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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.

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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. Anatoly Karpov, the 1998 FIDE World Champion and No.11-rated player, also did not take part in the tournament as he was in the midst of filing a lawsuit against the organization.[1] However, most other strongest players of the world took part, including the defending FIDE World Champion Alexander Khalifman and the 2000 World Cup winner Viswanathan Anand. The only other absentee from the top 25 was Ye Jiangchuan.[2]

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Participants

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All players are Grandmasters unless indicated otherwise.

  1.  Viswanathan Anand (IND), 2762
  2.  Alexander Morozevich (RUS), 2756
  3.  Michael Adams (ENG), 2755
  4.  Alexei Shirov (ESP), 2746
  5.  Peter Leko (HUN), 2743
  6.  Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR), 2719
  7.  Veselin Topalov (BUL), 2707
  8.  Evgeny Bareev (RUS), 2702
  9.  Michael Krasenkov (POL), 2702
  10.  Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB), 2690
  11.  Peter Svidler (RUS), 2689
  12.  Boris Gelfand (ISR), 2681
  13.  Nigel Short (ENG), 2677
  14.  Ilya Smirin (ISR), 2677
  15.  Alexey Dreev (RUS), 2676
  16.  Zurab Azmaiparashvili (GEO), 2673
  17.  Sergei Rublevsky (RUS), 2670
  18.  Zoltán Almási (HUN), 2668
  19.  Xu Jun (CHN), 2668
  20.  Mikhail Gurevich (BEL), 2667
  21.  Alexander Khalifman (RUS), 2667
  22.  Sergei Movsesian (CZE), 2666
  23.  Kiril Georgiev (BUL), 2661
  24.  Vladimir Akopian (ARM), 2660
  25.  Alexander Beliavsky (SLO), 2659
  26.  Vladislav Tkachiev (FRA), 2657
  27.  Peng Xiaomin (CHN), 2657
  28.  Jeroen Piket (NED), 2649
  29.  Joël Lautier (FRA), 2648
  30.  Alexei Fedorov (BLR), 2646
  31.  Loek van Wely (NED), 2643
  32.  Boris Gulko (USA), 2643
  33.  Viktor Bologan (MDA), 2641
  34.  Gilberto Milos (BRA), 2633
  35.  Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR), 2630
  36.  Alexander Onischuk (UKR), 2627
  37.  Konstantin Sakaev (RUS), 2627
  38.  Jaan Ehlvest (EST), 2627
  39.  Andrei Kharlov (RUS), 2627
  40.  Rafael Vaganian (ARM), 2623
  41.  Jonathan Speelman (ENG), 2623
  42.  Pavel Tregubov (RUS), 2620
  43.  Étienne Bacrot (FRA), 2613
  44.  Lev Psakhis (ISR), 2611
  45.  Emil Sutovsky (ISR), 2609
  46.  Alexander Grischuk (RUS), 2606
  47.  Vladimir Malakhov (RUS), 2605
  48.  Vladimir Baklan (UKR), 2599
  49.  Smbat Lputian (ARM), 2598
  50.  Evgeny Vladimirov (KAZ), 2598
  51.  Alex Yermolinsky (USA), 2596
  52.  Artashes Minasian (ARM), 2595
  53.  Christopher Lutz (GER), 2595
  54.  Viorel Iordăchescu (MDA), 2594
  55.  Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (ROM), 2592
  56.  Alexej Alexandrov (BLR), 2591
  57.  Aleksandr Galkin (RUS), 2587
  58.  Alexandre Lesiège (CAN), 2584
  59.  Utut Adianto (INA), 2583
  60.  Vladislav Nevednichy (ROM), 2582
  61.  Joel Benjamin (USA), 2577
  62.  Grigory Serper (USA), 2574
  63.  Krishnan Sasikiran (IND), 2573
  64.  Alexander Chernin (HUN), 2572
  65.  Gilberto Hernandez (MEX), 2572
  66.  Rafael Leitão (BRA), 2567
  67.  Alexander Ivanov (USA), 2567
  68.  Karen Asrian (ARM), 2566
  69.  Alexei Bezgodov (RUS), 2557
  70.  Hannes Stefánsson (ISL), 2557
  71.  Abhijit Kunte (IND), 2556
  72.  Đào Thiên Hải (VIE), 2555
  73.  Evgenij Agrest (SWE), 2554
  74.  Sergey Volkov (RUS), 2554
  75.  Jesús Nogueiras (CUB), 2552
  76.  Sune Berg Hansen (DEN), 2545
  77.  Hichem Hamdouchi (MAR), 2541
  78.  Bartłomiej Macieja (POL), 2536
  79.  Alexander Rustemov (RUS), 2534
  80.  Mikhail Rytshagov (EST), 2529
  81.  Emir Dizdarevic (BIH), 2527
  82.  Igor Nataf (FRA), 2526
  83.  Darcy Lima (BRA), 2525
  84.  Aloyzas Kveinys (LTU), 2522
  85.  Ivan Zaja (CRO), 2513, IM
  86.  Paweł Blehm (POL), 2510, IM
  87.  Dibyendu Barua (IND), 2502
  88.  Mohammed Al-Modiahki (QAT), 2499
  89.  Buenaventura Villamayor (PHI), 2495
  90.  Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (IRI), 2488, no title
  91.  Michele Godena (ITA), 2485
  92.  Fouad El Taher (EGY), 2485, IM
  93.  Aleksandar Wohl (AUS), 2461, IM
  94.  Rodrigo Vasquez (CHI), 2454, IM
  95.  Imad Hakki (SYR), 2429, IM
  96.  Ibrahim Hasan Labib (EGY), 2426, IM
  97.  Fabian Fiorito (ARG), 2418, IM
  98.  Amir Bagheri (IRI), 2409, IM
  99.  Amon Simutowe (ZAM), 2322, IM
  100.  Alexander Utnasunov (RUS), 2257, no title
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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 (Lázaro Bruzón);
  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 Black, 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 six games, with the same conditions for the tie-breaks.

