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FIDE WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, 31st July - 28th August 1999

Welcome to Fantasy Chess based on the FIDE World Chess Championship!

All the Fantasy Chess standings are correct as at the end of the World Championship.  Fantasy Chess points were gained by a player advancing to the next round.  The table below shows the round each competitor eventually reached.  Check out the Current Entries Page for a detailed list of all Fantasy Chess players and their Final scores.

Congratulations to surprise winner Khalifman who is now the FIDE World Champion.  Good luck to him in his future chess pursuits!

Thanks to TWIC (The Week In Chess) for providing all the latest World Championship news!

FIDE Rank Player FIDE Rating Group Round
1 Kramnik 2760 1 5
2 Shirov 2734 1 5
3 Dreev   1 4
4 Kamsky 2720 1 2
5 Adams 2708 1 6
6 Ivanchuk 2702 1 4
7 Svidler 2684 1 3
8 Milov   1 1
9 Topalov 2690 2 4
10 Short 2675 2 4
11 Leko 2701 2 3
12 Gelfand 2713 2 4
13 Rublevsky 2660 2 3
14 Azmaiparashvili 2681 2 2
15 Bareev 2698 2 3
16 Polgar, J 2671 2 5
17 Korchnoi 2676 3 3
18 Salov 2656 3 2
19 Timman 2650 3 3
20 Sadler 2626 3 2
21 Almasi 2663 3 3
22 Shipov 2658 3 3
23 Georgiev 2650 3 4
24 Zvjaginsev 2652 3 4
25 Smirin 2671 4 2
26 Beliavsky 2618 4 3
27 Movsesian 2659 4 5
28 Sakaev 2648 4 2
29 Fedorov 2659 4 4
30 Krasenkow 2647 4 3
31 Akopian 2646 4 7
32 Tkachiev 2648 4 2
33 Tiviakov 2611 4 2
34 Sokolov 2656 4 2
35 Gulko 2618 4 2
36 Khalifman 2628 4 8
37 DeFirmian 2598 5 1
38 Wahls 2582 5 2
39 Aleksandrov 2619 5 2
40 Miles 2588 5 2
41 Ponomariov 2616 5 2
42 Adianto 2607 5 1
43 Kasimdzhanov 2603 5 1
44 Speelman 2597 5 2
45 Yermolinsky 2588 5 2
46 Nisipeanu 2584 5 6
47 Ehlvest 2592 5 2
48 Benjamin 2579 5 1
49 Dolmatov 2600 6 2
50 Milos 2586 6 3
51 Rozentalis 2586 6 1
52 Asrian 2575 6 3
53 Peng 2574 6 2
54 Stefansson 2584 6 2
55 Babula 2567 6 1
56 Andersson   6 2
57 Psakhis 2581 6 3
58 Hamdouchi 2529 6 2
59 Dizdar 2549 6 2
60 Lautier   6 3
61 Kotronias 2536 7 2
62 Leitao 2574 7 3
63 Antonio 2558 7 2
64 Magem Badals 2528 7 3
65 Zelcic 2561 7 1
66 Macieja 2542 7 2
67 Chiburdanidze 2551 7 1
68 Hoffman 2524 7 1
69 Gurevich 2537 7 1
70 Kudrin 2525 7 1
71 Reinderman 2525 7 1
72 Barua 2550 7 1
73 Kobalija 2573 7 2
74 Cela 2524 7 1
75 Becerra 2546 7 1
76 Akesson 2535 7 1
77 Al-Modiahki 2553 7 1
78 Fridman 2526 7 2
79 Bauer 2480 7 2
80 Ricardi 2474 7 1
81 Spraggett 2521 8 1
82 Djuric 2504 8 1
83 Nijboer 2559 8 1
84 Nielsen 2560 8 2
85 Kotsur 2548 8 1
86 Ivanov 2515 8 1
87 Aronian 2518 8 2
88 Rodriguez 2500 8 1
89 Sadvakasov 2468 8 1
90 Zubarev 2486 8 1
91 Shaked 2471 8 2
92 Mohamed 2455 8 1
93 Zapata 2454 8 1
94 Hakki 2423 8 1
95 Liang 2412 8 1
96 Kobese 2389 8 1
97 Bouaziz 2372 8 1
98 Bagheri 2390 8 1
99 Kozak 2350 8 1
100 Feldman 2332 8 1
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