Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1998

The Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Steel Chess Tournament 1998 was the 60th edition of the Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament. It was held in Wijk aan Zee in January 1998 and was won jointly won by Vladimir Kramnik and Viswanathan Anand.[1]

60th Hoogovens tournament, group A, 16 January – 1 February 1998, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XVII (2671)[2]

	Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Total	TPR	Place
1	Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)	2790		½	0	½	1	½	1	1	1	½	½	1	0	1	8½	2771	1–2
2	Viswanathan Anand (India)	2770	½		½	½	½	½	0	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	8½	2773	1–2
3	Alexei Shirov (Spain)	2710	1	½	Does not appear	1	1	½	0	½	1	½	0	½	½	½	7½	2724	3–5
4	Jan Timman (Netherlands)	2635	½	½	0	Does not appear	1	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	7½	2730	3–5
5	Michael Adams (England)	2670	0	½	0	0	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	7½	2727	3–5
6	Anatoly Karpov (Russia)	2735	½	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	1	½	½	0	0	½	½	1	6½	2665	6–10
7	Judit Polgár (Hungary)	2670	0	1	1	½	½	0	Does not appear	0	½	½	½	½	½	1	6½	2670	6–10
8	Boris Gelfand (Belarus)	2675	0	½	½	½	½	½	1	Does not appear	½	½	0	1	½	½	6½	2670	6–10
9	Jeroen Piket (Netherlands)	2575	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	1	½	0	1	1	6½	2678	6–10
10	Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)	2740	½	0	½	½	0	1	½	½	0	Does not appear	1	½	1	½	6½	2665	6–10
11	Valery Salov (Russia)	2680	½	0	1	0	0	1	½	1	½	0	Does not appear	½	½	0	5½	2613	11
12	Friso Nijboer (Netherlands)	2580	0	0	½	½	0	½	½	0	1	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	5	2590	12
13	Loek van Wely (Netherlands)	2605	1	0	½	½	0	½	½	½	0	0	½	½	Does not appear	0	4½	2565	13
14	Paul van der Sterren (Netherlands)	2555	0	0	½	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	1	½	1	Does not appear	4	2538	14

60th Hoogovens tournament, group B, 20–31 January 1998, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XI (2501)[3]

	Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total	TPR	Place
1	IM Dimitri Reinderman (Netherlands)	2480	Does not appear	1	1	1	1	1	1	½	1	½	½	½	9	2764	1–2
2	IM Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan)	2565	0	Does not appear	½	1	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	9	2757	1–2
3	GM Tal Shaked (United States)	2535	0	½	Does not appear	0	½	½	1	½	0	1	1	1	6	2533	3–5
4	GM Mikhail Kobalia (Russia)	2500	0	0	1	Does not appear	½	½	0	1	1	½	1	½	6	2536	3–5
5	GM John van der Wiel (Netherlands)	2525	0	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	0	½	½	1	1	1	6	2534	3–5
6	GM Xie Jun (China)	2485	0	0	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	1	½	1	1	0	5½	2502	6–7
7	IM Erik van den Doel (Netherlands)	2485	0	0	0	1	1	½	Does not appear	½	½	0	1	1	5½	2502	6–7
8	GM Boris Alterman (Israel)	2615	½	0	½	0	½	0	½	Does not appear	1	0	1	1	5	2454	8
9	IM Marinus Kuijf (Netherlands)	2460	0	0	1	0	½	½	½	0	Does not appear	1	0	1	4½	2439	9
10	IM Albert Blees (Netherlands)	2445	½	0	0	½	0	0	1	1	0	Does not appear	½	½	4	2403	10
11	IM Manuel Bosboom (Netherlands)	2450	½	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	½	Does not appear	1	3	2330	11
12	IM Alexander Cherniaev (Russia)	2465	½	0	0	½	0	1	0	0	0	½	0	Does not appear	2½	2293	12

Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1998

Public watching the 60th Wijk aan Zee tournament.
Venue	Wijk aan Zee