Nigel Short won with 7/11. All 66 games of the 12-player single round robin are here, and they add up to the published final table.
12 players
The event was played in Groningen, Netherlands in December 22, 1996–January 3, 1997. Its single round robin schedule gave every finisher 11 games across 11 rounds.
All 66 games are in the archive. There was no playoff or tiebreak.
The final result
Short won 4 games, drew 6 and lost 1.
Every player's final score matches the published table.
The games
All 66 games are here: 31 decisive and 35 drawn.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Short, Nigel D | 7/11 | +4 -1 =6 | games |
| =2 | Timman, Jan H | 6½/11 | +4 -2 =5 | games |
| =2 | Gelfand, Boris | 6½/11 | +2 -0 =9 | games |
| =4 | Van Wely, Loek | 6/11 | +4 -3 =4 | games |
| =4 | Shirov, Alexei | 6/11 | +3 -2 =6 | games |
| =4 | Leko, Peter | 6/11 | +2 -1 =8 | games |
| 7 | Svidler, Peter | 5½/11 | +2 -2 =7 | games |
| =8 | Hodgson, Julian M | 4½/11 | +3 -5 =3 | games |
| =8 | Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich | 4½/11 | +3 -5 =3 | games |
| =8 | Sokolov, Ivan | 4½/11 | +2 -4 =5 | games |
| =8 | Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic | 4½/11 | +1 -3 =7 | games |
| =8 | Onischuk, Alexander | 4½/11 | +1 -3 =7 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Short, Nigel D | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 2 | Timman, Jan H | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 3 | Gelfand, Boris | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 4 | Van Wely, Loek | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 5 | Shirov, Alexei | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 6 | Leko, Peter | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 7 | Svidler, Peter | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | |
| 8 | Hodgson, Julian M | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | |
| 9 | Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | Sokolov, Ivan | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 11 | Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 12 | Onischuk, Alexander | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.