1999 in chess

none 1999 chess sports Events of 1999 in chess include the list of top chess players and news. Top players FIDE top 10 players by Elo rating - January 1999; Garry Kasparov 2812 Viswanathan Anand 2781 Vladimir Kramnik 2751 Alexei Shirov 2726 Alexander Morozevich 2723 Michael Adams 2716 Vasily Ivanchuk 2714 Peter Svidler 2713 Anatoly Karpov 2710 Veselin Topalov 2700 Chess news in brief The FIDE World Chess Championship is won by Alexander Khalifman in Las Vegas. Many leading players (including Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand, Alexander Morozevich, Anatoly Karpov) boycott the event and there is talk of legal action against FIDE by Karpov. The proposed 'Ultimate Championship' between Kasparov and Anand is postponed when the sponsorship deal is withdrawn. FIDE's Women's World Chess Championship is won by Xie Jun, as she defeats Alisa Galliamova in the final. The proceedings are described as chaotic and unsatisfactory by the world press following Zsuzsa Polgar being stripped of her title and Galliamova defaulting in the Candidates Final. The Linares chess tournament is dominated by a rampant Kasparov (10½/14), 2½ clear points ahead of Kramnik and Anand (both 8/14).Crowther Mark https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic227.html THE WEEK IN CHESS 227 15 March 1999 2008-06-08 Kasparov wins at Sarajevo with 7/9, ahead of Evgeny Bareev and Alexei Shirov (both 6/9). Michael Adams (6/9) achieves a career-best tournament result, winning at Dos Hermanas ahead of Vladimir Kramnik (5½). Surprisingly, Anand is in joint last place (3½). Peter Leko (5/7) wins the Dortmund super-tournament, ahead of Kramnik (4½/7).Crowther Mark https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic245.html THE WEEK IN CHESS 245 19 July 1999 2008-06-15 At the annual Hoogovens tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Kasparov runs out the winner from Anand and Kramnik.Crowther Mark https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic221.html THE WEEK IN CHESS 221 1 February 1999 2008-06-08 The Frankfurt Giants takes the form of a 4-player, 4-round, all-play-all rapid event and is won by Kasparov, 1½ points ahead of Anand, Kramnik and Karpov.Crowther Mark https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic243.html THE WEEK IN CHESS 243 5 July 1999 2008-06-15 The European Team Chess Championship is held in Batumi, Georgia. Armenia take gold, Hungary silver and Germany bronze. An Advanced Chess Match between Vishwanathan Anand and Anatoly Karpov results in a crushing 5-1 victory for the Indian Grandmaster. Kasparov plays and wins an internet game against The World. The game is followed closely by the world media. Irina Krush wins much respect for her analysis and steering of the World side. Daniel King commentates on MSN. At the Melody Amber tournament in Monte Carlo, Kramnik is the overall winner, while Anand wins the 'rapid' section and Shirov the 'blindfold'.Crowther Mark https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic228.html THE WEEK IN CHESS 228 22 March 1999 2008-06-08 Pamplona is won by Alexander Morozevich, ahead of Michał Krasenkow and Loek van Wely.Crowther Mark https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic218.html THE WEEK IN CHESS 218 11 January 1999 2008-06-08 Konstantin Sakaev wins the Russian Chess Championship held in Moscow. Julian Hodgson wins his third British Chess Championship title in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Harriet Hunt makes it her fourth victory in the Ladies event. Boris Gulko wins the Salt Lake City U. S. Chess Championship after a playoff. Anjelina Belakovskaia takes the Women's title. Joel Benjamin wins the Manhattan Chess Club Championship for the sixth time. The World Junior Chess Championship (Under 20) is won by Aleksandr Galkin in Yerevan, Armenia. The annual Groningen tournament contains a strong field of grandmasters. Sergei Tiviakov wins, ahead of Vadim Milov and Zoltán Almási. The women's event is headed by Natalia Zhukova, closely followed by Antoaneta Stefanova and Peng Zhaoqin. Armenia's Sergei Movsesian takes first place in the Open.Crowther Mark https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic217.html THE WEEK IN CHESS 217 4 January 1999 2008-06-08 Tony Miles (8½/13) wins the Capablanca Memorial in Havana, ahead of Suat Atalık and Lazaro Bruzon (both 8/13).Crowther Mark https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic237.html THE WEEK IN CHESS 237 24 May 1999 2008-06-08 Prominent Chess publisher Batsford (formerly B. T. Batsford) ceases business activities. Bobby Fischer gives a series of radio interviews in Baguio, Philippines. Much of the material is branded distasteful and offensive. Chess journalist Bobby Ang asks that listeners make some allowance for Fischer's state of mind following his recent losses; both his mother and sister had recently died and the U.S. authorities had auctioned all of his personal belongings and memorabilia.Crowther Mark https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic220.html THE WEEK IN CHESS 220 25 January 1999 2008-06-08 Tõnu Õim wins the 14th Correspondence Chess World Championship (1994–99). In Hungary, Judit Polgár loses a (30 minute) rapid match to Fritz 5.32 by a 2½-5½ score.Crowther Mark https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic234.html THE WEEK IN CHESS 234 3 May 1999 2008-06-08 Shredder wins the 9th World Chess Computer Championship in Paderborn, Germany. Eight-year-old David Howell defeats John Nunn in a blitz game at the 3rd Mind Sports Olympiad.Crowther Mark https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic252.html THE WEEK IN CHESS 252 6 September 1999 2008-06-15 FIDE, the governing body of international chess, celebrates its 75th anniversary. A number of FIDE's member federations, including Argentina, are excluded over the non-payment of fees.Crowther Mark https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic259.html THE WEEK IN CHESS 259 25 October 1999 2008-06-15 Alexander Baburin launches Coffee-break Chess, an online newspaper for chess fans and a forerunner to his Chess Today and Grandmaster Square ventures.Crowther Mark https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic256.html THE WEEK IN CHESS 256 4 October 1999 2008-06-15 Deaths Lodewijk Prins, Dutch chess master and arbiter - November 11 Lembit Oll, Estonian Grandmaster and world top 50 player - May 17 Ortvin Sarapu, "Mr New Zealand Chess", 20-time NZ chess champion – April 13 Gary Koshnitsky, Australian Master - September 17 Catharina Roodzant, three-time winner of the women's Dutch championship – February 24 Ramchandra Sapre, former national champion of India and chess columnist - May 18 Francisco José Pérez Pérez, Spanish/Cuban master – September 11 Notes References Burgess, Graham Chess Highlights of the 20th Century Gambit Publications 1999 1-901983-21-8 44499274 Chess History & Chronology - Bill Wall( https://web.archive.org/web/20080420103523/http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/7378/history.txt 2008-04-20 2009-10-20) Olimpbase - Olympiads and other Team event information World Computer Chess Championship Category:20th century in chess Category:Chess by year