FIDE World Chess Championship 2000

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The FIDE World Chess Championship 2000 was held in New Delhi, India, and Tehran, Iran. The first six rounds were played in New Delhi between 27 November and 15 December 2000, and the final match in Tehran started on 20 December and ended on 24 December 2000. The top seeded Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand won the championship.

Background

At the time of this championship, the World title was split. The newly crowned Classical World Champion, Vladimir Kramnik, did not participate, as well as the previous Classical Champion and world's highest-rated player, Garry Kasparov. However, most other strongest players of the world took part. The only other two absentees from the top 25 were Anatoly Karpov and Ye Jiangchuan.[1]

Participants

All players are Grandmasters unless indicated otherwise.

Qualification

Players qualified for the championship according to the following criteria:

  1. four semi-finalists of the previous championship (Alexander Khalifman, Vladimir Akopian, Michael Adams, Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu);
  2. juniors rated 2600 or higher in the rating lists of January 2000 to July 2000;
  3. the World Junior Champions 1999 (Aleksandr Galkin) and 2000 (Lazaro Bruzon);
  4. the Women's World Champion 1999 (Xie Jun);
  5. three nominees of the FIDE President;
  6. one nominee of the organizers;
  7. 62 qualifiers from the zonal tournaments;
  8. one nominee from each of the Continental Presidents (for a total of four players);
  9. a sufficient number of best rated players, to bring the total number of participants to 100 (the average of January and July 2000 rating lists was used);

Playing conditions

The championship was a knockout tournament similar to other FIDE World Chess Championships between 1998 and 2004: the players were paired for short matches, with losers eliminated. 28 players (27 best rated and Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, one of the quarterfinalists of the previous championship) were given byes to the second round. The field of 100 participants was reduced to one winner over seven rounds.

Rounds 1–5 consisted of a two game match, followed by tie breaks at faster time controls if required. The time control for regular games was 100 minutes, with 50 minutes added after move 40, 10 minutes added after move 60, and 30 seconds added after each move starting with move 1. Tie breaks consisted of two rapid chess games (25 minutes each + 10 seconds per move); followed by two games with shorter time controls if required (15 minutes + 10 seconds per move); followed by a series of blitz games (4 minutes + 10 seconds per move for White, 5 minutes + 10 seconds per move for White, first player to win is the winner of the match). The semifinals (round 6) were best of four games, and the final was best of eight games, with the same conditions for the tie-breaks.

Schedule

There was one rest day during round 4 and two rest days during round 6. The tie-breaks of rounds 1–5 were played in the evening following the second game. The final took place one month after rounds 1–6.

  • Round 1: 27 November 2000, 28 November 2000 (tiebreaks on 29 November 2000)
  • Round 2: 30 November 2000, 1 December 2000 (tiebreaks on 2 December 2000)
  • Round 3: 3 December 2000, 4 December 2000 (tiebreaks on 5 December 2000)
  • Round 4: 6 December 2000, 7 December 2000 (tiebreaks on 8 December 2000)
  • Round 5: 9 December 2000, 10 December 2000 (tiebreaks on 11 December 2000)
  • Round 6: 12 December 2000 – 15 December 2000 (tiebreaks on 16 December 2000)
  • Round 7: 20 December 2000 – 26 December 2000, with a rest day on 23 December 2000 (tiebreaks on 27 December 2000)

Results, rounds 1–4

Section 1

  First round Second round Third round Fourth round
                                     
        
  1  Viswanathan Anand 1½  
    33  Viktor Bologan ½  
33  Viktor Bologan 1½
70  Hannes Stefansson ½  
  1  Viswanathan Anand 1½  
  49  Smbat Lputian ½  
        
        
  17  Sergei Rublevsky ½
    49  Smbat Lputian 1½  
49  Smbat Lputian 1½
86  Paweł Blehm ½  
  1  Viswanathan Anand 1½
  78  Bartłomiej Macieja ½
        
        
  9  Michael Krasenkov 4½
    78  Bartłomiej Macieja 5½  
41  Jon Speelman 1½
78  Bartłomiej Macieja 2½  
  78  Bartłomiej Macieja 3
  25  Alexander Beliavsky 1  
        
