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Hoogovens 5' · Wijk aan Zee · 18 January 1999

Garry Kasparov vs Viswanathan Anand, Hoogovens 5'

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Hoogovens 5', 18 January 1999

Round 4 of the 1999 Hoogovens Blitz at Wijk aan Zee was won by Kasparov as White against Anand. The Hoogovens Tournament (now Tata Steel Chess) had by 1999 been running for over 60 years; the blitz section was an addition in the late 1990s as part of the broader event.

The blitz win was a sharp opening in which Kasparov’s preparation showed even at fast time controls. Anand’s defence, accurate enough at classical play, broke under blitz pressure. The conversion took roughly 30 moves.

The 1999 Hoogovens Tournament classical section was won by Garry Kasparov ahead of Anand and Kramnik. Kasparov’s overall 1999 form was exceptional: he won Wijk aan Zee, won Linares, set his all-time peak rating at 2851 (the highest rating in history at that time, a record that stood until Carlsen broke it in 2013).

The Hoogovens / Tata Steel Tournament has been the longest-running elite tournament in chess history. By its centenary in 2038 (if continued) it will have surpassed every other tournament series in sustained elite participation. Its annual roster reads like a historical document of who was strongest at any given year of chess history.

Game record

This game between Kasparov, Garry and Anand, Viswanathan was played at the Hoogovens 5’ in Wijk aan Zee in 1999. Played in round 4. At the time of the game, the players were rated 2812 (White) and 2784 (Black). The game lasted 33 moves, ending with White winning. It is part of the late-Soviet and Cold-War chess era.

Opening context

The opening sequence runs 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5, after which the players entered the middlegame proper.

See also

For more on this game’s protagonists and theory, see Kasparov, Garry and Anand, Viswanathan.

Match notes

This Hoogovens 5’ game sits in Kasparov dominance and the PCA split. Master-level chess of the period was published in tournament bulletins, magazine annotations, and — for the most-studied games — in published opening monographs by the participants and their successors. This game is preserved in the open historical record and can be replayed in full above.