1999

 

January

Australia. At the 1999 Australian Chess Open in Suncoast, Vadim Milov reached 10/11 points and won the tournament.

Joel Benjamin scored 7/9 and won the QVB Chess Festival in Sydney.

Brazil. The Brasilia Maalox Plus Open Tournament in Naoum Plaza Hotel was won by Jaime Sunye Neto with 6/7.

At the Vince Toth Memorial in Rio de Janeiro, Jaime Sunye Neto finished with 7/9 and secured the first place.

England. Ivan Sokolov gained 7/9 and won the 74th Hastings International Congress. Matthew Sadler finished at the second place with 5/9.

Germany. At the XVI. OPEN Bruchsal-Untergrombach, Vyacheslav Ikonnikov won with 6/9.

Joel Lautier reached 7.5/9 and won the Bad Zwesten Open in Kassel in Hessen.

Italy. The 41st Reggio Emilia was won by Evgeniy Solozhenkin, who took a clear first (7/9). Dimitri Komarov finished at the second place with 6.5/9.

Norway. At the Stavanger Chess International, Igor Stohl became the champion after scored 8/9.

Sune Berg Hansen gained 7.5/9 points and won the Gausdal Troll Masters.

Spain. The “IX Ciudad de Pamplona” Tournament was won by Alexander Morozevich with 8/9. Michal Krasenkow finished at the second place with 6/9.

At the International Open “Hotel Anibal” in Linares, Alexey Dreev won with 8/10 ahead of Artashes Minasian with the same score.
Konstantin Landa won the “Hotel Ciudad de Ubeda” with 8.5/10.

Sweden. Mikhail Ulibin scored 7.5/9 and won the Rilton Cup Open in Stockholm.

Switzerland. At the Hilton Open in Basel, Andrei Sokolov won with 5.5/9.

The Netherlands. Gary Kasparov reached 10/13 and won the Wijk aan Zee. Viswanathan Anand finished at the second place with 9.5/13. The Corus B was won by Smbat Lputian with 8.5/11.

 

February

Belarus. The 65th Belarussian Men’s Championship was won by Vyacheslav Dydyshko with 7.5/11.

Bermuda. Etienne Bacrot took a clear first at the Bermuda International Tournament after finishing on 9/13 points.

France. At the Cappelle la Grande, Simen Agdestein became the champion after collecting 7.5/9 points.

Hungary. The 49th Hungarian Championship in Lillafured was won by Zoltan Almasi, who finished with 6/9 points.

India. Alexei Fedorov gained 9/11 and won the 10th Goodricke International Open Chess Tournament in Calcutta.

Ireland. The Bunratty Chess Festival was won by Sergei Tiviakov, who took a clear first (5/6). Alexander Baburin finished at the second place with 4.5/6 points.

Italy. At the Saint Vincent Open, Nige Davies won the title with 7/9.

Russia. The Geller Memorial in Moscow was won by Alexander Rustemov with 7.5/9.

Slovenia. Zdenko Kozul reached 7/9 points and won the Nova Gorica Tournament.

Spain. At the II Open Internacion Malaga, Oleg Korneev was the winner after reaching 7.5/9 points.

 

March

Bangladesh. Nigel Short won the 4th United Insurance GM International in Dhaka with 8.5/12.

Croatia. At the 6th Metalis Open in Belisce, Robert Zelcic won with 6/7.

Denmark. Peter Heine Nielsen finished on 6.5/9 and won the Danish Chess Championships in Aarhus.

France. The Enghien les Bains Tournament was won by Joel Lautier with 6.5/9. Viktor Bologan finished at the second place with 6/9 points.

Monaco. At the Eighth Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament in Monte Carlo, Viswanathan Anand won with a clear point (7.5/11). Vladimir Kramnik scored 6.5/11 and finished at the second place.

Russia. Pavel Kotzur won the 4th stage of the Russia Cup in Novgorod with 8/10 points.

Slovenia. The International Open in Bled was won by Sax Gyula with 7.5/9. Kozul Zdenko finished at the second place with 6.5/9.

Spain. Gary Kasparov dominated and won the XVI Ciudad de Linares with 10.5/14 points. Vladimir Kramnik finished at the second place with 8/14 ahead of Viswanathan Anand.

Ukraine. At the Category 10 Tournament in Alushta, Suat Atalik won with 9/11.

U.S.A. Georgy Timoshenko took a clear first at the Manhattan Chess Club March International in New York with 8/9.

 

April

Egypt. At the 3rd Golden Cleopatra in Cairo, Yuri Yakovich was the winner after scoring 7/9.

France. The 1st Gonfreville International was won by Normunds Miezis, who finished on 10/13 points.

