Tilburg chess tournament

The Tilburg chess tournament was a series of chess tournaments held in Tilburg, Netherlands. It was established in 1977 and ran continuously through 1994 under the sponsorship of Interpolis, an insurance company. Fontys Hogescholen shortly revived the tournament series from 1996 to 1998, when the last edition was played. Since 1994, there is another annual chess tournament taking place in Tilburg, which has the name De Stukkenjagers. The field is generally much weaker than the traditional Tilburg tournament.

Jan Timman (r) of the host nation faces frequent winner Anatoly Karpov (l) in 1986.

Winners

Tilburg chess tournament
#YearWinner
11977  Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
21978  Lajos Portisch (Hungary)
31979  Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
41980  Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
51981  Alexander Beliavsky (Soviet Union)
61982  Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
71983  Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
81984  Tony Miles (England)
91985  Tony Miles (England)
 Robert Hübner (West Germany)
 Victor Korchnoi (Switzerland)
101986  Alexander Beliavsky (Soviet Union)
111987  Jan Timman (Netherlands)
121988  Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
131989  Garry Kasparov (Soviet Union)
141990  Vassily Ivanchuk (Soviet Union)
 Gata Kamsky (United States)
151991  Garry Kasparov (Soviet Union)
161992  Michael Adams (England)
171993  Anatoly Karpov (Russia)
181994  Valery Salov (Russia)
11996  Jeroen Piket (Netherlands) (best on tie-break)
 Boris Gelfand (Belarus)
21997  Peter Svidler (Russia) (best on tie-break)
 Garry Kasparov (Russia)
 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)
31998  Viswanathan Anand (India)

1977

The first edition was a very strong all-grandmaster event of Category 14. It was a single round-robin tournament with twelve players. Karpov won the event.

Tilburg 1977 - cat.14 (2581)
#Player123456789012Total
1  Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)*1½½½1½11½½18
2  Tony Miles (England)0*½½½½1011117
3  Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia)½½*½½½½½½½1½6
4  Jan Timman (Netherlands)½½½*½1½½0½½16
5  Lubomir Kavalek (United States)½½½½*½½½½½½16
6  Robert Hübner (West Germany)0½½0½*11½½½16
7  Svetozar Gligorić (Yugoslavia)½0½½½0*½1½1½
8  Ulf Andersson (Sweden)01½½½0½*½½½½5
9  Yuri Balashov (Soviet Union)00½1½½0½*1½½5
10  Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union)½0½½½½½½0*½½
11  Gennadi Sosonko (Netherlands)½00½½½0½½½*½4
12  Fridrik Olafsson (Iceland)00½000½½½½½*3

1978

The second edition was similar in strength to the first edition, again an all-grandmaster event of category 14. No Russian players participated as Karpov and Korchnoi were playing a match at that time and their proposed Russian replacements were not accepted. Portisch won the event.

Tilburg 1978 - cat.14 (2593)
#Player123456789012Total
1  Lajos Portisch (Hungary)*½½111½½½01½7
2  Jan Timman (Netherlands)½*½½½½½½11½½
3  Roman Dzindzichashvili (Israel)½½*10½½½½½½16
4  Robert Hübner (West Germany)0½0*½½½111½½6
5  Tony Miles (England)0½1½*00½1½116
6  Walter Browne (United States)0½½½1*1½½100
7  Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia)½½½½10*½0½½1
8  Boris Spassky (France)½½½0½½½*011½
9  Bent Larsen (Denmark)½0½00½11*½½½5
10  Ljubomir Ljubojević (Yugoslavia)10½0½0½0½*½1
11  Gennadi Sosonko (Netherlands)0½½½01½0½½*½
12  Zoltán Ribli (Hungary)½½0½010½½0½*4

1979

Tilburg 1979 - cat.15 (2605)
#Player123456789012Total
1  Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)*½½½11½½½1½1
2  Oleg Romanishin (Soviet Union)½*½½0½11½1½17
3  Lajos Portisch (Hungary)½½*½½1½0½½11
4  Gyula Sax (Hungary)½½½*½0½1½½½16
5  Gennadi Sosonko (Netherlands)01½½*1½010½½
6  Bent Larsen (Denmark)0½010*½1½110
7  Boris Spassky (France)½0½½½½*½1½½½
8  Jan Timman (Netherlands)½01010½*½½½1
9  Robert Hübner (West Germany)½½½½0½0½*½½15
10  Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia)00½½10½½½*½15
11  Lubomir Kavalek (United States)½½0½½0½½½½*½
12  Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union)0000½1½000½*

1980

Tilburg 1980 - cat.15 (2619)
#Player123456789012Total
1  Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)*½1½1½½0111½
2  Lajos Portisch (Hungary)½*½½½1½1½½½17
3  Jan Timman (Netherlands)0½*½½½½1½½11
4  Gennadi Sosonko (Netherlands)½½½*½½½½½1½½6
5  Boris Spassky (France)0½½½*0½111½½6
6  Mikhail Tal (Soviet Union)½0½½1*½½½½½½
7  Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia)½½½½½½*0½½½½5
8  Bent Larsen (Denmark)100½0½1*½01½5
9  Ulf Andersson (Sweden)0½½½0½½½*½½½
10  Zoltán Ribli (Hungary)0½½00½½1½*½½
11  Robert Hübner (West Germany)0½0½½½½0½½*1
12  Lubomir Kavalek (United States)½00½½½½½½½0*4

