Rounds 1-5 Results

Chess Siberia

Eurotel 2002 World Chess Trophy

Final, May 4 and 5
Anand - Karpov 1-0 (Russian. Vishy won a pawn and the game), 1/2 (Semi-Slav. Vishy changed pieces and achieved a draw)

Semifinals, May 2
Anand - Ivanchuk 1/2 (Sicilian. Vasily had an extra pawn), 1/2 (An equal game); tie-break 1/2, 1-0
Karpov - Shirov 1/2 (Queen's Gambit Accepted. Alexei had compensation for the exchange), 1/2; tie-break 1-0 (Better is 27. Bxe2), 1-0

Quarterfinals, May 1
Kasparov - Ivanchuk 1/2 (Sicilian. An equal game), 1/2; tie-break 1/2, 1/2, 0-1 (Spanish. Vasily played very strong and grabbed a pawn)
Sokolov - Anand 1/2 (Queen's Gambit Accepted. Ivan had an extra pawn), 0-1 (Spanish)
Morozevich - Karpov 0-1 (Russian), 1/2 (Anatoly had an edge)
Topalov - Shirov 1/2 (Spanish. Veselin had some compensation for the exchange. Draw by repetition), 0-1 (Veselin blundered his bishop)

Round 2, April 30
Polgar - Kasparov 0-1 (Novosibirsk Variation Pelikan Sicilian. Kramnik played it many times. Garry beautifully sacrificed a rook), 0-1 (Sicilian. Interesting are 33. Bh4 and 35...Bc5)
Ivanchuk - Gelfand 1-0 (Vasily had a small edge), 1/2 (Markov-Schipkov Slav)

Anand - Khalifman 1-0 (Spanish. 16...Nb8? looks dubious. Vishy grabbed the exchange), 1-0 (Queen's Indian)
Sokolov - Adams 1-0 (Queen's Indian. Knights vs Bishops), 1/2 (Spanish)

Kramnik - Karpov 1/2 (Nimzo-Indian), 0-1 (Queen's Indian. Better is 17...Bxg2)
Grischuk - Morozevich 0-1 (Russian), 0-1 (Caro-Kann)

Svidler - Topalov 0-1 (Sicilian), 1/2
Jussupow - Shirov 0-1 (Queen's Gambit Accepted), 0-1 (French)

Round 1, April 28 and 29
Kasparov - Milos 1-0 (Queen's Gambit, Exchange Variation. Gilberto obtained an equal game, but Garry mated in the ending), 1-0 (Spanish. Garry gradually outplayed the rival)
Polgar - Ye 1-0 (Scheveningen Sicilian. In level position Jiangchuan made a mistake 38...d4? and Judit grabbed a bishop), 0-1 (Paulsen Sicilian. Jiangchuan attacked on the kingside); tie-break 1-0, 1/2
Gelfand - Seirawan 1/2 (Queen's Gambit), 1-0 (Nimzo-Indian)
Van Wely - Ivanchuk 1/2 (Benko-Volga Gambit), 0-1 (Scheveningen Sicilian. Vasily created a passed pawn)

Timman - Anand 0-1 (Najdorf Sicilian. Vishy took the exchange. Better is 22. Nd3), 0-1 (Semi-Tarrasch. Better is 20...Nd6)
Khalifman - Bologan 1-0 (Nimzo-Indian. A typical plan e3-e4-e5), 1/2 (Russian)
Sokolov - Leko 1/2 (Queen's Indian. Perpetual check), 1/2 (Spanish. Peter had some edge, interesting is 37. Bg2); tie-break 1-0, 1/2
Adams - Radjabov 1/2 (Scandinavian), 1/2 (Queen's Indian. Better is 24...a5); tie-break 1-0, 1/2

Hracek - Kramnik 0-1 (Spanish. Better is 17. axb4), 0-1 (Queen's Indian)
Karpov - Short 1-0 (Anatoly won in 20 moves. A short game), 1/2 (Russian)
Tkachiev - Grischuk 1/2 (Italian. Draw by repetition), 1/2 (Marshall Spanish. An easy game for Black); tie-break 0-1 (Vladislav blundered his queen in winning position), 1-0, 0-1
Morozevich - Movsesian 1/2 (Paulsen Sicilian. Alexander had some edge), 1-0 (Italian. White had a small advantage, but lost a knight because of pin)

Topalov - Milov 1-0 (French), 0-1 (Queen's Gambit Accepted); tie-break 1-0 (Volga Gambit), 1/2
Piket - Svidler 0-1 (Gruenfeld), 0-1 (Ufimtsev Defence. Better is 26...Nxe4)
Shirov - Gurevich 1/2 (French), 1/2 (Kings Indian. Alexei had two extra pawns, but draw in 100 moves); tie-break 1-0, 1-0
Jussupow - Bareev 1/2 (Slav), 1-0 (Dutch)

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