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REBEL 10 - DATABASE OF THE MONTH -
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NAME : SUPERTOURNAMENTS - the strongest tournaments ever -
(category 18 and higher), including
the Amber-rapid/blind tournaments.
For more information:
New in Chess Magazine 1998/7/83
The Enthralling World of Super-
tournaments, by R.M.Gonzalez
Enjoy !!!
FILE : STRONG.TXT, ECO.TXT, ELO.TXT, STRONG.DAT, STRONG.PGN
DATE : December 1998
GAMES: 1364
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FIRST TEN - CROSSTABLES
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1. CITY : LAS PALMAS
YEAR : 1996
CATEGORY: 21
MEAN ELO: 2757
COUNTRY : ESP
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¦ ¦ 1 2 3 4 5 6 ¦points¦ elo ¦ tpr ¦
+-------------------+-------------------+------+------+------¦
¦ 1. Kasparov,G ¦ * 1 1 1˝ 1˝ 1˝ ¦ 6˝ ¦ 2785 ¦ 2860 ¦
¦ 2. Anand,V ¦ 1 * ˝ 1 1˝ 1˝ ¦ 5˝ ¦ 2735 ¦ 2797 ¦
¦ 3. Kramnik,V ¦ 1 1˝ * ˝ 1 1 ¦ 5 ¦ 2765 ¦ 2755 ¦
¦ 4. Topalov,V ¦ ˝ 1 1˝ * 1 1 ¦ 5 ¦ 2750 ¦ 2758 ¦
¦ 5. Ivanchuk,V ¦ ˝ ˝ 1 1 * 1 ¦ 4 ¦ 2730 ¦ 2690 ¦
¦ 6. Karpov,A ¦ ˝ ˝ 1 1 1 * ¦ 4 ¦ 2775 ¦ 2681 ¦
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2. CITY : LINARES
YEAR : 1998
CATEGORY: 21
MEAN ELO: 2752
COUNTRY : ESP
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¦ ¦ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ¦points¦ elo ¦ tpr ¦
+----------------+----------------------+------+------+------¦
¦ 1. Anand,V ¦ * 1˝ ˝ 1 1˝ 1˝ 1˝ ¦ 7˝ ¦ 2770 ¦ 2840 ¦
¦ 2. Shirov,A ¦ ˝ * 1 1˝ 1 1 2 ¦ 7 ¦ 2710 ¦ 2819 ¦
¦ 3. Kasparov,G ¦ 1˝ 1 * 1 1 1 1 ¦ 6˝ ¦ 2825 ¦ 2770 ¦
¦ 4. Kramnik,V ¦ 1 ˝ 1 * 1˝ 1 1˝ ¦ 6˝ ¦ 2790 ¦ 2775 ¦
¦ 5. Svidler,P ¦ ˝ 1 1 ˝ * 1 1˝ ¦ 5˝ ¦ 2690 ¦ 2732 ¦
¦ 6. Ivanchuk,V ¦ ˝ 1 1 1 1 * ˝ ¦ 5 ¦ 2740 ¦ 2694 ¦
¦ 7. Topalov,V ¦ ˝ 0 1 ˝ ˝ 1˝ * ¦ 4 ¦ 2740 ¦ 2632 ¦
