Below is a list of events in chess in 1993, as well as the top ten FIDE rated chess players of that year.

Top players

FIDE top 10 by Elo rating - January 1993

  1. Garry Kasparov  Russia 2805
  2. Anatoly Karpov  Russia 2725
  3. Vassily Ivanchuk  Ukraine 2710
  4. Viswanathan Anand  India 2710
  5. Boris Gelfand  Belarus 2690
  6. Vladimir Kramnik  Russia 2685
  7. Alexei Shirov  Latvia 2670
  8. Evgeny Bareev  Russia 2670
  9. Kiril Georgiev  Bulgaria 2660
  10. Valery Salov  Russia 2660

Tournaments

List of strong chess tournaments in 1993.

TournamentSystemCityPlayersWinnerRunner-upThird
Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1993Single eliminationNetherlands Wijk aan Zee24Russia Anatoly KarpovSpain Miguel IllescasRussia Valery Salov
Estonia Lembit Oll
Linares International Chess TournamentRound robinSpain Linares14Russia Garry KasparovRussia Anatoly KarpovIndia Viswanathan Anand
Dortmund Sparkassen Chess MeetingRound robinGermany Dortmund8Russia Anatoly KarpovRussia Vladimir KramnikGermany Christopher Lutz
SKA-Mephisto International Chess TournamentRound robinGermany Munich12Latvia Alexei ShirovBelarus Boris GelfandBelgium Mikhail Gurevich
Belgrade Chess TournamentRound robinFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade10Ukraine Alexander BeliavskyRussia Vladimir KramnikRussia Alexander Khalifman
Las Palmas Chess TournamentRound robinSpain Las Palmas10Chile Ivan MorovicIndia Viswanathan AnandRussia Alexander Khalifman
Tilburg chess tournamentSingle eliminationNetherlands Tilburg112Russia Anatoly KarpovUkraine Vassily IvanchukLatvia Alexei Shirov
Ukraine Alexander Beliavsky
Interzonal TournamentSwissSwitzerland Biel74Belarus Boris GelfandNetherlands Paul van der SterrenUnited States Gata Kamsky
PCA QualifierSwissNetherlands Groningen54England Michael AdamsIndia Viswanathan AnandUnited States Gata Kamsky

Chess news in brief

Births

  • Parimarjan Negi, Indian prodigy, a GM and youngest ever IM - February 9
  • Wesley So, Filipino prodigy, a GM at little over 14 years - October 9

Deaths

  • Reuben Fine, a leading player of the 1930s and 1940s, former US Champion and noted writer - March 26.
  • Vladimir Makogonov, Soviet IM and honorary GM, a leading player of the 1940s - January 2
  • Boris Kogan, Russian-American IM and former Soviet Junior Champion - December 25.
  • Alexander Koblencs, Latvian IM, trainer and writer - December 9
  • Johannes Turn, a leading Estonian master of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s - March 8

References

  • Burgess, Graham (1999). Chess Highlights of the 20th Century. Gambit Publications. ISBN 1-901983-21-8.
  • Chess History & Chronology - Bill Wall( Archived 2008-04-20 at the Wayback Machine 2009-10-20)
  • Olimpbase - Olympiads and other Team event information
  • FIDE rating list data 1970-97
  • Danny Kopec account of 4th Harvard Cup
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.