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Final standings

pos.	name	seed	Elo	flag	R128	R64	R32	R16	QF	SF	F
W	GM Khalifman, Alexander	(36)	2616		77 3½—2½	33 2½—1½	28 1½—½	12 2½—1½	7 1½—½	4 3½—2½	2 3½—2½
RU	GM Akopian, Vladimir	(31)	2640		72 1½—½	56 2½—1½	20 2½—1½	13 1½—½	8 2½—1½	3 2½—½	1 2½—3½
SF	GM Adams, Michael	(5)	2716		BYE	58 2—0	23 1½—½	16 4—2	5 4—2	2 ½—2½
SF	GM Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter	(46)	2594		84 2—0	34 2½—1½	30 2½—1½	9 2½—1½	6 1½—½	1 2½—3½
QF	GM Kramnik, Vladimir	(1)	2751		BYE	40 1½—½	21 1½—½	10 3—1	3 2—4
QF	GM Shirov, Alexei	(2)	2726		BYE	41 2½—1½	27 3—1	11 1½—½	4 ½—1½
QF	GM Polgár, Judit	(16)	2677		BYE	61 1½—½	31 1½—½	14 3—1	1 ½—1½
QF	GM Movsesian, Sergei	(27)	2650		BYE	54 2—0	18 2½—1½	15 3½—2½	2 1½—2½
R16	GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl	(6)	2714		BYE	43 2—0	24 2—0	4 1½—2½
R16	GM Topalov, Veselin	(9)	2700		BYE	46 4—2	29 1½—½	5 1—3
R16	GM Short, Nigel David	(10)	2697		BYE	59 1½—½	25 1½—½	6 ½—1½
R16	GM Gelfand, Boris	(12)	2691		BYE	47 1½—½	32 4—2	1 1½—2½
R16	GM Georgiev, Kiril	(23)	2659		BYE	63 2—0	17 1½—½	2 ½—1½
R16	GM Zviagintsev, Vadim	(24)	2658		BYE	64 2½—1½	26 1½—½	7 1—3
R16	GM Fedorov, Alexei	(29)	2648		BYE	42 1½—½	22 1½—½	8 2½—3½
R16	GM Dreev, Alexei		2679		71 3½—2½	55 1½—½	19 1½—½	3 2—4
R32	GM Svidler, Peter	(7)	2713		BYE	44 1½—½	13 ½—1½
R32	GM Lékó, Péter	(11)	2694		BYE	60 1½—½	8 1½—2½
R32	GM Rublevsky, Sergei	(13)	2684		BYE	48 3—1	16 ½—1½
R32	GM Bareev, Evgeny	(15)	2679		BYE	49 1½—½	2 1½—2½
R32	GM Kortschnoj, Viktor	(17)	2673		BYE	50 4—2	5 ½—1½
R32	GM Timman, Jan	(19)	2670		BYE	62 1½—½	15 ½—1½
R32	GM Almási, Zoltán	(21)	2665		BYE	51 3—1	3 ½—1½
R32	GM Shipov, Sergei	(22)	2662		BYE	52 2½—1½	9 0—2
R32	GM Beliavsky, Alexander	(26)	2650		BYE	53 1½—½	11 ½—1½
R32	GM Krasenkow, Michał	(30)	2643		BYE	45 2½—1½	14 ½—1½
R32	GM Milos, Gilberto	(50)	2586		87 1½—½	35 2—0	6 1—3
R32	GM Asrian, Karen	(52)	2576		88 2½—1½	36 1½—½	1 ½—1½
R32	GM Psakhis, Lev	(57)	2564		92 2½—1½	37 2½—1½	10 ½—1½
R32	GM Leitão, Rafael	(62)	2559		97 2—0	57 1½—½	4 1½—2½
R32	GM Magem Badals, Jordi	(64)	2557		99 2—0	39 3—1	7 ½—1½
R32	GM Lautier, Joël		2638		95 2—0	38 2½—1½	12 2—4
R64	GM Kamsky, Gata	(4)	2720		BYE	1 1½—2½
R64	GM Azmaiparashvili, Zurab	(14)	2681		BYE	4 1½—2½
R64	GM Salov, Valery	(18)	2670		BYE	27 0—2
R64	GM Sadler, Matthew	(20)	2667		BYE	28 ½—1½
R64	GM Smirin, Ilia	(25)	2652		BYE	29 1½—2½
R64	GM Sakaev, Konstantin	(28)	2649		BYE	32 1½—2½
R64	GM Tkachiev, Vladislav	(32)	2634		73 2—0	31 1—3
R64	GM Tiviakov, Sergei	(33)	2627		74 4½—3½	5 ½—1½
R64	GM Sokolov, Ivan	(34)	2624		75 1½—½	6 1½—2½
R64	GM Gulko, Boris	(35)	2620		76 1½—½	15 ½—1½
R64	GM Wahls, Matthias	(38)	2609		78 1½—½	9 0—2
