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The 22nd Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Linares was played 23 February to 10 March, 2005 in Hotel Anibal, Linares, Spain. The participants were Garry Kasparov (Elo ranked #1 in the world), Viswanathan Anand (#2), Veselin Topalov (#3), Peter Leko (#5), Michael Adams (#6), Vallejo Pons (#18), and FIDE World Champion Rustam Kasimdzhanov (#24), who had unexpectedly won the FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004). The PCA World Champion Vladimir Kramnik (#4) did not take part. The prize money pot was significantly higher than in previous years, with 100,000 euros to the winner and 75,000 to the runner-up. Games started 3:30 pm. Time control: 2 hours 40 moves + 1 hour 20 moves + 30 minutes. Before the last round, Kasparov was leading by one point, but Topalov won their individual game and leveled the score. They shared the 175,000 euros, but Kasparov was declared the winner based on a new 2nd tie-break criterion: most Black wins (two versus one). Linares, Spain, 23 February - 10 March 2005 Age Elo 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
1 Kasparov 41 2804 ** ½0 ½½ ½½ 11 11 ½1 8
2 Topalov 29 2757 ½1 ** 0½ ½½ 1½ 11 ½1 8
3 Anand 35 2786 ½½ 1½ ** ½½ ½0 ½½ ½1 6½
4 Leko 25 2749 ½½ ½½ ½½ ** ½½ ½½ ½½ 6
5 Adams 33 2741 00 0½ ½1 ½½ ** 1½ ½½ 5½
6 Vallejo 22 2686 00 00 ½½ ½½ 0½ ** ½1 4
7 Kasimdzhanov 25 2678 ½0 ½0 ½0 ½½ ½½ ½0 ** 4
Category: XX (2743). Arbiters: Juan Vargas Sánchez and Faik Gasanov.At the closing ceremony, Kasparov announced his retirement from professional chess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=ES... The XI Anibal Open (2005) was played in Linares at the same time (25 February - 4 March). Ivan Cheparinov won with 7.5/9. Sources
FIDE rating list January 2005 (http://fidelists.blogspot.com/2008/...)
Spanish ChessBase, 02/22/2005 (https://es.chessbase.com/post/-lina...)
The Telegraph, 11 March 2005 (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/14...)
Jonathan Speelman in The Guardian, 1 April 2005 (https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...)
Various authors in Peón de Rey, 2005 No. 41, pp. 5-41 (https://e-nautia.com/santiago/disk/...)
Ian Rogers in Tidskrift för Schack, 3/2005, pp. 176- 188 (http://www.schack.se/tfsarkiv/histo...)
Round dates: February 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, March 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 (from ChessBase at https://en.chessbase.com/(X(1)S(llg... ) Previous: Linares (2004). Next: Morelia-Linares (2006)
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Kasimdzhanov vs F Vallejo Pons |
 | ½-½ | 26 | 2005 | Linares | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 2. Topalov vs Adams |
| 1-0 | 41 | 2005 | Linares | E37 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 3. Leko vs Kasparov |
| ½-½ | 26 | 2005 | Linares | B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
| 4. Anand vs Topalov |
 | 1-0 | 59 | 2005 | Linares | B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
| 5. Adams vs Leko |
| ½-½ | 18 | 2005 | Linares | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 6. Kasparov vs Kasimdzhanov |
| ½-½ | 51 | 2005 | Linares | C42 Petrov Defense |
| 7. Leko vs Anand |
| ½-½ | 24 | 2005 | Linares | C42 Petrov Defense |
| 8. Kasimdzhanov vs Adams |
| ½-½ | 27 | 2005 | Linares | C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall |
| 9. F Vallejo Pons vs Kasparov |
| 0-1 | 29 | 2005 | Linares | D21 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 10. Topalov vs Leko |
| ½-½ | 57 | 2005 | Linares | B33 Sicilian |
| 11. Adams vs F Vallejo Pons |
| 1-0 | 34 | 2005 | Linares | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 12. Anand vs Kasimdzhanov |
| ½-½ | 33 | 2005 | Linares | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 13. Kasparov vs Adams |
| 1-0 | 54 | 2005 | Linares | E37 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 14. Kasimdzhanov vs Topalov |
| ½-½ | 40 | 2005 | Linares | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 15. F Vallejo Pons vs Anand |
| ½-½ | 41 | 2005 | Linares | E15 Queen's Indian |
| 16. Anand vs Kasparov |
| ½-½ | 44 | 2005 | Linares | B33 Sicilian |
| 17. Topalov vs F Vallejo Pons |
| 1-0 | 32 | 2005 | Linares | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 18. Leko vs Kasimdzhanov |
| ½-½ | 76 | 2005 | Linares | C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall |
| 19. Kasparov vs Topalov |
| ½-½ | 21 | 2005 | Linares | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 20. F Vallejo Pons vs Leko |
| ½-½ | 13 | 2005 | Linares | A33 English, Symmetrical |
| 21. Adams vs Anand |
| ½-½ | 28 | 2005 | Linares | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 22. Kasparov vs Leko |
| ½-½ | 31 | 2005 | Linares | B30 Sicilian |
| 23. F Vallejo Pons vs Kasimdzhanov |
| 1-0 | 60 | 2005 | Linares | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 24. Adams vs Topalov |
