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
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+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