½*½½½½½1½½1
4 Gennadi Sosonko½½½*0101½½11
5 Tigran Petrosian0½½1*½011½½½ 6
6 Vasily Smyslov½½½0½*1½½1½½ 6
7 John Nunn0½½110*½½½½0 5
8 Lajos Portisch1½½00½½*0½½1 5
9 Walter Browne½½0½0½½1*0½1 5
10 Robert Hübner00½½½0½½1*½½
11 Eugenio Torre00½0½½½½½½*1
12 Bent Larsen0000½½100½0*

1983

Tilburg 1983 - cat.15 (2613)
# Player 123456789012Total
1 Anatoly Karpov*½½½½1½½½½11 7
2 Ljubomir Ljubojević½*½½½1½½½110
3 Lajos Portisch½½*½½½½1½½½1
4 Rafael Vaganian½½½*½½11½001 6
5 Gennadi Sosonko½½½½*0½½½11½ 6
6 Lev Polugaevsky00½½1*½½½1½½
7 Boris Spassky½½½0½½*½½½½1
8 Robert Hübner½½00½½½*½½11
9 Ulf Andersson½½½½½½½½*½½0 5
10 Jan Timman½0½100½½½*½1 5
11 Yasser Seirawan00½10½½0½½*½ 4
12 John van der Wiel0100½½0010½*

1984

Tilburg 1984 - cat.14 (2596)
# Player 123456789012Total
1 Tony Miles*½½½½½11½111 8
2 Robert Hübner½*½½½½½½11½½
3 Vladimir Tukmakov½½*1½½½½½½½1
4 Zoltán Ribli½½0*½½½1½11½
5 Alexander Beliavsky½½½½*10½½½11
6 Ljubomir Ljubojević½½½½0*1½½½1½ 6
7 Lajos Portisch0½½½10*½½011
8 Jan Timman0½½0½½½*1½½1
9 Ulf Andersson½0½½½½½0*½½1 5
10 Vasily Smyslov00½0½½1½½*10
11 Gennadi Sosonko0½½0000½½0*1 3
12 John van der Wiel0½0½0½00010*

1985

Tilburg 1985 - cat.15 (2603)
# Player 12345678Total
1 Tony Miles**111110½½
2 Robert Hübner**½½10½½½1½½½1
3 Viktor Kortschnoi00½½**½½½111½1
4 Ljubomir Ljubojević0001½½**½1½11001 7
5 Lev Polugaevsky01½½½0½0**½½ 6
6 Oleg Romanishin½0½0**½½6
7 Jan Timman½½0001½½**01 6
8 Roman Dzindzichashvili½½½0½010½½10**

1986

Tilburg 1986 - cat.15 (2619)
# Player 12345678Total
1 Alexander Beliavsky**11½1½½½1
2 Ljubomir Ljubojević00**½½10½½½111 8
3 Anatoly Karpov½0½½**½½½½½½½1
4 Tony Miles01½½**01½0½½01 7
5 Jan Timman½½½½10**10½½½1 7
6 Lajos Portisch½½½101**½½½1 7
7 Robert Hübner½0½½½½½½½½**
8 Viktor Kortschnoi½000½010½0½0**

1987

Tilburg 1987 - cat.15 (2623)
# Player 12345678Total
1 Jan Timman**½½½½½1½½01½1
2 Predrag Nikolić½½**½101½1½½½½½½ 8
3 Robert Hübner½½½0**11½½½½½½8
4 Viktor Kortschnoi1000**½1
5 Artur Jussupow½0½0½½**½½11 7
6 Ulf Andersson½½½½½½½½**½½½½
7 Andrei Sokolov10½½½½½0½½**½½ 6
8 Ljubomir Ljubojević½0½½00½½½½**

1988

Tilburg 1988 - cat.15 (2627)
# Player 12345678Total
1 Anatoly Karpov**½½½111½½1110½
2 Nigel Short½½**½½½½11½1½1
3 Jóhann Hjartarson½0**½½½0½½10 7
4 Predrag Nikolić½½½½**½0½1½½7
5 Jan Timman00½½½1½1**01½0½1 7
6 Robert Hübner½½00½½½010**½½½½
7 John van der Wiel00½0½½½1½½**10
8 Lajos Portisch½001½0½½01** 5

