# FIDE World Chess Championship 1998

The FIDE World Chess Championship 1998 was contested in a match between the FIDE World Champion Anatoly Karpov and the challenger Viswanathan Anand. The match took place between 2 January and 9 January 1998 in Lausanne, Switzerland. The challenger was determined in a tournament held in Groningen, Netherlands, between 9 December and 30 December 1997. After the championship match ended in a draw, Karpov won the rapid playoff, becoming the 1998 FIDE World Chess Champion.

## New World Championship format
### Background

From 1948 to 1993, the world chess championship had been administered by FIDE, the international chess federation. In 1993, World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov split from FIDE and formed a rival organisation, the Professional Chess Association. FIDE stripped Kasparov of his title, meaning there were now two rival championships: the FIDE title, held by Anatoly Karpov, and the PCA title, held by Kasparov. Karpov and Kasparov had successfully defended their titles at the FIDE World Chess Championship 1996 and PCA World Chess Championship 1995 respectively.
From 1948 until 1996, World Chess Championships had followed a similar pattern: a series of qualifying tournaments and matches were held over more than a year, culminating in the Candidates Tournament. The winner of the Candidates tournament was the official challenger for the world title and would play the incumbent champion in a match for world championship. (The 1996 cycle was an exception. The incumbent world champion participated in the Candidates tournament as a seeded in the Candidates final.)
In 1997, FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov proposed a completely new structure: a knockout tournament, consisting of two-game matches (slightly longer in the final rounds), with match tie-breakers using rapid chess and blitz chess if necessary. This format had been done before in tournaments such as Tilburg 1992–94, but never at the world championship level.
In addition to the new format, it was proposed by Ilyumzhinov as a way to unify the two rival world titles. To do this, FIDE champion Anatoly Karpov and PCA champion Garry Kasparov were each to be seeded into the semi-finals.
Kasparov did not want to defend his title under these circumstances and declined his invitation. The format was then modified to have FIDE champion Karpov seeded directly into the final.

### Controversies

The advantages of the new format were:
* It avoided a long cycle, and was all over in a month or so. This is could all be done in the one venue, it would not have the scheduling problems which had beset some previous world championship cycles. Each round could be played in 3 days (one day for each normal time control game, and one for the tie breaks).
* More players (up to 128) could be included.
* There were no special privileges for the incumbent champion or seeded players (although some were preserved in the earlier championships, these were eliminated later on).
Opponents pointed out disadvantages of the format:
* Short matches (only two games in the earlier rounds) left too much to chance – the stronger player could blunder a game, and it would be difficult to recover from a bad start. (Many world championship and Candidates matches had been won by the player who recovered from an early loss).
* The rapid playoffs were also seen to be left too much to chance: strength in rapid chess is not the same as strength in chess with normal time controls.
* These first two considerations, taken together, meant there was a very high chance that the best player would not win, or even that a complete outsider might win, opponents argued.
* Some people felt that the tradition of the champion being seeded into the final should be preserved, so that a new champion can only be champion by defeating the old champion.
* However, the scheduling of the match caused great controversy regarding the fairness of the contest: Anand was forced to play a fresh and prepared Karpov a mere three days after his exhausting performance at Groningen.

### Prominent non-participants

* Kasparov did not want to defend his title under these circumstances, and declined his invitation.
* Vladimir Kramnik declined to play, in protest against having the final with Karpov shortly after the end of the tournament.