R64	GM Alexandrov, Alexei	(39)	2609		79 2—0	17 ½—1½
R64	GM Miles, Anthony John	(40)	2609		80 2½—1½	26 1½—2½
R64	GM Ponomariov, Ruslan	(41)	2609		81 1½—½	10 2—4
R64	GM Speelman, Jonathan Simon	(44)	2601		82 1½—½	12 ½—1½
R64	GM Yermolinsky, Alexander	(45)	2597		83 2½—1½	19 1—3
R64	GM Ehlvest, Jaan	(47)	2593		85 1½—½	20 ½—1½
R64	GM Dolmatov, Sergei	(49)	2589		86 2½—1½	21 2—4
R64	GM Peng Xiaomin	(53)	2574		89 1½—½	23 1—3
R64	GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar	(54)	2569		90 3½—2½	24 1½—2½
R64	GM Hamdouchi, Hichem	(58)	2564		93 2—0	25 ½—1½
R64	GM Dizdar, Goran	(59)	2563		94 1½—½	8 0—2
R64	GM Kotronias, Vasilios	(61)	2561		96 2—0	16 ½—1½
R64	GM Antonio, Rogelio jr	(63)	2558		98 2—0	2 1½—2½
R64	GM Macieja, Bartłomiej	(66)	2553		100 2½—1½	30 ½—1½
R64	GM Kobalia, Mikhail	(73)	2537		65 1½—½	3 0—2
R64	IM Frīdmans, Daniels	(78)	2529		66 2—0	11 ½—1½
R64	GM Bauer, Christian	(79)	2528		67 1½—½	18 ½—1½
R64	GM Nielsen, Peter Heine	(84)	2515		68 4—3	7 ½—1½
R64	IM Aronian, Levon	(87)	2502		69 2—0	22 ½—1½
R64	GM Shaked, Tal	(91)	2477		70 2½—1½	13 0—2
R64	GM Andersson, Ulf		2623		91 2—0	14 1½—2½
R128	GM De Firmian, Nick	(37)	2610		58 ½—1½
R128	GM Utut Adianto	(42)	2607		59 0—2
R128	GM Kasimdzhanov, Rustam	(43)	2606		60 ½—1½
R128	GM Benjamin, Joel	(48)	2593		61 3—4
R128	GM Rozentalis, Eduardas	(51)	2577		62 0—2
R128	GM Babula, Vlastimil	(55)	2565		63 1½—2½
R128	GM Zelčić, Robert	(65)	2554		16 2½—3½
R128	GM Chiburdanidze, Maia	(67)	2551		2 ½—1½
R128	GM Hoffman, Alejandro	(68)	2547		39 0—2
R128	GM Gurevich, Dmitry	(69)	2545		40 3½—4½
R128	GM Kudrin, Sergey	(70)	2543		41 ½—1½
R128	GM Reinderman, Dimitri	(71)	2541		42 ½—1½
R128	GM Barua, Dibyendu	(72)	2538		1 2½—3½
R128	IM Çela, Altin	(74)	2536		43 ½—1½
R128	GM Becerra Rivero, Julio	(75)	2535		44 0—2
R128	GM Åkesson, Ralf	(76)	2530		45 1½—2½
R128	GM Al-Modiahki, Mohamad	(77)	2530		46 ½—1½
R128	GM Ricardi, Pablo	(80)	2527		47 ½—1½
R128	GM Spraggett, Kevin	(81)	2523		48 1½—2½
R128	GM Đurić, Stefan	(82)	2517		4 0—2
R128	GM Nijboer, Friso	(83)	2515		49 ½—1½
R128	GM Kotsur, Pavel	(85)	2511		50 1½—2½
R128	GM Ivanov, Alexander	(86)	2505		27 ½—1½
R128	GM Rodríguez Vila, Andrés	(88)	2500		28 1½—2½
R128	GM Sadvakasov, Darmen	(89)	2487		51 ½—1½
R128	Zubarev, Alexander	(90)	2478		52 2½—3½
R128	IM Mohamed, Esam Ahmed Nagib	(92)	2458		64 0—2
R128	GM Zapata, Alonso	(93)	2454		29 1½—2½
R128	IM Hakki, Imad	(94)	2423		53 0—2
R128	IM Liang Chong	(95)	2400		54 ½—1½
R128	IM Kobese, Watu	(96)	2389		32 0—2
R128	GM Bouaziz, Slim	(97)	2387		55 0—2
R128	IM Bagheri, Amir	(98)	2368		30 0—2
R128	Kozak, Alexander	(99)	2330		56 0—2
R128	FM Feldman, Vladimir	(100)	2330		31 0—2
R128	GM Milov, Vadim		2626		57 1½—2½