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3. CITY : NOVGOROD
YEAR : 1997
CATEGORY: 19
MEAN ELO: 2719
COUNTRY : RUS
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¦ ¦ 1 2 3 4 5 6 ¦points¦ elo ¦ tpr ¦
+-------------------+-------------------+------+------+------¦
¦ 1. Kasparov,G ¦ * ˝ 1˝ 1˝ 1 2 ¦ 6˝ ¦ 2795 ¦ 2813 ¦
¦ 2. Kramnik,V ¦ 1˝ * 1 1 1˝ 1 ¦ 6 ¦ 2740 ¦ 2787 ¦
¦ 3. Short,N ¦ ˝ 1 * ˝ 1 2 ¦ 5 ¦ 2690 ¦ 2725 ¦
¦ 4. Bareev,E ¦ ˝ 1 1˝ * ˝ 1 ¦ 4˝ ¦ 2665 ¦ 2694 ¦
¦ 5. Topalov,V ¦ 1 ˝ 1 1˝ * 0 ¦ 4 ¦ 2725 ¦ 2646 ¦
¦ 6. Gelfand,B ¦ 0 1 0 1 2 * ¦ 4 ¦ 2700 ¦ 2651 ¦
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4. CITY : DOS HERMANAS
YEAR : 1996
CATEGORY: 19
MEAN ELO: 2715
COUNTRY : ESP
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¦ ¦ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ¦points¦ elo ¦ tpr ¦
+-----------------+---------------------+------+------+------¦
¦ 1. Kramnik,V ¦ * ˝ 1 1 ˝ ˝ ˝ 1 ˝ ˝ ¦ 6 ¦ 2775 ¦ 2829 ¦
¦ 2. Topalov,V ¦ ˝ * ˝ ˝ ˝ 1 1 ˝ ˝ 1 ¦ 6 ¦ 2700 ¦ 2838 ¦
¦ 3. Anand,V ¦ 0 ˝ * ˝ 1 0 1 1 1 ˝ ¦ 5˝ ¦ 2725 ¦ 2793 ¦
¦ 4. Kasparov,G ¦ 0 ˝ ˝ * ˝ ˝ 1 ˝ 1 1 ¦ 5˝ ¦ 2775 ¦ 2787 ¦
¦ 5. Illescas,M ¦ ˝ ˝ 0 ˝ * ˝ ˝ ˝ 1 ˝ ¦ 4˝ ¦ 2635 ¦ 2723 ¦
¦ 6. Kamsky,G ¦ ˝ 0 1 ˝ ˝ * 0 ˝ ˝ ˝ ¦ 4 ¦ 2735 ¦ 2672 ¦
¦ 7. Gelfand,B ¦ ˝ 0 0 0 ˝ 1 * 1 0 1 ¦ 4 ¦ 2700 ¦ 2676 ¦
¦ 8. Ivanchuk,V ¦ 0 ˝ 0 ˝ ˝ ˝ 0 * 1 ˝ ¦ 3˝ ¦ 2735 ¦ 2632 ¦
¦ 9. Shirov,A ¦ ˝ ˝ 0 0 0 ˝ 1 0 * ˝ ¦ 3 ¦ 2690 ¦ 2595 ¦
¦ 10. Polgar,J ¦ ˝ 0 ˝ 0 ˝ ˝ 0 ˝ ˝ * ¦ 3 ¦ 2675 ¦ 2596 ¦
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5. CITY : NOVGOROD
YEAR : 1996
CATEGORY: 19
MEAN ELO: 2711
COUNTRY : RUS
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¦ ¦ 1 2 3 4 5 6 ¦points¦ elo ¦ tpr ¦
+-------------------+-------------------+------+------+------¦
¦ 1. Topalov,V ¦ * ˝ 1 1 1˝ 2 ¦ 6 ¦ 2750 ¦ 2776 ¦