| ½-½ | 48 | 2005 | Linares | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 25. Kasimdzhanov vs Kasparov |
| 0-1 | 36 | 2005 | Linares | D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
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| Mar-12-05 | | iron maiden: <yinon>, chessbase has a complete crosstable of the tournament, complete with performance ratings, at http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp.... |
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Mar-12-05
 | | lostemperor: <kolobok> you'r right I forgot to write you down. You have 29 points VA3+GK4+VT3+PL5+MA5+RK5+VP4=29. I hope I have the following in order! <Results of the predictioncontest on final tournament standings after Corus and Linares>. Score and tournaments participated (could be some mistakes in the latter). The prizewinners:
9/2 Firebyrd*
8/1 Like a GM
8/2 suenteus po 147*
7/1. Appaz*
7/2 810609
6/1 : fgh*, squaredance*, matrix, moonlitknight, TIMER 6/2 iron maiden, Shams
5/1 Joshka*, jahhaj*, gadfly*, balthez
5/2 lostemperor* acirce, VishyFan, Elo (on ratingorder) 4/1 backwardevelopement,
4/2 child of my tears*, kubis, Paul123, Phoenix, ranchogrande 3/1 TheRaptor*, boganel*, amuralid, aragorn69, Chris00nj isolatedpawn, Kolobok, Nakosonorense, Neto71, PinkPanther, pretendyourlying, shortsight, tldr3, whereismymind 3/2 AgentRgent, assasinator, cu8sfan, percyblakeney(*), Betsson (bettingodds) 2/1 champsupernova , DaveMurray, jafar, JimBean
2/2 radu stancu*, Dionyseus
1/1 AdrianP, bobbyboomer(*), GBknight, Dodus, Fulkrum, InfinityCircuit, paradigm, , sonofabishop, Ron, Troewa, tsj2000, yoozum, yourbrilliance, zorro 1/2 cade, MinorPieceActivity, moroisthebest, sandyobrien, theSlid! Join me for a free Beer on the house! * correct tournament winner prediction: either Peter Leko in Corus or both Kasparov and Topalov (1/2) in Linares. |
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| Mar-12-05 | | bobbyboomer: Great, free Beer!!...Thanks <lostemperor> for doing this prediction contest....lots to keep track of...now, where's that Beer?? |
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Mar-12-05
| | lostemperor: <bobbyboomer> it was there on the link I posted. the Beer"pub" here on chessgames.com . That glass of Beer sure looks good, right:) |
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| Mar-12-05 | | Broon Bottle: kolobok
you are the kng. can yu play chess?
we are lucky to be alive at the same time as Kaspy - and you |
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| Mar-13-05 | | kolobok: Broon Bottle o come on Broon Bottle i aint king lol just a working guy who has to work to pay bills like most russian i can play a game of chess on about 1900 fide level wanna play? Kasparov greatest ever fisher would not stand against Karpov either fisher knew he had no shot against Anatoly Karpov so he resigned :) |
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| Mar-13-05 | | Orbitkind: <lostemperor> you've missed me out. Leave the job to cu8fan becasue he can actually do it without making stupid errors. |
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| Mar-13-05 | | bobbyboomer: I found the Beer!!...it does look good!! |
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| Mar-13-05 | | Kaspablanca: Do you agree the chauvinism in Torneo de Linares? Despite Vallejo bad performance he likely to be the next year for the only reason he is Spaniard. |
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| Mar-14-05 | | VishyFan: anybody knows when this Sofia category XXI tournament is scheduled for? |
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Mar-14-05
 | | cu8sfan: <VishyFan> All I know is sometime in May. |
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| Mar-14-05 | | VishyFan: thanks <cu8sfan>, that should set a nice platform for Anand to get past 2800 ELO mark, he'll be 2788 in April list, but is going to lose 3 ELO from Linares, but that's in July list and he's set to gain 8 ELO from Bundesliga so far( and has got 2 more rounds left for OSC Baden Baden) for July's list, so, he has to gain atleast 7 more points to reach that so far elusive 2800 mark....... |
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| Mar-14-05 | | VishyFan: btw, Svidler has won both his games(rounds 12 and 13) and OSC Baden Baden has shot into lead gaining a 2 point lead over SG Porz with whom one of their last rounds is scheduled, that should be a nice battle...., scheduled for 9/10th of April..... |
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Mar-14-05
| | lostemperor: <Orbitkind> while you are so clever perhaps you can tell me where you posted your predictions and when???? I overlooked the shared place (Kasimdzanov, Vallejo) of TIMER and I had kolobok score corrected myself but forget to put him back in the list (and even cu8sfan can make mistakes). |
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Mar-14-05
