Tournament information | |
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Sport | Chess |
Location | Moscow |
Dates | 27 November 2001–23 January 2002 |
Administrator | FIDE |
Tournament format(s) | Single-elimination tournament |
Host(s) | Russian Chess Federation |
Participants | 128 |
Final positions | |
Champion | Ruslan Ponomariov |
Runner-up | Vasyl Ivanchuk |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 127 |
The FIDE World Chess Championship 2002 was held in Moscow, Russia. The first six rounds were played between 27 November and 14 December 2001, and the final match started on 16 January and ended on 23 January 2002. The Ukrainian Grandmaster Ruslan Ponomariov, aged 18, won the championship and became the youngest FIDE World Champion.
At the time of this championship, the World title was split. The Classical World Champion, Vladimir Kramnik, did not participate, as well as the previous Classical Champion and world's highest-rated player, Garry Kasparov. However, all other strongest players of the world took part, including the top seed and winner of the previous FIDE World Championship Viswanathan Anand.
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. The field of 128 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 75 minutes for the first 40 moves and 15 minutes for the rest of the game, with 30 seconds added after each move. Tie breaks consisted of two rapid chess games (20 minutes each + 10 seconds per move); followed by two blitz games if required (5 minutes + 10 seconds per move); followed by a single Armageddon chess game if required (white has 6 minutes and must win, black has 5 minutes and only needs to draw). 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.
In addition to previous criticisms of the knockout format (see FIDE World Chess Championship 1998#Controversies), this tournament was criticised by Garry Kasparov for using a faster time control, which Kasparov claimed was lowering the standard of the games. [1]
All players are Grandmasters unless indicated otherwise.
Players qualified for the championship according to the following criteria:
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.
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Viswanathan Anand | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
128 | Olivier Touzane | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Viswanathan Anand | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
65 | Peter Heine Nielsen | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
64 | Alexander Goldin | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
65 | Peter Heine Nielsen | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Viswanathan Anand | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
32 | Vladislav Tkachiev | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
32 | Vladislav Tkachiev | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
97 | Hichem Hamdouchi | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
32 | Vladislav Tkachiev | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
96 | Nguyễn Anh Dũng | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
33 | Sergei Rublevsky | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
96 | Nguyễn Anh Dũng | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Viswanathan Anand | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
17 | Alexey Dreev | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Anatoly Karpov | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
113 | Zhang Pengxiang | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
113 | Zhang Pengxiang | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
49 | Evgeny Pigusov | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
49 | Evgeny Pigusov | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
80 | Alexander Ivanov | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
49 | Evgeny Pigusov | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
17 | Alexey Dreev | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
17 | Alexey Dreev | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
112 | Khvicha Supatashvili | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
17 | Alexey Dreev | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
48 | Gilberto Milos | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
48 | Gilberto Milos | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
81 | Đào Thiên Hải | ½ |
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Veselin Topalov | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
121 | Facundo Pierrot | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Veselin Topalov | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
72 | Giovanni Vescovi | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
57 | Boris Gulko | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
72 | Giovanni Vescovi | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Veselin Topalov | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
25 | Zhong Zhang | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
25 | Zhang Zhong | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
104 | Yu Shaoteng | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
25 | Zhong Zhang | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
40 | Alexander Lastin | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
40 | Alexander Lastin | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
89 | Ognjen Cvitan | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Veselin Topalov | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Alexei Shirov | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Alexei Shirov | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
120 | Aimen Rizouk | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Alexei Shirov | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
56 | Zoltan Gyimesi | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
56 | Zoltan Gyimesi | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
73 | Stuart Conquest | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Alexei Shirov | 3½ | |||||||||||||||||
41 | Alexander Motylev | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
24 | Alexander Grischuk | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
105 | Ehsan Ghaem-Maghami | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
24 | Alexander Grischuk | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
41 | Alexander Motylev | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
41 | Alexander Motylev | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
88 | Liang Chong | ½ |
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Vasyl Ivanchuk | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
125 | Baatr Shovunov | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Vasyl Ivanchuk | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
68 | Bartłomiej Macieja | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
61 | Boris Avrukh | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
68 | Bartłomiej Macieja | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Vasyl Ivanchuk | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
29 | Emil Sutovsky | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
29 | Emil Sutovsky | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
100 | Alonso Zapata | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
29 | Emil Sutovsky | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
36 | Francisco Vallejo Pons | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
36 | Francisco Vallejo Pons | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
93 | Stanislav Savchenko | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Vasyl Ivanchuk | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
20 | Ye Jiangchuan | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Loek van Wely | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
116 | Rubén Felgaer | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Loek van Wely | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
52 | Smbat Lputian | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
52 | Smbat Lputian | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
77 | Michał Krasenkow | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Loek van Wely | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
20 | Ye Jiangchuan | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
20 | Ye Jiangchuan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
109 | Alexei Barsov | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
20 | Ye Jiangchuan | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
84 | Lev Psakhis | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
45 | Viktor Korchnoi | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
84 | Lev Psakhis | 2½ |
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Peter Leko | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
124 | Watu Kobese | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Peter Leko | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
69 | Ashot Anastasian | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
60 | Alexei Fedorov | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
69 | Ashot Anastasian | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
69 | Ashot Anastasian | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
28 | Predrag Nikolić | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
28 | Predrag Nikolić | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
101 | Shukhrat Safin | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
28 | Predrag Nikolić | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
37 | Rustem Dautov | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
37 | Rustem Dautov | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
92 | Dmitry Gurevich | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
28 | Predrag Nikolić | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
21 | Joël Lautier | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Alexander Khalifman | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
117 | Surya Shekhar Ganguly | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Alexander Khalifman | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
76 | Alexander Shabalov | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
53 | Gregory Kaidanov | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
76 | Alexander Shabalov | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Alexander Khalifman | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
21 | Joël Lautier | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
