The Match of the Century 2002. Rounds 1-10 Results with Notes
by Boris Schipkov
Round 10, September 11
Smirin (ISR) - Dreev (RUS) 0-1. Caro-Kann.
Bareev (RUS) - Leko (HUN) 1/2. Nimzo-Indian. Interesting is 37...Nf4.
Gelfand (ISR) - Grischuk (RUS) 1/2. Queen's Indian. Alexander won only a pawn.
Karpov (RUS) - Polgar (HUN) 1-0. Gruenfeld. Anatoly won the exchange.
Anand (IND) - Kasparov (RUS) 1/2. Scheveningen Sicilian.
Ponomariov (UKR) - Kramnik (RUS) 1/2. Spanish.
Morozevich (RUS) - Ivanchuk (UKR) 1/2. Sicilian. White was slightly better.
Radjabov (AZE) - Zvjaginsev (RUS) 1-0. An original game.
Khalifman (RUS) - Short (ENG) 1/2. Queen's Gambit.
Shirov (ESP) - Svidler (RUS) 1-0. Scheveningen Sicilian. White had an attack.
Round 9, September 11
Dreev (RUS) - Radjabov (AZE) 1/2. Dutch Stonewall. Black had sufficient counterplay.
Leko (HUN) - Morozevich (RUS) 1-0. Spanish.
Grischuk (RUS) - Shirov (ESP) 0-1. Caro-Kann. White had an extra piece and could win with 37.Re4. The ending was fantastic - rook vs. 4 pawns.
Azmaiparashvili (GEO) - Khalifman (RUS) 1/2. Queen's Indian. A quick draw.
Kramnik (RUS) - Anand (IND) 1/2. Slav.
Kasparov (RUS) - Ponomariov (UKR) 1/2. Spanish. Draw by perpetual check. Interesting is 24.Be3.
Ivanchuk (UKR) - Bareev (RUS) 1/2. Caro-Kann. Black seized the initiative.
Rublevsky (RUS) - Smirin (ISR) 1/2. Sicilian.
Short (ENG) - Karpov (RUS) 0-1. Russian. Anatoly grabbed a pawn.
Svidler (RUS) - Gelfand (ISR) 1/2. Russian.
Round 8, September 10
Anand (IND) - Bareev (RUS) 1/2. Caro-Kann. An easy draw.
Zvjaginsev (RUS) - Polgar (HUN) 1/2. Sicilian.
Radjabov (AZE) - Rublevsky (RUS) 1/2. Queen's Gambit Accepted.
Svidler (RUS) - Ivanchuk (UKR) 1/2. Spanish. Draw by perpetual check. Interesting is 24.Rxd6.
Akopian (ARM) - Kasparov (RUS) 1-0. Sicilian. Garry made few errors and lost in 25 moves.
Shirov (ESP) - Karpov (RUS) 1/2. Caro-Kann.
Grischuk (RUS) - Leko (HUN) 1/2. Sicilian. Peter had the initiative and could win with 41...Rxd3.
Ponomariov (UKR) - Morozevich (RUS) 1/2. Russian.
Dreev (RUS) - Azmaiparashvili (GEO) 1/2. Pirc-Ufimtsev. A quick draw.
Gelfand (ISR) - Khalifman (RUS) 1-0. Queen's Gambit. Probably better was 15...Bxc3.
Round 7, September 10
Morozevich (RUS) - Anand (IND) 1/2. Caro-Kann. White had some initiative.
Short (ENG) - Rublevsky (RUS) 1/2. Sicilian Paulsen. White obtained minimal advantage.
Karpov (RUS) - Gelfand (ISR) 1/2. Slav.
Ivanchuk (UKR) - Grischuk (RUS) 1/2. Spanish. The opponents attacked on the opposite wings. Interesting is 35...Qb3. Draw by perpetual.
Kasparov (RUS) - Radjabov (AZE) 1/2. French. Double-edged fight. Teimour had an extra pawn in the ending and chances to win.
