FIDE World Chess Championship 1998
FIDE World Chess Championship 1998 was a knockout, 8 Dec 1997 – 9 Jan 1998. Won by Viswanathan, beating Michael 5–4 in the final. Last updated .
- Dates
Matches
Quarter-finals
- Michael Adams2½–1½Loek van Wely
- Nigel Short2–0Michal Krasenkov
- Boris Gelfand2½–1½Alexey Dreev
- Viswanathan Anand1½–½Alexei Shirov
Semi-finals
- Michael Adams4–3Nigel Short
- Boris Gelfand½–1½Viswanathan Anand
Final
- Michael Adams4–5Viswanathan Anand
The winner is shown in bold once the match is over; in Armageddon a draw counts as a win for Black.
Results
Final – Game 1
- 1Anatoly Karpov1–0Viswanathan Anand