¦ 2. Ivanchuk,V ¦ 1˝ * 1 1 1 1 ¦ 5˝ ¦ 2730 ¦ 2744 ¦
¦ 3. Short,N ¦ 1 1 * 1˝ 1 ˝ ¦ 5 ¦ 2695 ¦ 2715 ¦
¦ 4. Gelfand,B ¦ 1 1 ˝ * 1˝ ˝ ¦ 4˝ ¦ 2665 ¦ 2685 ¦
¦ 5. Kramnik,V ¦ ˝ 1 1 ˝ * 1˝ ¦ 4˝ ¦ 2765 ¦ 2665 ¦
¦ 6. Polgar,J ¦ 0 1 1˝ 1˝ ˝ * ¦ 4˝ ¦ 2665 ¦ 2685 ¦
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6. CITY : DOS HERMANAS
YEAR : 1997
CATEGORY: 19
MEAN ELO: 2702
COUNTRY : ESP
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¦ ¦ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ¦points¦ elo ¦ tpr ¦
+-----------------+---------------------+------+------+------¦
¦ 1. Anand,V ¦ * ˝ 1 ˝ ˝ ˝ 1 1 ˝ ˝ ¦ 6 ¦ 2765 ¦ 2816 ¦
¦ 2. Kramnik,V ¦ ˝ * ˝ 1 ˝ ˝ ˝ 1 ˝ 1 ¦ 6 ¦ 2740 ¦ 2819 ¦
¦ 3. Salov,V ¦ 0 ˝ * ˝ 1 1 ˝ ˝ 0 1 ¦ 5 ¦ 2665 ¦ 2745 ¦
¦ 4. Karpov,A ¦ ˝ 0 ˝ * ˝ ˝ 1 ˝ 1 ˝ ¦ 5 ¦ 2760 ¦ 2735 ¦
¦ 5. Topalov,V ¦ ˝ ˝ 0 ˝ * ˝ ˝ ˝ 1 1 ¦ 5 ¦ 2725 ¦ 2738 ¦
¦ 6. Gelfand,B ¦ ˝ ˝ 0 ˝ ˝ * ˝ ˝ 1 ˝ ¦ 4˝ ¦ 2700 ¦ 2701 ¦
¦ 7. Shirov,A ¦ 0 ˝ ˝ 0 ˝ ˝ * ˝ 1 1 ¦ 4˝ ¦ 2690 ¦ 2702 ¦
¦ 8. Polgar,J ¦ 0 0 ˝ ˝ ˝ ˝ ˝ * 1 1 ¦ 4˝ ¦ 2645 ¦ 2707 ¦
¦ 9. Short,N ¦ ˝ ˝ 1 0 0 0 0 0 * 1 ¦ 3 ¦ 2690 ¦ 2580 ¦
¦ 10. Illescas,M ¦ ˝ 0 0 ˝ 0 ˝ 0 0 0 * ¦ 1˝ ¦ 2635 ¦ 2434 ¦
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7. CITY : LINARES
YEAR : 1997
CATEGORY: 19
MEAN ELO: 2701
COUNTRY : ESP
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¦ ¦ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2¦points¦ elo ¦ tpr ¦
+----------------+------------------------+------+-----+-----¦
¦ 1. Kasparov,G ¦ * 1 1 1 1 1 ˝ 0 1 ˝ 1 ˝¦ 8˝ ¦ 2795¦ 2904¦
¦ 2. Kramnik,V ¦ 0 * ˝ 1 1 ˝ ˝ 1 ˝ 1 ˝ 1¦ 7˝ ¦ 2740¦ 2831¦
¦ 3. Adams,M ¦ 0 ˝ * ˝ ˝ ˝ 1 ˝ ˝ 1 1 ˝¦ 6˝ ¦ 2665¦ 2769¦
¦ 4. Topalov,V ¦ 0 0 ˝ * ˝ ˝ 1 1 1 1 0 1¦ 6˝ ¦ 2725¦ 2763¦
¦ 5. Polgar,J ¦ 0 0 ˝ ˝ * 0 ˝ 1 1 1 ˝ 1¦ 6 ¦ 2645¦ 2738¦
¦ 6. Anand,V ¦ 0 ˝ ˝ ˝ 1 * ˝ ˝ 0 1 ˝ ˝¦ 5˝ ¦ 2765¦ 2695¦