Kramnik (RUS) - Smirin (ISR) 0-1. Kings Indian. Black had a good counterplay and won after few inaccuracies of White. Interesting is 21.Rad1.
Polgar (HUN) - Dreev (RUS) 0-1. Caro-Kann. Black had sufficient compensation for the exchange and gradually outplayed the rival.
Bareev (RUS) - Ponomariov (UKR) 1/2. English. Evgeny sacrificed the exchange for a pawn in the centre. Draw by repetition.
Leko (HUN) - Svidler (RUS) 1/2. Spanish. Black levelled.
Khalifman (RUS) - Shirov (ESP) 1/2. English. Alexander had an edge thanks to weak black pawns.
Round 6, September 10
Shirov (ESP) - Motylev (RUS) 1-0. Russian. Alexei gained a small but lasting edge.
Khalifman (RUS) - Leko (HUN) 1/2. Nimzo-Indian. Alexander had an extra pawn.
Radjabov (AZE) - Morozevich (RUS) 0-1. Slav. Alexander seized the initiative with 17...g5.
Kasparov (RUS) - Short (ENG) 1/2. Alekhine Defence. Garry had some advantage in the opening, however Nigel obtained a small edge in the ending.
Ponomariov (UKR) - Svidler (RUS) 1/2. Spanish. Ruslan had better chances and won a pawn.
Azmaiparashvili (GEO) - Grischuk (RUS) 1/2. Queen's Indian. White exchanged all pieces.
Kramnik (RUS) - Polgar (HUN) 1/2. Queen's Indian. Judit played very nice again and won a pawn. More precise was 26.Ne5.
Smirin (ISR) - Bareev (RUS) 0-1. Caro-Kann. Evgeny played with the sound technique in the endgame.
Karpov (RUS) - Ivanchuk (UKR) 1/2. Queen's Gambit Accepted. Anatoly only won a pawn.
Gelfand (ISR) - Dreev (RUS) 1-0. Caro-Kann. White had an edge and grabbed a pawn.
Round 5, September 9. Sensational results!
Motylev (RUS) - Gelfand (ISR) 0-1. Sicilian. Black got a powerful attack on the queenside.
Svidler (RUS) - Anand (IND) 1-0. Caro-Kann. White obtained classical two bishops advantage.
Polgar (HUN) - Kasparov (RUS) 1-0. Spanish. Judit played very strong, gained the development advantage, won a pawn and the game.
Leko (HUN) - Karpov (RUS) 0-1. Caro-Kann. White had an edge, but riskily sacrificed the exchange. Then Peter could make perpetual check with 42.Qc7.
Grischuk (RUS) - Ponomariov (UKR) 1/2. Sicilian.
Dreev (RUS) - Shirov (ESP) 1/2. Queen's Gambit Accepted.
Akopian (ARM) - Kramnik (RUS) 0-1. Catalan. Vladimir won in 26 moves. Correct was 17.Qxd8.
Bareev (RUS) - Radjabov (AZE) 0-1. English. Double-edged fight.
Ivanchuk (UKR) - Rublevsky (RUS) 1-0. Queen's Gambit Accepted.
Morozevich (RUS) - Smirin (ISR) 1-0. Sicilian. White obtained an edge with advance h4-h5-h6.
Round 4, September 9
Svidler (RUS) - Smirin (ISR) 1/2. Sicilian. Double-edged game.
Azmaiparashvili (GEO) - Bareev (RUS) 1/2. Slav. A quick draw.
Karpov (RUS) - Anand (IND) 1/2. Queen's Gambit. Anatoly grabbed a pawn and tried to achieve point in 114 moves.
Ivanchuk (UKR) - Dreev (RUS) 1/2. Queen's Gambit Accepted.
Kasparov (RUS) - Shirov (ESP) 1-0. Caro-Kann. Alexei played badly.
Kramnik (RUS) - Gelfand (ISR) 1/2. Nimzo-Indian Defence.
