Kasparov won with 10½/14. All 56 games of this 8-player double round robin are here, and the standings and crosstable are worked out from them.
The field and format
Played in Linares, Spain (21 February – 10 March 1999), the event used a double round-robin. Each of the 8 players completed 14 games; the resulting 56-game total is exactly the full set of pairings.
The finish
Kasparov won with 10½/14.
Top scores: Kasparov 10½/14 (+7 −0 =7). The next score line was Anand 8/14 (+3 −1 =10) and Kramnik 8/14 (+2 −0 =12).
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kasparov, Garry | 10½/14 | +7 -0 =7 | games |
| =2 | Anand, Viswanathan | 8/14 | +3 -1 =10 | games |
| =2 | Kramnik, Vladimir | 8/14 | +2 -0 =12 | games |
| 4 | Leko, Peter | 6½/14 | +1 -2 =11 | games |
| =5 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | 6/14 | +2 -4 =8 | games |
| =5 | Topalov, Veselin | 6/14 | +1 -3 =10 | games |
| =7 | Adams, Michael | 5½/14 | +2 -5 =7 | games |
| =7 | Svidler, Peter | 5½/14 | +2 -5 =7 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kasparov, Garry | ½1 | ½½ | ½½ | 11 | 1½ | 11 | ½1 | |
| 2 | Anand, Viswanathan | ½0 | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | ½1 | ½1 | 1½ | |
| 3 | Kramnik, Vladimir | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | 1½ | ½1 | |
| 4 | Leko, Peter | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | 1½ | ½½ | 0½ | 0½ | |
| 5 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | 00 | ½½ | ½½ | 0½ | ½1 | 0½ | 1½ | |
| 6 | Topalov, Veselin | 0½ | ½0 | ½½ | ½½ | ½0 | ½½ | ½1 | |
| 7 | Adams, Michael | 00 | ½0 | 0½ | 1½ | 1½ | ½½ | ½0 | |
| 8 | Svidler, Peter | ½0 | 0½ | ½0 | 1½ | 0½ | ½0 | ½1 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.