Ventzislav Inkiov won the Metz Open with 7/9.

Germany. The Category 14 Tournament in Essen-Borbeck was won by Rustem Dautov with 5.5/9 ahead of Emil Sutovsky, Vadim Zvjaginsev and Larry Christiansen. All of them had the same score.

The Dutch GM, Erik Van den Doel won the 3rd Neckar-Open in Deizisau with a clear half ahead of Vladimir Chuchelov (7.5/9).

Hungary. The First Saturday GM Tournament in Budapest was won by Andrey Zontakh with 9.5/13.

India. At the National Championships in Nagpur, Krishnan Sashikiran won after collecting 13/17 points.

Poland. Alexander Rustemov won the Swidnica International in Swidnica with 7/9 points.

Spain. At the Dos Hermanas Tournament, Michael Adams scored 6/9 and won the event. Vladimir Kramnik finished at the second place with 5.5/9 points.

Switzerland. Oleg Romanishin took a clear first at the Mitropa Cup in Baden (8/9).

 

May

Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the Category 19 Tournament in Sarajevo, Gary Kasparov won the tournament with a clear point (7/9). Evgeny Bareev finished at the second place with 6/9 points.

Cuba. The 34th Capablana Memorial in Havana was won by Anthony Miles with half a point clear (8.5/13). Suat Atalik finished at the second place with 8/13.

Germany. Sune Berg Hansen won the Hamburg Chess Championships with 7/9 points.

Israel. At the Category 14 Tournament in Tel Aviv, Boris Gelfand won with 6.5/9 on tie-break edged out Ilia Smirin and Lev Psaskhis.

Italy. The 5th Comune di Cutro was won by Michal Krasenkow with 8.5/11. Vladimir Epishin finished at the second place with 8/11 points.

The Ukrainian GM, Dimitri Komarov won the Salsomaggiore Terme International Open on tie-break edged out Daniele Genocchio. They both had 5 points.

Philippines. At the Philippine National Championship East Avenue, Quezon City, Rogelio Antonio took a clear first after finishing with 8/10 points.

Poland. Tomasz Markowski scored 9.5/13 and won the 56th Polish Chess Championship in Polanica Zdroj.

Portugal. The II. Magistral de Vila Real de Santo António was won by Yuri Yakovich, who collected 7.5/9 points.

Sweden. At the Category 12 Tournament in Katrineholm, Viktor Gavrikov won with 6.5/9 ahead of Jonathan Speelman.

The Netherlands. At the Sonsbeek SNS Chess Tournament in Arnhem, Viktor Korchnoi won with 4/6 points on tie-break from Matthew Sadler. He had the same score.

U.A.E. Vladimir Akopian won the Dubai Open with 7/9 points.

 

June

Croatia. The 13th Open in Pula was won by Vladimir Tukmakov with 7/9 on tiebreak ahead of Dusko Pavasovic, Vladimir Malaniuk and Vladimir Burmakin. All of them had the same score.

Hungary. At the June First Saturday in Budapest, Andrey Zontakh won with 8.5/10.

Italy. The Chess Festival in Bolzano was won by Vladimir Epishin with a clear half point (7/9). Igor Khenkin finished at the second place with 6.5/9 points.

Russia. Borislav Ivkov won the Tigran Petrosian Memorial in Moscow with 5/9.

Slovenia. The 13th Dr Milan Vidmar Memorial Tournament in Portoeoz was won by Alexander Beliavsky with 7.5/10. Vadim Zvjaginsev finished at the second place with 5.5/10.

Sweden. Boris Gelfand took a clear first at the Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament in Malmo with a clear point (7/9). Sergei Movsesian finished at the second place with 6/9 points.

The Netherlands. At the III. Broekhuis Tournament in Rotterdam, Predrag Nikolic won with 8.5/11. Jeroen Piket finished at the second place with 8/11.

U.S.A. Victor Bologan became the champion at the CCA-ChessWise International in Vermont on tie-break edged out Jan Ehlvest. They scored 7/9.

 

July

Andorra. The Andorra Open was won by Mohamad Al-Modiahki with 7.5/9.

Canada. Kevin Spraggett finished on 9.5/11 points and won the Canadian Open 1999 in Richmond.

China. The 5th Tan Chin Nam Cup in Shenyang was won by Ye Jiangchuan with 6/9 points.

Czech Republic. At the Czech Open in Pardubice, Valery Neverov became the champion after collecting 7/9 points.

Denmark. The Politiken Cup in Copenhagen was won by Alexander Baburin with 8.5/11.

Finland. At the Finnish Chess Club EtVaS Vantaa in Myyrmanni, Jacek Gdanski reached 6/9 points and took the title.

France. The International Championships of Paris was won by Ashot Anastasian with 8/9.

