1993 Qualifying Tournament
The PCA held a qualifying tournament and Candidates matches in 1993–1995. A number of leading players did not participate, most notably FIDE World Champion Anatoly Karpov. The events were held at a similar time as the FIDE World Chess Championship 1996, with many of the same players playing in both.
The Qualifying tournament in Groningen in December 1993 had 54 players participating in an 11-round Swiss system tournament, with the top seven qualifying for the Candidates Tournament.
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1993 PCA Qualifying Tournament Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total 1 Michael Adams (England) 2635 =33 +39 +45 =23 -5 +7 =4 +11 =2 +6 =3 7½ 2 Vishwanathan Anand (India) 2725 +52 =5 =7 +30 +22 +20 =8 =6 =1 =3 =4 7½ 3 Gata Kamsky (United States) 2645 =13 =30 =33 +19 +17 =4 =5 =16 +23 =2 =1 7 4 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) 2710 +40 =20 -22 +35 +25 =3 =1 =8 +24 =9 =2 7 5 Sergei Tiviakov (Russia) 2635 +41 =2 =34 +29 +1 =22 =3 =20 -6 +25 =8 7 6 Boris Gulko (United States) 2635 =29 =37 +49 =20 +10 =8 +22 =2 +5 -1 =11 7 7 Oleg Romanishin (Ukraine) 2615 +53 =24 =2 =25 =9 -1 +28 =10 =26 +22 +20 7 8 Alexei Shirov (Latvia) 2685 +11 +36 =23 -22 +32 =6 =2 =4 =12 =16 =5 6½ 9 Sergey Dolmatov (Russia) 2630 =18 =33 =13 +12 =7 =23 =27 =21 +42 =4 =16 6½ 10 Eric Lobron (Germany) 2575 =19 =38 =11 +36 -6 +17 =44 =7 =15 =14 +25 6½ 11 Ivan Sokolov (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 2610 -8 =28 =10 +41 +37 =24 =31 -1 +44 +26 =6 6½ 12 Jeroen Piket (Netherlands) 2590 +25 -22 =35 -9 +47 +15 =24 +34 =8 =20 =18 6½ 13 Robert Hübner (Germany) 2605 =3 =34 =9 =38 =15 =25 =32 +29 =14 =24 +22 6½ 14 Julio Granda (Peru) 2605 =21 -45 =39 +18 =30 =44 +36 =27 =13 =10 +23 6½ 15 Rafael Vaganian (Armenia) 2615 =54 =26 =21 =44 =13 -12 +17 +30 =10 =23 +42 6½ 16 Predrag Nikolić (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 2625 +48 -23 +51 =24 +34 =31 =20 =3 =22 =8 =9 6½ 17 Judit Polgár (Hungary) 2630 =37 =29 +41 =32 -3 -10 -15 +51 +46 +31 +27 6½ 18 Lembit Oll (Estonia) 2595 =9 =35 -25 -14 =53 =45 +52 +36 +38 +21 =12 6½ 19 Jaan Ehlvest (Estonia) 2620 =10 =51 =37 -3 +48 -29 +35 -26 +41 +32 +24 6½ 20 Joel Benjamin (United States) 2620 +50 =4 +31 =6 +23 -2 =16 =5 =21 =12 -7 6 21 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) 2670 =14 =49 =15 =40 =29 =27 +46 =9 =20 -18 +33 6 22 Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine) 2635 +42 +12 +4 +8 -2 =5 -6 =23 =16 -7 -13 5½ 23 Evgeny Bareev (Russia) 2660 +46 +16 =8 =1 -20 =9 +29 =22 -3 =15 -14 5½ 24 