FIDE World Chess Championship 1996

The FIDE World Chess Championship 1996 was a chess tournament held by FIDE to determine the World Chess Champion.

Background
At the time the World Chess Champion title was split.

In 1993, Nigel Short had qualified via FIDE's usual format to meet champion Garry Kasparov in a championship match. However, Kasparov and Short broke with FIDE and played under the auspices of a new organization which they had organized, the Professional Chess Association (PCA). Kasparov won this match to remain champion.

With its two top players withdrawn, FIDE awarded the two slots in its 1993 championship match to Anatoly Karpov and Jan Timman, both of whom had been defeated in earlier qualification rounds by Short. Karpov won the match to become the FIDE World Champion.

The FIDE World Chess Championship 1996 was FIDE's first since the 1993 split. Meanwhile, the PCA held its Classical World Chess Championship 1995, in which Kasparov defeated Viswanathan Anand to retain his title.

Many of the same players competed in both organization's qualifying events. However, Kasparov and Short did not compete in the FIDE event.

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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! !! !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! Total !! Tie break
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 * 1 || align=left|🇧🇾 GM Boris Gelfand (BLR) || 2670 || =35 || +49 || =6 || +39 || =3 || +43 || =2 || +10 || +17 || =5 || =13 || =9 || =7 || 9 ||
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 * 2 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM Paul van der Sterren (NLD) || 2525 || =51 || =41 || +71 || +31 || +26 || =13 || =1 || =6 || =4 || =7 || +17 || =8 || =3 || 8½ || 31545
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 * 3 || align=left|🇺🇸 GM Gata Kamsky (US) || 2645 || +12 || =25 || +47 || =28 || =1 || =16 || +32 || =4 || +6 || =17 || =5 || =7 || =2 || 8½ || 31470
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 * 4 || align=left|🇷🇺 GM Alexander Khalifman (RUS) || 2645 || +58 || =43 || +45 || +8 || -10 || =6 || +24 || =3 || =2 || =16 || +26 || =5 || =9 || 8½ || 31390
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 * 5 || align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 GM Michael Adams (ENG) || 2630 || -44 || +60 || -22 || +68 || +62 || +65 || +28 || +9 || =7 || =1 || =3 || =4 || =6 || 8½ || 31345
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 * 6 || align=left|🇮🇱 GM Leonid Yudasin (ISR) || 2605 || +67 || =44 || =1 || =36 || +48 || =4 || +23 || =2 || -3 || =11 || +29 || +13 || =5 || 8½ || 31340
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 * 7 || align=left|🇷🇺 GM Valery Salov (RUS) || 2685 || =49 || +71 || =31 || +55 || +42 || +24 || =10 || -17 || =5 || =2 || +21 || =3 || =1 || 8½ || 31285
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 * 8 || align=left|🇫🇷 GM Joël Lautier (FRA) || 2620 || +26 || +62 || =17 || -4 || =22 || =21 || +33 || =16 || =9 || =15 || +27 || =2 || +24 || 8½ || 31280
