1993 Interzonal Tournament
FIDE held an Interzonal tournament in Biel in July 1993, run as a 73 player, 13 round Swiss system tournament.
The top 10 from the Interzonal qualified for a Championship tournament. In the event of a tie break, players were ranked by the sum of their opponents' Elo ratings, excluding the lowest rating.
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1993 FIDE Interzonal Tournament Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Total Tie break 1 GM Boris Gelfand (Belarus) 2670 +35 +49 =6 +39 =3 +43 =2 +10 +17 =5 =13 =9 =7 9 2 GM Paul van der Sterren (Netherlands) 2525 =51 =41 +71 +31 +26 =13 =1 =6 =4 =7 +17 =8 =3 8½ 31545 3 GM Gata Kamsky (United States) 2645 +12 =25 +47 =28 =1 =16 +32 =4 +6 =17 =5 =7 =2 8½ 31470 4 GM Alexander Khalifman (Russia) 2645 +58 =43 +45 +8 -10 =6 +24 =3 =2 =16 +26 =5 =9 8½ 31390 5 GM Michael Adams (England) 2630 -44 +60 -22 +68 +62 +65 +28 +9 =7 =1 =3 =4 =6 8½ 31345 6 GM Leonid Yudasin (Israel) 2605 +67 =44 =1 =36 +48 =4 +23 =2 -3 =11 +29 +13 =5 8½ 31340 7 GM Valery Salov (Russia) 2685 =49 +71 =31 +55 +42 +24 =10 -17 =5 =2 +21 =3 =1 8½ 31285 8 GM Joël Lautier (France) 2620 +26 +62 =17 -4 =22 =21 +33 =16 =9 =15 +27 =2 +24 8½ 31280 9 GM Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) 2710 -45 +19 =35 +38 +55 +37 =17 -5 =8 +31 +16 =1 =4 8½ 31240 10 GM Viswanathan Anand (India) 2725 =16 =22 +44 +25 +4 =17 =7 -1 =21 =27 =18 +28 =11 8 31435 11 GM Vladimir Epishin (Russia) 2655 =18 =35 =38 =45 =41 =36 +42 +39 =13 =6 =24 +15 =10 8 31305 12 GM Smbat Lputian (Armenia) 2555 -3 +70 -39 +71 =31 =56 -14 +55 =20 +52 =51 +40 +32 8 31275 13 GM Alexei Shirov (Latvia) 2685 =65 +53 =32 =22 +47 =2 =16 =29 =11 +23 =1 -6 +21 8 31195 14 GM Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) 2705 =22 =16 =21 =65 =25 =47 +12 =37 =23 =29 +33 =24 +27 8 31125 15 GM Ivan Sokolov (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 2610 +66 =23 +57 -17 =21 =22 =37 =27 +36 =8 +35 -11 +30 8 31030 16 GM Lajos Portisch (Hungary) 2585 =10 =14 =40 +44 +56 =3 =13 =8 +29 =4 -9 =18 =20 7½ 31855 17 GM Evgeny Bareev (Russia) 2660 +38 +39 =8 +15 =24 =10 =9 +7 -1 =3 -2 =21 =18 7½ 31580 18 GM Evgeny Sveshnikov (Latvia) 2570 =11 =29 +20 -37 =50 -33 +70 +43 =28 +45 =10 =16 =17 7½ 31515 19 GM Bosko Abramovic (Serbia and Montenegro) 2460 =47 -9 +53 +33 =29 -26 =56 +59 -31 +46 =37 +45 =22 7½ 31140 20 GM Judit Polgár (Hungary) 2630 =34 =46 -18 =27 +58 =41 -35 +57 =12 +43 =31 +26 =16 7½ 30850 21 GM Alexey Dreev (Russia) 2570 +40 -24 =14 +52 =15 =8 +43 =31 =10 +22 -7 =17 -13 7 31795 22 GM Patrick Wolff (United States) 2585 =14 =10 +5 =13 =8 =15 =31 =40 +52 -21 -28 +56 =19 7 31700 23 GM Yasser Seirawan (United States) 2575 +63 =15 =51 =56 +36 =28 -6 +24 =14 -13 =40 =31 =33 7 31625 24 GM Mikhail Gurevich (Belgium) 2605 +69 +21 =28 +43 =17 -7 -4 -23 +44 +39 =11 =14 -8 7 31465 25 GM Lembit Oll (Estonia) 2595 +70 =3 =56 -10 =14 -40 =46 =34 =38 +65 -30 +63 +51 7 31415 26 GM Dibyendu Barua (India) 2510 -8 +63 +41 +51 -2 +19 -29 +32 =35 +40 -4 -20 =28 7 31405 27 GM Jeroen Piket (Netherlands) 2590 -71 +59 -42 =20 +61 +52 =40 =15 +56 =10 -8 +38 -14 7 31360 28 GM Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland) 2625 +30 +42 =24 =3 =37 =23 -5 -35 =18 +41 +22 -10 =26 7 31225 29 GM Boris Gulko (United States) 2635 =46 =18 =58 +35 =19 =42 +26 =13 -16 =14 -6 +43 =31 7 31120 30 IM Xu Jun (China) 2535 -28 =68 +72 =50 -39 -51 +62 +65 =32 =36 +25 +37 -15 7 30985 31 GM Robert Hübner (Germany) 2605 +60 =57 =7 -2 =12 +55 =22 =21 +19 -9 =20 =23 =29 7 30980 32 GM Jóhann Hjartarson (Iceland) 2605 +59 =55 =13 -42 +45 +39 -3 -26 =30 =51 +49 +35 -12 7 30970 33 GM Julio Granda (Peru) 2605 -55 =61 +49 -19 +34 +18 -8 +51 =45 =35 -14 +47 =23 7 30930 34 GM Ye Jiangchuan (China) 2535 =20 -48 =68 =46 -33 +69 =57 =25 =47 =42 +65 =36 +45 7 30880 35 GM Eric Lobron (Germany) 2575 =1 =11 =9 -29 +46 =48 +20 +28 =26 =33 -15 -32 =38 6½ 31480 36 GM Vasily Smyslov (Russia) 2520 =48 =37 +62 =6 -23 =11 =38 +41 -15 =30 =52 =34 =40 6½ 31260 37 GM Jon Speelman (England) 2605 =54 =36 +46 +18 =28 -9 =15 =14 -40 +56 =19 -30 =41 6½ 31165 38 IM Ilya Gurevich (United States) 2575 -17 +67 =11 -9 +69 =50 =36 -56 =25 +44 +39 -27 =35 6½ 31155 39 GM Zdenko Kožul (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 2595 +64 -17 +12 -1 +30 -32 +65 -11 +42 -24 -38 =48 +61 6½ 31150 40 GM Kiril Georgiev (Bulgaria) 2660 -21 +66 =16 +57 -43 +25 =27 =22 +37 -26 =23 -12 =36 6½ 30835 41 GM Curt Hansen (Denmark) 2590 =72 =2 -26 +73 =11 =20 =48 -36 +66 -28 +61 =51 =37 6½ 30735 42 GM Evgeny Pigusov (Russia) 2585 +74* -28 +27 +32 -7 =29 -11 =48 -39 =34 =46 =52 =49 6 31305 43 GM Ian Rogers (Australia) 2595 +68 =4 +48 -24 +40 -1 -21 -18 +59 -20 +66 -29 =50 6 31195 44 GM Ľubomír Ftáčnik (Slovakia) 2535 +5 =6 -10 -16 =57 +62 +50 -52 -24 -38 =67 =58 +68 6 31130 45 GM Loek van Wely (Netherlands) 2585 +9 =50 -4 =11 -32 =70 +60 +47 =33 -18 +48 -19 -34 6 31090 46 GM Vasil Spasov (Bulgaria) 2540 =29 =20 -37 =34 -35 +73 =25 +50 =48 -19 =42 =62 =47 6 31040 47 GM Vladimir Akopian (Armenia) 2600 =19 +54 -3 +61 -13 =14 =51 -45 =34 =50 +55 -33 =46 6 30995 48 GM Jaan Ehlvest (Estonia) 2620 =36 +34 -43 +58 -6 =35 =41 =42 =46 =49 -45 =39 =52 6 30985 49 GM Jesus Nogueiras (Cuba) 2580 =7 -1 -33 =60 =70 +66 =55 =58 +53 =48 -32 =50 =42 6 30910 50 GM Simen Agdestein (Norway) 2610 +61 =45 -55 =30 =18 =38 -44 -46 +63 =47 =56 =49 =43 6 30910 51 GM Predrag Nikolić (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 2625 =2 +72 =23 -26 -65 +30 =47 -33 +58 =32 =12 =41 -25 6 30840 52 GM Ilya Smirin (Israel) 2640 -57 =69 +73 -21 +63 -27 +53 +44 -22 -12 =36 =42 =48 6 30800 53 IM Artur Frolov (Ukraine) 2535 =56 -13 -19 -69 +72 +71 -52 +64 -49 =59 -63 bye +66 6 30320 54 IM Darcy Lima (Brazil) 2475 =37 -47 -65 =67 -73 =68 +69 =71 =57 -66 bye +59 =63 6 30105 55 GM Walter Arencibia (Cuba) 2485 +33 =32 +50 -7 -9 -31 =49 -12 +71 =62 -47 =68 =56 5½ 30935 56 GM Miguel Illescas (Spain) 2625 =53 +65 =25 =23 -16 =12 =19 +38 -27 -37 =50 -22 =55 5½ 30880 57 GM Vidmantas Mališauskas (Lithuania) 2540 +52 =31 -15 -40 =44 =59 =34 -20 =54 =58 =68 =66 =62 5½ 30820 58 GM Ferdinand Hellers (Sweden) 2560 -4 +64 =29 -48 -20 =67 +72 =49 -51 =57 =59 =44 =60 5½ 30690 59 FM Tigran Nalbandian (Armenia) 2485 -32 -27 +64 -62 +68 =57 +63 -19 -43 =53 =58 -54 bye 5½ 30505 60 IM Lucas Brunner (Switzerland) 2475 -31 -5 =66 =49 =71 +61 -45 =68 -65 bye =62 =64 =58 5½ 30335 61 GM Alex Sherzer (United States) 2500 -50 =33 +69 -47 -27 -60 -68 +73 bye +64 -41 +67 -39 5½ 30325 62 GM Semen Dvoirys (Russia) 2590 +73 -8 -36 +59 -5 -44 -30 =67 +70 =55 =60 =46 =57 5½ 30285 63 GM Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) 2650 -23 -26 +67 =70 -52 =64 -59 +72 -50 +73 +53 -25 =54 5½ 30225 64 IM Hichem Hamdouchi (Morocco) 2455 -39 -58 -59 bye =66 =63 +73 -53 =68 -61 +70 =60 =65 5½ 30200 65 GM Dmitry Gurevich (United States) 2575 =13 -56 +54 =14 +51 -5 -39 -30 +60 -25 -34 =69 =64 5 30965 66 IM Giorgi Bagaturov (Georgia) 2495 -15 -40 =60 =72 =64 -49 +67 +70 -41 +54 -43 =57 -53 5 30435 67 IM Amanmurad Kakagaldyev (Turkmenistan) 2465 -6 -38 -63 =54 bye =58 -66 =62 +69 =68 =44 -61 =72 5 30330 68 IM Werner Hug (Switzerland) 2430 -43 =30 =34 -5 -59 =54 +61 =60 =64 =67 =57 =55 -44 5 30255 69 IM Alexandre Lesiège (Canada) 2485 -24 =52 -61 +53 -38 -34 -54 bye -67 =72 =73 =65 +71 5 30070 70 IM Pablo Zarnicki (Argentina) 2455 -25 -12 bye =63 =49 =45 -18 -66 -62 +71 -64 =72 =73 4½ 30270 71 David Gluckman (South Africa) 2330 +27 -7 -2 -12 =60 -53 bye =54 -55 -70 =72 +73 -69 4½ 30110 72 IM Nikolaos Kalesis (Greece) 2410 =41 -51 -30 =66 -53 bye -58 -63 -73 =69 =71 =70 =67 4 30170 73 IM Konstantinos Moutousis (Greece) 2425 -62 bye -52 -41 +54 -46 -64 -61 +72 -63 =69 -71 =70 4 30140 74 Esam Aly Ahmed (Egypt) 2320 -42* 0
Esam Aly Ahmed forfeited his first round game against Pigusov and was dropped from the tournament.
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