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Famous Chess Tournaments (1990-)
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This register covers famous tournaments in chess history. It does not include

  • tournaments for the World Championship or
  • matches.
See the links at the right for similar lists covering other periods.

Famous Chess Tournaments
1990-
Year Mo Event Cat Winner(s)
1990 Linares Kasparov
1990 Tilburg Ivanchuk, Kamsky
1991 Amsterdam Salov, Short
1991 Linares Ivanchuk
1991 Reggio Emilia Anand
1991 Reggio Emilia Karpov
1991 Reykjavik Ivanchuk, Karpov
1991 Tilburg Kasparov
1992 Biel Karpov
1992 Dortmund Ivanchuk, Kasparov
1992 Linares Kasparov
1992 Moscow Anand, Gelfand
1993 Amsterdam Anand, Kramnik, Short
1993 Belgrade Beliavsky
1993 Dortmund Karpov
1993 Las Palmas Morovic Fernandez
1993 Linares Kasparov
1993 Munich Shirov
1994 Amsterdam Kasparov
1994 Buenos Aires Salov
1994 Las Palmas Kamsky
1994 Linares Karpov
1994 Novgorod Ivanchuk, Kasparov
1995 Amsterdam Lautier
1995 Dortmund Kramnik
1995 Dos Hermanas Adams, Kamsky, Karpov
1995 Linares Ivanchuk
1995 Novgorod Kasparov
1995 Riga Kasparov
1996 Amsterdam Kasparov, Topalov
1996 Dortmund Anand, Kramnik
1996 Dos Hermanas Kramnik, Topalov
1996 Las Palmas Kasparov
1996 Leon Polgar J., Topalov
1996 Madrid Illescas Cordoba, Topalov
1996 Novgorod Topalov
1996 Paernu Short
1996 Vienna Gelfand, Karpov, Topalov
1996 Wijk aan Zee Ivanchuk
1997 Belgrade Anand, Ivanchuk
1997 Biel Anand
1997 Dortmund Kramnik
1997 Dos Hermanas Anand, Kramnik
1997 Linares Kasparov
1997 Madrid Shirov, Topalov
1997 Novgorod Kasparov
1997 Ter Apel Shirov
1997 Tilburg Kasparov, Kramnik, Svidler
1998 Dortmund Adams, Kramnik, Svidler
1998 Linares Anand
1998 Madrid Anand
1998 Polanica Zdroj Gelfand
1998 Tilburg Anand
1998 Wijk aan Zee Anand, Kramnik
1999 Dortmund Leko
1999 Dos Hermanas Adams
1999 Linares Kasparov
1999 Sarajevo Kasparov
1999 Wijk aan Zee Kasparov
2000 Dortmund Anand, Kramnik
2000 Linares Kasparov, Kramnik
2000 Lvov Ivanchuk
2000 Merida Shirov
2000 Montecatini Terme Ivanchuk
2000 Polanica Zdroj Gelfand
2000 Sarajevo Kasparov
2000 Wijk aan Zee Kasparov
2001 Astana Kasparov
2001 Dortmund Kramnik, Topalov
2001 Linares Kasparov
2001 Merida Anand
2001 Wijk aan Zee Kasparov
2002 01 Wijk aan Zee 18 Bareev
2002 02 Cannes 18 Gelfand, Topalov
2002 02 Linares 20 Kasparov
2003 01 Wijk aan Zee NED 19 Anand
2003 02 Linares ESP 20 Leko, Kramnik
2003 04 Budapest HUN 17 Short
2003 06 Enghien les Bains FRA 17 Bareev
2003 07 Dortmund GER 18 Bologan
2003 10 Hoogeveen NED 18 J.Polgar
2004 01 Wijk aan Zee NED 19 Anand
2004 02 Linares ESP 20 Kramnik
2004 03 Poikovsky RUS 18 Grischuk, Rublevsky
2004 07 Biel SUI 18 Morozevich
2004 07 Dortmund GER 18 Anand
2004 11 Moscow RUS (57th Russian ch) 18 Kasparov
2005 01 Bermuda BER 17 Gelfand, Harikrishna
2005 01 Wijk aan Zee NED 19 Leko
2005 02 Linares ESP 20 Kasparov, Topalov
2005 02 Poikovsky RUS 18 Bacrot, Bologan
2005 05 Sofia BUL 20 Topalov
2005 07 Dortmund GER 19 Naiditsch
2005 10 Stepanakert, Karabakh ARM 17 Aronian
2005 12 Moscow RUS (Ch. Superfinal) 17 Rublevsky
2006 01 Wijk aan Zee NED 19 Anand, Topalov
2006 02 Morelia/Linares MEX/ESP 20 Aronian
2006 03 Poikovsky RUS 18 Shirov
2006 05 Sarajevo BIH 17 Nisipeanu, Malakhov, Carlsen
2006 05 Sofia BUL 20 Topalov
2006 06 Foros/Yalta UKR 18 Rublevsky
2006 07 Biel SUI 17 Morozevich
2006 07 Dortmund GER 19 Kramnik, Svidler
2006 10 Hoogeveen NED 20 Mamedyarov, J.Polgar
2006 11 Havana CUB 17 Ivanchuk
2006 11 Moscow RUS 20 Leko, Ponomariov, Aronian
2006 12 Pamplona ESP 17 Morozevich
2007 01 Wijk aan Zee NED 19 Aronian, Topalov, Radjabov
2007 02 Morelia/Linares MEX/ESP 20 Anand
2007 03 Poikovsky RUS 17 Jakovenko
2007 05 Sarajevo BIH 17 Movsesian
2007 05 Sofia BUL 19 Topalov
2007 06 Dortmund GER 20 Kramnik
2007 06 Foros UKR 18 Ivanchuk
2007 07 Biel SUI 18 Carlsen, Onischuk
2007 07 Odessa UKR 17 Ivanchuk
2007 09 Carlsbad CZE 17 Movsesian, Ponomariov
2007 10 Hoogeveen NED 17 Mamedyarov
2007 11 Moscow RUS 20 Kramnik
2007 11 Vitoria Gasteiz ESP 18 Topalov
2007 12 Moscow RUS 17 Morozevich
2007 12 Pamplona ESP 17 Vallejo Pons
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