Round of 128

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 R2.1 R2.2 B1 B2 GM Gurevich, Dmitry (69) 2545 3½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 GM Tiviakov, Sergei (33) 2627 4½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Dolmatov, Sergei (49) 2589 2½ 0 1 1 ½ GM Kotsur, Pavel (85) 2511 1½ 1 0 0 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Al-Modiahki, Mohamad (77) 2530 ½ ½ 0 GM Ponomariov, Ruslan (41) 2609 1½ ½ 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Psakhis, Lev (57) 2564 2½ ½ ½ 1 ½ GM Zapata, Alonso (93) 2454 1½ ½ ½ 0 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Kobalia, Mikhail (73) 2537 1½ ½ 1 GM De Firmian, Nick (37) 2610 ½ ½ 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Peng Xiaomin (53) 2574 1½ 1 ½ GM Sadvakasov, Darmen (89) 2487 ½ 0 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Spraggett, Kevin (81) 2523 1½ ½ ½ 0 ½ GM Yermolinsky, Alexander (45) 2597 2½ ½ ½ 1 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 R2.1 R2.2 GM Dreev, Alexei 2679 3½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ GM Zelčić, Robert (65) 2554 2½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Bouaziz, Slim (97) 2387 0 0 0 GM Kotronias, Vasilios (61) 2561 2 1 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Gulko, Boris (35) 2620 1½ 1 ½ GM Reinderman, Dimitri (71) 2541 ½ 0 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 IM Aronian, Levon (87) 2502 2 1 1 GM Rozentalis, Eduardas (51) 2577 0 0 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (43) 2606 ½ ½ 0 GM Bauer, Christian (79) 2528 1½ ½ 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 IM Liang Chong (95) 2400 ½ ½ 0 GM Dizdar, Goran (59) 2563 1½ ½ 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Alexandrov, Alexei (39) 2609 2 1 1 GM Becerra Rivero, Julio (75) 2535 0 0 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Shaked, Tal (91) 2477 2½ 1 0 ½ 1 GM Babula, Vlastimil (55) 2565 1½ 0 1 ½ 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Ehlvest, Jaan (47) 2593 1½ 1 ½ GM Nijboer, Friso (83) 2515 ½ 0 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Chiburdanidze, Maia (67) 2551 ½ 0 ½ GM Akopian, Vladimir (31) 2640 1½ 1 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Antonio, Rogelio jr (63) 2558 2 1 1 Kozak, Alexander (99) 2330 0 0 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 FM Feldman, Vladimir (100) 2330 0 0 0 GM Magem Badals, Jordi (64) 2557 2 1 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Tkachiev, Vladislav (32) 2634 2 1 1 GM Hoffman, Alejandro (68) 2547 0 0 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 R2.1 R2.2 B1 GM Nielsen, Peter Heine (84) 2515 4 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 GM Benjamin, Joel (48) 2593 3 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Andersson, Ulf 2623 2 1 1 IM Mohamed, Esam Ahmed Nagib (92) 2458 0 0 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Åkesson, Ralf (76) 2530 1½ 1 0 0 ½ GM Miles, Anthony John (40) 2609 2½ 0 1 1 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Lautier, Joël 2638 2 1 1 IM Kobese, Watu (96) 2389 0 0 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Ricardi, Pablo (80) 2527 ½ ½ 0 GM Speelman, Jonathan Simon (44) 2601 1½ ½ 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Asrian, Karen (52) 2576 2½ 0 1 1 ½ GM Rodríguez Vila, Andrés (88) 2500 1½ 1 0 0 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 R2.1 R2.2 GM Barua, Dibyendu (72) 2538 2½ 1 0 0 1 ½ 0 GM Khalifman, Alexander (36) 2616 3½ 0 1 1 0 ½ 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 IM Bagheri, Amir (98) 2368 0 -w/o -w/o GM Leitão, Rafael (62) 2559 2 +w/o +w/o