1981

Tilburg 1981 - cat.15 (2608)
#Player123456789012Total
1  Alexander Beliavsky (Soviet Union)*½01½½½½1111
2  Tigran Petrosian (Soviet Union)½*½½½½½11½½17
3  Lajos Portisch (Hungary)1½*½10½½011½
4  Jan Timman (Netherlands)0½½*½½1101½1
5  Ljubomir Ljubojević (Yugoslavia)½½0½*½½½½11½6
6  Ulf Andersson (Sweden)½½1½½*½0½0½1
7  Boris Spassky (France)½½½0½½*1½½½½
8  Garry Kasparov (Soviet Union)½0½0½10*1½1½
9  Gennadi Sosonko (Netherlands)0011½½½0*0½½
10  Bent Larsen (Denmark)0½0001½½1*01
11  Robert Hübner (West Germany)0½0½0½½0½1*½4
12  Tony Miles (England)00½0½0½½½0½*3

1982

Tilburg 1982 - cat.14 (2599)
#Player123456789012Total
1  Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)*½½½1½10½111
2  Jan Timman (Netherlands)½*½½½½½½½1117
3  Ulf Andersson (Sweden)½½*½½½½½1½½1
4  Gennadi Sosonko (Netherlands)½½½*0101½½11
5  Tigran Petrosian (Soviet Union)0½½1*½011½½½6
6  Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union)½½½0½*1½½1½½6
7  John Nunn (England)0½½110*½½½½05
8  Lajos Portisch (Hungary)1½½00½½*0½½15
9  Walter Browne (United States)½½0½0½½1*0½15
10  Robert Hübner (West Germany)00½½½0½½1*½½
11  Eugenio Torre (Philippines)00½0½½½½½½*1
12  Bent Larsen (Denmark)0000½½100½0*

1983

Tilburg 1983 - cat.15 (2613)
#Player123456789012Total
1  Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)*½½½½1½½½½117
2  Ljubomir Ljubojević (Yugoslavia)½*½½½1½½½110
3  Lajos Portisch (Hungary)½½*½½½½1½½½1
4  Rafael Vaganian (Soviet Union)½½½*½½11½0016
5  Gennadi Sosonko (Netherlands)½½½½*0½½½11½6
6  Lev Polugaevsky (Soviet Union)00½½1*½½½1½½
7  Boris Spassky (France)½½½0½½*½½½½1
8  Robert Hübner (West Germany)½½00½½½*½½11
9  Ulf Andersson (Sweden)½½½½½½½½*½½05
10  Jan Timman (Netherlands)½0½100½½½*½15
11  Yasser Seirawan (United States)00½10½½0½½*½4
12  John van der Wiel (Netherlands)0100½½0010½*

1984

Tilburg 1984 - cat.14 (2596)
#Player123456789012Total
1  Tony Miles (England)*½½½½½11½1118
2  Robert Hübner (West Germany)½*½½½½½½11½½
3  Vladimir Tukmakov (Soviet Union)½½*1½½½½½½½1
4  Zoltán Ribli (Hungary)½½0*½½½1½11½
5  Alexander Beliavsky (Soviet Union)½½½½*10½½½11
6  Ljubomir Ljubojević (Yugoslavia)½½½½0*1½½½1½6
7  Lajos Portisch (Hungary)0½½½10*½½011
8  Jan Timman (Netherlands)0½½0½½½*1½½1
9  Ulf Andersson (Sweden)½0½½½½½0*½½15
10  Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union)00½0½½1½½*10
11  Gennadi Sosonko (Netherlands)0½½0000½½0*13
12  John van der Wiel (Netherlands)0½0½0½00010*

1985

Tilburg 1985 - cat.15 (2603)
#Player12345678Total
1  Tony Miles (England)**111110½½
2  Robert Hübner (West Germany)**½½10½½½1½½½1
3  Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland)00½½**½½½111½1
4  Ljubomir Ljubojević (Yugoslavia)0001½½**½1½110017
5  Lev Polugaevsky (Soviet Union)01½½½0½0**½½6
6  Oleg Romanishin (Soviet Union)½0½0**½½6
7  Jan Timman (Netherlands)½½0001½½**016
8  Roman Dzindzichashvili (United States)½½½0½010½½10**

1986

Tilburg 1986 - cat.15 (2619)
#Player12345678Total
1  Alexander Beliavsky (Soviet Union)**11½1½½½1
2  Ljubomir Ljubojević (Yugoslavia)00**½½10½½½1118
3  Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)½0½½**½½½½½½½1
4  Tony Miles (England)01½½**01½0½½017
5  Jan Timman (Netherlands)½½½½10**10½½½17
6  Lajos Portisch (Hungary)½½½101**½½½17
7  Robert Hübner (West Germany)½0½½½½½½½½**
8  Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland)½000½010½0½0**

1987

Tilburg 1987 - cat.15 (2623)
#Player12345678Total
1  Jan Timman (Netherlands)**½½½½½1½½01½1
2  Predrag Nikolić (Yugoslavia)½½**½101½1½½½½½½8
3  Robert Hübner (West Germany)½½½0**11½½½½½½8
4  Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland)1000**½1
5  Artur Jussupow (Soviet Union)½0½0½½**½½117
6  Ulf Andersson (Sweden)½½½½½½½½**½½½½
7  Andrei Sokolov (Soviet Union)10½½½½½0½½**½½6
8  Ljubomir Ljubojević (Yugoslavia)½0½½00½½½½**