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 * 9 || align=left|🇷🇺 GM Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) || 2710 || -45 || +19 || =35 || +38 || +55 || +37 || =17 || -5 || =8 || +31 || +16 || =1 || =4 || 8½ || 31240
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 * 10 || align=left|🇮🇳 GM Viswanathan Anand (IND) || 2725 || =16 || =22 || +44 || +25 || +4 || =17 || =7 || -1 || =21 || =27 || =18 || +28 || =11 || 8 || 31435
 * 11 || align=left|🇷🇺 GM Vladimir Epishin (RUS) || 2655 || =18 || =35 || =38 || =45 || =41 || =36 || +42 || +39 || =13 || =6 || =24 || +15 || =10 || 8 || 31305
 * 12 || align=left|🇦🇲 GM Smbat Lputian (ARM) || 2555 || -3 || +70 || -39 || +71 || =31 || =56 || -14 || +55 || =20 || +52 || =51 || +40 || +32 || 8 || 31275
 * 13 || align=left|🇱🇻 GM Alexei Shirov (LVA) || 2685 || =65 || +53 || =32 || =22 || +47 || =2 || =16 || =29 || =11 || +23 || =1 || -6 || +21 || 8 || 31195
 * 14 || align=left|🇺🇦 GM Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR) || 2705 || =22 || =16 || =21 || =65 || =25 || =47 || +12 || =37 || =23 || =29 || +33 || =24 || +27 || 8 || 31125
 * 15 || align=left|🇧🇦 GM Ivan Sokolov (BIH) || 2610 || +66 || =23 || +57 || -17 || =21 || =22 || =37 || =27 || +36 || =8 || +35 || -11 || +30 || 8 || 31030
 * 16 || align=left|🇭🇺 GM Lajos Portisch (HUN) || 2585 || =10 || =14 || =40 || +44 || +56 || =3 || =13 || =8 || +29 || =4 || -9 || =18 || =20 || 7½ || 31855
 * 17 || align=left|🇷🇺 GM Evgeny Bareev (RUS) || 2660 || +38 || +39 || =8 || +15 || =24 || =10 || =9 || +7 || -1 || =3 || -2 || =21 || =18 || 7½ || 31580
 * 18 || align=left|🇱🇻 GM Evgeny Sveshnikov (LVA) || 2570 || =11 || =29 || +20 || -37 || =50 || -33 || +70 || +43 || =28 || +45 || =10 || =16 || =17 || 7½ || 31515
 * 19 || align=left|GM Bosko Abramovic || 2460 || =47 || -9 || +53 || +33 || =29 || -26 || =56 || +59 || -31 || +46 || =37 || +45 || =22 || 7½ || 31140
 * 20 || align=left|🇭🇺 GM Judit Polgár (HUN) || 2630 || =34 || =46 || -18 || =27 || +58 || =41 || -35 || +57 || =12 || +43 || =31 || +26 || =16 || 7½ || 30850
 * 21 || align=left|🇷🇺 GM Alexey Dreev (RUS) || 2570 || +40 || -24 || =14 || +52 || =15 || =8 || +43 || =31 || =10 || +22 || -7 || =17 || -13 || 7 || 31795
 * 22 || align=left|🇺🇸 GM Patrick Wolff (US) || 2585 || =14 || =10 || +5 || =13 || =8 || =15 || =31 || =40 || +52 || -21 || -28 || +56 || =19 || 7 || 31700
 * 23 || align=left|🇺🇸 GM Yasser Seirawan (US) || 2575 || +63 || =15 || =51 || =56 || +36 || =28 || -6 || +24 || =14 || -13 || =40 || =31 || =33 || 7 || 31625
 * 24 || align=left|🇧🇪 GM Mikhail Gurevich (BEL) || 2605 || +69 || +21 || =28 || +43 || =17 || -7 || -4 || -23 || +44 || +39 || =11 || =14 || -8 || 7 || 31465
 * 25 || align=left|🇪🇪 GM Lembit Oll (EST) || 2595 || +70 || =3 || =56 || -10 || =14 || -40 || =46 || =34 || =38 || +65 || -30 || +63 || +51 || 7 || 31415
 * 26 || align=left|🇮🇳 GM Dibyendu Barua (IND) || 2510 || -8 || +63 || +41 || +51 || -2 || +19 || -29 || +32 || =35 || +40 || -4 || -20 || =28 || 7 || 31405
