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 | |