Amber Rapid 1997 Chess Games — Complete Event Archive

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Round Order	Players	Result	Moves	Opening	Round
1997	Andersson, Ulf vs Van Wely, Loek	0-1	44	English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense	ROUND 1
1997	Shirov, Alexei vs Nikolic, Predrag	1-0	54	Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Bronstein Variation	ROUND 1
1997	Lautier, Joel vs Piket, Jeroen	0-1	74	Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation	ROUND 1
1997	Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kramnik, Vladimir	1/2-1/2	19	Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense	ROUND 1
1997	Karpov, Anatoly vs Topalov, Veselin	1/2-1/2	48	English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense	ROUND 1
1997	Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Anand, Viswanathan	0-1	50	English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Smyslov System	ROUND 1
1997	Andersson, Ulf vs Shirov, Alexei	0-1	46	English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation	ROUND 2
1997	Van Wely, Loek vs Lautier, Joel	1-0	61	English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation	ROUND 2
1997	Kramnik, Vladimir vs Karpov, Anatoly	1/2-1/2	36	English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense	ROUND 2
1997	Topalov, Veselin vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir	1-0	54	Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Intermezzo Line	ROUND 2
1997	Anand, Viswanathan vs Ivanchuk, Vassily	1-0	31	Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation	ROUND 2
1997	Piket, Jeroen vs Nikolic, Predrag	0-1	51	Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System	ROUND 2
1997	Nikolic, Predrag vs Van Wely, Loek	0-1	30	Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation	ROUND 3
1997	Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kramnik, Vladimir	0-1	63	Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Keres Defense	ROUND 3
1997	Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Karpov, Anatoly	1/2-1/2	78	Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation	ROUND 3
1997	Lautier, Joel vs Andersson, Ulf	1-0	35	Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation	ROUND 3
1997	Anand, Viswanathan vs Topalov, Veselin	1/2-1/2	49	French Defense: Paulsen Variation	ROUND 3
1997	Shirov, Alexei vs Piket, Jeroen	1/2-1/2	35	Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation	ROUND 3
1997	Kramnik, Vladimir vs Topalov, Veselin	1/2-1/2	39	English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line	ROUND 4
1997	Andersson, Ulf vs Nikolic, Predrag	0-1	32	Indian Defense: Knights Variation	ROUND 4
1997	Lautier, Joel vs Shirov, Alexei	0-1	72	Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Møller Variation	ROUND 4
1997	Van Wely, Loek vs Piket, Jeroen	1-0	63	Slav Defense: Czech Variation	ROUND 4
1997	Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir	1/2-1/2	41	French Defense: Paulsen Variation	ROUND 4
1997	Karpov, Anatoly vs Anand, Viswanathan	1/2-1/2	35	Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line	ROUND 4
1997	Anand, Viswanathan vs Kramnik, Vladimir	1-0	45	Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense	ROUND 5
1997	Shirov, Alexei vs Van Wely, Loek	1-0	27	Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Delayed Keres Attack	ROUND 5
1997	Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly	1-0	51	Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Keres Defense	ROUND 5
1997	Piket, Jeroen vs Andersson, Ulf	1/2-1/2	54	Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation	ROUND 5
1997	Nikolic, Predrag vs Lautier, Joel	1/2-1/2	51	Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation	ROUND 5
1997	Topalov, Veselin vs Ivanchuk, Vassily	0-1	43	Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense	ROUND 5
1997	Shirov, Alexei vs Anand, Viswanathan	1/2-1/2	24	Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Rauzer Attack	ROUND 6
1997	Andersson, Ulf vs Ivanchuk, Vassily	0-1	50	Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System, Czech Defense	ROUND 6
1997	Van Wely, Loek vs Kramnik, Vladimir	1/2-1/2	72	Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense	ROUND 6
1997	Nikolic, Predrag vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir	0-1	54	Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense, Main Line	ROUND 6
1997	Piket, Jeroen vs Topalov, Veselin	1/2-1/2	47	Benko Gambit Accepted: Yugoslav	ROUND 6
1997	Lautier, Joel vs Karpov, Anatoly	0-1	48	Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack	ROUND 6
1997	Kramnik, Vladimir vs Nikolic, Predrag	1-0	36	English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Nimzo-English	ROUND 7
1997	Topalov, Veselin vs Van Wely, Loek	1-0	79	Scandinavian Defense: Main Line, Mieses Variation	ROUND 7
1997	Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Lautier, Joel	1/2-1/2	24	English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined	ROUND 7
1997	Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Piket, Jeroen	1/2-1/2	72	East Indian Defense	ROUND 7
1997	Karpov, Anatoly vs Shirov, Alexei	1-0	74	King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation	ROUND 7
1997	Anand, Viswanathan vs Andersson, Ulf	1-0	28	English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Nimzo-English	ROUND 7
1997	Nikolic, Predrag vs Topalov, Veselin	1-0	43	Zukertort Opening	ROUND 8
1997	Shirov, Alexei vs Ivanchuk, Vassily	1/2-1/2	29	Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind	ROUND 8
1997	Piket, Jeroen vs Kramnik, Vladimir	1/2-1/2	51	Bogo-Indian Defense	ROUND 8
1997	Andersson, Ulf vs Karpov, Anatoly	1/2-1/2	65	Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System	ROUND 8
1997	Lautier, Joel vs Anand, Viswanathan	1/2-1/2	36	Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation	ROUND 8
1997	Van Wely, Loek vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir	1-0	47	Queen's Indian Defense	ROUND 8
1997	Kramnik, Vladimir vs Shirov, Alexei	1-0	51	King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Glek Defense	ROUND 9
1997	Karpov, Anatoly vs Piket, Jeroen	1-0	51	Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation	ROUND 9