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Milov, Vadim 2626 1½ 1 0 0 ½ GM Macieja, Bartłomiej (66) 2553 2½ 0 1 1 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter (46) 2594 2 1 1 GM Đurić, Stefan (82) 2517 0 0 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 R2.1 R2.2 Zubarev, Alexander (90) 2478 2½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar (54) 2569 3½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Wahls, Matthias (38) 2609 1½ 1 ½ IM Çela, Altin (74) 2536 ½ 0 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Hamdouchi, Hichem (58) 2564 2 +w/o +w/o IM Hakki, Imad (94) 2423 0 -w/o -w/o

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Utut Adianto (42) 2607 0 0 0 IM Frīdmans, Daniels (78) 2529 2 1 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Ivanov, Alexander (86) 2505 ½ 0 ½ GM Milos, Gilberto (50) 2586 1½ 1 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Sokolov, Ivan (34) 2624 1½ 1 ½ GM Kudrin, Sergey (70) 2543 ½ 0 ½

name seed Elo flag GM Adams, Michael (5) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Kramnik, Vladimir (1) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Shirov, Alexei (2) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Polgár, Judit (16) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Movsesian, Sergei (27) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl (6) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Topalov, Veselin (9) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Short, Nigel David (10) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Gelfand, Boris (12) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Georgiev, Kiril (23) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Zviagintsev, Vadim (24) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Fedorov, Alexei (29) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Svidler, Peter (7) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Lékó, Péter (11) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Rublevsky, Sergei (13) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Bareev, Evgeny (15) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Kortschnoj, Viktor (17) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Timman, Jan (19) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Almási, Zoltán (21) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Shipov, Sergei (22) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Beliavsky, Alexander (26) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Krasenkow, Michał (30) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Kamsky, Gata (4) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Azmaiparashvili, Zurab (14) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Salov, Valery (18) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Sadler, Matthew (20) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Smirin, Ilia (25) 2545 BYE

