1993 in chess

Below is a list of events in chess in 1993, as well as the top ten FIDE rated chess players of that year.

Top players

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FIDE top 10 by Elo rating - January 1993

  1. Garry Kasparov  Russia 2805
  2. Anatoly Karpov  Russia 2725
  3. Vassily Ivanchuk  Ukraine 2710
  4. Viswanathan Anand  India 2710
  5. Boris Gelfand  Belarus 2690
  6. Vladimir Kramnik  Russia 2685
  7. Alexei Shirov  Latvia 2670
  8. Evgeny Bareev  Russia 2670
  9. Kiril Georgiev  Bulgaria 2660
  10. Valery Salov  Russia 2660

Tournaments

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List of strong chess tournaments in 1993.

Tournament System City Players Winner Runner-up Third
Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1993 Single elimination Netherlands Wijk aan Zee 24 Russia Anatoly Karpov Spain Miguel Illescas Russia Valery Salov
Estonia Lembit Oll
Linares International Chess Tournament Round robin Spain Linares 14 Russia Garry Kasparov Russia Anatoly Karpov India Viswanathan Anand
Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting Round robin Germany Dortmund 8 Russia Anatoly Karpov Russia Vladimir Kramnik Germany Christopher Lutz
SKA-Mephisto International Chess Tournament Round robin Germany Munich 12 Latvia Alexei Shirov Belarus Boris Gelfand Belgium Mikhail Gurevich
Belgrade Chess Tournament Round robin Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade 10 Ukraine Alexander Beliavsky Russia Vladimir Kramnik Russia Alexander Khalifman
Las Palmas Chess Tournament Round robin Spain Las Palmas 10 Chile Ivan Morovic India Viswanathan Anand Russia Alexander Khalifman
Tilburg chess tournament Single elimination Netherlands Tilburg 112 Russia Anatoly Karpov Ukraine Vassily Ivanchuk Latvia Alexei Shirov
Ukraine Alexander Beliavsky
Interzonal Tournament Swiss Switzerland Biel 74 Belarus Boris Gelfand Netherlands Paul van der Sterren United States Gata Kamsky
PCA Qualifier Swiss Netherlands Groningen 54 England Michael Adams India Viswanathan Anand United States Gata Kamsky

Chess news in brief

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Births

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  • Parimarjan Negi, Indian prodigy, a GM and youngest ever IM - February 9
  • Wesley So, Filipino prodigy, a GM at little over 14 years - October 9

Deaths

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  • Reuben Fine, a leading player of the 1930s and 1940s, former US Champion and noted writer - March 26.
  • Vladimir Makogonov, Soviet IM and honorary GM, a leading player of the 1940s - January 2
  • Boris Kogan, Russian-American IM and former Soviet Junior Champion - December 25.
  • Alexander Koblencs, Latvian IM, trainer and writer - December 9
  • Johannes Turn, a leading Estonian master of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s - March 8

References

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  • Burgess, Graham (1999). Chess Highlights of the 20th Century. Gambit Publications. ISBN 1-901983-21-8.
  • Chess History & Chronology - Bill Wall( Archived 2008-04-20 at the Wayback Machine 2009-10-20)
  • Olimpbase - Olympiads and other Team event information
  • FIDE rating list data 1970-97
  • Danny Kopec account of 4th Harvard Cup