21 | Joël Lautier | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
108 | Dibyendu Barua | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
21 | Joël Lautier | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
44 | Sergei Shipov | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
44 | Sergei Shipov | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
85 | Alexandre Lesiège | ½ |
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Michael Adams | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
127 | Gaetan Sarthou | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Michael Adams | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
63 | Mikhail Kobalia | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
63 | Mikhail Kobalia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
66 | Konstantin Aseev | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Michael Adams | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
34 | Vadim Zvjaginsev | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
31 | Xu Jun | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
98 | Suat Atalık | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
31 | Xu Jun | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
34 | Vadim Zvjaginsev | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
34 | Vadim Zvjaginsev | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
95 | Jacek Gdański | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Michael Adams | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Peter Svidler | 3½ | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Peter Svidler | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
114 | Alejandro Hoffman | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Peter Svidler | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
79 | Šarūnas Šulskis | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
50 | Alexander Graf | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
79 | Šarūnas Šulskis | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Peter Svidler | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
47 | Vadim Milov | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
18 | Judit Polgár | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
111 | Mohamad Al-Modiahki | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
18 | Judit Polgár | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
47 | Vadim Milov | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
47 | Vadim Milov | 3½ | |||||||||||||||||
82 | Alex Yermolinsky | 2½ |
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Boris Gelfand | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
122 | Alexis Cabrera | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Boris Gelfand | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
71 | Leinier Domínguez | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
58 | Pavel Kotsur | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
71 | Leinier Domínguez | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Boris Gelfand | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
39 | Aleksander Delchev | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
26 | Alexander Beliavsky | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
103 | Pendyala Harikrishna | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
26 | Alexander Beliavsky | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
39 | Aleksander Delchev | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
39 | Aleksander Delchev | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
90 | Georgy Timoshenko | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Boris Gelfand | 3½ | |||||||||||||||||
23 | Zurab Azmaiparashvili | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
119 | Nikolai Vlassov | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
74 | Igor Khenkin | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
55 | Karen Asrian | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
74 | Igor Khenkin | 3½ | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
23 | Zurab Azmaiparashvili | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
23 | Zurab Azmaiparashvili | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
106 | Saidali Iuldachev | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
23 | Zurab Azmaiparashvili | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
42 | Sergei Movsesian | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
42 | Sergei Movsesian | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
87 | Vadim Malakhatko | 1½ |
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Alexander Morozevich | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
126 | Nugzar Zeliakov | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Alexander Morozevich | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
67 | Krishnan Sasikiran | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
62 | Vereslav Eingorn | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
67 | Krishnan Sasikiran | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Alexander Morozevich | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
35 | Mikhail Gurevich | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
30 | Rafael Vaganian | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
99 | Slim Belkhodja | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
30 | Rafael Vaganian | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
35 | Mikhail Gurevich | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
35 | Mikhail Gurevich | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
94 | Dorian Rogozenko | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Alexander Morozevich | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
19 | Ruslan Ponomariov | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Kiril Georgiev | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
115 | Fouad El Taher | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Kiril Georgiev | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
78 | Lázaro Bruzón | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
51 | Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
78 | Lázaro Bruzón | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Kiril Georgiev | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
19 | Ruslan Ponomariov | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
19 | Ruslan Ponomariov | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
110 | Li Wenliang | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
19 | Ruslan Ponomariov | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
46 | Sergei Tiviakov | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
46 | Sergei Tiviakov | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
83 | Larry Christiansen | 1 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Evgeny Bareev | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
123 | Mikhail Gluzman | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Evgeny Bareev | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
59 | Vladimir Baklan | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
59 | Vladimir Baklan | 3½ | |||||||||||||||||
70 | Joel Benjamin | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Evgeny Bareev | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
38 | Konstantin Sakaev | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
27 | Viktor Bologan | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
102 | Igor Nataf | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
102 | Igor Nataf | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
38 | Konstantin Sakaev | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
38 | Konstantin Sakaev | 3½ | |||||||||||||||||
91 | Andrei Volokitin | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Evgeny Bareev | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
43 | Jaan Ehlvest | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Ilya Smirin | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
118 | Amon Simutowe | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Ilya Smirin | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
54 | Thomas Luther | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
54 | Thomas Luther | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
75 | Sergey Volkov | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Ilya Smirin | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
43 | Jaan Ehlvest | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
22 | Nigel Short | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
107 | Daniel Cámpora | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
107 | Daniel Cámpora | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
43 | Jaan Ehlvest | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
43 | Jaan Ehlvest | 3½ | |||||||||||||||||
86 | Teimour Radjabov | 2½ |
Quarterfinals (best of 2) | Semifinals (best of 4) | Final (best of 8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Viswanathan Anand | 1 | ½ | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Alexei Shirov | 0 | ½ | ½ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Viswanathan Anand | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Vasyl Ivanchuk | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Vasyl Ivanchuk | ½ | ½ | 2½ | 3½ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Joël Lautier | ½ | ½ | 1½ | 2½ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Vasyl Ivanchuk | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 2½ | ||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Ruslan Ponomariov | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4½ | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Peter Svidler | ½ | ½ | 2½ | 3½ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Boris Gelfand | ½ | ½ | 1½ | 2½ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Peter Svidler | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Ruslan Ponomariov | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Ruslan Ponomariov | ½ | ½ | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Evgeny Bareev | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 |
Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Points | |
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Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine) | 2684 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4½ |
Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) | 2731 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 2½ |
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