Germany. Gary Kasparov took a clear first at the Frankfurt Chess Classic with 7.5/12 points. Viswanathan Anand scored 6/12 and finished at the second place.

The 27th Dortmund Chess Days was won by Peter Leko with 5/7. Vladimir Kramnik finished at the second place with 4.5/7.

Hungary. At the Hotel Irottko Tournament in Koszeg, Andrey Zontakh took a clear first after finishing on 8/11 points.

Poland. The Grand Prix in Swidnica was won by Valerij Filippov with 8/10.

Alexander Motylev collected 7.5/10 points and won the Grand Prix in Bydgoszcz.

Slovakia. Vladimir Sergeev became the champion at the Slovak Chess Championship in Nove Zamky after gaining 8/9 points.

Slovenia. At the 10th Ljubljana Open in the Grand Hotel Union, Zdenko Kozul won with 7/9.

Switzerland. Jeroen Piket won the 32nd International Chess Festival in Biel with half a point clear (7/10). Boris Avrukh finished at the second place with 6.5/10 points.

The Netherlands. At the Dutch Open in Dieren, Loek Van Wely won with 7.5/9.

The 8th AKN Weekend Tournament in Haarlem was won by Mikhail Gurevich with a perfect performance (6/6).

U.S.A. There was a huge tie-break at the 27th Annual World Open in Philadelphia. Vladimir Akopian took the title with 7/9 points ahead of 9 other players with the same score.

 

August

Belgium. The Lost Boys Chess Open Tournament in Antwerp was won by Boris Avrukh with 7/9.

China. Xie Jun scored an amazing 8.5/9 and won the Women’s World Chess Championships.

Denmark. The VISA Nordic Grand Prix Final 1999 in Gentofte was won by Tiger Hillarp Persson with 10/13 points.

England. At the Smith & Williamson British Chess Championship in Scarborough, Julian Hodgson won with 9/11 points.

France. The French Championship in Besancon was won by Etienne Bacrot after beating David Marciano in the final.

Germany. Klaus Bischoff finished on 7.5/9 and took a clear first at the Recklinghäuser Schachtage.

The II Pyramiden-Franken-Cup in Fürth was won by Stuart Conquest with a clear half (7.5/9). Yuri Yakovich finished at the second place with 7/9 points.

Greece. At the 3rd International Open in Korinthos, Igor Novikov won with 8/9.

Hungary. The Hotel Agro Tournaments in Budapest was won by Peter Acs wtih 6.5/9 points.

Italy. Gyula Sax shared the first place at the Montecatini Terme Chess Festival with Smbat Lputian and Viorel Iordachescu. They had 7/9 points.

At the Porto San Giorgio Open, Sonia Sirletti won with 6.5/9.

Poland. The MK Cafe Cup in Koszalin was won by Alexander Shabalov with 8/9. Zbynek Hracek finished at the second place after collecting 7/9 points.

At the Rubinstein Memorial Polanica Zdrój, Loek Van Wely won with 7/9.

The PZU SA Open in Polanica Zdrój was won by Gamil Agamaliev with 7.5/9 points.

Portugal. At the 3rd “Cidade de Faro” Open, Evgeniy Solozhenkin won with 7/8 points.

Spain. Oleg Korneev scored 7/9 and won the VI Aceimar Open on tie-break edged out Giorgi Giorgadze, Javier Moreno and Mihai Suba.

The Spanish Chess Championships in Palencia was won by Miguel Illescas Cordoba with 7/9.

The Netherlands. At the Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament in Vlissingen, Alberto David won with 6/7. Mikhail Gurevich finished at the second place with 5.5/7.

Ivan Sokolov finished with 5/7 points and won the Lost Boys Chess Tournament in Amsterdam. Predrag Nikolic finished at the second place with 4.5/7 points.

U.S.A. The Interplay US Championships in Salt Lake City was won by Boris Gulko.

Alex Yermolinsky won the US Open Championships in Reno, Nevada on a big tie-break ahead of Alexander Goldin, Eduard Rozentalis, Alexander Shabalov, Gabriel Schwartzman and Michael Mulyar. All these players collected 7.5/9 points.

At the FIDE World Chess Championship in Las Vegas, Alexander Khalifman became the champion after defeating Vladimir Akopian in the final.

 

September

Armenia. Alexander Galkin finished on 10.5/13 points and took a clear first at the World Junior Championship in Yerevan.

Canada. At the Canadian Chess Championships in Brantford, Alexandre Lesiege was the winner after reaching 7/9 points.

Denmark. The Playoffs at the Danish Championship was won by Peter Heine Nielsen, who became the champion.

England. Bogdan Lalic took a clear first at the Coulsdon Chess Union with 6.5/9 points.

