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2nd York Vikings Chess Festival, 13-22.12.2000
Final Standings:
GMA
1. Rowson, Jonathan g SCO 2494 - 7.0
2. Hodgson, Julian M g ENG 2640 - 6.5
3-5. Hector, Jonny g SWE 2509; Barsov, Alexei g UZB 2534; Wells, Peter K g ENG 2506 - 4.5
6. Hillarp Persson, Tiger g SWE 2549 - 3.0
GMB
1. Heidenfeld, Mark m IRL 2375 - 5.5
2-5. Summerscale, Aaron g ENG 2459; Van der Weide, Karel m NED 2467; Arkell, Keith C g ENG 2481; Gormally, Daniel m ENG 2499 - 5.0
6. Knott, Simon J.B f ENG 2381; McNab, Colin A g SCO 2416 - 4.5
8. Bakre, Tejas m IND 2358 - 4.0
9. Fontaine, Robert m FRA 2449; Quinn, Mark f IRL 2381 - 3.0
IM
1. Bosch, Jeroen m NED 2405; Palliser, Richard f ENG 2322 - 7.0
3. Bergstrom, Rolf f SWE 2308 - 6.0
4. Ryan, Joseph IRL 2291 - 5.5;
5. Marusenko, Petr m UKR 2327 - 4.5
6. Aarthie, Ramaswamy wf IND 2319; Krutti, Valer m HUN 2397 - 4.0;
8. Taylor, Peter ENG 2191 - 3.0;
9. Lamb, Harry ENG 2166 - 2.5
10. Goodger, Martyn ENG 2148 - 1.5
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Official site: http://www.circuit.demon.co.uk/york2.htm

XIII Carlos Torre Memorial, 15-22.12.2000 Merida, Mexico
Final Standings:
1. Filippov, Valerij g RUS 2593 - 7
2-3. Mikhalevski, Victor g ISR 2532; Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander g POL 2581 - 6.5
4-6. Arencibia, Walter g CUB 2513; Garmendez, Florentino f MEX 2385; Escobedo Tinajero, Alberto f MEX 2381 - 6.0
7-12. Miles, Anthony J g ENG 2584; Hernandez, Gilberto g MEX 2572; Mitkov, Nikola g MKD 2532; Vera, Reynaldo g CUB 2584; Kudrin, Sergey g USA 2514; Sammalvuo, Tapani m FIN 2388 - 5.5
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Official site: http://fi.uady.mx/aay/torre/

Deep Fritz vs. Germany
Official site: http://www.computerschach.de/dfritz/
English: http://www.computerschach.de/dfritz/dfritz1e.htm

World Chess Championships 25 November - 27 December 2000 New Delhi, India/Tehran, Iran
Photo Gallery
Pic by Sujatha Srinivasan, www.chess-mate.com
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Final Men

Anand (IND) 1/2,1-0,1-0,1-0 Shirov (ESP)

Final Women

Xie, Jun (CHN) 1-0,1/2,1/2,1/2 Qin, Kanying(CHN)

Round 5.
Round 4.
Round 3. Men
Round 3. Women
Round 2. Men
Round 2. Women
Round 1. Men
Round 1. Women
Reviews by Genrikh Chepukaitis:
Final. Game 3.
Final. Game 2.
Intermission (18.12.2000)
Round 6.Game 4: Xie Jun is the World Champion (16.12.2000)
Round 6. Game 3. Semi-final: Black never wins (15.12.2000)
Round 6. Game 2. Semi-final: Its good to play White (14.12.2000)
Round 6. Game 1: The World Champion struggles for her title (13.12.2000)
Round 5. Tie-Breaks: Grischuk continues to fight alone(13.12.2000)
Round 5. Game 2: Only one semi-finalist is defined (12.12.2000)
Round 5. Game 1: Challengers can be counted on the fingers (12.12.2000)
Round 4. Tie-Breaks: Rope-walkers... (09.12.2000)
Round 4. Game 2: Stars fade away. Stars come out (08.12.2000)
Round 4. Game 1: Grandmasters take time-out (08.12.2000)
Round 3. Tie-Breaks: Sensations! (06.12.200)
Round 3. Game 2: Finish breath (06.12.2000)
Round 3. Game 1: Stubborn fighting (04.12.2000)
Round 2. Tie-Breaks: The invited cohort is somewhat decreased (04.12.2000)
Round 2. Game 2: Almost all favourites survived (03.12.2000)
Round 2. Game 1: The race at the second hurdle (01.12.2000)
Round 1. Tie-Breaks: An avalanche of sensation (30.11.2000)
Round 1. Game 2: Grandmasters produce draws (29.11.2000)
Round 1. Game 1 "Coming on..." (28.11.2000)
A few words about the regulations (27.11.2000)
What can be done with this, there will be fights, and wounds, too (23.11.2000)
100 Challengers. (21.11.2000)
There are still crowns to be won. (18.11.2000)
Official site: wcc2000.fide.com