¦ 7. Gelfand,B ¦ ˝ ˝ 0 0 ˝ ˝ * ˝ 1 ˝ ˝ ˝¦ 5 ¦ 2700¦ 2667¦
¦ 8. Ivanchuk,V ¦ 1 0 ˝ 0 0 ˝ ˝ * ˝ 0 1 1¦ 5 ¦ 2740¦ 2664¦
¦ 9. Nikolic,P ¦ 0 ˝ ˝ 0 0 1 0 ˝ * ˝ 1 ˝¦ 4˝ ¦ 2655¦ 2640¦
¦ 10. Dreev,A ¦ ˝ 0 0 0 0 0 ˝ 1 ˝ * ˝ 1¦ 4 ¦ 2650¦ 2606¦
¦ 11. Shirov,A ¦ 0 ˝ 0 1 ˝ ˝ ˝ 0 0 ˝ * 0¦ 3˝ ¦ 2690¦ 2567¦
¦ 12. Piket,J ¦ ˝ 0 ˝ 0 0 ˝ ˝ 0 ˝ 0 1 *¦ 3˝ ¦ 2640¦ 2572¦
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8. CITY : NOVGOROD
YEAR : 1994
CATEGORY: 18
MEAN ELO: 2700
COUNTRY : RUS
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¦ ¦ 1 2 3 4 5 6 ¦points¦ elo ¦ tpr ¦
+-------------------+-------------------+------+------+------¦
¦ 1. Kasparov,G ¦ * 1 1˝ 1˝ 1˝ 1˝ ¦ 7 ¦ 2810 ¦ 2847 ¦
¦ 2. Ivanchuk,V ¦ 1 * 1˝ 1 1˝ 2 ¦ 7 ¦ 2695 ¦ 2870 ¦
¦ 3. Kramnik,V ¦ ˝ ˝ * 1˝ 1˝ 1 ¦ 5 ¦ 2725 ¦ 2715 ¦
¦ 4. Short,N ¦ ˝ 1 ˝ * 1 1 ¦ 4 ¦ 2655 ¦ 2657 ¦
¦ 5. Shirov,A ¦ ˝ ˝ ˝ 1 * 1˝ ¦ 4 ¦ 2740 ¦ 2640 ¦
¦ 6. Bareev,E ¦ ˝ 0 1 1 ˝ * ¦ 3 ¦ 2675 ¦ 2576 ¦
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9. CITY : DORTMUND
YEAR : 1997
CATEGORY: 18
MEAN ELO: 2700
COUNTRY : GER
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¦ ¦ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ¦points¦ elo ¦ tpr ¦
+-----------------+---------------------+------+------+------¦
¦ 1. Kramnik,V ¦ * ˝ ˝ 1 1 ˝ 1 ˝ ˝ 1 ¦ 6˝ ¦ 2770 ¦ 2858 ¦
¦ 2. Anand,V ¦ ˝ * 0 1 ˝ ˝ ˝ 1 ˝ 1 ¦ 5˝ ¦ 2765 ¦ 2772 ¦
¦ 3. Topalov,V ¦ ˝ 1 * ˝ 0 ˝ ˝ ˝ ˝ 1 ¦ 5 ¦ 2745 ¦ 2734 ¦
¦ 4. Ivanchuk,V ¦ 0 0 ˝ * ˝ 1 ˝ 1 1 ˝ ¦ 5 ¦ 2725 ¦ 2736 ¦
¦ 5. Polgar,J ¦ 0 ˝ 1 ˝ * ˝ ˝ 1 ˝ 0 ¦ 4˝ ¦ 2670 ¦ 2702 ¦
¦ 6. Gelfand,B ¦ ˝ ˝ ˝ 0 ˝ * ˝ ˝ ˝ ˝ ¦ 4 ¦ 2695 ¦ 2660 ¦
¦ 7. Karpov,A ¦ 0 ˝ ˝ ˝ ˝ ˝ * 0 ˝ 1 ¦ 4 ¦ 2745 ¦ 2654 ¦
¦ 8. Short,N ¦ ˝ 0 ˝ 0 0 ˝ 1 * 1 ˝ ¦ 4 ¦ 2660 ¦ 2663 ¦
¦ 9. Hubner,R ¦ ˝ ˝ ˝ 0 ˝ ˝ ˝ 0 * ˝ ¦ 3˝ ¦ 2580 ¦ 2632 ¦
¦ 10. Yusupov,A ¦ 0 0 0 ˝ 1 ˝ 0 ˝ ˝ * ¦ 3 ¦ 2640 ¦ 2584 ¦
