1999 World Tournament Championship
Las Vegas, Nevada
November - December, 1999
This tournament was a 7 round knockout: ROUND 1 (Round of 128) (Best of 2) ROUND 2 (Round of 64) (Best of 2) ROUND 3 (Round of 32) (Best of 2) ROUND 4 (Round of 16) (Best of 2) ROUND 5 (Round of 8) (Best of 2) ROUND 6 (Round of 4) (Best of 4) ROUND 7 (Round of 2) (Best of 6) RESULT: Alexander Khalifman becomes FIDE Champion In the event of a tie match, there were two sets of Best of 2 Rapids playoffs. If the match was still tied after this, an unlimited number of Sudden Death games were played until a winner was reached. COMPOSITE RESULTS FOR ALEXANDER KHALIFMAN STAND. RAPIDS Opponent R1: +1-1=0 +2-1=1 vs. Barua R2: +1-1=0 +1-0=1 vs. Kamsky R3: +1-0=1 vs. Asrian R4: +0-0=2 +1-0=1 vs. Gelfand R5: +1-0=1 vs. Polgar R6: +1-1=2 +1-0=1 vs. Nisipeanu R7: +2-1=3 vs. Akopian ------ ------ +7-4=9 +5-1=4 ROUND 1 (The Round of 128), 7/31 - 8/2/1999 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tiviakov, S ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 4½ Gurevich, D ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 3½ 1 2 3 4 Dolmatov, S 0 1 1 ½ 2½ Kotsur, P 1 0 0 ½ 1½ 1 2 Ponomariov, R ½ 1 1½ Al Modiahki, M ½ 0 ½ 1 2 3 4 Psakhis, L ½ ½ 1 ½ 2½ Zapata, A ½ ½ 0 ½ 1½ 1 2 DeFirmian, N ½ 0 ½ Kobalija, M ½ 1 1½ 1 2 Peng Xiaomin 1 ½ 1½ Sadvakasov, D 0 ½ ½ 1 2 3 4 Yermolinsky, A ½ ½ 1 ½ 2½ Spraggett, K ½ ½ 0 ½ 1½ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dreev, A ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ 3½ Zelcic, R ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ 2½ 1 2 Kotronias, V 1 ½ 1½ Bouaziz, S 0 ½ ½ 1 2 Gulko, B 1 ½ 1½ Reinderman, D 0 ½ ½ 1 2 Rozentalis, E 0 0 0 Aronian, L 1 1 2 1 2 Kasimdzhanov, R ½ 0 ½ Bauer, C ½ 1 1½ 1 2 Dizdar, G ½ 1 1½ Liang Chong ½ 0 ½ 1 2 Aleksandrov, A 1 1 2 Becerra Rivero, J 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 Babula, V 0 1 ½ 0 1½ Shaked, T 1 0 ½ 1 2½ 1 2 Ehlvest, J 1 ½ 1½ Nijboer, F 0 ½ ½ 1 2 Akopian, V 1 ½ 1½ Chiburdanidze, M 0 ½ ½ 1 2 Antonio, R 1 1 2 Kozak, A 0 0 0 1 2 Magem Badals, J 1 1 2 Feldman, V 0 0 0 1 2 Tkachiev, V 1 1 2 Hoffman, A 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Benjamin, J ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 3 Nielsen, P ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 4 1 2 Andersson, U 1 1 2 Mohamed, E 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 Miles, A 0 1 1 ½ 2½ Akesson, R 1 0 0 ½ 1½ 1 2 Lautier, J 1 1 2 Kobese, W 0 0 0 1 2 Speelman, J ½ 1 1½ Ricardi, P ½ 0 ½ 1 2 3 4 Asrian, K 0 1 1 ½ 2½ Rodriguez, A 1 0 0 ½ 1½ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Khalifman, A 0 1 1 0 ½ 1 3½ Barua, D 1 0 0 1 ½ 0 2½ 1 2 Leitao, R 1 1 2 (Bagheri, A) 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 Milov, V 0 1 ½ 0 1½ Macieja, B 1 0 ½ 1 2½ 1 2 Nisipeanu, L 1 1 2 Djuric, S 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Stefansson, H ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ 3½ Zubarev, A ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ 2½ 1 2 Wahls, M 1 ½ 1½ Cela, A 0 ½ ½ 1 2 Hamdouchi, H 1 1 2 (Hakki, I) 0 0 0 1 2 Adianto, U 0 0 0 Fridman, D 1 1 2 1 2 Milos, G 1 ½ 1½ Ivanov, A 0 ½ ½ 1 2 Sokolov, I 1 ½ 1½ Kudrin, S 0 ½ ½ ROUND 2 (The Round of 64), 8/3 - 8/8/1999 1 2 Tiviakov, S ½ 0 ½ Kramnik, V ½ 1 1½ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Korchnoi, V 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 Dolmatov, S 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ponomariov, R 1 0 ½ ½ 0 0 2 Topalov, V 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 4 1 2 3 4 Smirin, I ½ ½ ½ 0 1½ Psakhis, L ½ ½ ½ 1 2½ 1 2 Kobalija, M 0 0 0 Adams, M 1 1 2 1 2 3 4 