Biel Credit Suisse 1997

Viswanathan Anand wins in Biel
July 1997 · Biel, Switzerland
Anand won with 7/10

Viswanathan Anand won with 7/10. All 30 games of the 6-player double round robin are here, and they add up to the published final table.

6 players

The tournament ran in Biel, Switzerland from July 1997. Its double round robin schedule gave each player 10 games across 10 rounds.

That makes 30 games in all. There was no playoff or tiebreak.

The final result

Viswanathan Anand won with 7/10. Viswanathan Anand recorded 5 wins, 4 draws, and 1 loss.

Every player's final score matches the published table.

The games

All 30 games are here: 16 decisive and 14 drawn.

Final standings

7/10
Anand won with 7/10
# Player Score Record Games
1 Anand, Viswanathan 7/10 +5 -1 =4
2 Karpov, Anatoly 6½/10 +4 -1 =5
3 Gelfand, Boris 5½/10 +2 -1 =7
4 Lautier, Joel 4½/10 +2 -3 =5
5 Milov, Vadim 4/10 +2 -4 =4
6 Pelletier, Yannick 2½/10 +1 -6 =3

Cross Table

Rank Player 123456
1 Anand, Viswanathan ½½ 1½ 11 ½0 11
2 Karpov, Anatoly ½½ ½½ 10 ½1 11
3 Gelfand, Boris 0½ ½½ ½½ 1½ 1½
4 Lautier, Joel 00 01 ½½ 1½ ½½
5 Milov, Vadim ½1 ½0 0½ 0½ 10
6 Pelletier, Yannick 00 00 0½ ½½ 01

Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.