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10.CITY : DORTMUND
YEAR : 1998
CATEGORY: 18
MEAN ELO: 2698
COUNTRY : GER
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¦ ¦ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ¦points¦ elo ¦ tpr ¦
+-----------------+---------------------+------+------+------¦
¦ 1. Kramnik,V ¦ * ˝ 1 ˝ ˝ ˝ 1 ˝ ˝ 1 ¦ 6 ¦ 2790 ¦ 2810 ¦
¦ 2. Adams,M ¦ ˝ * ˝ ˝ ˝ 1 ˝ 1 1 ˝ ¦ 6 ¦ 2670 ¦ 2824 ¦
¦ 3. Svidler,P ¦ 0 ˝ * 1 1 ˝ ˝ 1 ˝ 1 ¦ 6 ¦ 2690 ¦ 2822 ¦
¦ 4. Leko,P ¦ ˝ ˝ 0 * ˝ ˝ 1 ˝ ˝ 1 ¦ 5 ¦ 2670 ¦ 2742 ¦
¦ 5. Ivanchuk,V ¦ ˝ ˝ 0 ˝ * ˝ ˝ ˝ ˝ 1 ¦ 4˝ ¦ 2740 ¦ 2694 ¦
¦ 6. Anand,V ¦ ˝ 0 ˝ ˝ ˝ * ˝ ˝ ˝ ˝ ¦ 4 ¦ 2770 ¦ 2651 ¦
¦ 7. Yusupov,A ¦ 0 ˝ ˝ 0 ˝ ˝ * ˝ 1 ˝ ¦ 4 ¦ 2630 ¦ 2666 ¦
¦ 8. Almasi,Z ¦ ˝ 0 0 ˝ ˝ ˝ ˝ * 1 ˝ ¦ 4 ¦ 2630 ¦ 2666 ¦
¦ 9. Beliavsky,A ¦ ˝ 0 ˝ ˝ ˝ ˝ 0 0 * ˝ ¦ 3 ¦ 2690 ¦ 2578 ¦
¦ 10. Shirov,A ¦ 0 ˝ 0 0 0 ˝ ˝ ˝ ˝ * ¦ 2˝ ¦ 2710 ¦ 2530 ¦
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TABLE: The Strongest tournaments ever (cat. 18 and higher)
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No. Year City Country Cat. Mean Elo
1 1996 Las Palmas ESP 21 2757
2 1998 Linares ESP 21 2752
3 1997 Novgorod RUS 19 2719
4 1996 Dos Hermanas ESP 19 2715
5 1996 Novgorod RUS 19 2712
6 1997 Dos Hermanas ESP 19 2702
7 1997 Linares ESP 19 2701
8 1994 Novgorod RUS 18 2600
9 1997 Dortmund GER 18 2600
10 1998 Dortmund GER 18 2698
11 1994 Amsterdam NED 18 2698
12 1994 Buenos Aires ARG 18 2694
13 1995 Amsterdam NED 18 2690
14 1996 Vienna AUT 18 2690
15 1994 Linares ESP 18 2685
16 1995 Dos Hermanas ESP 18 2681
17 1996 Amsterdam NED 18 2679
18 1997 Belgrade YUG 18 2679
19 1996 Dortmund GER 18 2678
20 1992 Moscow RUS 18 2677
21 1993 Linares ESP 18 2677
22 1992 Reggio Emilia ITA 18 2676
Not in this list: Amber Monaco rapid/blind tournaments (>17)
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