1988

Tilburg 1988 - cat.15 (2627)
#Player12345678Total
1  Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)**½½½111½½1110½
2  Nigel Short (England)½½**½½½½11½1½1
3  Jóhann Hjartarson (Iceland)½0**½½½0½½107
4  Predrag Nikolić (Yugoslavia)½½½½**½0½1½½7
5  Jan Timman (Netherlands)00½½½1½1**01½0½17
6  Robert Hübner (West Germany)½½00½½½010**½½½½
7  John van der Wiel (Netherlands)00½0½½½1½½**10
8  Lajos Portisch (Hungary)½001½0½½01**5

1989

Tilburg 1989 - cat.16 (2626)
#Player12345678Total
1  Garry Kasparov (Soviet Union)**½1½111111112
2  Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland)½0**½½½½½1
3  Ljubomir Ljubojević (Yugoslavia)½0½½**½½01½17
4  Gyula Sax (Hungary)½½½½**01½½½½7
5  Vassily Ivanchuk (Soviet Union)½010**½½½1
6  Simen Agdestein (Norway)00½½**½½½½
7  Jóhann Hjartarson (Iceland)0010½½½½½½**10
8  Jeroen Piket (Netherlands)00½0½0½½01**4

1990

Tilburg 1990 - cat.16 (2643)
#Player12345678Total
1  Gata Kamsky (United States)**½1½010½½
2  Vassily Ivanchuk (Soviet Union)½0**½0½111½½½1
3  Boris Gelfand (Soviet Union)½1**1011½½½18
4  Nigel Short (England)½1½001**10½0½1
5  Jan Timman (Netherlands)010001**½½½1
6  Ulf Andersson (Sweden)½½00½1½½**½½½1
7  Predrag Nikolić (Yugoslavia)½0½½½½**½½6
8  Yasser Seirawan (United States)½½½0½0½0½0½½**

1991

15th Tilburg Interpolis, 17 October – 4 November 1991, Tilburg, Netherlands, Category XVII (2664)
PlayerRating12345678TotalTPR
1  Garry Kasparov (Soviet Union)2770½ ½1 0½ 1½ ½1 11 ½1 1102807
2  Nigel Short (England)2650½½Does not appear0 ½½ ½1 11 ½½ ½1 ½2746
3  Viswanathan Anand (India)26500 11 ½Does not appear1 01 00 ½1 ½1 ½82716
4  Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)2730½ 0½ ½0 1Does not appear½ 0½ 1½ 1½ 12684
5  Gata Kamsky (United States)2595½ ½0 00 1½ 1Does not appear1 0½ ½½ 172674
6  Jan Timman (Netherlands)26300 00 ½1 ½½ 00 1Does not appear1 01 12640
7  Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland)26100 ½½ ½0 ½½ 0½ ½0 1Does not appear½ ½2592
8  Evgeny Bareev (Soviet Union)26800 00 ½0 ½½ 0½ 00 0½ ½Does not appear32432

1992

In 1992 the tournament was for the first time held in the knockout format and comprised three days per round. Game one on day one, game two on day two (both at classic time limits). Day three was a rest day, but for those tied 1-1 it was the day to play two more tie-break games (each with rapid time limit) and in a few cases, another two. The format was described by some commentators as very brutal. Anyone getting off to a slow start would be eliminated and sent home in just two or three days, such as happened to the entire Hungarian squad of Lajos Portisch, Gyula Sax, Zoltán Ribli, József Pintér and Peter Leko. Those who did not win cleanly in the initial two games of each round found fatigue a great problem, due to having to give up their rest days. The benefit over the old double round-robin format was that it opened up the potential for an unexpected winner, and this made it exciting for the spectators. The traditional format favours those highly graded players who win year after year by agreeing quick draws against their closest rivals and defeating the rest.

The 1992 edition had 111 participants, 94 in round one, with the 47 winners then being joined by 17 seeded players given a bye to round two. Round two therefore comprised 64 players, round three 32, and round four 16. Below are the results from round four onwards. At the time, this had the largest prize fund of any traditional tournament. Adams won 100,000 Dutch guilders, and the overall fund was 500,000 dg. The seeded players were given very generous conditions of a guaranteed 10,000 guilders to ensure their attendance.

Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
Vassily Ivanchuk3
Yasser Seirawan1 Vassily Ivanchuk
Artur Yusupov Gata Kamsky
Gata Kamsky Gata Kamsky
Boris Gelfand Boris Gelfand
Edvīns Ķeņģis½ Boris Gelfand4
Sergei Tiviakov½ Viktor Korchnoi2
Viktor Korchnoi Boris Gelfand
Alexey Vyzmanavin1 Michael Adams
Predrag Nikolić3 Predrag Nikolić2
Nigel Short0 Ilya Smirin4
Ilya Smirin2 Ilya Smirin½
Vasily Smyslov Michael Adams
Evgeny Sveshnikov Evgeny Sveshnikov½
Andrei Kovalev½ Michael Adams
Michael Adams

1993

The 1993 edition was played in the same format as the 1992 edition with 112 participants; round one had 96 unseeded entrants, and 16 seeded players (with a bye) joined the winners in round two. Tie-break games were played at a time control of twenty minutes plus a ten-second increment. The prize fund was the same as last year: 500,000 Dutch guilders (100,000 for the winner) and minimum 10,000 dg. guaranteed to seeded players. Of the seventeen host country players that started, only two made it past the first round. They were joined by the seeded Jan Timman and Jeroen Piket. Paul van der Sterren declined to play after his request to be seeded was turned down.