 * 27 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM Jeroen Piket (NLD) || 2590 || -71 || +59 || -42 || =20 || +61 || +52 || =40 || =15 || +56 || =10 || -8 || +38 || -14 || 7 || 31360
 * 28 || align=left|🇨🇭 GM Viktor Korchnoi (CHE) || 2625 || +30 || +42 || =24 || =3 || =37 || =23 || -5 || -35 || =18 || +41 || +22 || -10 || =26 || 7 || 31225
 * 29 || align=left|🇺🇸 GM Boris Gulko (US) || 2635 || =46 || =18 || =58 || +35 || =19 || =42 || +26 || =13 || -16 || =14 || -6 || +43 || =31 || 7 || 31120
 * 30 || align=left|🇨🇳 IM Xu Jun (CHN) || 2535 || -28 || =68 || +72 || =50 || -39 || -51 || +62 || +65 || =32 || =36 || +25 || +37 || -15 || 7 || 30985
 * 31 || align=left|🇩🇪 GM Robert Hübner (DEU) || 2605 || +60 || =57 || =7 || -2 || =12 || +55 || =22 || =21 || +19 || -9 || =20 || =23 || =29 || 7 || 30980
 * 32 || align=left|🇮🇸 GM Jóhann Hjartarson (ISL) || 2605 || +59 || =55 || =13 || -42 || +45 || +39 || -3 || -26 || =30 || =51 || +49 || +35 || -12 || 7 || 30970
 * 33 || align=left|🇵🇪 GM Julio Granda (PER) || 2605 || -55 || =61 || +49 || -19 || +34 || +18 || -8 || +51 || =45 || =35 || -14 || +47 || =23 || 7 || 30930
 * 34 || align=left|🇨🇳 GM Ye Jiangchuan (CHN) || 2535 || =20 || -48 || =68 || =46 || -33 || +69 || =57 || =25 || =47 || =42 || +65 || =36 || +45 || 7 || 30880
 * 35 || align=left|🇩🇪 GM Eric Lobron (DEU) || 2575 || =1 || =11 || =9 || -29 || +46 || =48 || +20 || +28 || =26 || =33 || -15 || -32 || =38 || 6½ || 31480
 * 36 || align=left|🇷🇺 GM Vasily Smyslov (RUS) || 2520 || =48 || =37 || +62 || =6 || -23 || =11 || =38 || +41 || -15 || =30 || =52 || =34 || =40 || 6½ || 31260
 * 37 || align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 GM Jon Speelman (ENG) || 2605 || =54 || =36 || +46 || +18 || =28 || -9 || =15 || =14 || -40 || +56 || =19 || -30 || =41 || 6½ || 31165
 * 38 || align=left|🇺🇸 IM Ilya Gurevich (US) || 2575 || -17 || +67 || =11 || -9 || +69 || =50 || =36 || -56 || =25 || +44 || +39 || -27 || =35 || 6½ || 31155
 * 39 || align=left|🇧🇦 GM Zdenko Kožul (BIH) || 2595 || +64 || -17 || +12 || -1 || +30 || -32 || +65 || -11 || +42 || -24 || -38 || =48 || +61 || 6½ || 31150
 * 40 || align=left|🇧🇬 GM Kiril Georgiev (BGR) || 2660 || -21 || +66 || =16 || +57 || -43 || +25 || =27 || =22 || +37 || -26 || =23 || -12 || =36 || 6½ || 30835
 * 41 || align=left|🇩🇰 GM Curt Hansen (DNK) || 2590 || =72 || =2 || -26 || +73 || =11 || =20 || =48 || -36 || +66 || -28 || +61 || =51 || =37 || 6½ || 30735
 * 42 || align=left|🇷🇺 GM Evgeny Pigusov (RUS) || 2585 || +74* || -28 || +27 || +32 || -7 || =29 || -11 || =48 || -39 || =34 || =46 || =52 || =49 || 6 || 31305
 * 43 || align=left|🇦🇺 GM Ian Rogers (AUS) || 2595 || +68 || =4 || +48 || -24 || +40 || -1 || -21 || -18 || +59 || -20 || +66 || -29 || =50 || 6 || 31195
 * 44 || align=left|🇸🇰 GM Ľubomír Ftáčnik (SVK) || 2535 || +5 || =6 || -10 || -16 || =57 || +62 || +50 || -52 || -24 || -38 || =67 || =58 || +68 || 6 || 31130
 * 45 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM Loek van Wely (NLD) || 2585 || +9 || =50 || -4 || =11 || -32 || =70 || +60 || +47 || =33 || -18 || +48 || -19 || -34 || 6 || 31090