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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)
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Results, rounds 1–4

Section 1

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

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
5 Hungary Peter Leko 1½
74 Russia Sergey Volkov ½
37 Russia Konstantin Sakaev 2½
74 Russia Sergey Volkov 3½
5 Hungary Peter Leko 3½
21 Russia Alexander Khalifman 4½
21 Russia Alexander Khalifman 2½
53 Germany Christopher Lutz 1½
53 Germany Christopher Lutz 2½
90 Iran Ehsan Ghaem Maghami 1½
21 Russia Alexander Khalifman 1½
66 Brazil Rafael Leitão ½
13 England Nigel Short 2½
82 France Igor Nataf 3½
45 Israel Emil Sutovsky ½
82 France Igor Nataf 1½
82 France Igor Nataf ½
66 Brazil Rafael Leitão 1½
29 France Joël Lautier ½
66 Brazil Rafael Leitão 1½
66 Brazil Rafael Leitão 1½
61 United States Joel Benjamin ½
61 United States Joel Benjamin 2
97 Argentina Fabian Fiorito 0

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
3 England Michael Adams 3
72 Vietnam Đào Thiên Hải 1
35 Ukraine Ruslan Ponomariov ½
72 Vietnam Đào Thiên Hải 1½
3 England Michael Adams 3
51 United States Alex Yermolinsky 1
19 China Xu Jun ½
51 United States Alex Yermolinsky 1½
51 United States Alex Yermolinsky 1½
88 Qatar Mohammed Al-Modiahki ½
3 England Michael Adams 2½
11 Russia Peter Svidler 1½
11 Russia Peter Svidler 3
43 France Étienne Bacrot 1
43 France Étienne Bacrot 3
80 Estonia Mikhail Rytshagov 1
11 Russia Peter Svidler 2½
27 China Peng Xiaomin 1½
27 China Peng Xiaomin 2½
59 Indonesia Utut Adianto 1½
59 Indonesia Utut Adianto 1½
95 Syria Imad Hakki ½