Round of 128Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinals
2  GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR) (2705)
bye2  Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR)
 GM Ferdinand Hellers (SWE) (2560)  Ferdinand Hellers (SWE)
 GM Zoltán Ribli (HUN) (2610)2  Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR)3
 GM Simen Agdestein (NOR) (2610)  Simen Agdestein (NOR)1
 GM Roberto Cifuentes (NED) (2495)  Simen Agdestein (NOR)
 GM Sergey Dolmatov (RUS) (2630)  Sergey Dolmatov (RUS)
 GM Alonso Zapata (COL) (2555)2  Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR)
15  GM Lev Polugaevsky (RUS) (2605)  Vladimir Epishin (RUS)½
bye15  Lev Polugaevsky (RUS)½
 GM Vladimir Epishin (RUS) (2655)  Vladimir Epishin (RUS)
 GM Lars Bo Hansen (DEN) (2560)½  Vladimir Epishin (RUS)2
 GM Alexander Shabalov (LAT) (2590)  Alexander Shabalov (LAT)0
 GM Vasily Smyslov (RUS) (2520)  Alexander Shabalov (LAT)
 GM Anatoly Vaisser (FRA) (2580)3  Anatoly Vaisser (FRA)½
 GM Utut Adianto (INA) (2510)12  Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR)3
7  GM Kiril Georgiev (BUL) (2660)7  Kiril Georgiev (BUL)1
bye7  Kiril Georgiev (BUL)
 GM Victor Bologan (MDA) (2510)  Victor Bologan (MDA)½
 GM Mikhail Krasenkov (RUS) (2595)½7  Kiril Georgiev (BUL)
 GM Vladimir Akopian (ARM) (2600)  Vladimir Akopian (ARM)½
 GM Larry Christiansen (USA) (2555)½  Vladimir Akopian (ARM)
 GM Branko Damljanović (FRY) (2570)  Branko Damljanović (FRY)½
 IM Gert-Jan de Boer (NED) (2435)½7  Kiril Georgiev (BUL)3
10  GM Michael Adams (ENG) (2630)  Alexander Morozevich (RUS)1
bye10  Michael Adams (ENG)
 GM Tony Miles (ENG) (2565)2  Tony Miles (ENG)½
 WIM Esther de Kleuver (NED) (2150)010  Michael Adams (ENG)0
 IM Alexander Morozevich (RUS) (2545)  Alexander Morozevich (RUS)2
 GM John van der Wiel (NED) (2565)  Alexander Morozevich (RUS)
 GM Loek van Wely (NED) (2590)2  Loek van Wely (NED)½
 GM Efim Geller (RUS) (2505)02  Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR)
3  GM Alexei Shirov (LAT) (2685)3  Alexei Shirov (LAT)
bye3  Alexei Shirov (LAT)
 GM Nick de Firmian (USA) (2545)2  Nick de Firmian (USA)½
 IM Đào Thiên Hải (VIE) (2565)03  Alexei Shirov (LAT)2
 IM Dejan Mozetic (FRY) (2580)2  Dejan Mozetic (FRY)0
 IM Gert Ligterink (NED) (2435)0  Dejan Mozetic (FRY)
 IM Peter Leko (HUN) (2555)  Peter Leko (HUN)½
 GM Vadim Ruban (RUS) (2590)½3  Alexei Shirov (LAT)
14  GM Ivan Sokolov (BIH) (2610)  Eduardas Rozentalis (LTU)½
bye14  Ivan Sokolov (BIH)
 GM Eduardas Rozentalis (LTU) (2600)3  Eduardas Rozentalis (LTU)
 IM Darryl Johansen (AUS) (2495)1  Eduardas Rozentalis (LTU)
 GM Ulf Andersson (SWE) (2625)  Ulf Andersson (SWE)
 IM Luc Winants (BEL) (2490)  Ulf Andersson (SWE)2
 GM Gilberto Milos (BRA) (2565)  Gilberto Milos (BRA)0
 GM Eric Lobron (GER) (2575)3  Alexei Shirov (LAT)2
6  GM Evgeny Bareev (RUS) (2660)6  Evgeny Bareev (RUS)0
bye6  Evgeny Bareev (RUS)2
 GM Yevgeniy Vladimirov (KAZ) (2585)  Yevgeniy Vladimirov (KAZ)0
 GM Andrei Kharlov (RUS) (2535)½6  Evgeny Bareev (RUS)
 GM Yuri Razuvaev (RUS) (2560)  Yuri Razuvaev (RUS)½
 GM Grigory Serper (UZB) (2575)½  Yuri Razuvaev (RUS)
 GM Ian Rogers (AUS) (2595)4  Ian Rogers (AUS)½
 IM Johannes van Mil (NED) (2435)26  Evgeny Bareev (RUS)2
11  GM Zurab Azmaiparashvili (GEO) (2630)  Ognjen Cvitan (CRO)0
bye11  Zurab Azmaiparashvili (GEO)
 GM Ognjen Cvitan (CRO) (2550)  Ognjen Cvitan (CRO)
 GM Evgeny Sveshnikov (RUS) (2570)  Ognjen Cvitan (CRO)
 GM Ilya Smirin (ISR) (2640)3  Ilya Smirin (ISR)½
 GM Friso Nijboer (NED) (2555)1  Ilya Smirin (ISR)4Finals
 GM Josif Dorfman (FRA) (2555)  Josif Dorfman (FRA)2
 GM Yasser Seirawan (USA) (2575)½2  Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR)
1  GM Anatoly Karpov (RUS) (2760)1  Anatoly Karpov (RUS)
bye1  Anatoly Karpov (RUS)
 GM Oleg Romanishin (UKR) (2615)2  Oleg Romanishin (UKR)½
 IM Manuel Bosboom (NED) (2440)01  Anatoly Karpov (RUS)3
 GM Alexey Vyzmanavin (RUS) (2605)2  Alexey Vyzmanavin (RUS)1
 GM Stefan Đurić (FRY) (2495)0  Alexey Vyzmanavin (RUS)
 GM Alexander Chernin (HUN) (2615)  Alexander Chernin (HUN)
 GM Hans Ree (NED) (2445)½1  Anatoly Karpov (RUS)
16  GM Jeroen Piket (NED) (2590)  Grigory Kaidanov (RUS)
bye16  Jeroen Piket (NED)
 GM Gerald Hertneck (GER) (2565)  Gerald Hertneck (GER)
 GM Igor Khenkin (ISR) (2570)½16  Jeroen Piket (NED)½
 GM Grigory Kaidanov (RUS) (2640)2  Grigory Kaidanov (RUS)
 GM Viktor Kupreichik (BLR) (2535)0  Grigory Kaidanov (RUS)
 GM Daniel Campora (ARG) (2540)  Daniel Campora (ARG)
 GM Lembit Oll (EST) (2595)½1  Anatoly Karpov (RUS)
9  GM Artur Yusupov (GER) (2630)9  Artur Yusupov (GER)½
bye9  Artur Yusupov (GER)
 GM Julian Hodgson (ENG) (2625)  Julian Hodgson (ENG)½
 GM Zurab Sturua (GEO) (2540)½9  Artur Yusupov (GER)2
 GM Christopher Lutz (GER) (2605)2  Christopher Lutz (GER)0
 Alexander Jongsma (NED) (2295)0  Christopher Lutz (GER)
 GM Curt Hansen (DEN) (2590)  Curt Hansen (DEN)
 IM Zdenko Krnić (FRY) (2425)½9  Artur Yusupov (GER)
8  GM Gata Kamsky (USA) (2645)8  Gata Kamsky (USA)
bye8  Gata Kamsky (USA)2
 GM Boris Alterman (ISR) (2585)2  Boris Alterman (ISR)0
 IM Leon Pliester (NED) (2420)08  Gata Kamsky (USA)2
 IM Suat Atalık (TUR) (2535)  Suat Atalık (TUR)0
 GM Vladimir Tukmakov (UKR) (2600)½  Suat Atalık (TUR)2
 FM Erik Knoppert (NED) (2375)2  Erik Knoppert (NED)0
 IM Marinus Kuijf (NED) (2445)01  Anatoly Karpov (RUS)
13  GM Jan Timman (NED) (2620)  Alexander Beliavsky (UKR)½
bye13  Jan Timman (NED)
 GM Margeir Pétursson (ISL) (2560)  Margeir Pétursson (ISL)½
 GM József Pintér (HUN) (2575)½13  Jan Timman (NED)½
 GM Alexander Beliavsky (UKR) (2635)  Alexander Beliavsky (UKR)
 IM Paul Boersma (NED) (2365)½  Alexander Beliavsky (UKR)
 GM Viktor Korchnoi (SUI) (2625)  Viktor Korchnoi (SUI)½
 GM Igor Štohl (SVK) (2545)  Alexander Beliavsky (UKR)
4  GM Valery Salov (RUS) (2685)  Predrag Nikolić (BIH)½
bye4  Valery Salov (RUS)½
 GM Leonid Yudasin (ISR) (2605)  Leonid Yudasin (ISR)
 GM Artashes Minasian (ARM) (2535)  Leonid Yudasin (ISR)
 GM Predrag Nikolić (BIH) (2625)2  Predrag Nikolić (BIH)
 GM Andrei Kovalev (BLR) (2545)0  Predrag Nikolić (BIH)
 GM Mikhail Gurevich (BEL) (2605)  Mikhail Gurevich (BEL)½
 GM Mihail Marin (ROM) (2515)½  Alexander Beliavsky (UKR)
12  GM Joël Lautier (FRA) (2620)  Rafael Vaganian (ARM)
bye12  Joël Lautier (FRA)½
 GM Alex Yermolinsky (USA) (2605)2  Alex Yermolinsky (USA)
 IM Martin Martens (NED) (2430)0  Alex Yermolinsky (USA)½
 GM Rafael Vaganian (ARM) (2615)  Rafael Vaganian (ARM)
 GM David Bronstein (RUS) (2395)½  Rafael Vaganian (ARM)2
 GM Jon Speelman (ENG) (2605)  Jon Speelman (ENG)0
 IM Gerard Welling (NED) (2400)½  Rafael Vaganian (ARM)
5  GM Boris Gelfand (BLR) (2670)  Alexey Dreev (RUS)
bye5  Boris Gelfand (BLR)½
 GM Alexey Dreev (RUS) (2570)2  Alexey Dreev (RUS)
 Peter Boel (NED)0  Alexey Dreev (RUS)
 GM Vladimir Malaniuk (UKR) (2635)  Vladimir Malaniuk (UKR)½
 GM Sergey Smagin (RUS) (2550)½  Vladimir Malaniuk (UKR)
 GM Jóhann Hjartarson (ISL) (2605)  Jóhann Hjartarson (ISL)
 GM Giorgi Giorgadze (GEO) (2555)