| | cu8sfan: <lostemperor> Yes, I make mistakes too and I guess you did a good job, especially considering that you didn't use any software for your calculations. And while we're talking about making errors: <Orbitkind> It's cu8sfan, not cu8fan. (-; That's also the reason why I didn't even notice this post. Please be kind to those that do us all a favor by making this site better! |
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Mar-14-05
 | | tpstar: <cu8sfan> <lostemperor> You both did a great job with your prediction contests for Linares. It's truly a mind-boggling project [even for a chessplayer lol] with so many contestants, but folks really enjoyed trying to guess the results, then watching the games real time. Smiles all around. :>) |
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| Mar-14-05 | | dankem: <VishyFan>
I think it starts on the 12th of May. Can't tell you how excited I am :)
All the big guns coming to my place :) |
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| Mar-14-05 | | VishyFan: thanks <dankem> |
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Mar-15-05
| | lostemperor: For the record, the extensive search option show no standings prediction of <Orbitkind>. Perhaps it was something he dreamt. |
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Mar-15-05
| | cu8sfan: Maybe he should leave predicting to others... (-; |
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| Mar-15-05 | | Chris00nj: <lostemperor: Chris, you are wrong on your Topalov(VT) and Kasimdzanov(RK) - Vallejo(VP) calculation. Topalov finished (shared) first and you put him 4th. That is 3 points difference, so 5-3=2 (like for anybody else who has Topalov 4th place).> Ah okay. I thought tiebreakers mattered in determining the place. Hence Topalov would have been second and Paco last. |
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| Mar-15-05 | | TIMER: <lostemperor> Thanks for correcting my score. I look forward to the next supertournament (in May I think), but disappointed Kasparov won't be in them any more. |
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| Mar-15-05 | | acirce: Some upcoming events before Sofia, the next supertournament with standard time controls: http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twi...
14th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament
The 14th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament will take place at the Monte Carlo Grand Hôtel in Monaco, 19th-31st March 2005 (rest days March 23rd and 28th 2005). Mr. J.J. van Oosterom is the exclusive sponsor of this event which is organised by the Association Max Euwe. Players: Viswanathan Anand (India), Evgeny Bareev (Russia), Boris Gelfand (Israel), Vassili Ivanchuk (Ukraine), Vladimir Kramnik (Russia), Peter Leko (Hungary), Alexander Morozevich (Russia), Alexei Shirov (Spain), Peter Svidler (Russia), Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria), Francisco Vallejo (Spain) and Loek Van Wely (The Netherlands). The games will start at 13:30hrs and end at approximately 20:00hrs. Every day, the grandmasters will play one rapid game and one blindfold game of about one hour each. The total prize fund is Euros 193,250.
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There will be a rapid match between Peter Leko and Michael Adams in Miskolc, in Hungary. The Main Patron of the Match will be the Mayor of the City Of Miskolc Sandor Kali. The match will take place 1st-5th June 2005, 31st arriving, 1st evening the Opening Ceremony and drawing of lots, 2-5 playing days, two games per day 25 minutes + 5 seconds per move. About the city: http://www.miskolc.hu, or about the County Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen http://www.baz.hu. ---
The XIII Dos Hermanas International takes place April 1st-9th 2005. The Official site for the event will be http://www.doshermanas.net/ (only info on the internet event is there now) Players:
Miguel Illescas ESP 2633
Sergey Karjakin UKR 2599
Alexander Rustemov RUS 2598
Teimour Radjabov AZE 2667
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov AZE 2657
Oleg Korneev RUS 2602
Zurab Azmaiparashvili GEO 2662
Alexey Dreev GEO 2704
Ruben Felgaer ARG 2588
Lenier Dominguez CUB 2661
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Anatoly Karpov and Andrei Istratescu will play a match in Bucharest 20th-26th March 2005. There will be 4 classical games on 20th, 21st, 22nd, 24th and 4 rapid chess on 25th and 26th. Official site: http://www.chess-romania.ro/ |
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| Mar-15-05 | | meloncio: <acirce> Dos Hermanas is a city beside Sevilla, my hometown. It's the typical 'dormitory-town', and they always wanted to compete against Linares Tournament, but for some reason they couldn't get it. BTW, Dos Hermanas = Two Sisters, a peculiar name for a town. |
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| Mar-15-05 | | acirce: <meloncio> Are you planning to be there and watch? Oh, and I noticed a mistake in my post -- the Leko-Adams rapid match is not until after Sofia. |
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