Section 4

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

Section 5

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

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
6 Ukraine Vassily Ivanchuk 1½
38 Estonia Jaan Ehlvest 2½
38 Estonia Jaan Ehlvest 4
75 Cuba Jesús Nogueiras 2
38 Estonia Jaan Ehlvest 4
22 Czech Republic Sergei Movsesian 2
22 Czech Republic Sergei Movsesian 4
54 Moldova Viorel Iordăchescu 2
54 Moldova Viorel Iordăchescu 2½
91 Italy Michele Godena 1½
38 Estonia Jaan Ehlvest 1½
46 Russia Alexander Grischuk 2½
14 Israel Ilya Smirin 1
46 Russia Alexander Grischuk 3
46 Russia Alexander Grischuk 2½
83 Brazil Darcy Lima 1½
46 Russia Alexander Grischuk 1½
62 United States Grigory Serper ½
30 Belarus Alexei Fedorov ½
67 United States Alexander Ivanov 1½
67 United States Alexander Ivanov 0
62 United States Grigory Serper 2
62 United States Grigory Serper 1½
98 Iran Amir Bagheri ½

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
4 Spain Alexei Shirov 2½
36 Ukraine Alexander Onischuk 1½
36 Ukraine Alexander Onischuk 1½
73 Sweden Evgenij Agrest ½
4 Spain Alexei Shirov 2½
20 Belgium Mikhail Gurevich 1½
20 Belgium Mikhail Gurevich 2½
52 Armenia Artashes Minasian 1½
52 Armenia Artashes Minasian 4
89 Philippines Buenaventura Villamayor 2
4 Spain Alexei Shirov 2½
12 Israel Boris Gelfand 1½
12 Israel Boris Gelfand 2
81 Bosnia and Herzegovina Emir Dizdarevic 0
44 Israel Lev Psakhis 3
81 Bosnia and Herzegovina Emir Dizdarevic 4
12 Israel Boris Gelfand 1½
28 Netherlands Jeroen Piket ½
28 Netherlands Jeroen Piket 2½
65 Mexico Gilberto Hernandez 1½
28 Netherlands Jeroen Piket 2
60 Romania Vladislav Nevednichy 0
60 Romania Vladislav Nevednichy 1½
96 Egypt Ibrahim Hasan Labib ½

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
8 Russia Evgeny Bareev 4
40 Armenia Rafael Vaganian 2
40 Armenia Rafael Vaganian 2
77 Morocco Hichem Hamdouchi 0
8 Russia Evgeny Bareev 2
56 Belarus Alexej Alexandrov 0
24 Armenia Vladimir Akopian ½
56 Belarus Alexej Alexandrov 1½
56 Belarus Alexej Alexandrov 4½
92 Egypt Fouad El Taher 3½
8 Russia Evgeny Bareev 2½
32 United States Boris Gulko 1½
16 Georgia (country) Zurab Azmaiparashvili 1½
48 Ukraine Vladimir Baklan ½
48 Ukraine Vladimir Baklan 3½
85 Croatia Ivan Zaja 2½
16 Georgia (country) Zurab Azmaiparashvili ½
32 United States Boris Gulko 1½
32 United States Boris Gulko 2½
69 Russia Alexei Bezgodov 1½
32 United States Boris Gulko 3½
64 Hungary Alexander Chernin 2½
64 Hungary Alexander Chernin 1½
100 Russia Alexander Utnasunov ½
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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

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The final match of the FIDE World Championship featured Viswanathan Anand, the pre-tournament favorite and No. 1 seed, and Alexei Shirov, who had previously been denied a chance to challenge Garry Kasparov for the Classical World Championship despite winning a candidates' match two years earlier. After an uneventful 34-move draw in Game 1, the two players exchanged pieces quickly in Game 2, leading to a relatively even rook-and-pawn endgame after 30 moves. But Shirov gave Anand an opening with 47... Ke5?, allowing the latter to preserve two passed pawns and turn them into a winning advantage. Anand would strike again in the third game – with Shirov on the attack, Anand held a strong defensive position until 27... Qg5! followed by 28. Qf3?! from Shirov gave him a solid advantage.[3]

In the decisive Game 4, Shirov played a sharp attacking game, knowing a victory was required to stay in contention for the championship. But he faltered with 19... Qf6?, missing a sound queen sacrifice that would have led to an equal endgame with winning opportunities (19... Qxe2 20. Bxe2 Bf2 21. Rh1 e5) and followed with 20... Qxc3?, leaving his h-file bishop hanging. Anand was able to translate the resulting advantage into a winning position.[4]

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