1994

The final edition to be organised under Interpolis' sponsorship was another large knockout tournament.

At the opening ceremony, a spokesman for Interpolis shocked the audience with an announcement that the company was reconsidering its chess and other public relations activities, following a total merger with Rabobank. FIDE President Florencio Campomanes attended the opening, primarily to lend support to the FIDE Women's Candidates tournament, which was being held at Tilburg alongside the Interpolis event.

The event commenced with a first round of 112 participants and the 56 winners were then joined by eight seeded players to make up a 64-player second round. The seeded players were Karpov (Elo rating 2780), Salov (2710), Ivanchuk (2695), Bareev (2695), Khalifman (2645), Epishin (2650), Timman (2635), and K. Georgiev (2615).

Due to a clash with another strong tournament in Horgen, the line-up was slightly depleted this time. Garry Kasparov, Alexei Shirov, Artur Yusupov, Viktor Korchnoi, Joël Lautier, Boris Gelfand, Peter Leko and Tony Miles were among those who favoured the rival event. Additionally, some Russian players were staying at home to prepare for their national championship, a precursor to selection for the Olympiad team.

Everyone was surprised to see the return of the Brazilian GM Henrique Mecking, a former world-class player, who had suffered a life-threatening condition some eighteen years previously and had been in a slow recovery ever since.

Held at the Interpolis headquarters, round one heralded the largest number of 'big reputation' casualties since the introduction of the knockout format. Alexander Beliavsky, Victor Bologan, Mikhail Gurevich, Curt Hansen, Lembit Oll, Alon Greenfeld, Ilya Smirin, Veselin Topalov and home favourite Jeroen Piket all had to pack their bags after just three days.

As before, each round comprised two (classic time limit) games on days one and two, followed by a rest day, which was also the day to conclude tie-breaks (starting with pairs of rapid time limit games and followed, if necessary, with blitz games).