## Participants

All players are grandmasters unless indicated otherwise.
* Vladimir Kramnik$^1$ (RUS), 2770
* Viswanathan Anand (IND), 2765
* Anatoly Karpov (RUS), 2745
* Veselin Topalov (BUL), 2745
* Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR), 2725
* Alexander Beliavsky (SLO), 2710
* Alexei Shirov (ESP), 2700
* Boris Gelfand (BLR), 2695
* Michael Adams (ENG), 2680
* Valery Salov (RUS), 2680
* Yevgeny Bareev (RUS), 2670
* Kiril Georgiev (BUL), 2670
* Judit Polgár (HUN), 2670
* Matthew Sadler (ENG), 2665
* Vladimir Akopian (ARM), 2660
* Aleksej Alexandrov (BLR), 2660
* Joël Lautier (FRA), 2660
* Nigel Short (ENG), 2660
* Peter Svidler (RUS), 2660
* Alexander Khalifman (RUS), 2655
* Loek van Wely (NED), 2655
* Zurab Azmaiparashvili (GEO), 2650
* Sergei Rublevsky (RUS), 2650
* Alex Yermolinsky (USA), 2650
* Michal Krasenkov (POL), 2645
* Lembit Oll (EST), 2645
* Eduardas Rozentalis (LTU), 2645
* Ulf Andersson (SWE), 2640
* Alexander Chernin (HUN), 2640
* Alexey Dreev (RUS), 2640
* Rafael Vaganian (ARM), 2640
* Arthur Yussupov (GER), 2640
* Peter Leko (HUN), 2635
* Vadim Milov (SUI), 2635
* Ivan Sokolov (BIH), 2635
* Vadim Zvjaginsev (RUS), 2635
* Predrag Nikolić (BIH), 2630
* Jeroen Piket (NED), 2630
* Yasser Seirawan (USA), 2630
* Giorgy Giorgadze (GEO), 2625
* Julio Granda (PER), 2625
* Jan Timman (NED), 2625
* Zoltán Almási (HUN), 2615
* Boris Alterman (ISR), 2615
* Vladimir Malaniuk (UKR), 2615
* Vladislav Tkachiev (KAZ), 2615
* Utut Adianto (INA), 2610
* Jaan Ehlvest (EST), 2610
* Viktor Korchnoi (SUI), 2610
* Lajos Portisch (HUN), 2610
* Jóhann Hjartarson (ISL), 2605
* Zbyněk Hráček (CZE), 2605
* Friso Nijboer (NED), 2605
* Curt Hansen (DEN), 2600
* Grigory Kaidanov (USA), 2600
* Ivan Morovic (CHI), 2600
* Gilberto Milos (BRA), 2590
* Alexander Morozevich (RUS), 2590
* Emil Sutovsky (ISR), 2590
* Sergei Tiviakov (RUS), 2590
* Viktor Bologan (MDA), 2585
* Miguel Illescas (ESP), 2585
* Vasilios Kotronias (GRE), 2585
* Alexander Nenashev (UZB), 2585
* Andrei Sokolov (RUS), 2585
* Joel Benjamin (USA), 2580
* Boris Gulko (USA), 2580
* Kevin Spraggett (CAN), 2575
* Vladimir Epishin (RUS), 2570
* Stefan Kindermann (GER), 2570
* Konstantin Lerner (UKR), 2560
* Margeir Petursson (ISL), 2555
* Paul van der Sterren (NED), 2555
* Larry Christiansen (USA), 2550
* Andrei Istrățescu (ROM), 2550
* Roman Slobodjan (GER), 2550
* Ashot Anastasian (ARM), 2545
* Étienne Bacrot (FRA), 2545
* Bojan Kurajica (BIH), 2545
* Alexander Fominyh (RUS), 2535
* Hichem Hamdouchi (MAR), 2535
* Peng Xiaomin (CHN), 2530
* Peter Wells (ENG), 2530
* Gilberto Hernandez (MEX), 2525
* Thomas Luther (GER), 2525
* John van der Wiel (NED), 2525
* Wang Zili (CHN), 2520
* Dibyendu Barua (IND), 2515
* Šarūnas Šulskis (LTU), 2510
* Igor Glek (RUS), 2505
* Igor Miladinović (GRE), 2500
* Tal Shaked (USA), 2500, IM
* Niaz Murshed (BAN), 2490
* Gildardo Garcia (COL), 2480
* Vasily Smyslov (RUS), 2480
* Helgi Grétarsson (ISL), 2475
* Essam Mohammed$^2$ (EGY), 2460, IM
* Hendrik Hoeksema (NED), 2400, IM
* Watu Kobese (RSA), 2315, IM
* Alexander Umgaev (RUS), unrated, no title
$^1$ Kramnik (ranked 2nd in the world) declined participation on the grounds that Karpov's direct entry into the final was unacceptable.
$^2$ Mohammed did not appear.
Garry Kasparov (ranked 1st in the world), Gata Kamsky (ranked 7th), and Zsuzsa Polgar (Women's world champion) declined participation in advance.
Karpov as defending FIDE champion was seeded directly into the championship match. Of the 97 remaining participants, 68 entered the tournament in the first round, 28 in the second round and 1 (Gelfand, loser from Round 3 of the previous Candidates match) in the third round.