        
  25  Alexander Beliavsky 1½
    57  Aleksandr Galkin ½  
57  Aleksandr Galkin 2
93  Aleksandar Wohl 0  

Section 2

  First round Second round Third round Fourth round
                                     
        
  5  Peter Leko 1½  
    74  Sergey Volkov ½  
37  Konstantin Sakaev 2½
74  Sergey Volkov 3½  
  5  Peter Leko 3½  
  21  Alexander Khalifman 4½  
        
        
  21  Alexander Khalifman 2½
    53  Christopher Lutz 1½  
53  Christopher Lutz 2½
90  Ehsan Ghaem Maghami 1½  
  21  Alexander Khalifman 1½
  66  Rafael Leitao ½
        
        
  13  Nigel Short 2½
    82  Igor Nataf 3½  
45  Emil Sutovsky ½
82  Igor Nataf 1½  
  82  Igor Nataf ½
  66  Rafael Leitao 1½  
29  Joël Lautier ½  
66  Rafael Leitao 1½  
  66  Rafael Leitao 1½
    61  Joel Benjamin ½  
61  Joel Benjamin 2
97  Fabian Fiorito 0  

Section 3

  First round Second round Third round Fourth round
                                     
        
  3  Michael Adams 3  
    72  Dao Thien Hai 1  
35  Ruslan Ponomariov ½
72  Dao Thien Hai 1½  
  3  Michael Adams 3  
  51  Alex Yermolinsky 1  
        
        
  19  Xu Jun ½
    51  Alex Yermolinsky 1½  
51  Alex Yermolinsky 1½
88  Mohamad Al-Modiahki ½  
  3  Michael Adams 2½
  11  Peter Svidler 1½
        
        
  11  Peter Svidler 3
    43  Étienne Bacrot 1  
43  Étienne Bacrot 3
80  Mikhail Rytshagov 1  
  11  Peter Svidler 2½
  27  Peng Xiaomin 1½  
        
        
  27  Peng Xiaomin 2½
    59  Utut Adianto 1½  
59  Utut Adianto 1½
95  Imad Hakki ½  

Section 4

  First round Second round Third round Fourth round
                                     
        
  7  Veselin Topalov 1½  
    39  Andrei Kharlov ½  
39  Andrei Kharlov 1½
76  Sune Berg Hansen ½  
  7  Veselin Topalov 1½  
  23  Kiril Georgiev ½  
        
        
  23  Kiril Georgiev 3½
    55  Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 2½  
      
        
  7  Veselin Topalov 4
  15  Alexey Dreev 2
        
        
  15  Alexey Dreev 4
    47  Vladimir Malakhov 2  
47  Vladimir Malakhov 2
84  Aloyzas Kveinys 0  
  15  Alexey Dreev 1½
  31  Loek van Wely ½  
31  Loek van Wely 1½  
68  Karen Asrian ½  
  31  Loek van Wely 2
    63  Krishnan Sasikiran 0  
63  Krishnan Sasikiran 1½
99  Amon Simutowe ½  

Section 5

  First round Second round Third round Fourth round
                                     
        
  2  Alexander Morozevich 2  
    34  Gilberto Milos 0  
34  Gilberto Milos 2½
71  Abhijit Kunte 1½  
  2  Alexander Morozevich 1½  
  50  Evgeny Vladimirov ½  
        
        
  18  Zoltán Almási 1½
    50  Evgeny Vladimirov 2½  
50  Evgeny Vladimirov 2
87  Dibyendu Barua 0  
  2  Alexander Morozevich ½
  26  Vladislav Tkachiev 1½
        
        
  10  Rustam Kasimdzhanov 2½
    42  Pavel Tregubov 1½  
42  Pavel Tregubov 3½
79  Alexander Rustemov 2½  
  10  Rustam Kasimdzhanov 1½
  26  Vladislav Tkachiev 2½  
        