Round of 128Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinals
1  GM Anatoly Karpov (RUS) (2780)
bye1  Anatoly Karpov (RUS)
 GM Alexander Beliavsky (UKR) (2640)½  Bojan Kurajica (BIH)
 GM Bojan Kurajica (BIH) (2565)1  Anatoly Karpov (RUS)2
 GM Alexey Vyzmanavin (RUS) (2610)  António Antunes (POR)0
 GM Karel Mokrý (CZE) (2530)  Alexey Vyzmanavin (RUS)½
 GM Anatoly Vaisser (FRA) (2575)0  António Antunes (POR)
 GM António Antunes (POR) (2510)21  Anatoly Karpov (RUS)2
 GM Jaan Ehlvest (EST) (2600)2  Alexander Shabalov (USA)0
 GM Matthias Wahls (GER) (2540)0  Jaan Ehlvest (EST)
 GM Ilya Smirin (ISR) (2615)½  Vadim Ruban (RUS)½
 GM Vadim Ruban (RUS) (2560)  Jaan Ehlvest (EST)½
 GM Suat Atalık (TUR) (2535)½  Alexander Shabalov (USA)
 GM Alexander Shabalov (USA) (2600)  Alexander Shabalov (USA)
 GM Mikhail Gurevich (BEL) (2620)½  Hannes Stefánsson (ISL)½
 GM Hannes Stefánsson (ISL) (2560)1  Anatoly Karpov (RUS)2
8  GM Kiril Georgiev (BUL) (2615)8  Kiril Georgiev (BUL)0
bye8  Kiril Georgiev (BUL)
 GM Larry Christiansen (USA) (2575)3  Larry Christiansen (USA)½
 GM Andrei Kovalev (BLR) (2525)18  Kiril Georgiev (BUL)
 GM Hans Ree (NED) (2440)1  Alexander Morozevich (RUS)½
 IM Alexander Morozevich (RUS) (2575)3  Alexander Morozevich (RUS)3
 FM Erik Knoppert (NED) (2380)1  Vadim Milov (ISR)1
 GM Vadim Milov (ISR) (2590)38  Kiril Georgiev (BUL)
 GM Ivan Sokolov (BIH) (2625)  Ivan Sokolov (BIH)
 GM Loek van Wely (NED) (2560)½  Ivan Sokolov (BIH)2
 GM Boris Alterman (ISR) (2585)2  Boris Alterman (ISR)0
 IM Dimitri Reinderman (NED) (2450)0  Ivan Sokolov (BIH)2
 GM Rafael Vaganian (ARM) (2645)  Rafael Vaganian (ARM)0
 GM Giorgi Giorgadze (GEO) (2565)½  Rafael Vaganian (ARM)
 IM Johannes van Mil (NED) (2490)½  Yury Dokhoian (RUS)
 GM Yury Dokhoian (RUS) (2580)1  Anatoly Karpov (RUS)½
 GM Henrique Mecking (BRA) (2575)4  Evgeny Bareev (RUS)
 GM Alexey Dreev (RUS) (2650)  Alexey Dreev (RUS)
 GM Boris Gulko (USA) (2590)3  Branko Damljanović (FRY)½
 GM Branko Damljanović (FRY) (2505)4  Alexey Dreev (RUS)4
6  GM Vladimir Epishin (RUS) (2650)6  Vladimir Epishin (RUS)2
bye6  Vladimir Epishin (RUS)
 GM Jeroen Piket (NED) (2640)0  Dejan Mozetic (FRY)½
 IM Dejan Mozetic (FRY) (2550)2  Alexey Dreev (RUS)
 GM Zoltán Almási (HUN) (2620)3  Zoltán Almási (HUN)½
 IM Sergey Ionov (RUS) (2530)1  Zoltán Almási (HUN)
 GM Lars Bo Hansen (DEN) (2580)  Lars Bo Hansen (DEN)½
 GM Xie Jun (CHN) (2515)½  Zoltán Almási (HUN)2
 GM Daniel Cámpora (ARG) (2560)½  Marinus Kuijf (NED)0
 GM Gerald Hertneck (GER) (2605)  Gerald Hertneck (GER)½
 GM Vereslav Eingorn (UKR) (2585)½  Marinus Kuijf (NED)
 IM Marinus Kuijf (NED) (2425)  Alexey Dreev (RUS)½
 GM Vladimir Tukmakov (UKR) (2565)4  Evgeny Bareev (RUS)
 GM Veselin Topalov (BUL) (2645)½  Vladimir Tukmakov (UKR)3
 GM Jon Speelman (ENG) (2600)2  Jon Speelman (ENG)1
 GM Dmitry Gurevich (USA) (2535)0  Vladimir Tukmakov (UKR)4
 GM Smbat Lputian (ARM) (2590)  Smbat Lputian (ARM)2
 GM Dibyendu Barua (IND) (2495)½  Smbat Lputian (ARM)
 GM Helgi Ólafsson (ISL) (2520)  Helgi Ólafsson (ISL)½
 IM Vadim Zvjaginsev (RUS) (2585)½  Vladimir Tukmakov (UKR)
 GM Utut Adianto (INA) (2520)4  Evgeny Bareev (RUS)
 GM Andrei Sokolov (RUS) (2580)½  Utut Adianto (INA)1
4  GM Evgeny Bareev (RUS) (2675)4  Evgeny Bareev (RUS)3
bye4  Evgeny Bareev (RUS)
 GM Zoltán Ribli (HUN) (2605)  Thomas Luther (GER)
 GM Ľubomír Ftáčnik (SVK) (2570)  Zoltán Ribli (HUN)½Finals
 GM Mikhail Krasenkov (RUS) (2595)½  Thomas Luther (GER)
 IM Thomas Luther (GER) (2520)4  Evgeny Bareev (RUS)½
 GM Lajos Portisch (HUN) (2610)32  Valery Salov (RUS)
 GM Spyridon Skembris (GRE) (2525)1  Lajos Portisch (HUN)