34th Chess Olympiad
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Men:
Gold: Russia (38 points)
Silver: Germany ( 37)
Bronze: Ukraine (35,5)
Women:
Gold: China (32 points)
Silver: Georgia (31)
Bronze: Russia (28,5)
Official site: http://www.istanbulchessolympiad.com/

4th Cap d'Agde Festival, 28.10 - 4.11, 2000, France
Mikhail Gurevich is the winner of the event.
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Official site:Internet coverage: http://www.asmeg.org/echecs/frame.htm

Kasparov vs Kramnik, October 8th 2000, London, England. Prize fund: $2,000,000
Additional information: http://www.braingames.net
http://www.chesscenter.com/wcc2000
Game reviews: PREVIEW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Essent tournament in Hoogeveen (Netherlands) 15th-21st October 2000
Judit Polgar, Jan Timman, Alexander Khalifman and Alexander Galkin
Official website: http://www.hoogeveen.nl/essent-chess
Game reviews: PREVIEW 1 2 3 4 5 6 FINAL REVIEW

US Chess Championships (25.09.2000-6.10.2000), Seattle
Final Standings: Men
1. Benjamin, Joel g USA 2577 6.5;
2. Shabalov, Alexander g USA 2601 6.5;
3. Seirawan, Yasser g USA 2647 6.5;
4. Gurevich, Dmitry g USA 2542 6.0;
5. Kaidanov, Gregory S g USA 2624 6.0;
6. De Firmian, Nick E g USA 2567 5.5;
7. Christiansen, Larry M g USA 2563 5.5;
8. Ivanov, Alexander g USA 2567 5.5;
9. Gulko, Boris F g USA 2643 4.5;
10. Serper, Grigory g USA 2574 4.5;
11. Fedorowicz, John P g USA 2533 4.5;
12. Yermolinsky, Alex g USA 2596 4.5;
Final Standings: Women
1. Baginskaite, Camilla wm USA 2287 6.5;
2. Groberman, Elina USA 2054 6.5;
3. Shahade, Jennifer m USA 2238 5.5;
4. Khan, Anna wm USA 2257 4.5;
5. Epstein, Esther wm USA 2224 4.5;
6. Gorlin, Yelena USA 2110 4.0;
7. Sagalchik, Olga USA 2145 4.0;
8. Frenklakh, Jennie f USA 2133 3.5;
9. Burtman, Sharon wm USA 2089 3.0;
10. Airapetian, SH USA 2072 3.0;
Official site: http://www.seattlechessfoundation.org/2000uschamp.html

Italian Championships (9.09.2000-), San Vincent
The Italian Chess Championships 2000 start October 9 in San Vincent.
Players: GM Igor EFIMOV, MI Fabio BELLINI, MI Bruno BELOTTI (qualified Championship 1999); MI Antonio MARTORELLI, MI Spartaco SARNO, MF Paolo VEZZOSI (qualified Semifinal Champ. 2000); GM Michele GODENA, MI Ennio ARLANDI, MF Carlo ROSSI (qualified by law); M Folco CASTALDO (Italian Champion Under 20).
Official site: http://www.fs2000.org/cwm/