Almasi, Z 0 1 1 1 3 Peng, X 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 4 Yermolinsky, A ½ ½ 0 0 1 Rublevsky, S ½ ½ 1 1 3 1 2 Dreev, A 1 ½ 1½ Kotronias, V 0 ½ ½ 1 2 Gulko, B ½ 0 ½ Fedorov, A ½ 1 1½ 1 2 Timman, J 1 ½ 1½ Aronian, L 0 ½ ½ 1 2 Bauer, C ½ 0 ½ Leko, P ½ 1 1½ 1 2 Movsesian, S 1 1 2 Dizdar, G 0 0 0 1 2 Aleksandrov, A ½ 0 ½ Svidler, P ½ 1 1½ 1 2 Georgiev, K 1 1 2 Shaked, T 0 0 0 1 2 Ehlvest, J ½ 0 ½ Bareev, E ½ 1 1½ 1 2 3 4 Akopian, V ½ ½ ½ 1 2½ Antonio, R ½ ½ ½ 0 1½ 1 2 3 4 Tkachiev, V ½ ½ 0 0 1 Magem Badals, J ½ ½ 1 1 3 1 2 Polgar, J 1 ½ 1½ Nielsen, P 0 ½ ½ 1 2 3 4 Andersson, U ½ ½ ½ 0 1½ Zvjaginsev, V ½ ½ ½ 1 2½ 1 2 3 4 Krasenkow, M 0 1 1 ½ 2½ Miles, A 1 0 0 ½ 1½ 1 2 3 4 Lautier, J ½ ½ ½ 1 2½ Sakaev, K ½ ½ ½ 0 1½ 1 2 Gelfand, B 1 ½ 1½ Speelman, J 0 ½ ½ 1 2 Asrian, K 1 ½ 1½ Sadler, M 0 ½ ½ 1 2 3 4 Kamsky, G 1 0 0 ½ 1½ Khalifman, A 0 1 1 ½ 2½ 1 2 Leitao, R 1 ½ 1½ Macieja, B 0 ½ ½ 1 2 3 4 Azmaiparashvili, Z ½ ½ ½ 0 1½ Nisipeanu, L ½ ½ ½ 1 2½ 1 2 3 4 Stefansson, H ½ ½ ½ 0 1½ Shipov, S ½ ½ ½ 1 2½ 1 2 Ivanchuk, V 1 1 2 Wahls, M 0 0 0 1 2 Hamdouchi, H 0 ½ ½ Beliavsky, A 1 ½ 1½ 1 2 Short, N 1 ½ 1½ Fridman, D 0 ½ ½ 1 2 Milos, G 1 1 2 Salov, V 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 Shirov, A 0 1 ½ 1 2½ Sokolov, I 1 0 ½ 0 1½ ROUND 3 (The Round of 32), 8/9 - 8/8/1999 1 2 Korchnoi, V ½ 0 ½ Kramnik, V ½ 1 1½ 1 2 Topalov, V 1 ½ 1½ Psakhis, L 0 ½ ½ 1 2 Almasi, Z ½ 0 ½ Adams, M ½ 1 1½ 1 2 Rublevsky, S ½ 0 ½ Dreev, A ½ 1 1½ 1 2 Timman, J 0 ½ ½ Fedorov, A 1 ½ 1½ 1 2 3 4 Leko, P ½ ½ 0 ½ Movsesian, S ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 2 Georgiev, K 1 ½ 1½ Svidler, P 0 ½ ½ 1 2 3 4 Bareev, E ½ ½ 0 ½ Akopian, V ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 2 Magem Badals, J ½ 0 ½ Polgar, J ½ 1 1½ 1 2 Krasenkow, M 0 ½ ½ Zvjaginsev, V 1 ½ 1½ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lautier, J ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 2 Gelfand, B ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 4 1 2 Khalifman, A ½ 1 1½ Asrian, K ½ 0 ½ 1 2 3 4 Leitao, R ½ ½ ½ 0 1½ Nisipeanu, L ½ ½ ½ 1 2½ 1 2 Ivanchuk, V 1 1 2 Shipov, S 0 0 0 1 2 Beliavsky, A 0 ½ ½ Short, N 1 ½ 1½ 1 2 3 4 Shirov, A 1 0 1 1 3 Milos, G 0 1 0 0 1 ROUND 4 (The Round of 16), 8/9 - 8/11/1999 1 2 3 4 Kramnik, V ½ ½ 1 1 3 Topalov, V ½ ½ 0 0 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 Adams, M ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 4 Dreev, A ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fedorov, A ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 2½ Movsesian, S ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 3½ 1 2 Georgiev, K ½ 0 ½ Akopian, V ½ 1 1½ 1 2 3 4 Polgar, J ½ ½ 1 1 3 Zvjaginsev, V ½ ½ 0 0 1 1 2 3 4 Gelfand, B ½ ½ 0 ½ 1½ Khalifman, A ½ ½ 1 ½ 2½ 1 2 3 4 Nisipeanu, L ½ ½ ½ 1 2½ Ivanchuk, V ½ ½ ½ 0 1½ 1 2 Short, N 0 ½ ½ Shirov, A 1 ½ 1½ ROUND 5 (The Round of 8), 8/12 - 8/14/1999 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kramnik, V ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 2 Adams, M ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 4 1 2 3 4 Movsesian, S ½ ½ 0 ½ 1½ Akopian, V ½ ½ 1 ½ 2½ 1 2 Polgar, J 0 ½ ½ Khalifman, A 1 ½ 1½ 1 2 Nisipeanu, L ½ 1 1½ Shirov, A ½ 0 ½ ROUND 6 (The Round of 4), 8/15 - 8/19/1999 1 2 3 Adams, M 0 ½ 0 ½ Akopian, V 1 ½ 1 2½ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Khalifman, A ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 3½ Nisipeanu, L ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ 2½ ROUND 7 (The Round of 2), 8/22 - 8/28/1999 1 2 3 4 5 6 Akopian, V 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 2½ Khalifman, A 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 3½