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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Astana Tournament
Garry Kasparov7/10(+4 -0 =6)[view games]
Vladimir Kramnik6.5/10(+4 -1 =5)[view games]
Boris Gelfand5.5/10(+2 -1 =7)[view games]
Alexander Morozevich4.5/10(+3 -4 =3)[view games]
Alexey Shirov4.5/10(+2 -3 =5)[view games]
Darmen Sadvakasov2/10(+0 -6 =4)[view games]

Chessgames.com Historical Chess Event
Astana (2001)
In 2001, during the celebration of the 10th anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence in the wake of the Soviet Union's dissolution, a double round robin chess tournament was held in the capital city of Astana. Six of the world's best players, including the world champion, participated in the category XX event. The participants were (in order of ELO): Garry Kasparov (2835), Vladimir Kramnik (2797), Alexander Morozevich (2749), Alexey Shirov (2722), Boris Gelfand (2712) and Kazakhstan's number one player Darmen Sadvakhasov (2585). Kasparov made it nine tournament wins in a row on his streak to ten with his undefeated victory here, in sole first place with 7/10. The final standings and crosstable follow:

1 Kasparov 7/10 ** ½1 ½½ 11 1½ ½½

2 Kramnik 6½/10 ½0 ** 1½ ½½ 1½ 11

3 Gelfand 5½/10 ½½ 0½ ** ½½ 1½ 1½

4 Shirov 4½/10 00 ½½ ½½ ** 10 ½1

5 Morozevich 4½/10 0½ 0½ 0½ 01 ** 11

6 Sadvakasov 2/10 ½½ 00 0½ ½0 00 **

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 30  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Morozevich vs Sadvakasov 1-028 2001 AstanaB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
2. Shirov vs Kasparov 0-137 2001 AstanaB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
3. Kramnik vs Gelfand 1-060 2001 AstanaE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
4. Kasparov vs Gelfand ½-½41 2001 AstanaC07 French, Tarrasch
5. Sadvakasov vs Kramnik 0-157 2001 AstanaC45 Scotch Game
6. Shirov vs Morozevich 1-073 2001 AstanaC11 French
7. Gelfand vs Sadvakasov  1-040 2001 AstanaD27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
8. Kramnik vs Shirov  ½-½55 2001 AstanaD12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
9. Morozevich vs Kasparov 0-157 2001 AstanaB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
10. Gelfand vs Morozevich  1-036 2001 AstanaD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
11. Kramnik vs Kasparov ½-½30 2001 AstanaD85 Grunfeld
12. Sadvakasov vs Shirov  ½-½17 2001 AstanaC11 French
13. Morozevich vs Kramnik 0-127 2001 AstanaD00 Queen's Pawn Game
14. Kasparov vs Sadvakasov ½-½43 2001 AstanaA29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
15. Shirov vs Gelfand  ½-½37 2001 AstanaC42 Petrov Defense
16. Sadvakasov vs Morozevich  0-148 2001 AstanaB30 Sicilian
17. Gelfand vs Kramnik  ½-½29 2001 AstanaD58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst
18. Kasparov vs Shirov 1-035 2001 AstanaC11 French
19. Kramnik vs Sadvakasov 1-021 2001 AstanaD27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
20. Gelfand vs Kasparov  ½-½19 2001 AstanaD91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5
21. Morozevich vs Shirov 1-065 2001 AstanaC42 Petrov Defense
22. Sadvakasov vs Gelfand  ½-½17 2001 AstanaB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
23. Shirov vs Kramnik ½-½41 2001 AstanaC67 Ruy Lopez
24. Kasparov vs Morozevich  ½-½43 2001 AstanaD17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
25. Kramnik vs Morozevich ½-½23 2001 AstanaD17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
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