 * 46 || align=left|🇧🇬 GM Vasil Spasov (BGR) || 2540 || =29 || =20 || -37 || =34 || -35 || +73 || =25 || +50 || =48 || -19 || =42 || =62 || =47 || 6 || 31040
 * 47 || align=left|🇦🇲 GM Vladimir Akopian (ARM) || 2600 || =19 || +54 || -3 || +61 || -13 || =14 || =51 || -45 || =34 || =50 || +55 || -33 || =46 || 6 || 30995
 * 48 || align=left|🇪🇪 GM Jaan Ehlvest (EST) || 2620 || =36 || +34 || -43 || +58 || -6 || =35 || =41 || =42 || =46 || =49 || -45 || =39 || =52 || 6 || 30985
 * 49 || align=left|🇨🇺 GM Jesús Nogueiras (CUB) || 2580 || =7 || -1 || -33 || =60 || =70 || +66 || =55 || =58 || +53 || =48 || -32 || =50 || =42 || 6 || 30910
 * 50 || align=left|🇳🇴 GM Simen Agdestein (NOR) || 2610 || +61 || =45 || -55 || =30 || =18 || =38 || -44 || -46 || +63 || =47 || =56 || =49 || =43 || 6 || 30910
 * 51 || align=left|🇧🇦 GM Predrag Nikolić (BIH) || 2625 || =2 || +72 || =23 || -26 || -65 || +30 || =47 || -33 || +58 || =32 || =12 || =41 || -25 || 6 || 30840
 * 52 || align=left|🇮🇱 GM Ilya Smirin (ISR) || 2640 || -57 || =69 || +73 || -21 || +63 || -27 || +53 || +44 || -22 || -12 || =36 || =42 || =48 || 6 || 30800
 * 53 || align=left|🇺🇦 IM Artur Frolov (UKR) || 2535 || =56 || -13 || -19 || -69 || +72 || +71 || -52 || +64 || -49 || =59 || -63 || bye || +66 || 6 || 30320
 * 54 || align=left|🇧🇷 IM Darcy Lima (BRA) || 2475 || =37 || -47 || -65 || =67 || -73 || =68 || +69 || =71 || =57 || -66 || bye || +59 || =63 || 6 || 30105
 * 55 || align=left|🇨🇺 GM Walter Arencibia (CUB) || 2485 || +33 || =32 || +50 || -7 || -9 || -31 || =49 || -12 || +71 || =62 || -47 || =68 || =56 || 5½ || 30935
 * 56 || align=left|🇪🇸 GM Miguel Illescas (ESP) || 2625 || =53 || +65 || =25 || =23 || -16 || =12 || =19 || +38 || -27 || -37 || =50 || -22 || =55 || 5½ || 30880
 * 57 || align=left|🇱🇹 GM Vidmantas Mališauskas (LTU) || 2540 || +52 || =31 || -15 || -40 || =44 || =59 || =34 || -20 || =54 || =58 || =68 || =66 || =62 || 5½ || 30820
 * 58 || align=left|🇸🇪 GM Ferdinand Hellers (SWE) || 2560 || -4 || +64 || =29 || -48 || -20 || =67 || +72 || =49 || -51 || =57 || =59 || =44 || =60 || 5½ || 30690
 * 59 || align=left|🇦🇲 FM Tigran Nalbandian (ARM) || 2485 || -32 || -27 || +64 || -62 || +68 || =57 || +63 || -19 || -43 || =53 || =58 || -54 || bye || 5½ || 30505
 * 60 || align=left|🇨🇭 IM Lucas Brunner (CHE) || 2475 || -31 || -5 || =66 || =49 || =71 || +61 || -45 || =68 || -65 || bye || =62 || =64 || =58 || 5½ || 30335
 * 61 || align=left|🇺🇸 GM Alex Sherzer (US) || 2500 || -50 || =33 || +69 || -47 || -27 || -60 || -68 || +73 || bye || +64 || -41 || +67 || -39 || 5½ || 30325
 * 62 || align=left|🇷🇺 GM Semen Dvoirys (RUS) || 2590 || +73 || -8 || -36 || +59 || -5 || -44 || -30 || =67 || +70 || =55 || =60 || =46 || =57 || 5½ || 30285
 * 63 || align=left|🇧🇬 GM Veselin Topalov (BGR) || 2650 || -23 || -26 || +67 || =70 || -52 || =64 || -59 || +72 || -50 || +73 || +53 || -25 || =54 || 5½ || 30225
 * 64 || align=left|🇲🇦 IM Hichem Hamdouchi (MAR) || 2455 || -39 || -58 || -59 || bye || =66 || =63 || +73 || -53 || =68 || -61 || +70 || =60 || =65 || 5½ || 30200
