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  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Morozevich vs Sadvakasov 1-0 28 2001 Astana B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Shirov vs Kasparov 0-1 37 2001 Astana B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. Kramnik vs Gelfand 1-0 60 2001 Astana E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 4. Kasparov vs Gelfand ½-½ 41 2001 Astana C07 French, Tarrasch 5. Sadvakasov vs Kramnik 0-1 57 2001 Astana C45 Scotch Game 6. Shirov vs Morozevich 1-0 73 2001 Astana C11 French 7. Gelfand vs Sadvakasov 1-0 40 2001 Astana D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 8. Kramnik vs Shirov   ½-½ 55 2001 Astana D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 9. Morozevich vs Kasparov 0-1 57 2001 Astana B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 10. Gelfand vs Morozevich   1-0 36 2001 Astana D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 11. Kramnik vs Kasparov ½-½ 30 2001 Astana D85 Grunfeld 12. Sadvakasov vs Shirov   ½-½ 17 2001 Astana C11 French 13. Morozevich vs Kramnik 0-1 27 2001 Astana D00 Queen's Pawn Game 14. Kasparov vs Sadvakasov ½-½ 43 2001 Astana A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 15. Shirov vs Gelfand   ½-½ 37 2001 Astana C42 Petrov Defense 16. Sadvakasov vs Morozevich   0-1 48 2001 Astana B30 Sicilian 17. Gelfand vs Kramnik   ½-½ 29 2001 Astana D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst 18. Kasparov vs Shirov 1-0 35 2001 Astana C11 French 19. Kramnik vs Sadvakasov 1-0 21 2001 Astana D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 20. Gelfand vs Kasparov   ½-½ 19 2001 Astana D91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5 21. Morozevich vs Shirov 1-0 65 2001 Astana C42 Petrov Defense 22. Sadvakasov vs Gelfand   ½-½ 17 2001 Astana B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 23. Shirov vs Kramnik ½-½ 41 2001 Astana C67 Ruy Lopez 24. Kasparov vs Morozevich   ½-½ 43 2001 Astana D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 25. Kramnik vs Morozevich ½-½ 23 2001 Astana D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 30    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)       There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: You need to pick a username and password to post a reply. Getting your account takes less than a minute, totally anonymous, and 100% free--plus, it entitles you to features otherwise unavailable. Pick your username now and join the chessgames community! If you already have an account, you should login now. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, or duplicating posts. No personal attacks against other users. Nothing in violation of United States law. See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform an administrator. NOTE: Keep all discussion on the topic of this page. This forum is for this specific tournament and nothing else. If you want to discuss chess in general, or this site, you might try the Kibitzer's Café. Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors. Spot an error? Please suggest your correction and help us eliminate database mistakes! home | about | login | logout | F.A.Q. | your profile | preferences | Premium Membership | Kibitzer's Café | Biographer's Bistro | new kibitzing | chessforums | Tournament Index | Player Directory | World Chess Championships | Opening Explorer | Guess the Move | Game Collections | ChessBookie Game | Chessgames Challenge | Little ChessPartner | privacy notice | contact us Copyright 2001-2014, Chessgames Services LLC Web design & database development by 20/20 Technologies