Jules Ehrat Memorial — Zürich 1999
Germany defeated Switzerland 26½–23½ at the Jules Ehrat Memorial in Zürich. Five players on each team met every opposing player twice, producing 50 games over ten rounds. Viktor Korchnoi scored the event's highest individual total, 7/10, for Switzerland.
A Germany–Switzerland contest
Christopher Lutz, Christian Gabriel, Raj Tischbierek, Vlastimil Hort, and Lothar Vogt represented Germany. Viktor Korchnoi, Yannick Pelletier, Werner Hug, Beat Züger, and Florian Jenni represented Switzerland. Each cross-team pairing was played twice, once with each color.
Hort and Tischbierek led Germany with 6/10 each. Korchnoi scored 7/10 for Switzerland, but Germany's five scores added up to 26½ points.
The complete record
All 50 game scores appear here. Their results match the ten individual totals and the final team score in the contemporary report. The nearby Hilton Open was a separate competition.
Final standings
All 50 games reproduce the contemporary team and player scores.
| # | Team | Points | MP | Match record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 26½ | 11 | +4 =3 -3 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 23½ | 9 | +3 =3 -4 |
Cross Table
| Rank | Team | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 26½ | |
| 2 | Switzerland | 23½ |
Each cell shows the row team's board (game) points in its match against the column team, out of the boards played. ● = same team. Ranking is by total board points; match points (2 for a match win, 1 for a draw) are the secondary column.