 GM Victor Bologan (MDA) (2600)  Vladislav Tkachiev (KAZ)
 IM Vladislav Tkachiev (KAZ) (2535)  Lajos Portisch (HUN)½
2  GM Valery Salov (RUS) (2710)2  Valery Salov (RUS)
bye2  Valery Salov (RUS)
 GM Ye Jiangchuan (CHN) (2575)  Ye Jiangchuan (CHN)
 GM Roberto Cifuentes (NED) (2490)2  Valery Salov (RUS)
 IM Liafbern Riemersma (NED) (2440)  Grigory Serper (UZB)½
 GM Grigory Serper (UZB) (2575)  Grigory Serper (UZB)
 GM Mihail Marin (ROM) (2520)½  Alex Yermolinsky (USA)
 GM Alex Yermolinsky (USA) (2590)  Grigory Serper (UZB)2
 GM Ulf Andersson (SWE) (2620)2  Dražen Sermek (SLO)0
 GM Zigurds Lanka (LAT) (2540)0  Ulf Andersson (SWE)½
 GM Elmar Magerramov (AZE) (2580)½  Dražen Sermek (SLO)
 IM Dražen Sermek (SLO) (2515)2  Valery Salov (RUS)
 GM Milan Draško (FRY) (2520)1  Vladimir Akopian (ARM)½
 GM Igor Khenkin (ISR) (2580)3  Igor Khenkin (ISR)
7  GM Jan Timman (NED) (2635)7  Jan Timman (NED)
bye  Igor Khenkin (ISR)½
 Jop Delemarre (NED)0  Vladimir Akopian (ARM)
 GM Evgeny Sveshnikov (RUS) (2585)2  Evgeny Sveshnikov (RUS)½
 IM Leonid Yurtaev (KGZ) (2530)½  Vladimir Akopian (ARM)
 GM Vladimir Akopian (ARM) (2630)  Vladimir Akopian (ARM)
 GM Evgeny Pigusov (RUS) (2575)  Evgeny Pigusov (RUS)½
 IM Mark van der Werf (NED) (2430)½  Evgeny Pigusov (RUS)3
 GM Oleg Romanishin (UKR) (2605)  Oleg Romanishin (UKR)1
 GM Vasilios Kotronias (GRE) (2545)  Evgeny Pigusov (RUS)
 GM Ognjen Cvitan (CRO) (2585)  Ognjen Cvitan (CRO)
 WGM Nana Alexandria (GEO) (2325)½  Ognjen Cvitan (CRO)
 GM Pavel Blatný (CZE) (2485)½  Edvīns Ķeņģis (LAT)
 GM Edvīns Ķeņģis (LAT) (2580)2  Valery Salov (RUS)
3  GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR) (2695)3  Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR)
bye3  Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR)4
 GM Vasily Smyslov (RUS) (2510)  Vasily Smyslov (RUS)2
 GM Yasser Seirawan (USA) (2585)½3  Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR)2
 GM Lev Psakhis (ISR) (2615)3  Alexander Nenashev (UZB)0
 GM Aleksandr Shneider (UKR) (2535)1  Lev Psakhis (ISR)
 GM Friso Nijboer (NED) (2510)1  Alexander Nenashev (UZB)
 GM Alexander Nenashev (UZB) (2575)33  Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR)
 GM Yuri Razuvaev (RUS) (2550)  Zurab Azmaiparashvili (GEO)
 GM Alexander Chernin (HUN) (2615)  Alexander Chernin (HUN)
 GM Curt Hansen (DEN) (2605)2  Uwe Bönsch (GER)
 GM Uwe Bönsch (GER) (2540)4  Alexander Chernin (HUN)
 GM Lembit Oll (EST) (2615)  Zurab Azmaiparashvili (GEO)
 GM Markus Stangl (GER) (2535)  Markus Stangl (GER)1
 GM Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (POL) (2560)  Zurab Azmaiparashvili (GEO)3
 GM Zurab Azmaiparashvili (GEO) (2625)3  Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR)4
 GM Leonid Yudasin (ISR) (2625)5  Alexander Khalifman (RUS)2
 GM Ian Rogers (AUS) (2560)  Leonid Yudasin (ISR)3
 IM Gert-Jan de Boer (NED) (2435)½  Yevgeniy Vladimirov (KAZ)1
 GM Yevgeniy Vladimirov (KAZ) (2580)  Leonid Yudasin (ISR)5
 GM John van der Wiel (NED) (2555)  Igor Glek (RUS)4
 GM Igor Glek (RUS) (2615)  Igor Glek (RUS)
 IM Zdenko Krnić (FRY) (2425)½  Eric Lobron (GER)½
 GM Eric Lobron (GER) (2580)  Leonid Yudasin (ISR)½
5  GM Alexander Khalifman (RUS) (2645)5  Alexander Khalifman (RUS)
bye5  Alexander Khalifman (RUS)
 GM Peter Svidler (RUS) (2550)4  Peter Svidler (RUS)
 GM Alon Greenfeld (ISR) (2600)35  Alexander Khalifman (RUS)
 GM Jóhann Hjartarson (ISL) (2585)  Jóhann Hjartarson (ISL)½
 IM Albert Blees (NED) (2420)½  Jóhann Hjartarson (ISL)4
 GM Eduardas Rozentalis (LTU) (2595)  Eduardas Rozentalis (LTU)3
 GM Lars Karlsson (SWE) (2500)

