The 17th Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Linares, held from February 28th to March 10th, was heralded as the strongest tournament ever. Six of the world's top players competed in a double round robin format. They were: World Champion Garry Kasparov (Elo rated #1 in the world), Viswanathan Anand (#2), Vladimir Kramnik (#3), Alexey Shirov (#4), Peter Leko (#6), and FIDE World Champion Alexander Khalifman (#31). Khalifman was a late replacement for Alexander Morozevich (#5).
Kramnik and Kasparov finished tied for first, inseparable by the tie-breaks laid down in the rules. They did not want any coin toss or blitz playoff, and were declared joint winners. Kasparov conceded the trophy to his former second. Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2000 (Round 8) picked up the official best game prize. The award for hardest fighter was given to Kasparov.
Linares, Spain, 28 February - 10 March 2000
Age Elo 01 02 03 04 05 06
=1 Kramnik 24 2758 ** ½½ 1½ ½½ 1½ ½½ 6
=1 Kasparov 36 2851 ½½ ** 1½ 1½ ½½ ½½ 6
3 Shirov 27 2751 0½ 0½ ** 1½ ½½ ½½ 4½
4 Anand 30 2769 ½½ 0½ 0½ ** ½1 ½½ 4½
5 Khalifman 34 2656 0½ ½½ ½½ ½0 ** ½1 4½
6 Leko 20 2725 ½½ ½½ ½½ ½½ ½0 ** 4½
Category: XXI (2752). Arbiter: Juan Vargas. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQp...Sources
Mark Crowther in TWIC 279 (http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic...)
TeleSchach, Linares 2000 page (http://teleschach.de/aktuelles/lina...)
FIDE rating list January 2000 (http://www.olimpbase.org/Elo/Elo200...)
Tidskrift för Schack, April 2000, pp. 238-246 (http://www.schack.se/tfsarkiv/histo...)
Leontxo García in Jaque 516 (June 2000), pp. 14-50 (https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...)
Joan Segura Egea in El Mundo Deportivo, 11 March 2000, p. 54 (http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.co...)
Original collection: Game Collection: Linares 2000, by User: suenteus po 147. Text modified June 2018 by User: Tabanus. Round dates: February 28, 29, March 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 (from TeleSchach and Jaque 516).
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