FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship 1999
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FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship 1999
League Information
Series:
FIDE WACC
Time Control:
Classical
Type:
Offline
Location:
HastingsVenue:
YMCA Centre
Format:
Swiss system
Prize Pool:
£1,250 GBP
(≃ $2,020 USD)
(≃ $2,020 USD)
Start Date:
1999-12-29
End Date:
2000-01-06
Restrictions:
Number of Players:
84
Liquipedia Tier:
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Chronology
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Format
[edit]- Classical Chess
- 9 rounds of Swiss
- Both Women and Men compete together
- Restricted to players who have no FIDE title, nor have a published FIDE rating, nor have had such a rating since 1997.
Prize Pool
[edit]£1,250 GBP (≃ $2,020 USD) are spread among the participants as seen below:
1st
(Converted $ USD prizes are based on the exchange rate on Jan 6, 2000: £1 GBP ≃ $1.61589 USD)
1st
- Best score by players on 1/3, 2.5/5, 4/7 or less have won £50.
- No player may win more than one prize.
| Base prize money | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | £ GBP | ||
| 1st | £500 | ||
| 2nd | £350 | ||
| 3rd | £250 | ||
| 4th | £150 | ||
Participants
[edit]Participants
Results
[edit]Only 14 games are available.
Round 01
0
1
December 29, 1999
0:1(Bo1)
Game 1 - 39 movesB01: Scandinavian
Round 02
1
0
December 30, 1999
1:0(Bo1)
Game 1 - 72 movesC50: Italian
Round 03
1
0
December 31, 1999
1:0(Bo1)
Game 1 - 34 movesB10: Caro-Kann
1
0
December 31, 1999
1:0(Bo1)
Game 1 - 46 movesC00: French
Round 04
0
1
January 1, 2000
0:1(Bo1)
Game 1 - 41 movesC24: Bishop's Opening
Match List
Round 06
0
1
January 3, 2000
0:1(Bo1)
Game 1 - 22 movesC00: French
0
1
January 3, 2000
0:1(Bo1)
Game 1 - 90 movesD36: QGD, Exchange, Positional line
Round 07
0
1
January 4, 2000
0:1(Bo1)
Game 1 - 42 movesA07: King's Indian Attack
Round 08
0.5
0.5
January 5, 2000
0.5:0.5(Bo1)
Game 1 - 41 movesB00: Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
1
0
January 5, 2000
1:0(Bo1)
Game 1 - 59 movesC36: King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense
1
0
January 5, 2000
1:0(Bo1)
Game 1 - 31 movesB23: Sicilian, Closed
Round 09
0.5
0.5
January 6, 2000
0.5:0.5(Bo1)
Game 1 - 65 movesC00: French
0.5
0.5
January 6, 2000
0.5:0.5(Bo1)
Game 1 - 55 movesD02: Queen's Pawn Game
0
1
January 6, 2000
0:1(Bo1)
Game 1 - 73 movesB30: Sicilian
Additional Content
[edit]Country Representation
[edit]| # | Country / Region | Representation | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 / 17 (41%) | Ian Watson, Jonathan Lappage, Julian Simpole, Nicholas Frost, Nigel Dennis, Patrick Donovan, Vanik Zakarian | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 4 / 17 (24%) | David Howell, Lucy J Broomfield, Mohsen Abedian, Stewart Trent |
| 3 | Germany | 2 / 17 (12%) | Marcel Juegel, Sven Muehlenhaus |
| 4 | Belarus | 1 / 17 (6%) | Vitaly Kachatkov |
| 4 | Canada | 1 / 17 (6%) | David Gebhardt |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 1 / 17 (6%) | Ilya Shevelev |
| 4 | Scotland | 1 / 17 (6%) | Elaine Rutherford |