The 3-d National and International Chess Meeting.
Cap d'Agde (France), 25-31 October 1998
The table of the final stage in the knock-out system.
The first named is white in the first game
KARPOV
28/10 --->
KARPOV (1-0,0-1,1-0,1\2)
ADIANTO
30/10 ----->
KARPOV (1-0,1/2)
ROGERS
28/10 --->
BACROT (1-0,1-0)
BACROT
--------->
Karpov (1/2,1/2,0-1,1-0,1/2,1-0)
HAMDOUCHI
29/10 --->
GUELFAND (1/2,1-0)
GUELFAND
30/10 ----->
GUELFAND (2-0)
DORFMAN
29/10 --->
IVANTCHOUK (1-0,1-0)
IVANCHOUK
The results
All games of the 1-st stage in the pgn-format
All games of the final stage in the pgn-format
Two games of the match Bacro - Virtual Chess 2 (computer program) in the pgn-format
The "Rencontre of the continents" named by FIDE "World Cup" started in the
south of France, near Montpellier October 25th. The tournament combines
closed tournaments + KO system, all games being played 25 min + 10 sec
(Fischer). 2 groups of 8 players are play a round robin
up to Tuesday night. The first 4 of each group will qualify for a K.O system
tournament. The big surprise of the first round was the defeat of Judit Polgar
vs Kobese.
A Virtual Chess 2-Bacrot match is schedulded on Friday. Three open tournaments
have started on Saturday (about 200 players).
GROUPE A GROUPE B
(Elo 2592) ( Elo 2595)
A. KARPOV 2725 V. IVANTCHOUK 2730
J. POLGAR 2665 B. GUELFAND 2675
Z. AZMAОPARACHVILI 2655 U. ADIANTO 2610
I. ROGERS 2605 I. MOROVIC 2605
I. DORFMAN 2585 T. DAO 2580
H. HAMDOUCHI 2555 E. BACROT 2555
G. VESCOVI 2525 W. ARENCIBIA 2550
W. KOBESE 2415 E. MOHAMED 2455