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.
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
.
, 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.
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, India, and Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. 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
Viswanathan Anand
V. Anand or Anand Viswanathan, usually referred as Viswanathan Anand, is an Indian chess Grandmaster, the current World Chess Champion, and currently second highest rated player in the world....
won the championship.
Background
At the time of this championship, the World title was split. The newly crownedClassical World Chess Championship 2000
The Classical World Chess Championship 2000, known at the time as the Braingames World Chess Championships, was held from October 8, 2000 – November 4, 2000 in London, United Kingdom. Garry Kasparov, the defending champion, played Vladimir Kramnik...
Classical World Champion, Vladimir Kramnik
Vladimir Kramnik
Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was the Classical World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2006, and the undisputed World Chess Champion from 2006 to 2007...
, did not participate, as well as the previous Classical Champion and world's highest-rated player, Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov
Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, writer, political activist, and one of the greatest chess players of all time....
. However, most other strongest players of the world took part. The only other two absentees from the top 25 were Anatoly Karpov
Anatoly Karpov
Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985 when he was defeated by Garry Kasparov. He played three matches against Kasparov for the title from 1986 to 1990, before becoming FIDE World Champion once...
and Ye Jiangchuan
Ye Jiangchuan
Ye Jiangchuan is a veteran Chinese chess player and has been one of China's leading players in modern history.In 1993, Ye became China's third Grandmaster, after Ye Rongguang and Xie Jun. On 1 January 2000, he became the first ever Chinese player to cross the 2600 elo rating mark...
.
Participants
All players are Grandmasters unless indicated otherwise.- , 2762
- , 2756
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- , 2719
- , 2707
- , 2702
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- , 2689
- , 2681
- , 2677
- , 2677
- , 2676
- , 2673
- , 2670
- , 2668
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- , 2667
- , 2667
- , 2666
- , 2661
- , 2660
- , 2659
- , 2657
- , 2657
- , 2649
- , 2648
- , 2646
- , 2643
- , 2643
- , 2641
- , 2633
- , 2630
- , 2627
- , 2627
- , 2627
- , 2627
- , 2623
- , 2623
- , 2620
- , 2613
- , 2611
- , 2609
- , 2606
- , 2605
- , 2599
- , 2598
- , 2598
- , 2596
- , 2595
- , 2595
- , 2594
- , 2592
- , 2591
- , 2587
- , 2584
- , 2583
- , 2582
- , 2577
- , 2574
- , 2573
- , 2572
- , 2572
- , 2567
- , 2567
- , 2566
- , 2557
- , 2557
- , 2556
- , 2555
- , 2554
- , 2554
- , 2552
- , 2545
- , 2541
- , 2536
- , 2534
- , 2529
- , 2527
- , 2526
- , 2525
- , 2522
- , 2513, IM
- , 2510, IM
- , 2502
- , 2499
- , 2495
- , 2488, no title
- , 2485
- , 2485, IM
- , 2461, IM
- , 2454, IM
- , 2429, IM
- , 2426, IM
- , 2418, IM
- , 2409, IM
- , 2322, IM
- , 2257, no title
Qualification
Players qualified for the championship according to the following criteria:- four semi-finalists of the previous championshipFIDE World Chess Championship 1999The FIDE World Chess Championship 1999 was held in Las Vegas, United States, between 31 July and 28 August 1999. The championship was won by Russian Alexander Khalifman, making him the FIDE World Chess Champion.-Format:...
(Alexander KhalifmanAlexander KhalifmanAlexander Valeryevich Khalifman is a Soviet and Russian chess Grandmaster of Jewish descent; he is also a former FIDE champion.When Khalifman was 6 years old, he was taught chess by his father....
, Vladimir Akopian, Michael Adams, Liviu-Dieter NisipeanuLiviu-Dieter NisipeanuLiviu-Dieter Nisipeanu is a Romanian chess grandmaster. His peak FIDE rating was 2707 in October 2005, when he was ranked fifteenth in the world, and the highest ranked Romanian player ever...
); - juniors rated 2600 or higher in the rating lists of January 2000 to July 2000;
- the World Junior ChampionsWorld Junior Chess ChampionshipThe World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 chess tournament organized by the World Chess Federation ....
1999 (Alexander GalkinAlexander GalkinAlexander Galkin is a Russian chess grandmaster. Galkin won the 1999 World Junior Chess Championship.In the September 2009 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2608.-External links:...
) and 2000 (Lazaro BruzonLázaro BruzónLázaro Bruzón Batista is a chess grandmaster from Cuba. On the January 2011 FIDE list his Elo rating is 2686. Bruzón was the 2000 World Junior Chess Champion. In 2004 he finished first at the XII Torneo "Guillermo Garcia" in Memoriam in Villa Clara...
); - the Women's World ChampionWomen's World Chess ChampionshipThe Women's World Chess Championship is played to determine the women's world champion in chess. Like the World Chess Championship, it is administered by FIDE....
1999 (Xie JunXie JunXie Jun is a chess grandmaster from China. She had two reigns as Women's World Chess Champion, from 1991 to 1996 and again from 1999 to 2001. Xie is only the second woman to have two reigns, the other being Elisabeth Bykova....
); - three nominees of the FIDE President;
- one nominee of the organizers;
- 62 qualifiers from the zonal tournaments;
- one nominee from each of the Continental Presidents (for a total of four players);
- 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 NisipeanuLiviu-Dieter Nisipeanu
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu is a Romanian chess grandmaster. His peak FIDE rating was 2707 in October 2005, when he was ranked fifteenth in the world, and the highest ranked Romanian player ever...
, 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 2001)
- Round 7: 20 December 2000 – 26 December 2000, with a rest day on 23 January 2002 (tiebreaks on 27 January 2002)