 * 65 || align=left|🇺🇸 GM Dmitry Gurevich (US) || 2575 || =13 || -56 || +54 || =14 || +51 || -5 || -39 || -30 || +60 || -25 || -34 || =69 || =64 || 5 || 30965
 * 66 || align=left|IM Giorgi Bagaturov || 2495 || -15 || -40 || =60 || =72 || =64 || -49 || +67 || +70 || -41 || +54 || -43 || =57 || -53 || 5 || 30435
 * 67 || align=left|🇹🇲 IM Amanmurad Kakagaldyev (TKM) || 2465 || -6 || -38 || -63 || =54 || bye || =58 || -66 || =62 || +69 || =68 || =44 || -61 || =72 || 5 || 30330
 * 68 || align=left|🇨🇭 IM Werner Hug (CHE) || 2430 || -43 || =30 || =34 || -5 || -59 || =54 || +61 || =60 || =64 || =67 || =57 || =55 || -44 || 5 || 30255
 * 69 || align=left|🇨🇦 IM Alexandre Lesiège (CAN) || 2485 || -24 || =52 || -61 || +53 || -38 || -34 || -54 || bye || -67 || =72 || =73 || =65 || +71 || 5 || 30070
 * 70 || align=left|🇦🇷 IM Pablo Zarnicki (ARG) || 2455 || -25 || -12 || bye || =63 || =49 || =45 || -18 || -66 || -62 || +71 || -64 || =72 || =73 || 4½ || 30270
 * 71 || align=left|🇿🇦 David Gluckman (ZAF) || 2330 || +27 || -7 || -2 || -12 || =60 || -53 || bye || =54 || -55 || -70 || =72 || +73 || -69 || 4½ || 30110
 * 72 || align=left|🇬🇷 IM Nikolaos Kalesis (GRC) || 2410 || =41 || -51 || -30 || =66 || -53 || bye || -58 || -63 || -73 || =69 || =71 || =70 || =67 || 4 || 30170
 * 73 || align=left|🇬🇷 IM Konstantinos Moutousis (GRC) || 2425 || -62 || bye || -52 || -41 || +54 || -46 || -64 || -61 || +72 || -63 || =69 || -71 || =70 || 4 || 30140
 * 74 || align=left|🇪🇬 Esam Aly Ahmed (EGY) || 2320 || -42* || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 0 ||
 * }
 * 43 || align=left|🇦🇺 GM Ian Rogers (AUS) || 2595 || +68 || =4 || +48 || -24 || +40 || -1 || -21 || -18 || +59 || -20 || +66 || -29 || =50 || 6 || 31195
 * 44 || align=left|🇸🇰 GM Ľubomír Ftáčnik (SVK) || 2535 || +5 || =6 || -10 || -16 || =57 || +62 || +50 || -52 || -24 || -38 || =67 || =58 || +68 || 6 || 31130
 * 45 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM Loek van Wely (NLD) || 2585 || +9 || =50 || -4 || =11 || -32 || =70 || +60 || +47 || =33 || -18 || +48 || -19 || -34 || 6 || 31090
 * 46 || align=left|🇧🇬 GM Vasil Spasov (BGR) || 2540 || =29 || =20 || -37 || =34 || -35 || +73 || =25 || +50 || =48 || -19 || =42 || =62 || =47 || 6 || 31040
 * 47 || align=left|🇦🇲 GM Vladimir Akopian (ARM) || 2600 || =19 || +54 || -3 || +61 || -13 || =14 || =51 || -45 || =34 || =50 || +55 || -33 || =46 || 6 || 30995
 * 48 || align=left|🇪🇪 GM Jaan Ehlvest (EST) || 2620 || =36 || +34 || -43 || +58 || -6 || =35 || =41 || =42 || =46 || =49 || -45 || =39 || =52 || 6 || 30985
 * 49 || align=left|🇨🇺 GM Jesús Nogueiras (CUB) || 2580 || =7 || -1 || -33 || =60 || =70 || +66 || =55 || =58 || +53 || =48 || -32 || =50 || =42 || 6 || 30910
 * 50 || align=left|🇳🇴 GM Simen Agdestein (NOR) || 2610 || +61 || =45 || -55 || =30 || =18 || =38 || -44 || -46 || +63 || =47 || =56 || =49 || =43 || 6 || 30910
 * 51 || align=left|🇧🇦 GM Predrag Nikolić (BIH) || 2625 || =2 || +72 || =23 || -26 || -65 || +30 || =47 || -33 || +58 || =32 || =12 || =41 || -25 || 6 || 30840