1996

1st Tilburg Fontys, 10 – 23 October 1996, Tilburg, Netherlands, Category XVI (2648)
PlayerRating123456789101112TotalSBTPRPlace
1  Jeroen Piket (Netherlands)2580½11½½½½½½1½738.0027561–2
2  Boris Gelfand (Belarus)2665½1½½½11½½½½738.0027481–2
3  Alexei Shirov (Spain)268500Does not appear01½1½11½127103
4  Loek van Wely (Netherlands)26050½1Does not appear½1½01½½½632.2526884–5
5  Peter Leko (Hungary)2630½½0½Does not appear0½½½111630.2526864–5
6  Anatoly Karpov (Russia)2775½½½01Does not appear½½0½1½30.2526366–7
7  Michael Adams (England)2685½00½½½Does not appear1½½½128.0026456–7
8  IM Emil Sutovsky (Israel)2565½0½1½½0Does not appear½½01526198
9  Zoltán Almási (Hungary)2655½½00½1½½Does not appear½½025.2525829–11
10  Peter Svidler (Russia)2650½½0½0½½½½Does not appear½½24.5025839–11
11  Joël Lautier (France)26200½½½00½1½½Does not appear½24.0025859–11
12  Judit Polgár (Hungary)2665½½0½0½001½½Does not appear4254412

1997

2nd Tilburg Fontys, 26 September – 10 October 1997, Tilburg, Netherlands, Category XVII (2667)
PlayerRating123456789101112TotalSBTPRPlace
1  Peter Svidler (Russia)26601½½½½1½½111839.5028441–3
2  Garry Kasparov (Russia)28200½½111½1½11838.2528291–3
3  Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)2770½½½½½111½11838.0028341–3
4  Michael Adams (England)2680½½½Does not appear½½½1½1½1734.5027694–5
5  Peter Leko (Hungary)2635½0½½Does not appear½½11½11732.0027734–5
6  Judit Polgár (Hungary)2670½0½½½Does not appear1½½1½½627046
7  Alexei Shirov (Spain)2700000½½0Does not appear½11½1526297
8  Joël Lautier (France)2660½½000½½Does not appear½01119.7526048–9
9  Loek van Wely (Netherlands)2655½00½0½0½Does not appear½1118.7526038–9
10  Alexander Onischuk (Ukraine)26250½½0½001½Does not appear½½4257010
11  Jeroen Piket (Netherlands)2630000½0½½00½Does not appear½246011
12  IM Tal Shaked (United States)250000000½000½½Does not appear237412

1998

3rd Tilburg Fontys, 24 October – 5 November 1998, Tilburg, Netherlands, Category XVIII (2680)
PlayerRating123456789101112TotalSBTPRPlace
1  Viswanathan Anand (India)2795½½½1½1½½½1128031
2  Peter Leko (Hungary)2665½Does not appear½½1½1½½1½½727842
3  Matthew Sadler (England)2660½½Does not appear½½½1½½½½½632.7527183–5
4  Vadim Zvjaginsev (Russia)2650½½½Does not appear01½½½½1½632.0027193–5
5  Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)278000½1Does not appear½½½½½11629.7527073–5
6  Jeroen Piket (Netherlands)2605½½½0½Does not appear½01½1½29.5026876–7
7  Michael Adams (England)2715000½½½Does not appear1½1½126.5026776–7
8  Peter Svidler (Russia)2710½½½½½10Does not appear100½528.5026428–9
9  Loek van Wely (Netherlands)2635½½½½½0½0Does not appear½½1527.0026498–9
10  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)2700½0½½½½01½Does not appear0½24.75261410–11
11  Joël Lautier (France)26250½½000½1½1Does not appear½23.00262010–11
12  Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland)26250½½½0½0½0½½Does not appear255212

References