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Sarajevo (2000) In May of 2000 the Bosnian city of Sarajevo held its 30th Jubilee international chess tournament. Twelve top grandmasters, including the World Champion, participated in the round robin event, including (in order of Elo): Garry Kasparov (2851), Alexey Shirov (2751), Alexander Morozevich (2748), Michael Adams (2715), Evgeny Bareev (2709), Veselin Topalov (2702), Nigel Short (2683), Mikhail Gurevich (2680), Sergei Movsesian (2668), Kiril Georgiev (2667), Ivan Sokolov (2637), and Etienne Bacrot (2594). Kasparov won his second consecutive Sarajevo tournament, undefeated with 8.5/11, earning wins against half the field. The final standings and crosstable are as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 01 Kasparov * = = = = 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 8½ 02 Shirov = * = = 1 1 = 0 1 1 1 1 8 03 Adams = = * 1 1 = 1 = = = 1 1 8 04 Morozevich = = 0 * = = 1 0 = 1 1 = 6 05 Topalov = 0 0 = * = = = 1 = 1 1 6 06 Bareev 0 0 = = = * = = 1 1 = 1 6 07 Sokolov 0 = 0 0 = = * 1 = = = = 4½ 08 Movsesian 0 1 = 1 = = 0 * = 0 0 0 4 09 Short = 0 = = 0 0 = = * = = = 4 10 Georgiev 0 0 = 0 = 0 = 1 = * = = 4 11 Gurevich 0 0 0 0 0 = = 1 = = * 1 4 12 Bacrot 0 0 0 = 0 0 = 1 = = 0 * 3 Original collection: Game Collection: Sarajevo 2000, by User: suenteus po 147.  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. K Georgiev vs Movsesian   1-0 70 2000 Sarajevo D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 2. Kasparov vs Bacrot 1-0 39 2000 Sarajevo C45 Scotch Game 3. Morozevich vs M Gurevich   1-0 27 2000 Sarajevo B07 Pirc 4. Shirov vs Adams   ½-½ 40 2000 Sarajevo C42 Petrov Defense 5. Short vs Topalov 0-1 62 2000 Sarajevo B20 Sicilian 6. I Sokolov vs Bareev ½-½ 30 2000 Sarajevo A57 Benko Gambit 7. Adams vs Kasparov ½-½ 47 2000 Sarajevo B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. Bacrot vs K Georgiev   ½-½ 37 2000 Sarajevo E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 9. Bareev vs Movsesian   ½-½ 23 2000 Sarajevo A37 English, Symmetrical 10. M Gurevich vs Shirov 0-1 58 2000 Sarajevo A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 11. I Sokolov vs Short   ½-½ 19 2000 Sarajevo D35 Queen's Gambit Declined 12. Topalov vs Morozevich ½-½ 18 2000 Sarajevo C11 French 13. Short vs Bareev 0-1 60 2000 Sarajevo B15 Caro-Kann 14. Shirov vs Topalov 1-0 27 2000 Sarajevo C11 French 15. Movsesian vs Bacrot   0-1 61 2000 Sarajevo C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed 16. Morozevich vs I Sokolov 1-0 38 2000 Sarajevo C34 King's Gambit Accepted 17. Kasparov vs M Gurevich 1-0 53 2000 Sarajevo C11 French 18. K Georgiev vs Adams   ½-½ 22 2000 Sarajevo E34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation 19. Topalov vs Kasparov ½-½ 19 2000 Sarajevo D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 20. M Gurevich vs K Georgiev ½-½ 62 2000 Sarajevo D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 21. Short vs Morozevich   ½-½ 22 2000 Sarajevo C01 French, Exchange 22. I Sokolov vs Shirov   ½-½ 27 2000 Sarajevo D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 23. Bareev vs Bacrot 1-0 38 2000 Sarajevo A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 24. Adams vs Movsesian   ½-½ 41 2000 Sarajevo B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 25. Kasparov vs I Sokolov 1-0 26 2000 Sarajevo C42 Petrov Defense  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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