name seed Elo flag GM Sakaev, Konstantin (28) 2545 BYE

Round of 64

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Tiviakov, Sergei (33) 2627 ½ ½ 0 GM Kramnik, Vladimir (1) 2751 1½ ½ 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 R2.1 R2.2 GM Kortschnoj, Viktor (17) 2673 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 GM Dolmatov, Sergei (49) 2589 2 0 1 0 1 0 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 R2.1 R2.2 GM Ponomariov, Ruslan (41) 2609 2 1 0 ½ ½ 0 0 GM Topalov, Veselin (9) 2700 4 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Smirin, Ilia (25) 2652 1½ ½ ½ ½ 0 GM Psakhis, Lev (57) 2564 2½ ½ ½ ½ 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Kobalia, Mikhail (73) 2537 0 0 0 GM Adams, Michael (5) 2716 2 1 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Almási, Zoltán (21) 2665 3 0 1 1 1 GM Peng Xiaomin (53) 2574 1 1 0 0 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Yermolinsky, Alexander (45) 2597 1 ½ ½ 0 0 GM Rublevsky, Sergei (13) 2684 3 ½ ½ 1 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Dreev, Alexei 2679 1½ 1 ½ GM Kotronias, Vasilios (61) 2561 ½ 0 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Gulko, Boris (35) 2620 ½ ½ 0 GM Fedorov, Alexei (29) 2648 1½ ½ 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Timman, Jan (19) 2670 1½ 1 ½ IM Aronian, Levon (87) 2502 ½ 0 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Bauer, Christian (79) 2528 ½ ½ 0 GM Lékó, Péter (11) 2694 1½ ½ 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Movsesian, Sergei (27) 2650 2 1 1 GM Dizdar, Goran (59) 2563 0 0 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Alexandrov, Alexei (39) 2609 ½ ½ 0 GM Svidler, Peter (7) 2713 1½ ½ 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Georgiev, Kiril (23) 2659 2 1 1 GM Shaked, Tal (91) 2477 0 0 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Ehlvest, Jaan (47) 2593 ½ ½ 0 GM Bareev, Evgeny (15) 2679 1½ ½ 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Akopian, Vladimir (31) 2640 2½ ½ ½ ½ 1 GM Antonio, Rogelio jr (63) 2558 1½ ½ ½ ½ 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Magem Badals, Jordi (64) 2557 3 ½ ½ 1 1 GM Tkachiev, Vladislav (32) 2634 1 ½ ½ 0 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Polgár, Judit (16) 2677 1½ 1 ½ GM Nielsen, Peter Heine (84) 2515 ½ 0 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Andersson, Ulf 2623 1½ ½ ½ ½ 0 GM Zviagintsev, Vadim (24) 2658 2½ ½ ½ ½ 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Krasenkow, Michał (30) 2643 2½ 0 1 1 ½ GM Miles, Anthony John (40) 2609 1½ 1 0 0 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Lautier, Joël 2638 2½ ½ ½ ½ 1 GM Sakaev, Konstantin (28) 2649 1½ ½ ½ ½ 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Gelfand, Boris (12) 2691 1½ 1 ½ GM Speelman, Jonathan Simon (44) 2601 ½ 0 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Asrian, Karen (52) 2576 1½ 1 ½ GM Sadler, Matthew (20) 2667 ½ 0 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Kamsky, Gata (4) 2720 1½ 1 0 0 ½ GM Khalifman, Alexander (36) 2616 2½ 0 1 1 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Leitão, Rafael (62) 2559 1½ 1 ½ GM Macieja, Bartłomiej (66) 2553 ½ 0 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Azmaiparashvili, Zurab (14) 2681 1½ ½ ½ ½ 0 GM Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter (46) 2594 2½ ½ ½ ½ 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar (54) 2569 1½ ½ ½ ½ 0 GM Shipov, Sergei (22) 2662 2½ ½ ½ ½ 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl (6) 2714 2 1 1 GM Wahls, Matthias (38) 2609 0 0 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Hamdouchi, Hichem (58) 2564 ½ 0 ½ GM Beliavsky, Alexander (26) 2650 1½ 1 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Short, Nigel David (10) 2697 1½ 1 ½ IM Frīdmans, Daniels (78) 2529 ½ 0 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Milos, Gilberto (50) 2586 2 1 1 GM Salov, Valery (18) 2670 0 0 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Shirov, Alexei (2) 2726 2½ 0 1 ½ 1 GM Sokolov, Ivan (34) 2624 1½ 1 0 ½ 0

