Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1998 explained

Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1998
Venue:	Wijk aan Zee

The Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Steel Chess Tournament 1998 was the 60th edition of the Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament. It was held in Wijk aan Zee in January 1998 and was won jointly won by Vladimir Kramnik and Viswanathan Anand.^[1]

60th Hoogovens tournament, group A, 16 January – 1 February 1998, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XVII (2671)^[2] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! TPR !! Place

1		2790		½	0	½	1	½	1	1	1	½	½	1	0	1	8½	2771	1–2
2		2770	½		½	½	½	½	0	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	8½	2773	1–2
3		2710	1	½		1	1	½	0	½	1	½	0	½	½	½	7½	2724	3–5
4		2635	½	½	0		1	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	7½	2730	3–5
5		2670	0	½	0	0		½	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	7½	2727	3–5
6		2735	½	½	½	½	½		1	½	½	0	0	½	½	1	6½	2665	6–10
7		2670	0	1	1	½	½	0		0	½	½	½	½	½	1	6½	2670	6–10
8		2675	0	½	½	½	½	½	1		½	½	0	1	½	½	6½	2670	6–10
9		2575	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	½		1	½	0	1	1	6½	2678	6–10
10		2740	½	0	½	½	0	1	½	½	0		1	½	1	½	6½	2665	6–10
11		2680	½	0	1	0	0	1	½	1	½	0		½	½	0	5½	2613	11
12		2580	0	0	½	½	0	½	½	0	1	½	½		½	½	5	2590	12
13		2605	1	0	½	½	0	½	½	½	0	0	½	½		0	4½	2565	13
14		2555	0	0	½	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	1	½	1		4	2538	14

60th Hoogovens tournament, group B, 20–31 January 1998, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XI (2501)^[3] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Total !! TPR !! Place

1		2480		1	1	1	1	1	1	½	1	½	½	½	9	2764	1–2
2		2565	0		½	1	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	9	2757	1–2
3		2535	0	½		0	½	½	1	½	0	1	1	1	6	2533	3–5
4		2500	0	0	1		½	½	0	1	1	½	1	½	6	2536	3–5
5		2525	0	½	½	½		½	0	½	½	1	1	1	6	2534	3–5
6		2485	0	0	½	½	½		½	1	½	1	1	0	5½	2502	6–7
7		2485	0	0	0	1	1	½		½	½	0	1	1	5½	2502	6–7
8		2615	½	0	½	0	½	0	½		1	0	1	1	5	2454	8
9		2460	0	0	1	0	½	½	½	0		1	0	1	4½	2439	9
10		2445	½	0	0	½	0	0	1	1	0		½	½	4	2403	10
11		2450	½	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	½		1	3	2330	11
12		2465	½	0	0	½	0	1	0	0	0	½	0		2½	2293	12

Notes and References

1. Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2021-03-20 . history.tatasteelchess.com.
2. Web site: The Week in Chess 169. Mark Crowther. The Week in Chess. 2 February 1998.
3. Web site: The Week in Chess 169. Mark Crowther. The Week in Chess. 2 February 1998.