Mikhail Gurevich - Viktor Bologan Match (5.10.2000-8.10.2000) Saint-Pierre, France
Official site: http://www.belfort-echecs.asso.fr

Najdorf Chess Festival. Super Final (18.09-27.09, 2000)
Final Standings:
1-2. Polgar, Judit g HUN 2656; Bologan, Viktor g MDA 2641 - 6.5
3. Short, Nigel D g ENG 2677 - 6.0
4. Karpov, Anatoly g RUS 2699 - 5.5
5. Ricardi, Pablo g ARG 2488 - 4.5
6. Milov, Vadim g SUI 2626; Leitao, Rafael g BRA 2567 - 4.0
8. Pierrot, Facundo m ARG 2423 - 3.5
9. Milos, Gilberto g BRA 2633 - 3.0
10. Flores, Diego ARG 2358 - 1.5
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Official site: http://www.adrian.roldan.com
Round reviews: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

European Club Cup (23.9.2000 - 1.10.2000), Neum, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Final standings (Leaders):
1. Bosna Sarajevo (BIH) - 13.0
2. Saint-Petersburg (RUS) - 11.0
3-5. V Ordina Breda (NED); Merkur Graz (AUT);
Danko Donbass (UKR) - 10.0
6-10. Miskolci SAKK Sport (HUN); Siberia Tomsk (RUS); AS R.A.T. Bucuresti (ROM); Pol. Plus GSM Warsaw (POL); Rad. Bojovic Niksis (YUG) - 9.0
Official site: http://www.eurocup2000-bosna.com
All tournaments will be played according to the Fischer rate of play.
Players

5th European Club Cup for Women (24.09.2000-1.10.2000), Halle, Germany
Official site: http://www.sah-zveza.si/rez/0009/halle/

Children's Chess Olympiad (09.09-21.09, 2000), Artek, Ukraine
Official site: http://www.artek.org.ua/

World Chess Cup (1.08-13.09, 2000), Shenyang (China)
Official site: http://www.worldchesscup.com
Finals

Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2762 S 1 1.5

Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2702 S 0 0.5

Zhukova, Natalia wg UKR 2471 S 0 0.5

Xu Yuhua wm CHN 2301 S 1 1.5

Rounds reviews: (Preliminaries) 1 2 3 4 5
Reviews: (Quarterfinals) 1 2
Reviews: (Semifinals) 1 2
Rewiew: (Final)

Regulations
Results (Preliminaries, Quarterfinals and Semifinals)
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World Seniors (10.09-24.09, 2000), Rowy, Poland
Official site: http://www.powiat.Slupsk.pl or http://www.powiat.Slupsk.pl/chess
Additional information at: http://www.szachista.home.pl/

Nordic FIDE Zonal (5.09.00-15.09.00), Reykjav�k, Iceland
Official site: http://www.simnet.is/hellir/zonal2000.htm

Harry Golombek Memorial (3.09.00-11.09.00), UK
Official site: http://www.bcf.ndirect.co.uk/national/paignton2000.htm

World Championship Zonal 1.1(3.09-17.09, 2000), Mondariz (Spain)
Official site: http://www.ajedrez21.com
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IV Russian Cup Final (19.08-30.09, 2000), Elista (Russia)
Final Standings:
1. Volkov, Sergey g RUS 2554 - 7.5
2. Lastin, Alexander g RUS 2580 - 7.0
3. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2606 - 6.0
4-6. Najer, Evgeniy g RUS 2597; Kruppa, Yuri g UKR 2582; Balashov, Yuri S g RUS 2575 - 6.0
7-10. Grigoriants, Sergey m RUS 2503; Kosyrev, Vladimir m RUS 2512; 9. Kotsur, Pavel g KAZ 2589; Popov, Valerij g RUS 2557 - 4.5
11. Bocharov, Dmitry m RUS 2438 - 3.5
12. Utnasunov, Alexander RUS 2257 - 3.0;
Official site: http://echess.dk.ru/
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Polanica Zdroj, XXXVII Rubinstein Memorial (17-26.08, 2000), Poland

