FIDE World Chess Championship 2000

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.

Viswanathan Anand (IND), 2762  Alexander Morozevich (RUS), 2756  Michael Adams (ENG), 2755  Alexei Shirov (ESP), 2746  Peter Leko (HUN), 2743  Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR), 2719  Veselin Topalov (BUL), 2707  Evgeny Bareev (RUS), 2702  Michael Krasenkov (POL), 2702  Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB), 2690  Peter Svidler (RUS), 2689  Boris Gelfand (ISR), 2681  Nigel Short (ENG), 2677  Ilia Smirin (ISR), 2677  Alexey Dreev (RUS), 2676  Zurab Azmaiparashvili (GEO), 2673  Sergei Rublevsky (RUS), 2670  Zoltán Almási (HUN), 2668  Xu Jun (CHN), 2668  Mikhail Gurevich (BEL), 2667  Alexander Khalifman (RUS), 2667  Sergei Movsesian (CZE), 2666  Kiril Georgiev (BUL), 2661  Vladimir Akopian (ARM), 2660  Alexander Beliavsky (SLO), 2659  Vladislav Tkachiev (FRA), 2657  Peng Xiaomin (CHN), 2657  Jeroen Piket (NED), 2649  Joël Lautier (FRA), 2648  Alexei Fedorov (BLR), 2646  Loek van Wely (NED), 2643  Boris Gulko (USA), 2643  Viktor Bologan (MDA), 2641  Gilberto Milos (BRA), 2633  Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR), 2630  Alexander Onischuk (UKR), 2627  Konstantin Sakaev (RUS), 2627  Jaan Ehlvest (EST), 2627  Andrei Kharlov (RUS), 2627  Rafael Vaganian (ARM), 2623  Jonathan Speelman (ENG), 2623  Pavel Tregubov (RUS), 2620  Étienne Bacrot (FRA), 2613  Lev Psakhis (ISR), 2611  Emil Sutovsky (ISR), 2609  Alexander Grischuk (RUS), 2606  Vladimir Malakhov (RUS), 2605  Vladimir Baklan (UKR), 2599  Smbat Lputian (ARM), 2598  Evgeny Vladimirov (KAZ), 2598

Alex Yermolinsky (USA), 2596  Artashes Minasian (ARM), 2595  Christopher Lutz (GER), 2595  Viorel Iordachescu (MDA), 2594  Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (ROM), 2592  Alexej Alexandrov (BLR), 2591  Aleksandr Galkin (RUS), 2587  Alexandre Lesiege (CAN), 2584  Utut Adianto (INA), 2583  Vladislav Nevednichy (ROM), 2582  Joel Benjamin (USA), 2577  Grigory Serper (USA), 2574  Krishnan Sasikiran (IND), 2573  Alexander Chernin (HUN), 2572  Gilberto Hernandez (MEX), 2572  Rafael Leitao (BRA), 2567  Alexander Ivanov (USA), 2567  Karen Asrian (ARM), 2566  Alexei Bezgodov (RUS), 2557  Hannes Stefansson (ISL), 2557  Abhijit Kunte (IND), 2556  Dao Thien Hai (VIE), 2555  Evgenij Agrest (SWE), 2554  Sergey Volkov (RUS), 2554  Jesus Nogueiras (CUB), 2552  Sune Berg Hansen (DEN), 2545  Hichem Hamdouchi (MAR), 2541  Bartłomiej Macieja (POL), 2536  Alexander Rustemov (RUS), 2534  Mikhail Rytshagov (EST), 2529  Emir Dizdarevic (BIH), 2527  Igor Nataf (FRA), 2526  Darcy Lima (BRA), 2525  Aloyzas Kveinys (LTU), 2522  Ivan Zaja (CRO), 2513, IM  Paweł Blehm (POL), 2510, IM  Dibyendu Barua (IND), 2502  Mohamad Al-Modiahki (QAT), 2499  Bong Villamayor (PHI), 2495  Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (IRI), 2488, no title  Michele Godena (ITA), 2485  Fouad El Taher (EGY), 2485, IM  Aleksandar Wohl (AUS), 2461, IM  Rodrigo Vasquez (CHI), 2454, IM  Imad Hakki (SYR), 2429, IM  Ibrahim Hasan Labib (EGY), 2426, IM  Fabian Fiorito (ARG), 2418, IM  Amir Bagheri (IRI), 2409, IM  Amon Simutowe (ZAM), 2322, IM  Alexander Utnasunov (RUS), 2257, no title

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

V Anand

3½

21

A Khalifman

2½

1

V Anand

2½

3

M Adams

1½

3

M Adams

1½

7

V Topalov

½

1

V Anand

3½

4

A Shirov

½

26

V Tkachiev

1½

46

A Grischuk

2½

46

A Grischuk

1½

4

A Shirov

2½

4

A Shirov

2½

8

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

1. "Top 100 Players October 2000 - Archive". FIDE. Retrieved 2008-06-26.

External links

• World Chess Championship, 2000 FIDE Knockout Matches