        
  26  Vladislav Tkachiev 1½
    58  Alexandre Lesiege ½  
58  Alexandre Lesiege 2
94  Rodrigo Vasquez 0  

Section 6

  First round Second round Third round Fourth round
                                     
        
  6  Vassily Ivanchuk 1½  
    38  Jaan Ehlvest 2½  
38  Jaan Ehlvest 4
75  Jesus Nogueiras 2  
  38  Jaan Ehlvest 4  
  22  Sergei Movsesian 2  
        
        
  22  Sergei Movsesian 4
    54  Viorel Iordachescu 2  
54  Viorel Iordachescu 2½
91  Michele Godena 1½  
  38  Jaan Ehlvest 1½
  46  Alexander Grischuk 2½
        
        
  14  Ilia Smirin 1
    46  Alexander Grischuk 3  
46  Alexander Grischuk 2½
83  Darcy Lima 1½  
  46  Alexander Grischuk 1½
  62  Grigory Serper ½  
30  Alexei Fedorov ½  
67  Alexander Ivanov 1½  
  67  Alexander Ivanov 0
    62  Grigory Serper 2  
62  Grigory Serper 1½
98  Amir Bagheri ½  

Section 7

  First round Second round Third round Fourth round
                                     
        
  4  Alexei Shirov 2½  
    36  Alexander Onischuk 1½  
36  Alexander Onischuk 1½
73  Evgenij Agrest ½  
  4  Alexei Shirov 2½  
  20  Mikhail Gurevich 1½  
        
        
  20  Mikhail Gurevich 2½
    52  Artashes Minasian 1½  
52  Artashes Minasian 4
89  Bong Villamayor 2  
  4  Alexei Shirov 2½
  12  Boris Gelfand 1½
        
        
  12  Boris Gelfand 2
    81  Emir Dizdarevic 0  
44  Lev Psakhis 3
81  Emir Dizdarevic 4  
  12  Boris Gelfand 1½
  28  Jeroen Piket ½  
28  Jeroen Piket 2½  
65  Gilberto Hernandez 1½  
  28  Jeroen Piket 2
    60  Vladislav Nevednichy 0  
60  Vladislav Nevednichy 1½
96  Ibrahim Hasan Labib ½  

Section 8

  First round Second round Third round Fourth round
                                     
        
  8  Evgeny Bareev 4  
    40  Rafael Vaganian 2  
40  Rafael Vaganian 2
77  Hichem Hamdouchi 0  
  8  Evgeny Bareev 2  
  56  Alexej Alexandrov 0  
        
        
  24  Vladimir Akopian ½
    56  Alexej Alexandrov 1½  
56  Alexej Alexandrov 4½
92  Fouad El Taher 3½  
  8  Evgeny Bareev 2½
  32  Boris Gulko 1½
        
        
  16  Zurab Azmaiparashvili 1½
    48  Vladimir Baklan ½  
48  Vladimir Baklan 3½
85  Ivan Zaja 2½  
  16  Zurab Azmaiparashvili ½
  32  Boris Gulko 1½  
32  Boris Gulko 2½  
69  Alexei Bezgodov 1½  
  32  Boris Gulko 3½
    64  Alexander Chernin 2½  
64  Alexander Chernin 1½
100  Alexander Utnasunov ½  

Results, rounds 5–7

Quarterfinals Semifinals (best of 4) Final (best of 6)
                 
1 India V Anand 3½
21 Russia A Khalifman 2½
1 India V Anand 2½
3 England M Adams 1½
3 England M Adams 1½
7 Bulgaria V Topalov ½
1 India V Anand 3½
4 Spain A Shirov ½
26 France V Tkachiev 1½
46 Russia A Grischuk 2½
46 Russia A Grischuk 1½
4 Spain A Shirov 2½
4 Spain A Shirov 2½
8 Russia E Bareev 1½

Championship final

FIDE World Chess Championship Final 2000
Rating 1 2 3 4 Points
 Alexei Shirov (Spain) 2746 ½ 0 0 0 ½
 Viswanathan Anand (India) 2762 ½ 1 1 1 3½

References

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