N Players ELO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pl

1 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2746 S 1 1 1 0 S 1 S S 6.0 2-3

2 Almasi, Zoltan g HUN 2668 S S 0 1 S 0 S 1 0 4.0 6-8

3 Markowski, Tomasz g POL 2568 0 S 0 S S S S 1 S 4.0 6-8

4 Krasenkow, Michal g POL 2702 0 1 1 1 S S 0 0 1 5.0 4-5

5 Fedorov, Alexei g BLR 2646 0 0 S 0 0 0 0 0 S 1.0 10

6 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2681 1 S S S 1 S S 1 1 6.5 1

7 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2719 S 1 S S 1 S 0 S S 5.0 4-5

8 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2643 0 S S 1 1 S 1 S 1 6.0 2-3

9 Movsesian, Sergei g SZE 2666 S 0 0 1 1 0 S S S 4.0 6-8

10 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2689 S 1 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 3.5 9

Official site: http://rubinstein.netgate.com.pl
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Rounds reviews: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Mind Sports Olympiad (19.08.00-28.08.00), London
Official site: http://www.msoworld.com/

Lisbon International Festival (21.08.00-30.08.00), Lisbon , Portugal
Official site: http://www.infoxadrez.com

Nisipeanu - Tkachiev Match (21.08.00-24.08.00), Naujac-sur-Mer, France
Official site: http://www.notzai.com 15h00 CET

Hilton Chess Festival, Blackpool (20.08.00-24.08.00)
Official site: http://www.lancashirechess.demon.co.uk/hilton/chessfest.html

Spanish Individual Championships (18.08.00-28.08.00), Manresa (Barcelona, Spain).
Official site: http://www.ajedrez21.com

Collado Villalba Open (22.08.00-31.08.00)
Official site: http://www.terra.es/personal2/c.a.c.v/

Porto San Giorgio (20.08.00-28.08.00)
Official site: http://digilander.iol.it/erlipid/index.htm

French Championship (15.08.00-27.08.00)
Official site: http://www.vichy2000.org

Miladinovic-Charbonneau Match (17.08.00-22.08.00) Montreal, Canada

1 2 3 4 5 6

Igor Miladinovic g GRE 2563 0 1 S 0 0 1 2.5

Pascal Charbonneau f CAN 2326 1 0 S 1 1 0 3.5

Official site: http://www.fqechecs.qc.ca/match
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8th Lost Boys Open (11.08.00-20.08.00), Amsterdam
Final standings (Leaders):
1-3. Gurevich, Tregubov, Sokolov -7.0
4-7. Milov, Epishin, Nijboer, v.d.Sterren, Shchekachev -6.5
Official site: http://chess.lostcity.nl/lostboys2000/

Biel Chess Festival (24.07-4.08,2000), Category XVI (2631)

N Players ELO 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tot Pl

1 Ponomariov, Ruslan UKR 2630 0 S S 1 S S S S 1 S 5.5 2-3

2 Van Wely, Loek NED 2643 1 S S S S S 0 S 1 S 5.5 2-3

3 Svidler, Peter RUS 2689 S S 1 1 1 S 1 S 1 S 7.5 1

4 Milov, Vadim SUI 2626 S S 0 1 S S S S S S 5.0 4-5

5 Gallagher, Joseph G. SUI 2514 0 S 0 0 0 0 0 0 S S 1.5 6

6 Gelfand, Boris ISR 2681 S S 0 S 1 S S S S S 5.0 4-5

Rounds reviews: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10.
Internet coverage: http://www.schachfestival-biel.ch
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Mecking - Vescovi Match (07.08 - 17.08, 2000), Brazil

1 2 3 4 5 6

Mecking, Henrique g 2560 S 1 0 S S 0 2.5

Vescovi, Giovanni g 2526 S 0 1 S S 1 3.5

Official site: http://www.Desafio2000.com.br
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Spanish Teams (05.08 - 13.08, 2000)
Alexei Shirov and Veselin Topalov will take part in the event.
Official site: http://www.ajedrez21.com from 15:00 (+1 GMT)