 * 52 || align=left|🇮🇱 GM Ilya Smirin (ISR) || 2640 || -57 || =69 || +73 || -21 || +63 || -27 || +53 || +44 || -22 || -12 || =36 || =42 || =48 || 6 || 30800
 * 53 || align=left|🇺🇦 IM Artur Frolov (UKR) || 2535 || =56 || -13 || -19 || -69 || +72 || +71 || -52 || +64 || -49 || =59 || -63 || bye || +66 || 6 || 30320
 * 54 || align=left|🇧🇷 IM Darcy Lima (BRA) || 2475 || =37 || -47 || -65 || =67 || -73 || =68 || +69 || =71 || =57 || -66 || bye || +59 || =63 || 6 || 30105
 * 55 || align=left|🇨🇺 GM Walter Arencibia (CUB) || 2485 || +33 || =32 || +50 || -7 || -9 || -31 || =49 || -12 || +71 || =62 || -47 || =68 || =56 || 5½ || 30935
 * 56 || align=left|🇪🇸 GM Miguel Illescas (ESP) || 2625 || =53 || +65 || =25 || =23 || -16 || =12 || =19 || +38 || -27 || -37 || =50 || -22 || =55 || 5½ || 30880
 * 57 || align=left|🇱🇹 GM Vidmantas Mališauskas (LTU) || 2540 || +52 || =31 || -15 || -40 || =44 || =59 || =34 || -20 || =54 || =58 || =68 || =66 || =62 || 5½ || 30820
 * 58 || align=left|🇸🇪 GM Ferdinand Hellers (SWE) || 2560 || -4 || +64 || =29 || -48 || -20 || =67 || +72 || =49 || -51 || =57 || =59 || =44 || =60 || 5½ || 30690
 * 59 || align=left|🇦🇲 FM Tigran Nalbandian (ARM) || 2485 || -32 || -27 || +64 || -62 || +68 || =57 || +63 || -19 || -43 || =53 || =58 || -54 || bye || 5½ || 30505
 * 60 || align=left|🇨🇭 IM Lucas Brunner (CHE) || 2475 || -31 || -5 || =66 || =49 || =71 || +61 || -45 || =68 || -65 || bye || =62 || =64 || =58 || 5½ || 30335
 * 61 || align=left|🇺🇸 GM Alex Sherzer (US) || 2500 || -50 || =33 || +69 || -47 || -27 || -60 || -68 || +73 || bye || +64 || -41 || +67 || -39 || 5½ || 30325
 * 62 || align=left|🇷🇺 GM Semen Dvoirys (RUS) || 2590 || +73 || -8 || -36 || +59 || -5 || -44 || -30 || =67 || +70 || =55 || =60 || =46 || =57 || 5½ || 30285
 * 63 || align=left|🇧🇬 GM Veselin Topalov (BGR) || 2650 || -23 || -26 || +67 || =70 || -52 || =64 || -59 || +72 || -50 || +73 || +53 || -25 || =54 || 5½ || 30225
 * 64 || align=left|🇲🇦 IM Hichem Hamdouchi (MAR) || 2455 || -39 || -58 || -59 || bye || =66 || =63 || +73 || -53 || =68 || -61 || +70 || =60 || =65 || 5½ || 30200
 * 65 || align=left|🇺🇸 GM Dmitry Gurevich (US) || 2575 || =13 || -56 || +54 || =14 || +51 || -5 || -39 || -30 || +60 || -25 || -34 || =69 || =64 || 5 || 30965
 * 66 || align=left|IM Giorgi Bagaturov || 2495 || -15 || -40 || =60 || =72 || =64 || -49 || +67 || +70 || -41 || +54 || -43 || =57 || -53 || 5 || 30435
 * 67 || align=left|🇹🇲 IM Amanmurad Kakagaldyev (TKM) || 2465 || -6 || -38 || -63 || =54 || bye || =58 || -66 || =62 || +69 || =68 || =44 || -61 || =72 || 5 || 30330
 * 68 || align=left|🇨🇭 IM Werner Hug (CHE) || 2430 || -43 || =30 || =34 || -5 || -59 || =54 || +61 || =60 || =64 || =67 || =57 || =55 || -44 || 5 || 30255
 * 69 || align=left|🇨🇦 IM Alexandre Lesiège (CAN) || 2485 || -24 || =52 || -61 || +53 || -38 || -34 || -54 || bye || -67 || =72 || =73 || =65 || +71 || 5 || 30070
 * 70 || align=left|🇦🇷 IM Pablo Zarnicki (ARG) || 2455 || -25 || -12 || bye || =63 || =49 || =45 || -18 || -66 || -62 || +71 || -64 || =72 || =73 || 4½ || 30270
 * 71 || align=left|🇿🇦 David Gluckman (ZAF) || 2330 || +27 || -7 || -2 || -12 || =60 || -53 || bye || =54 || -55 || -70 || =72 || +73 || -69 || 4½ || 30110