Round of 32

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Kortschnoj, Viktor (17) 2673 ½ ½ 0 GM Kramnik, Vladimir (1) 2751 1½ ½ 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Topalov, Veselin (9) 2700 1½ 1 ½ GM Psakhis, Lev (57) 2564 ½ 0 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Almási, Zoltán (21) 2665 ½ ½ 0 GM Adams, Michael (5) 2716 1½ ½ 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Rublevsky, Sergei (13) 2684 ½ ½ 0 GM Dreev, Alexei 2679 1½ ½ 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Timman, Jan (19) 2670 ½ 0 ½ GM Fedorov, Alexei (29) 2648 1½ 1 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Lékó, Péter (11) 2694 1½ ½ ½ 0 ½ GM Movsesian, Sergei (27) 2650 2½ ½ ½ 1 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Georgiev, Kiril (23) 2659 1½ 1 ½ GM Svidler, Peter (7) 2713 ½ 0 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Bareev, Evgeny (15) 2679 1½ ½ ½ 0 ½ GM Akopian, Vladimir (31) 2640 2½ ½ ½ 1 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Magem Badals, Jordi (64) 2557 ½ ½ 0 GM Polgár, Judit (16) 2677 1½ ½ 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Krasenkow, Michał (30) 2643 ½ 0 ½ GM Zviagintsev, Vadim (24) 2658 1½ 1 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 R2.1 R2.2 GM Lautier, Joël 2638 2 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 GM Gelfand, Boris (12) 2691 4 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Khalifman, Alexander (36) 2616 1½ ½ 1 GM Asrian, Karen (52) 2576 ½ ½ 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Leitão, Rafael (62) 2559 1½ ½ ½ ½ 0 GM Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter (46) 2594 2½ ½ ½ ½ 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl (6) 2714 2 1 1 GM Shipov, Sergei (22) 2662 0 0 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Shirov, Alexei (2) 2726 3 1 0 1 1 GM Milos, Gilberto (50) 2586 1 0 1 0 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Beliavsky, Alexander (26) 2650 ½ 0 ½ GM Short, Nigel David (10) 2697 1½ 1 ½

Round of 16

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Topalov, Veselin (9) 2700 1 ½ ½ 0 0 GM Kramnik, Vladimir (1) 2751 3 ½ ½ 1 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 R2.1 R2.2 GM Adams, Michael (5) 2716 4 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 GM Dreev, Alexei 2679 2 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 R2.1 R2.2 GM Movsesian, Sergei (27) 2650 3½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ GM Fedorov, Alexei (29) 2648 2½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Georgiev, Kiril (23) 2659 ½ ½ 0 GM Akopian, Vladimir (31) 2640 1½ ½ 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Polgár, Judit (16) 2677 3 ½ ½ 1 1 GM Zviagintsev, Vadim (24) 2658 1 ½ ½ 0 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Khalifman, Alexander (36) 2616 2½ ½ ½ 1 ½ GM Gelfand, Boris (12) 2691 1½ ½ ½ 0 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter (46) 2594 2½ ½ ½ ½ 1 GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl (6) 2714 1½ ½ ½ ½ 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Shirov, Alexei (2) 2726 1½ 1 ½ GM Short, Nigel David (10) 2697 ½ 0 ½

Quarterfinals

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 R2.1 R2.2 GM Kramnik, Vladimir (1) 2751 2 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 GM Adams, Michael (5) 2716 4 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Akopian, Vladimir (31) 2640 2½ ½ ½ ½ 1 GM Movsesian, Sergei (27) 2650 1½ ½ ½ ½ 0

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Khalifman, Alexander (36) 2616 1½ 1 ½ GM Polgár, Judit (16) 2677 ½ 0 ½

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter (46) 2594 1½ ½ 1 GM Shirov, Alexei (2) 2726 ½ ½ 0

Semifinals

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 3 GM Adams, Michael (5) 2716 ½ 0 ½ 0 GM Akopian, Vladimir (31) 2640 2½ 1 ½ 1

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 3 4 R1.1 R1.2 GM Khalifman, Alexander (36) 2616 3½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ GM Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter (46) 2594 2½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½

Final

name seed Elo flag ∑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 GM Akopian, Vladimir (31) 2640 2½ 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ GM Khalifman, Alexander (36) 2616 3½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½

