Linares 2001

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Linares 2001
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The 18th Annual Linares Super Tournament held from February 23rd to March 6th, 2001 was a category XIX event. Six of the world's top players competed in a double round robin format. The participants were (in order of ELO): Garry Kasparov (2849), Peter Leko (2745), Alexei Shirov (2718), Anatoli Karpov (2679), Judit Polgar (2676), and Alexander Grischuk (2663). Despite the absence of Anand and Kramnik from the tournament, no one could dispute Kasparov's absolute domination of the entire field, winning clear first, undefeated, with a three point margin, and the remaining players tied for last. The final standings and crosstable are as follows:

1 Kasparov 7.5/10 ** ½½ 11 ½1 ½1 1½

2 Polgar 4.5/10 ½½ ** ½½ ½½ 10 ½0

3 Grischuk 4.5/10 00 ½½ ** ½½ 01 ½1

4 Leko 4.5/10 ½0 ½½ ½½ ** ½½ ½½

5 Shirov 4.5/10 ½0 01 10 ½½ ** ½½

6 Karpov 4.5/10 0½ ½1 ½0 ½½ ½½ **

Round One, Game #1
Grischuk vs J Polgar, 2001
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round One, Game #2
Leko vs Kasparov, 2001
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round One, Game #3
Shirov vs Karpov, 2001
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 94 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #4
Karpov vs Grischuk, 2001
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #5
Leko vs Shirov, 2001
(C11) French, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #6
Kasparov vs J Polgar, 2001
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #7
Grischuk vs Leko, 2001
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #8
J Polgar vs Karpov, 2001
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #9
Shirov vs Kasparov, 2001
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #10
Grischuk vs Kasparov, 2001
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1
Round Four, Game #11
J Polgar vs Shirov, 2001
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 47 moves, 1-0
Round Four, Game #12
Karpov vs Leko, 2001
(E15) Queen's Indian, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #13
Kasparov vs Karpov, 2001
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 31 moves, 1-0
Round Five, Game #14
Leko vs J Polgar, 2001
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #15
Shirov vs Grischuk, 2001
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 32 moves, 1-0
Round Six, Game #16
Karpov vs Shirov, 2001
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #17
Kasparov vs Leko, 2001
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0
Round Six, Game #18
J Polgar vs Grischuk, 2001
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #19
J Polgar vs Kasparov, 2001
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #20
Grischuk vs Karpov, 2001
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 50 moves, 1-0
Round Seven, Game #21
Shirov vs Leko, 2001
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #22
Kasparov vs Shirov, 2001
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 38 moves, 1-0
Round Eight, Game #23
Leko vs Grischuk, 2001
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #24
Karpov vs J Polgar, 2001
(E12) Queen's Indian, 80 moves, 1-0
Round Nine, Game #25
J Polgar vs Leko, 2001
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #26
Karpov vs Kasparov, 2001
(D73) Neo-Grunfeld, 5.Nf3, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #27
Grischuk vs Shirov, 2001
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 51 moves, 1-0
Round Ten, Game #28
Kasparov vs Grischuk, 2001
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 45 moves, 1-0
Round Ten, Game #29
Shirov vs J Polgar, 2001
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 59 moves, 1-0
Round Ten, Game #30
Leko vs Karpov, 2001
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
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