 * 72 || align=left|🇬🇷 IM Nikolaos Kalesis (GRC) || 2410 || =41 || -51 || -30 || =66 || -53 || bye || -58 || -63 || -73 || =69 || =71 || =70 || =67 || 4 || 30170
 * 73 || align=left|🇬🇷 IM Konstantinos Moutousis (GRC) || 2425 || -62 || bye || -52 || -41 || +54 || -46 || -64 || -61 || +72 || -63 || =69 || -71 || =70 || 4 || 30140
 * 74 || align=left|🇪🇬 Esam Aly Ahmed (EGY) || 2320 || -42* || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 0 ||
 * }
 * 60 || align=left|🇨🇭 IM Lucas Brunner (CHE) || 2475 || -31 || -5 || =66 || =49 || =71 || +61 || -45 || =68 || -65 || bye || =62 || =64 || =58 || 5½ || 30335
 * 61 || align=left|🇺🇸 GM Alex Sherzer (US) || 2500 || -50 || =33 || +69 || -47 || -27 || -60 || -68 || +73 || bye || +64 || -41 || +67 || -39 || 5½ || 30325
 * 62 || align=left|🇷🇺 GM Semen Dvoirys (RUS) || 2590 || +73 || -8 || -36 || +59 || -5 || -44 || -30 || =67 || +70 || =55 || =60 || =46 || =57 || 5½ || 30285
 * 63 || align=left|🇧🇬 GM Veselin Topalov (BGR) || 2650 || -23 || -26 || +67 || =70 || -52 || =64 || -59 || +72 || -50 || +73 || +53 || -25 || =54 || 5½ || 30225
 * 64 || align=left|🇲🇦 IM Hichem Hamdouchi (MAR) || 2455 || -39 || -58 || -59 || bye || =66 || =63 || +73 || -53 || =68 || -61 || +70 || =60 || =65 || 5½ || 30200
 * 65 || align=left|🇺🇸 GM Dmitry Gurevich (US) || 2575 || =13 || -56 || +54 || =14 || +51 || -5 || -39 || -30 || +60 || -25 || -34 || =69 || =64 || 5 || 30965
 * 66 || align=left|IM Giorgi Bagaturov || 2495 || -15 || -40 || =60 || =72 || =64 || -49 || +67 || +70 || -41 || +54 || -43 || =57 || -53 || 5 || 30435
 * 67 || align=left|🇹🇲 IM Amanmurad Kakagaldyev (TKM) || 2465 || -6 || -38 || -63 || =54 || bye || =58 || -66 || =62 || +69 || =68 || =44 || -61 || =72 || 5 || 30330
 * 68 || align=left|🇨🇭 IM Werner Hug (CHE) || 2430 || -43 || =30 || =34 || -5 || -59 || =54 || +61 || =60 || =64 || =67 || =57 || =55 || -44 || 5 || 30255
 * 69 || align=left|🇨🇦 IM Alexandre Lesiège (CAN) || 2485 || -24 || =52 || -61 || +53 || -38 || -34 || -54 || bye || -67 || =72 || =73 || =65 || +71 || 5 || 30070
 * 70 || align=left|🇦🇷 IM Pablo Zarnicki (ARG) || 2455 || -25 || -12 || bye || =63 || =49 || =45 || -18 || -66 || -62 || +71 || -64 || =72 || =73 || 4½ || 30270
 * 71 || align=left|🇿🇦 David Gluckman (ZAF) || 2330 || +27 || -7 || -2 || -12 || =60 || -53 || bye || =54 || -55 || -70 || =72 || +73 || -69 || 4½ || 30110
 * 72 || align=left|🇬🇷 IM Nikolaos Kalesis (GRC) || 2410 || =41 || -51 || -30 || =66 || -53 || bye || -58 || -63 || -73 || =69 || =71 || =70 || =67 || 4 || 30170
 * 73 || align=left|🇬🇷 IM Konstantinos Moutousis (GRC) || 2425 || -62 || bye || -52 || -41 || +54 || -46 || -64 || -61 || +72 || -63 || =69 || -71 || =70 || 4 || 30140
 * 74 || align=left|🇪🇬 Esam Aly Ahmed (EGY) || 2320 || -42* || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 0 ||
 * }
 * 68 || align=left|🇨🇭 IM Werner Hug (CHE) || 2430 || -43 || =30 || =34 || -5 || -59 || =54 || +61 || =60 || =64 || =67 || =57 || =55 || -44 || 5 || 30255