At the 3rd Mind Sports Olympiad in London, Alex Baburin became the champion on tie-break edged out Lev Psakhis and Jon Speelman. All of them scored 7/9.

Hungary. The Paks GM Tournaments was won by Bu Xiangzhi with 6/9.

Iceland. At the Icelandic Chess Championship in Reykjavik, Hannes Stefansson scored 9.5/11 and won the event.

Russia. Pavel Kotsur won the Final of the Russian Cup with half a point clear (7.5/11).

Ukraine. At the Category VIII International Tournament in Alushta, Vladimir Belikov won with 9.5/13.

U.S.A. Joel Benjamin won the Manhattan Chess Club Championship on tie-break edged out John Fedorowitz and Ronald Burnett. They finished on 4/5 points.

Vietnam. Krishnan Sasikiran won the Asian Junior Championships with 8.5/11 points.

 

October

Armenia. The 59th Armenian Chess Championships was won by Levon Aronian with 7.5/11.

Brazil. At the 3rd Itaú Mercosul Cup in Sao Paulo, Gilberto Milos dominated and took a clear first with 8.5/9 points.

China. Dao Thien Hai won the Qingdao Daily Cup on tiebreak ahead of Peng Xiaomin, Bu Xiangzhi and Wu Wenjin. All of them reached 6/9.

Denmark. The Aars Chess Tournament was won by Alexei Fedorov with 7.5/9. Peter Heine Nielsen finished at the second place with 6.5/9.

At the Helsingør GM Tournament, Curt Hansen won with 4.5/6 points. Ulf Andersson gained 3.5/6 and finished at the second place.

Germany. Vasily Yemelin won the 5th Wichern Open in Hamburg with 7.5/9 points.

Hungary. The 2nd Kluger Memorial in Budapest was won by Bu Xiangzhi with 8.5/11.

Italy. At the 21st Festival Internazionale Arco, Mikhail Rytshagov scored 7/9 and took the title.

Slovenia. Dusko Pavasovic finished with 7/9 and won the 9th Slovenian Championship in Kranj.

The Netherlands. At the VAM Invitational in Hoogeveen, Jan Timman won with 3.5/4. Mikhail Gurevich won the Open with 6.5/9 points.

U.S.A. The 10th Annual Marshall Chess Club Fall Fururity was won by Aleksander Wojtkiewicz on tie-break edged out Gregory Shahade. Both of them collected 7/9 points.

 

November

Germany. The 71st German Chess Championship in Altenkirchen was won by Robert Huebner with a clear half (7/9). Rustem Dautov finsihed at the second place with 6.5/9.

Isle of Man. Sergei Shipov won the Monarch Assurance Open in Port Erin on tie-break edged out Emil Sutovsky. They both scored 6.5/9.

Portugal. The IV. Lisbon Chess Festival in Lisboa was won by Leonid Gofshtein on tie-break from Lazaro Bruzon. Both of them had 8/9 points.

Russia. At the Chigorin Memorial in St. Petersburg, Alexander Grischuk reached 7/9 and won the event.

Alexander Moiseenko won the Kuban 99 Tournament with 7.5/11 points.

The Netherlands. The “Tournament of the Future” in Koning was won by Friso Nijboer with half a point clear (7.5/9). Ian Rogers finished at the second place with 7/9 points.

Yugoslav. Ivan Ivanisevic won the 28th International “Lazarevac” 1999 with 9.5/13 points.

 

December

Croatia. At the 7th International Solana Tournament in Solin, Zdenko Kozul won with 6.5/9. Vladislav Tkachiev finished at the second place with 6/9.

The Zadar Christmas Open Tournament in Croatia was won by Mladen Palac with 7/9.

England. Tiger Hillarp Persson collected 6/10 points and won the York Viking International Chess Festival with 6/10.

France. The 4th Comtois Tournament in Belfort was won by Viktor Bologan, who scored 6.5/10.

Georgia. Armenia won the European Team Championship in Batumi. Hungary reached the second place and Germany took the third place. At the Women’s Group, the Slovakian team became the champion ahead of Yugoslavia and Romania.

Spain. Nick DeFirmian won the Las Palmas Open with 7/9 points.

Switzerland. At the Zurich Christmas Open, Vladimir Tukmakov finished on 5.5/7 points and took the title.

The Netherlands. The 38th International Chess Tournament WGM was won by Antoaneta Stefanova with 7.5/10.

At the 38th Festival Young Masters in Groningen, Albert Bokros scored 8/11 and won the tournament.

Sergei Tiviakov won the 38th Festival Open with 8.5/11.

U.S.A. Alexander Ivanov won the Eastern Open with 6.5/9 points.