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🏆 Corsica Masters (2003)

PARTICIPANTS (sorted by highest achieved rating; click on name to see player's games) Levon Aronian, Viswanathan Anand, Veselin Topalov, Alexander Grischuk, Teimour Radjabov, Anatoly Karpov, Boris Gelfand, Alexey Shirov, Krishnan Sasikiran, Loek van Wely, Alexander Motylev, Mikhail Gurevich, Joel Lautier, Vladimir Epishin, Vladislav Tkachiev, Miso Cebalo

Corsica Masters (2003) The 7th Corsica Masters was a knockout tournament played in Bastia, Corsica, France, 1-3 November 2003. The 16 participants had qualified from the Corsica Masters Qualification (2004), a 173-player 9-round Rapid (10 min + 5 sec) Swiss event held on 31 October (at about 4 pm). The four rounds had two games each, plus tiebreak games if necessary. Time control: 20 minutes for the whole game, with 5 seconds added per move from move 1. If 1-1, then two 10 + 5 Rapid games, and if still equal (2-2), two at a time 5 + 5 (one report says 3 + 2) Blitz games. The prize fund was 70,000 euros, with 20,000 euros to the winner. Chief organizer: Léo Battesti and the Corsica Chess Club. Chief arbiter: Stephane Escafre. Viswanathan Anand beat Veselin Topalov 4-2 in the final and won the event for the fourth time in a row. Eighthfinals (Nov 1) Quarterfinals (Nov 2) Semifinals (Nov 2) Final (Nov 3) Anand 1½ -- -- 1½ Cebalo 0½ -- -- ½ Anand 1½ -- -- 1½ Lautier 0½ -- -- ½ Lautier 11 -- -- 2 Epishin 00 -- -- 0 Anand ½1 -- -- 1½ Grischuk ½0 -- -- ½ Grischuk 10 ½½ 11 4 Radjabov 01 ½½ 00 2 Grischuk ½1 -- -- 1½ Gelfand ½0 -- -- ½ Gelfand ½½ 1½ -- 2½ Aronian ½½ 0½ -- 1½ Anand ½½ ½½ 11 4 Topalov ½½ ½½ 00 2 Topalov 11 -- -- 2 Motylev 00 -- -- 0 Topalov 1½ -- -- 1½ Gurevich 0½ -- -- ½ Gurevich 1½ -- -- 1½ Sasikiran 0½ -- -- ½ Topalov 10 ½1 -- 2½ Shirov 01 ½0 -- 1½ Shirov ½½ ½½ 11 4 Tkachiev ½½ ½½ 00 2 Shirov 10 ½½ ½1 3½ Karpov 01 ½½ ½0 2½ Karpov 1½ -- -- 1½ Van Wely 0½ -- -- ½ The 234-player 9-round Bastia Open (2004) (29-31 October, 50 min + 10 sec, prize fund 30,000 euros) was won by Alexander Motylev. Official site: https://web.archive.org/web/2003120... ChessBase 1: https://en.chessbase.com/post/vishy... ChessBase 2: https://en.chessbase.com/post/napol... Sportstar: https://sportstar.thehindu.com/maga... TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi... Corsica Masters Qualification: https://web.archive.org/web/2003122... Bastia Open schedule: https://web.archive.org/web/2003120... Bastia Open results: https://web.archive.org/web/2003122... Previous: Corsica Masters (2002). Next: Corsica Masters (2004)  page 2 of 2; games 26-50 of 50  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 26. Shirov vs Tkachiev   ½-½ 38 2003 Corsica Masters C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd 27. Topalov vs Shirov 1-0 35 2003 Corsica Masters C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 28. Topalov vs Shirov   1-0 58 2003 Corsica Masters C78 Ruy Lopez 29. Shirov vs Topalov   ½-½ 35 2003 Corsica Masters B30 Sicilian 30. Anand vs Grischuk 1-0 47 2003 Corsica Masters C42 Petrov Defense 31. Shirov vs Topalov 1-0 48 2003 Corsica Masters B22 Sicilian, Alapin 32. Grischuk vs Anand   ½-½ 38 2003 Corsica Masters B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 33. Shirov vs Karpov 1-0 22 2003 Corsica Masters C42 Petrov Defense 34. Karpov vs Shirov 0-1 29 2003 Corsica Masters D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 35. Shirov vs Karpov   ½-½ 36 2003 Corsica Masters C42 Petrov Defense 36. Shirov vs Karpov   ½-½ 34 2003 Corsica Masters C42 Petrov Defense 37. Karpov vs Shirov   ½-½ 61 2003 Corsica Masters D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted 38. Karpov vs Shirov 1-0 59 2003 Corsica Masters D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted 39. Grischuk vs Gelfand   1-0 42 2003 Corsica Masters C42 Petrov Defense 40. M Gurevich vs Topalov   ½-½ 53 2003 Corsica Masters A36 English 41. Anand vs Lautier   ½-½ 29 2003 Corsica Masters B50 Sicilian 42. Topalov vs M Gurevich   1-0 66 2003 Corsica Masters C11 French 43. Gelfand vs Grischuk   ½-½ 53 2003 Corsica Masters E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 44. Lautier vs Anand 0-1 46 2003 Corsica Masters A46 Queen's Pawn Game 45. Topalov vs Anand   ½-½ 37 2003 Corsica Masters E37 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 46. Anand vs Topalov   ½-½ 29 2003 Corsica Masters B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 47. Anand vs Topalov   ½-½ 29 2003 Corsica Masters B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 48. Topalov vs Anand   ½-½ 33 2003 Corsica Masters B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 49. Topalov vs Anand 0-1 61 2003 Corsica Masters C77 Ruy Lopez 50. Anand vs Topalov 1-0 33 2003 Corsica Masters B50 Sicilian  page 2 of 2; games 26-50 of 50    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Nov-06-03    PVS: Is there a cross table for this event? May-26-04    Pup: You chess masters are duuuuuuuuummm duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!! May-26-04    tamar: <Pup> Your paw is getting stuck on the keys ;) NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. 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