Schedule of Events


Day by Day Schedule for FIDE World Championship Tournament in Las Vegas 1999

All games start at 3 pm unless otherwise noted

Schedule of the 1999 World Chess Championship

       

TIME:

Opening Ceremony

 

Jul. 30

(evening)

18:30

         

ROUND 1

game 1

Jul. 31

72 players

15:00

 

game 2

Aug. 1

 

15:00

 

tie break

Aug. 2

 

15:00

ROUND 2

game 1

Aug. 3

64 players

15:00

 

game 2

Aug. 4

 

15:00

 

tie break

Aug. 5

 

15:00

ROUND 3

game 1

Aug. 6

32 players

15:00

 

game 2

Aug. 7

 

15:00

 

tie break

Aug. 8

 

15:00

ROUND 4

game 1

Aug. 9

16 players

15:00

 

game 2

Aug. 10

 

15:00

 

tie break

Aug. 11

 

15:00

ROUND 5

game 1

Aug. 12

8 players

15:00

 

game 2

Aug. 13

 

15:00

 

tie break

Aug. 14

 

15:00

ROUND 6

game 1

Aug. 15

4 players

15:00

 

game 2

Aug. 16

 

15:00

 

game 3

Aug. 17

 

15:00

 

game 4

Aug. 18

 

15:00

 

tie break

Aug. 19

 

15:00

         

FINALS

day off

Aug. 20

   
 

day off

Aug. 21

drawing of lots 19:00 -2 players

 
 

game 1

Aug. 22

 

14:45

 

game 2

Aug. 23

 

15:00

 

game 3

Aug. 24

 

15:00

 

day off

Aug. 25

   
 

game 4

Aug. 26

 

15:00

 

game 5

Aug. 27

 

15:00

 

game 6

Aug. 28

 

15:00

 

tie break

Aug. 29

 

13:30

         

Closing Ceremony/Crowning of the World Champion August 29

 

Aug. 30

(evening) 19:00