Amber Rapid 1998 Chess Games — Complete Event Archive

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Round Order	Players	Result	Moves	Opening	Round
1998.03.13	Sadler, Matthew D vs Nikolic, Predrag	1-0	63	Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation	ROUND 1
1998.03.13	Lautier, Joel vs Shirov, Alexei	1/2-1/2	108	Scotch Game	ROUND 1
1998.03.13	Piket, Jeroen vs Topalov, Veselin	1-0	45	Benoni Defense: Classical Variation	ROUND 1
1998.03.13	Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly	1/2-1/2	49	Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation	ROUND 1
1998.03.13	Van Wely, Loek vs Kramnik, Vladimir	0-1	29	Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense	ROUND 1
1998.03.13	Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir	1-0	48	Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack	ROUND 1
1998.03.14	Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Anand, Viswanathan	1-0	75	Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation	ROUND 2
1998.03.14	Piket, Jeroen vs Sadler, Matthew D	0-1	60	Zukertort Opening	ROUND 2
1998.03.14	Shirov, Alexei vs Ivanchuk, Vassily	1-0	57	Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Møller Variation	ROUND 2
1998.03.14	Karpov, Anatoly vs Lautier, Joel	1/2-1/2	25	Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation	ROUND 2
1998.03.14	Nikolic, Predrag vs Van Wely, Loek	0-1	32	Queen's Gambit Declined	ROUND 2
1998.03.14	Topalov, Veselin vs Kramnik, Vladimir	1/2-1/2	28	Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation	ROUND 2
1998.03.15	Kramnik, Vladimir vs Nikolic, Predrag	1/2-1/2	63	English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System	ROUND 3
1998.03.15	Karpov, Anatoly vs Shirov, Alexei	0-1	33	King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation	ROUND 3
1998.03.15	Lautier, Joel vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir	0-1	54	Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation	ROUND 3
1998.03.15	Van Wely, Loek vs Piket, Jeroen	1-0	61	Tarrasch Defense	ROUND 3
1998.03.15	Sadler, Matthew D vs Topalov, Veselin	1/2-1/2	73	Indian Defense: Knights Variation	ROUND 3
1998.03.15	Anand, Viswanathan vs Ivanchuk, Vassily	1/2-1/2	45	Ruy Lopez: Closed	ROUND 3
1998.03.16	Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Karpov, Anatoly	0-1	67	Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation	ROUND 4
1998.03.16	Topalov, Veselin vs Nikolic, Predrag	1/2-1/2	44	Bogo-Indian Defense	ROUND 4
1998.03.16	Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Shirov, Alexei	1/2-1/2	29	Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation	ROUND 4
1998.03.16	Anand, Viswanathan vs Lautier, Joel	1/2-1/2	22	Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation	ROUND 4
1998.03.16	Piket, Jeroen vs Kramnik, Vladimir	0-1	67	Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack, Main Line	ROUND 4
1998.03.16	Sadler, Matthew D vs Van Wely, Loek	1-0	38	Semi-Slav Defense	ROUND 4
1998.03.17	Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir	1-0	51	Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation	ROUND 5
1998.03.17	Shirov, Alexei vs Anand, Viswanathan	1-0	20	Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation	ROUND 5
1998.03.17	Nikolic, Predrag vs Piket, Jeroen	1/2-1/2	40	Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense	ROUND 5
1998.03.17	Lautier, Joel vs Ivanchuk, Vassily	0-1	63	Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack	ROUND 5
1998.03.17	Van Wely, Loek vs Topalov, Veselin	1/2-1/2	41	Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian	ROUND 5
1998.03.17	Kramnik, Vladimir vs Sadler, Matthew D	1/2-1/2	55	Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation, Main Line	ROUND 5
1998.03.18	Karpov, Anatoly vs Nikolic, Predrag	1-0	61	Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Alekhine System	ROUND 6
1998.03.18	Lautier, Joel vs Van Wely, Loek	0-1	38	Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation	ROUND 6
1998.03.18	Shirov, Alexei vs Kramnik, Vladimir	1/2-1/2	35	Sicilian Defense: Open	ROUND 6
1998.03.18	Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Topalov, Veselin	1-0	59	Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Traditional Line	ROUND 6
1998.03.18	Anand, Viswanathan vs Sadler, Matthew D	1-0	47	English Defense	ROUND 6
1998.03.18	Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Piket, Jeroen	1/2-1/2	53	Indian Defense: Knights Variation	ROUND 6
1998.03.20	Kramnik, Vladimir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily	1/2-1/2	33	Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation	ROUND 7
1998.03.20	Van Wely, Loek vs Anand, Viswanathan	1-0	40	King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation	ROUND 7
1998.03.20	Sadler, Matthew D vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir	0-1	57	Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense	ROUND 7
1998.03.20	Nikolic, Predrag vs Shirov, Alexei	1/2-1/2	45	King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation	ROUND 7
1998.03.20	Topalov, Veselin vs Karpov, Anatoly	1-0	43	Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack	ROUND 7
1998.03.20	Piket, Jeroen vs Lautier, Joel	1/2-1/2	22	Tarrasch Defense	ROUND 7
1998.03.21	Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Van Wely, Loek	1-0	34	King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Gligoric-Taimanov System	ROUND 8
1998.03.21	Shirov, Alexei vs Topalov, Veselin	1-0	71	Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Delayed Keres Attack	ROUND 8
1998.03.21	Karpov, Anatoly vs Kramnik, Vladimir	1-0	29	Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense	ROUND 8
1998.03.21	Lautier, Joel vs Sadler, Matthew D	1-0	46	Sicilian Defense: Closed	ROUND 8
1998.03.21	Anand, Viswanathan vs Piket, Jeroen	1/2-1/2	35	Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense	ROUND 8
1998.03.21	Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Nikolic, Predrag	1-0	46	French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Modern System	ROUND 8
1998.03.22	Sadler, Matthew D vs Karpov, Anatoly	1/2-1/2	34	Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation	ROUND 9
1998.03.22	Kramnik, Vladimir vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir	1-0	41	English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Hedgehog Defense	ROUND 9