Leko (HUN) - Motylev (RUS) 1-0. Russian. Peter won two pawns.
Khalifman (RUS) - Ponomariov (UKR) 0-1. Queen's Indian. Better is 17.Nd3.
Short (ENG) - Morozevich (RUS) 0-1. Spanish.
Grischuk (RUS) - Radjabov (AZE) 1-0. Sicilian. White had two bishops advantage.
Round 3, September 9
Smirin (ISR) - Grischuk (RUS) 1/2. Spanish.
Morozevich (RUS) - Akopian (ARM) 1-0. Sicilian. Alexander successfully attacked the black king in the centre.
Anand (IND) - Khalifman (RUS) 1/2. Sicilian Novosibirsk. Vishy grabbed only a pawn.
Motylev (RUS) - Ivanchuk (UKR) 1/2. Spanish. Draw by repetition.
Gelfand (ISR) - Kasparov (RUS) 1/2. Slav. Garry grabbed a pawn.
Shirov (ESP) - Kramnik (RUS) 1-0. Caro-Kann. Alexei won a pawn.
Dreev (RUS) - Leko (HUN) 1/2. Queen's Indian. An easy draw.
Ponomariov (UKR) - Zvjaginsev (RUS) 1-0. Ruslan obtained some edge, then Vadim made a mistake 22...Be8 and lost at once.
Bareev (RUS) - Short (ENG) 1-0. Nimzo-Indian. Evgeny gained a clear advantage and beautifully advanced pawn armada on the kingside.
Radjabov (AZE) - Svidler (RUS) 0-1. Gruenfeld. Peter outplayed the opponent in the ending.
Round 2, September 8
Gelfand (ISR) - Bareev (RUS) 0-1. Semi-Slav. Evgeny outplayed the rival in the endgame.
Grischuk (RUS) - Short (ENG) 1/2. French. Alexander had some edge.
Anand (IND) - Zvjaginsev (RUS) 1-0. Scheveningen Sicilian. Better was 23...Nb4.
Kasparov (RUS) - Leko (HUN) 1/2. Sicilian. Black had a good counterplay.
Radjabov (AZE) - Karpov (RUS) 1-0. Queen's Indian. Double-edged play. Anatoly made a mistake 30...Kh7.
Ponomariov (UKR) - Motylev (RUS) 1/2. Russian. A quick draw.
Kramnik (RUS) - Ivanchuk (UKR) 1/2. Queen's Gambit Accepted. A sharp game.
Smirin (ISR) - Khalifman (RUS) 1/2. Sicilian. An easy draw.
Rublevsky (RUS) - Polgar (HUN) 1-0. White grabbed a pawn 22.Bxh5.
Shirov (ESP) - Morozevich (RUS) 1-0. Russian. Alexei attacked on the kingside.
Round 1, September 8
White - Black
Motylev (RUS)-Anand (IND) 0-1. Caro-Kann. Black obtained a good game. Alexander riskily sacrificed the exchange and lost.
Rublevsky (RUS)-Ponomariov (UKR) 1/2. Sicilian. White levelled.
Leko (HUN)-Kramnik (RUS) 1/2. Russian. Peter had some edge but made a mistake 23.Ng4.
Ivanchuk (UKR)-Kasparov (RUS) 1-0. Sicilian Najdorf. Vassily grabbed a pawn.
Morozevich (RUS)-Gelfand (ISR) 1/2. Russian. White had a small advantage.
Bareev (RUS)-Shirov (ESP) 1/2. Bogo-Indian. Black had some edge but then Evgeny won the exchange.
Short (ENG)-Svidler (RUS) 1/2. Sicilian. Black seized the initiative on the queenside.
Polgar (HUN)-Grischuk (RUS) 0-1. Spanish.
Karpov (RUS)-Smirin (ISR) 0-1. Gruenfeld. Black grabbed a pawn, attacked and won.
Khalifman (RUS)-Radjabov (AZE) 1/2. Kings Indian. Teimour sacrificed the exchange and got the initiative.
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