The history of Mainz

Chess Classic Mainz
Chess Classic Championship

Year Winner Players/ Mode Result Cat. Elo Ø

1996 Alexei Shirov 4 round robin/final 6½ / 8 18 2681
1997 Viswanathan Anand 4 round robin/final 7½ / 10 19 2705
1998 Viswanathan Anand 4 round robin/final 5½ / 10 s 22 2781
1999 Garry Kasparov 4 round robin 7½ / 12 21 2764
2000 Viswanathan Anand 6 round robin 7½ / 10 21 2767
2001 Viswanathan Anand 2 ten rounds/match 5 / 10 s 22 2796
2002 Viswanathan Anand 2 eight rounds/match 4½ / 8 20 2748
2003 Viswanathan Anand 2 eight rounds/match 5 / 8 20 2746
2004 Viswanathan Anand 2 eight rounds/match 5 / 8 21 2750
2005 Viswanathan Anand 2 eight rounds/match 5 / 8 21 2754
2006 Viswanathan Anand 2 eight rounds/match 5 / 8 21 2751
2007 Viswanathan Anand 4 round robin/final 6½ / 10 20 2730
2008 Viswanathan Anand 4 round robin/final 7 / 10 21 2768
2009 Levon Aronian 4 round robin/final 7½ / 10 19 2721
2010 Gata Kamsky 701 11 rounds open 10 / 11 19 2727

Rapid Chess Open
Year Winner Result Players Elo Ø / Top 10
1994 Alexander Chernin 8½ / 11 183 2569
1995 Bogdan Lalic 9½ / 11 158 2580
1996 Eric Lobron 10 / 11 263 2618
1997 Waleri Beim 9 / 11 277 2608
1998 Fritz on Primergy 9½ / 11 319 2642
1999 Loek van Wely 9½ / 11 432 2663
2000 Sergei Rublevski 12½ / 15 292 2657
2001 Michael Adams 9½ / 11 484 2667
2002 Viktor Bologan 9 / 11 498 2654
2003 Alexander Grischuk 9½ / 11 500 2675
2004 Alexander Grischuk 9½ / 11 542 2686
2005 Teimour Radjabov 9½ / 11 546 2705
2006 Rustam Kasimdzhanov 9½ / 11 632 2699
2007 David Navara 9½ / 11 762 2714
2008 Ian Nepomniachtchi 9½ / 11 693 2686
2009 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 10 / 11 694 2717
2010 Gata Kamsky 10 / 11 701 2727

Matches Man vs. Machine
Year Player-machine Result
1998 Viswanathan Anand - Fritz on Primergy 1½ : ½
1999 Viswanathan Anand - Fritz on Primergy 2½ : 1½
2000 Vladimir Kramnik - Fritz on Primergy 1½ : ½
2000 Fritz on Primergy - Viswanathan Anand 1½ : ½
2000 Peter Leko - Fritz on Primergy 1½ : ½
2000 Fritz on Primergy - Alexander Morosevich 1½ : ½ 
2000 Alexei Shirov - Fritz on Primergy 1 : 1

Open Chess960
Year Winner Result Players IPS Ø / Top 10
2002 Peter Svidler 9 / 11 131 2653
2003 Levon Aronian 9½ / 11 179 2675
2004 Zoltan Almasi 9½ / 11 207 2688
2005 Levon Aronian 9½ / 11 207 2696
2006 Etienne Bacrot 9½ / 11 248 2696
2007 Victor Bologan 9½ / 11 280 2717
2008 Hikaru Nakamura 9 / 11 236 2687
2009 Alexander Grischuk 9½ / 11 263 2727

Chess960 Matches Man vs. Machine
Year Player-Computer Result
2000 Fritz on Primergy - Artur Jussupow 2 : 0
2004 Levon Aronian - The Baron 1 : 1
2005 Shredder - Zoltan Almasi 2 : 0
2005 Peter Svidler - The Baron 1½ : ½
2006 Spike - Peter Svidler 1½ : ½
2006 Shredder - Teimour Radjabov 2 : 0

Chess960 Computer World Championship
Year Winner Player/Mode Result
2005 Spike / Böhm/Schäfer 19 Swiss System 5½ / 7 
2006 Shredder / Mayer-Kahlen 20 Swiss System 7½ / 9 
2007 Rybka / Rajlich 4 round robin/final 6½ / 9 
2008 Rybka / Rajlich 4 round robin/final 11½ / 16 
2009 Rybka / Rajlich 4 round robin/final 14½ / 16