## Results, rounds 1-4
### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | 9 | Michael Adams | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 40 | Giorgy Giorgadze | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 40 | Giorgy Giorgadze | 4 | 40 | Giorgy Giorgadze | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 78 | Étienne Bacrot | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 78 | Étienne Bacrot | 3 | | | | 9 | Michael Adams | 1½ | | | | |
| | | | | | | 60 | Sergei Tiviakov | ½ | | | | |
| 27 | Eduardas Rozentalis | 1½ | | | | | | | 60 | Sergei Tiviakov | ½ | |
| 71 | Konstantin Lerner | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 71 | Konstantin Lerner | ½ | 27 | Eduardas Rozentalis | ½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 60 | Sergei Tiviakov | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Michael Adams | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Peter Svidler | 2 |
| | | | 19 | Peter Svidler | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 47 | Utut Adianto | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 47 | Utut Adianto | 2 | 47 | Utut Adianto | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 87 | Wang Zili | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 87 | Wang Zili | 0 | | | | 19 | Peter Svidler | 1½ | | | | |
| | | | | | | 69 | Vladimir Epishin | ½ | | | | |
| | | | 35 | Ivan Sokolov | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 69 | Vladimir Epishin | 2½ | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | 4 | Veselin Topalov | ½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 38 | Jeroen Piket | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 38 | Jeroen Piket | 2½ | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21 | Loek van Wely | 3½ | | | | |
| | | | 21 | Loek van Wely | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 91 | Igor Miladinović | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 54 | Curt Hansen | 1½ | 91 | Igor Miladinović | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 91 | Igor Miladinović | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 91 | Igor Miladinović | 2½ | | | | | | | | 21 | Loek van Wely | 1½ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Kiril Georgiev | ½ |
| | | | 12 | Kiril Georgiev | 2½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 44 | Boris Alterman | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 44 | Boris Alterman | 1½ | 44 | Boris Alterman | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 83 | Peter Wells | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 83 | Peter Wells | ½ | | | | 12 | Kiril Georgiev | 1½ | | | | |
| | | | | | | 34 | Vadim Milov | ½ | | | | |
| 74 | Larry Christiansen | 4 | | | | | | | 34 | Vadim Milov | ½ | |
| 28 | Ulf Andersson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Ulf Andersson | 5 | 28 | Ulf Andersson | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 34 | Vadim Milov | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 63 | Vasilios Kotronias | 1½ | 34 | Vadim Milov | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 34 | Vadim Milov | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | 6 | Alexander Beliavsky | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 42 | Jan Timman | ½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Alexander Beliavsky | 2½ | | | | |
| | | | | | | 23 | Sergei Rublevsky | 1½ | | | | |
| 23 | Sergei Rublevsky | 2 | | | | | | | 23 | Sergei Rublevsky | 1½ | |
| 68 | Kevin Spraggett | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 68 | Kevin Spraggett | 0 | 23 | Sergei Rublevsky | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 92 | Tal Shaked | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 92 | Tal Shaked | 3 | 92 | Tal Shaked | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 56 | Ivan Morovic | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 56 | Ivan Morovic | 2 | | | | | | | | 6 | Alexander Beliavsky | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 18 | Nigel Short | 3 |
| | | | 18 | Nigel Short | 3½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 49 | Viktor Korchnoi | 2½ | | | | | | | |
| 49 | Viktor Korchnoi | 1½ | 49 | Viktor Korchnoi | 2½ | | | | | | | |
| 84 | Gilberto Hernandez | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 84 | Gilberto Hernandez | ½ | | | | 18 | Nigel Short | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 65 | Andrei Sokolov | 0 | | | | |
| 29 | Alexander Chernin | 2 | | | | | | | 65 | Andrei Sokolov | 0 | |
| 75 | Andrei Istrățescu | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 75 | Andrei Istrățescu | 3 | 75 | Andrei Istrățescu | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 65 | Andrei Sokolov | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 65 | Andrei Sokolov | 1½ | 65 | Andrei Sokolov | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 99 | Watu Kobese | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | 22 | Zurab Azmaiparashvili | 2½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 76 | Roman Slobodjan | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 76 | Roman Slobodjan | 1½ | 76 | Roman Slobodjan | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Peter Leko | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Peter Leko | ½ | | | | 22 | Zurab Azmaiparashvili | 1½ | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16 | Aleksej Alexandrov | ½ | | | | |
| 16 | Aleksej Alexandrov | 3 | | | | | | | 16 | Aleksej Alexandrov | ½ | |
| 67 | Boris Gulko | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 67 | Boris Gulko | 2 | 16 | Aleksej Alexandrov | 2½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 51 | Jóhann Hjartarson | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 51 | Jóhann Hjartarson | 2½ | 51 | Jóhann Hjartarson | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 89 | Šarūnas Šulskis | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 89 | Šarūnas Šulskis | 1½ | | | | | | | | 22 | Zurab Azmaiparashvili | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 25 | Michal Krasenkov | 4 |
| | | | 11 | Yevgeny Bareev | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 45 | Vladimir Malaniuk | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 45 | Vladimir Malaniuk | 2 | 45 | Vladimir Malaniuk | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 81 | Hichem Hamdouchi | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 81 | Hichem Hamdouchi | 0 | | | | 11 | Yevgeny Bareev | ½ | | | | |
| | | | | | | 25 | Michal Krasenkov | 1½ | | | | |
| 25 | Michal Krasenkov | 1½ | | | | | | | 25 | Michal Krasenkov | 1½ | |
| 73 | Paul van der Sterren | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 73 | Paul van der Sterren | ½ | 25 | Michal Krasenkov | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 94 | Gildardo Garcia | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 59 | Emil Sutovsky | ½ | 94 | Gildardo Garcia | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 94 | Gildardo Garcia | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 95 | Vasily Smyslov | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 58 | Alexander Morozevich | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 58 | Alexander Morozevich | 2 | 58 | Alexander Morozevich | ½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 26 | Lembit Oll | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 72 | Margeir Petursson | ½ | 26 | Lembit Oll | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Lembit Oll | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Lembit Oll | 1½ | | | | 26 | Lembit Oll | 1½ | | | | |
| | | | | | | 46 | Vladislav Tkachiev | 2½ | | | | |
| 80 | Alexander Fominyh | ½ | | | | | | | 46 | Vladislav Tkachiev | 2½ | | | | |
| 46 | Vladislav Tkachiev | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 46 | Vladislav Tkachiev | 1½ | 46 | Vladislav Tkachiev | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Valery Salov | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 46 | Vladislav Tkachiev | 2½ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Boris Gelfand | 3½ |
| 88 | Dibyendu Barua | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Boris Gelfand | 3½ |
| 52 | Zbyněk Hráček | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 52 | Zbyněk Hráček | 3 | 52 | Zbyněk Hráček | ½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 17 | Joël Lautier | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17 | Joël Lautier | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Boris Gelfand | 4 | | | | |

### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 98 | Hendrik Hoeksema | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 64 | Alexander Nenashev | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 64 | Alexander Nenashev | 1½ | 64 | Alexander Nenashev | ½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 30 | Alexey Dreev | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 30 | Alexey Dreev | 1½ | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14 | Matthew Sadler | ½ | | | | |
| 86 | John van der Wiel | ½ | | | | | | | 14 | Matthew Sadler | ½ | |
| 48 | Jaan Ehlvest | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 48 | Jaan Ehlvest | 1½ | 48 | Jaan Ehlvest | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Matthew Sadler | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 30 | Alexey Dreev | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 36 | Vadim Zvjaginsev | 1 |
| | | | 55 | Grigory Kaidanov | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 36 | Vadim Zvjaginsev | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 66 | Joel Benjamin | 2 | 36 | Vadim Zvjaginsev | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 36 | Vadim Zvjaginsev | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 36 | Vadim Zvjaginsev | 3 | | | | 36 | Vadim Zvjaginsev | 2½ | | | | |
| | | | | | | 39 | Yasser Seirawan | 1½ | | | | |
| 39 | Yasser Seirawan | 3 | | | | | | | 39 | Yasser Seirawan | 1½ | |
| 77 | Ashot Anastasian | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 77 | Ashot Anastasian | 1 | 39 | Yasser Seirawan | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Vassily Ivanchuk | ½ | | | | | | | |

### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 96 | Helgi Grétarsson | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 62 | Miguel Illescas | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 62 | Miguel Illescas | ½ | 96 | Helgi Grétarsson | ½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 32 | Artur Yusupov | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 32 | Artur Yusupov | ½ | | | | |
| | | | | | | 43 | Zoltán Almási | 1½ | | | | |
| 82 | Peng Xiaomin | ½ | | | | | | | 43 | Zoltán Almási | 1½ | | | | |
| 43 | Zoltán Almási | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 43 | Zoltán Almási | 1½ | 43 | Zoltán Almási | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Judit Polgár | ½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 43 | Zoltán Almási | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Viswanathan Anand | 2 |
| 90 | Igor Glek | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Viswanathan Anand | 2 |
| 53 | Friso Nijboer | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 53 | Friso Nijboer | 2½ | 53 | Friso Nijboer | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 20 | Alexander Khalifman | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20 | Alexander Khalifman | 2½ | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Viswanathan Anand | 3½ | | | | |
| | | | 37 | Predrag Nikolić | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Viswanathan Anand | 2 | | | | | | | |

### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 100 | Alexander Umgaev | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 61 | Viktor Bologan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 61 | Viktor Bologan | 2 | 61 | Viktor Bologan | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 31 | Rafael Vaganian | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 31 | Rafael Vaganian | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15 | Vladimir Akopian | 4 | | | | |
| 85 | Thomas Luther | 3½ | | | | | | | 15 | Vladimir Akopian | 4 | | | | |
| 50 | Lajos Portisch | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 50 | Lajos Portisch | 2½ | 85 | Thomas Luther | ½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Vladimir Akopian | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Vladimir Akopian | ½ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Alexei Shirov | 1½ |
| 57 | Gilberto Milos | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Alexei Shirov | 1½ |
| 93 | Niaz Murshed | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 93 | Niaz Murshed | 0 | 57 | Gilberto Milos | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 70 | Stefan Kindermann | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 70 | Stefan Kindermann | 3 | 70 | Stefan Kindermann | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Alex Yermolinsky | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Alex Yermolinsky | 2 | | | | 57 | Gilberto Milos | 1½ | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Alexei Shirov | 2½ | | | | |
| 79 | Bojan Kurajica | 1½ | | | | | | | 7 | Alexei Shirov | 2½ | | | | |
| 41 | Julio Granda | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 41 | Julio Granda | 2½ | 41 | Julio Granda | ½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Alexei Shirov | 1½ | | | | | | | |

## Results, rounds 5–7

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 9 | Michael Adams | 2½ | | | | | | |
| 21 | Loek van Wely | 1½ | | | | | | |
| 21 | Loek van Wely | 1½ | 9 | Michael Adams | 4 | | | |
| | | | 18 | Nigel Short | 3 | | | |
| 18 | Nigel Short | 2 | 18 | Nigel Short | 3 | | | |
| 25 | Michal Krasenkov | 0 | | | | | | |
| 25 | Michal Krasenkov | 0 | | | | 9 | Michael Adams | 4 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Viswanathan Anand | 5 |
| 8 | Boris Gelfand | 2½ | | | | | | | 2 | Viswanathan Anand | 5 |
| 30 | Alexey Dreev | 1½ | | | | | | |
| 30 | Alexey Dreev | 1½ | 8 | Boris Gelfand | ½ | | | |
| | | | 2 | Viswanathan Anand | 1½ | | | |
| 2 | Viswanathan Anand | 1½ | 2 | Viswanathan Anand | 1½ | | | |
| 7 | Alexei Shirov | ½ | | | | | | |

## Championship match

The match was played over 6 games in Lausanne, Switzerland (on January 2-3-4 and 6-7-8) and ended in a 3–3 tie. Two rapid games were then played on January 9. Karpov won both, retaining his FIDE title.
    World Chess Championship Match 1998 Rating123456R1R2Points  Anatoly Karpov (Russia)2735 10½1½0115  Viswanathan Anand (India)2770 01½0½1003