Gregory Kaidanov (United States) 2640 +43 =7 =30 =16 =27 =11 =12 +31 -4 =13 -19 5½ 25 Julian Hodgson (England) 2625 -12 +54 +18 =7 -4 =13 =30 +39 +27 -5 -10 5½ 26 Boris Alterman (Israel) 2585 =35 =15 -32 +47 =40 -28 +37 +19 =7 -11 =31 5½ 27 Alexey Vyzmanavin (Russia) 2605 =31 =44 =36 +45 =24 =21 =9 =14 -25 +34 -17 5½ 28 Ljubomir Ljubojević (Serbia and Montenegro) 2595 -36 =11 =46 +43 -31 +26 -7 -38 =49 +48 +44 5½ 29 Leonid Yudasin (Israel) 2605 =6 =17 +38 -5 =21 +19 -23 -13 =39 =36 =43 5 30 Gregory Serper (Uzbekistan) 2575 +32 =3 =24 -2 =14 =40 =25 -15 -35 +45 =34 5 31 Ilya Smirin (Israel) 2640 =27 +47 -20 =37 +28 =16 =11 -24 =32 -17 =26 5 32 Alexander Chernin (Hungary) 2615 -30 +42 +26 =17 -8 =39 =13 =44 =31 -19 =38 5 33 Vladimir Tukmakov (Ukraine) 2600 =1 =9 =3 -34 =38 =35 =49 =41 =40 +46 -21 5 34 Vladimir Malaniuk (Ukraine) 2635 =39 =13 =5 +33 -16 =46 =42 -12 +48 -27 =30 5 35 Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland) 2625 =26 =18 =12 -4 =54 =33 -19 =43 +30 =39 =37 5 36 Zurab Azmaiparashvili (Georgia) 2630 +28 -8 =27 -10 +51 =42 -14 -18 +50 =29 =40 5 37 Curt Hansen (Denmark) 2590 =17 =6 =19 =31 -11 =38 -26 =49 =47 +52 =35 5 38 Miguel Illescas (Spain) 2625 =51 =10 -21 =13 =33 =37 =41 +28 -18 =40 =32 5 39 Vladimir Akopian (Armenia) 2600 =34 -1 =14 +52 =44 =32 =40 -25 =29 =35 =41 5 40 Zoltán Ribli (Hungary) 2610 -4 +50 =44 =21 =26 =30 =39 -42 =33 =38 =36 5 41 Eduardas Rozentalis (Lithuania) 2600 -5 +52 -17 -11 =43 +54 =38 =33 -19 +53 =39 5 42 Alex Yermolinsky (United States) 2605 -22 -32 +50 =48 +45 =36 =34 +40 -9 =44 -15 5 43 Lev Polugaevsky (Belarus) 2605 -24 =53 =48 -28 =41 =50 =51 =35 =45 +49 =29 5 44 Alexander Khalifman (Russia) 2645 =47 =27 =40 =15 =39 =14 =10 =32 -11 =42 -28 4½ 45 Kiril Georgiev (Bulgaria) 2660 =49 +14 -1 -27 -42 =18 =53 =48 =33 -30 +54 4½ 46 Mikhail Gurevich (Belgium) 2605 -23 =48 =28 =51 +49 =34 -21 +50 -17 -33 =47 4½ 47 Christopher Lutz (Germany) 2605 =44 -31 =54 -26 -12 +53 -48 +52 =37 =50 =46 4½ 48 Loek van Wely (Netherlands) 2585 -16 =46 =43 =42 -19 =49 +47 =45 -34 -28 =53 4 49 Jóhann Hjartarson (Iceland) 2605 =45 =21 -6 =54 -46 =48 =33 =37 =28 -43 =52 4 50 Patrick Wolff (United States) 2585 -20 -40 -42 +53 =52 =43 +54 -46 -36 =47 =51 4 51 Vadim Ruban (Russia) 2590 =38 =19 -16 =46 -36 =52 =43 -17 -53 =54 =50 3½ 52 Simen Agdestein (Norway) 2610 -2 -41 +53 -39 =50 =51 -18 -47 +54 -37 =49 3½ 53 Friso Nijboer (Netherlands) 2555 -7 =43 -52 -50 =18 -47 =45 =54 +51 -41 =48 3½ 54 Zsuzsa Polgár (Hungary) 2545 =15 -25 =47 =49 =35 -41 -50 =53 -52 =51 -45 3
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