1989

Tilburg 1989 - cat.16 (2626)
# Player 12345678Total
1 Garry Kasparov**½1½1111111 12
2 Viktor Kortschnoi½0**½½½½½1
3 Ljubomir Ljubojević½0½½**½½01½1 7
4 Gyula Sax½½½½**01½½½½7
5 Vassily Ivanchuk½010**½½½1
6 Simen Agdestein00½½**½½½½
7 Jóhann Hjartarson0010½½½½½½**10
8 Jeroen Piket00½0½0½½01** 4

1990

Tilburg 1990 - cat.16 (2643)
# Player 12345678Total
1 Gata Kamsky**½1½010½½
2 Vassily Ivanchuk½0**½0½111½½½1
3 Boris Gelfand½1**1011½½½1 8
4 Nigel Short½1½001**10½0½1
5 Jan Timman010001**½½½1
6 Ulf Andersson½½00½1½½**½½½1
7 Predrag Nikolić½0½½½½**½½ 6
8 Yasser Seirawan½½½0½0½0½0½½**

1991

Tilburg 1991 - cat.17 (2666)
# Player 12345678Total
1 Garry Kasparov**½½10½1½½1111 10
2 Nigel Short½½**½½11½½
3 Viswanathan Anand01**10108
4 Anatoly Karpov½0½½01**½0½1½1½1
5 Gata Kamsky½½0001½1**10½½½1 7
6 Jan Timman00½001**1011
7 Viktor Kortschnoi½½½0½½01**½½
8 Evgeny 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)
# Player 123456789012Total
1 Jeroen Piket*½11½½½½½½1½ 7
2 Boris Gelfand½*1½½½11½½½½ 7
3 Alexei Shirov00*01½1½11½1
4 Loek van Wely0½1*½1½01½½½ 6
5 Peter Leko½½0½*0½½½111 6
6 Anatoly Karpov½½½01*½½0½1½
7 Michael Adams½00½½½*1½½½1
8 Emil Sutovskij½0½1½½0*½½01 5
9 Zoltán Almási½½00½1½½*½½0
10 Peter Svidler½½0½0½½½½*½½
11 Joël Lautier0½½½00½1½½*½
12 Judit Polgár½½0½0½001½½* 4

1997

Tilburg 1997 - cat.17 (2667)
# Player 123456789012Total
1Peter Svidler*1½½½½1½½111 8
2Garry Kasparov0*½½111½1½11 8
3Vladimir Kramnik½½*½½½111½11 8
4Michael Adams½½½*½½½1½1½1 7
5Peter Leko½0½½*½½11½11 7
6Judit Polgár½0½½½*1½½1½½ 6
7Alexei Shirov000½½0*½11½1 5
8Joël Lautier½½000½½*½011
9Loek van Wely½00½0½0½*½11
10Alexander Onischuk0½½0½001½*½½ 4
11Jeroen Piket000½0½½00½*½
12Tal Shaked00000½000½½*

1998

Tilburg 1998 - cat.18 (2680)
# Player 123456789012Total
1 Viswanathan Anand*½½½1½1½½½11
2 Peter Leko½*½½1½1½½1½½ 7
3 Matthew Sadler½½*½½½1½½½½½ 6
4 Vadim Zvjaginsev½½½*01½½½½1½ 6
5 Vladimir Kramnik00½1*½½½½½11 6
6 Jeroen Piket½½½0½*½01½1½
7 Michael Adams000½½½*1½1½1
8 Peter Svidler½½½½½10*100½ 5
9 Loek van Wely½½½½½0½0*½½1 5
10 Veselin Topalov½0½½½½01½*0½
11 Joël Lautier0½½000½1½1*½
12 Viktor Korchnoi0½½½0½0½0½½*

References

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