S.W.I.F.T. world cup tournament, Brussels

01-04-1988 > 23-04-1988

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1 GM Karpov, Anatoly Yevgenyevich URS 2715 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 11 2747
2 GM Salov, Valery Borisovich URS 2595 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 10 2709
3 GM Ljubojević, Ljubomir YUG 2610 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 2678
4 GM Nunn, John Denis Martin ENG 2615 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 2677
5 GM Beliavsky, Alexander Genrikhovich URS 2645 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 (½) 2676
6 GM Andersson, Ulf SWE 2605 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 9 2656
7 GM Portisch, Lajos HUN 2610 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 (½) 9 2656
8 GM Speelman, Jonathan Simon ENG 2625 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 2633
9 GM Sokolov, Andrei Yurievich URS 2595 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 8 2614
10 GM Tāls, Mihails URS 2630 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 ½ (½) 2591
11 GM Nikolić, Predrag YUG 2630 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 2590
12 GM Timman, Jan Hendrik NED 2675 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 (½) 2589
13 GM Seirawan, Yasser USA 2595 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 2595
14 GM Nogueiras Santiago, Jesús CUB 2595 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 7 2573
15 GM Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich SUI 2640 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 2548
16 GM Sax, Gyula HUN 2610 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 6 2526
17 IM Winants, Luc BEL 2465 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 1 2338
GM Vaganian, Rafael Artemovich URS 2625 (½) (½) (½) (½) (2) 2640

Cat=XV (2615), GM=8½

According to [1], this tournament was held in the Sheraton hotel with Gijssen and Van Emmelo as arbiters. This was the first world cup tournament: a short-lived series of tournaments, somewhat similar to the Grand Prix the FIDE organised later. Because seventeen players were scheduled for the Brussels tournament a local player – Winants – was added. Unfortunately, Vaganian had to withdraw after four rounds because his brother had died. I have included a game between Timman and Karpov which was played with live pieces on the Grote Markt of Brussels.

Wanted

  • Not much.

Sources

  1. S.W.I.F.T. world cup chess tournament, Interchess 1988
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