Information

FIDE World Championship
Dates:	31st July - 28th August 1999
City:	Las Vegas (United States)
Venue:	Caesars Palace
Organizers:	FIDE
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating:	100 (incl. 89 GMs, 8 IMs, 1 FM)
Eligible:	There were 100 players eligible, of which three refused to participate: - Karpov (as incumbent FIDE World Champion, he declined the format where he had to start from round 1), - Kasparov (refusing to play in all kind of FIDE events), - Anand (who was interested in playing Kasparov for Classical World Championship title) FIDE World Champion (1): GM Karpov (refused to play) Semifinalists from 1997 WCh knock-out (4): GM Anand (refused to play), GM Short, GM Gelfand, GM Adams Juniors rated >=2600 on 1998 Elo lists (3): GM Lékó, GM Movsesian, GM Asrian 1998 World Junior Champion (1): GM Sadvakasov Women's World Champion (1): GM Zs.Polgár (did not arrive) FIDE President nominees (2): GM Chiburdanidze, Kozak African Continental nominee (1): GM Hamdouchi American Continental nominee (1): GM Ivanov Asian Continental nominee (1): GM Al-Modiahki European Continental nominee (1): IM Aronian Host player (1): GM Kudrin From zonals (62): Zone 1.1 (6): GM Miles, GM Bauer, GM Nijboer, GM Magem Badals, GM Speelman, GM Reinderman Zone 1.2 (7): GM Sokolov, GM Zelčić, GM Dizdar, GM Kortschnoj, GM Psakhis, GM Wahls, GM Smirin Zone 1.3 (3): GM Åkesson, GM Stefánsson, GM P.H.Nielsen Zone 1.4 (4): GM Nisipeanu, GM Babula, GM Almási, IM Macieja Zone 1.5 (4): GM Kotronias, IM Çela, GM Đurić, GM Velimirović (did not arrive) Zone 1.6 (5): GM Morozevich (did not arrive), GM Sakaev, GM Shipov, GM Dolmatov, GM Kobalia Zone 1.7 (3): GM Ehlvest, GM Rozentalis, IM Frīdmans Zone 1.8 (2): GM Fedorov, GM Alexandrov Zone 1.9 (2): GM Ponomariov, Zubarev Zone 2.1 (5): GM Benjamin, GM De Firmian, GM Gurevich, GM Shaked, GM Gulko (originally, six players were planned to qualify, in which case Dzindzichashvili would qualify as well) Zone 2.2 (1): GM Spraggett Zone 2.3 (2): GM Becerra, Rivero, GM Zapata Zone 2.4 (2): GM Milos, IM Leitão Zone 2.5 (3): GM Rodríguez Vila, GM Hoffman, FM Sílva Sánchez (did not arrive, replaced by next placed GM Ricardi) Zone 3.1a (2): IM Hakki, Bagheri Zone 3.1b (2): GM Barua, IM Thipsay (for some reason, he was not eligible though, and there was no replacement for this zone) Zone 3.2a (2): GM Utut Adianto, GM Antonio Zone 3.3 (2): IM Liang Chong, GM Peng Xiaomin Zone 3.4 (2): GM Kasimdzhanov, GM Kotsur Zone 4.1 (1): GM Bouaziz Zone 4.2 (1): IM Mohamed Zone 4.3 (1): Kobese Highest rated players in 1998 (~2650 and more) (21): GM Kramnik, GM Ivanchuk, GM Shirov, GM Kamsky, GM Svidler, GM Topalov, GM Bareev, GM Rublevsky, GM Salov, GM Ki.Georgiev, GM J.Polgár, GM Beliavsky, GM Krasenkow, GM Akopian, GM Sadler, GM Azmaiparashvili, GM Zviagintsev, GM Khalifman, GM Tiviakov Replacements (4): GM Lautier (replacing Velimirović), GM Dreev (replacing Morozevich), GM Milov (replacing Karpov), GM Andersson (replacing Zs. Polgár)
Games played:	310 (4 games were forfeited)
Competition format:	Knock-out
Tie-breaks:	none
Time control:	100m/40 + 50m/20 + 10m/f + 30s/incr.
Website:	http://www1.worldfide.com:80/chess/index.html (cached)
Other websites:	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1022876 http://www.playjava.com/LasVegas_tournament.html
Tournament logo:
PGN game file:	wc1999-wch.pgn