 * 69 || align=left|🇨🇦 IM Alexandre Lesiège (CAN) || 2485 || -24 || =52 || -61 || +53 || -38 || -34 || -54 || bye || -67 || =72 || =73 || =65 || +71 || 5 || 30070
 * 70 || align=left|🇦🇷 IM Pablo Zarnicki (ARG) || 2455 || -25 || -12 || bye || =63 || =49 || =45 || -18 || -66 || -62 || +71 || -64 || =72 || =73 || 4½ || 30270
 * 71 || align=left|🇿🇦 David Gluckman (ZAF) || 2330 || +27 || -7 || -2 || -12 || =60 || -53 || bye || =54 || -55 || -70 || =72 || +73 || -69 || 4½ || 30110
 * 72 || align=left|🇬🇷 IM Nikolaos Kalesis (GRC) || 2410 || =41 || -51 || -30 || =66 || -53 || bye || -58 || -63 || -73 || =69 || =71 || =70 || =67 || 4 || 30170
 * 73 || align=left|🇬🇷 IM Konstantinos Moutousis (GRC) || 2425 || -62 || bye || -52 || -41 || +54 || -46 || -64 || -61 || +72 || -63 || =69 || -71 || =70 || 4 || 30140
 * 74 || align=left|🇪🇬 Esam Aly Ahmed (EGY) || 2320 || -42* || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 0 ||
 * }
 * 72 || align=left|🇬🇷 IM Nikolaos Kalesis (GRC) || 2410 || =41 || -51 || -30 || =66 || -53 || bye || -58 || -63 || -73 || =69 || =71 || =70 || =67 || 4 || 30170
 * 73 || align=left|🇬🇷 IM Konstantinos Moutousis (GRC) || 2425 || -62 || bye || -52 || -41 || +54 || -46 || -64 || -61 || +72 || -63 || =69 || -71 || =70 || 4 || 30140
 * 74 || align=left|🇪🇬 Esam Aly Ahmed (EGY) || 2320 || -42* || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 0 ||
 * }
 * 74 || align=left|🇪🇬 Esam Aly Ahmed (EGY) || 2320 || -42* || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 0 ||
 * }
 * }

Esam Aly Ahmed forfeited his first-round game against Pigusov and was dropped from the tournament.

1994–96 Championship tournament
The top 10 from the Interzonal were joined by 1993 FIDE World Champion Anatoly Karpov, 1993 FIDE runner-up Jan Timman, and 1993 Candidates semi-finalist Artur Yusupov. (The other 1993 semi-finalist was the excluded Nigel Short).

The first round matches were held in Wijk aan Zee in January 1994, and the second round matches and third round matches in Sanghi Nagar in July–August 1994 and February 1995, respectively. If tied after the specified number of games (which happened only in the Kamsky-Anand match), rapid chess games were played as tie breaks.

The format was a departure from all previous world championships, in that the reigning champion (Karpov) was not seeded directly into a championship match. Instead, he joined the competition at the third round (Candidates final).

1996 Championship match
The final was held in Elista, Russia in June–July 1996 and played as best of 20 games.


 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! 17 !! 18 !! Total
 * +FIDE World Chess Championship Match 1996
 * align=left | 🇷🇺 Anatoly Karpov (RUS) || 2770
 * 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 10½
 * align=left | 🇺🇸 Gata Kamsky (US) || 2735
 * style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || 1
 * style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || ½ || 7½
 * }
 * style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || ½ || 7½
 * }

Karpov won and retained his title.