Chania 2000 (03.08 - 10.08, 2000)
Official site: http://www.chess.gr/tourn/2000/hellas2000/chania2000/enter.html

Category XVIII Montecatini Terme (28.07-6.08, 2000), Italy
Final Standings:
1. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2719 5.0
2. Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2702 4.5
3. Azmaiparashvili, Zurab g GEO 2673 4.0
4-6. Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2746; Rublevsky, Sergei g RUS 2670; Piket, Jeroen g NED 2649 - 3.5
7-8. Minasian, Artashes g ARM 2595; Lputian, Smbat G g ARM 2598 - 2.0;
Official site: http://www.italway.it/associazioni/cssurya/ix/tornee.hstml
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British Chess Championships (30.07 - 12.08, 2000)
Final standings (leaders):
1. Hodgson, Julian M. g ENG 2640 - 8.5
2. Ward, Christopher g ENG 2508 - 8.0
3-6. Chandler, Murray G. g ENG 2526; Gormally, Daniel m ENG 2499; Hebden, Mark g ENG 2505; Speelman, Jonathan S. g ENG 2623 - 7.0 Official site: http://www.chesscenter.com/british2000.html

Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting 2000 (7-16.07, 2000) Tournament Table

N Players ELO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pl

1 Bareev, E g RUS 2702 S S S 0 1 S 0 S S 4.0 7-8

2 Adams, M g ENG 2755 S 1 0 S S S S 1 S 5.0 3-5

3 Kramnik, V g RUS 2770 S 0 1 S 1 S 1 S 1 6.0 1-2

4 Anand, V g IND 2762 S 1 0 S 1 1 S 1 S 6.0 1-2

5 Leko, P g HUN 2743 1 S S S 1 S S S 0 5.0 3-5

6 Huebner, R g GER 2615 0 S 0 0 0 S S S 0 2.0 10

7 Khalifman, A g RUS 2667 S S S 0 S S S S S 4.0 7-8

8 Akopian, V g ARM 2660 1 S 0 S S S S 1 S 5.0 3-5

9 Piket, J g NED 2649 S 0 S 0 S S S 0 1 3.5 9

10 JUNIOR 6 S S 0 S 1 1 S S 0 4.5 6

Rounds reviews: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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Official site: http://www.dortmund.de/chess/

Frankfurt Chess Classic 2000 (16-25.06.2000)
Ordix Open
Final standings (leaders):
1. Rublevsky, Sergei RUS g 2662 - 12.5
2. Gurevich, Mikhail BEL g 2680 - 12.5
3. Svidler, Peter RUS g 2672 - 11.5
4. Milov, Vadim SUI g 2653 - 11.0
5. Gofshtein, Leonid ISR g 2580 - 11.0

FSC Computer Exhibition
Final standings:
1. FRITZ on Primergy K800 - 4.0 / 8
2. Kramnik, Vladimir RUS g 2758 - 1.5 / 2
3. Leko, Peter HUN g 2725 - 1.5 / 2
4. Morozevich, Alexander RUS g 2748 - 0.5 / 2
5. Anand, Viswanathan IND g 2769 - 0.5 / 2
Official site: http://www.frankfurt-west.de/ChessClassic2000
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Fujitsu-Siemens Giants

N Players ELO 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tot Pl

1 Shirov ESP 2751 S 0 0 1 0 S S 0 1 1 4.5 4

2 Kramnik RUS 2758 S S S S S S S S 0 1 5.0 3

3 Kasparov RUS 2851 1 S S 1 S S S S 0 1 6.0 2

4 Anand IND 2769 1 S S 1 1 1 S S S 1 7.5 1

5 Leko HUN 2725 0 S 0 0 S 0 1 1 S 0 3.5 5-6

6 Morozevich RUS 2748 1 S S 0 S 0 0 0 0 1 3.5 5-6

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Round 1 Review
Round 2 Review
Round 3 Review
Round 4 Review
Round 5 Review
Round 6 Review
Round 7 Review
Round 8 Review
Round 9 Review
Round 10 Review
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Masters

N	Players		ELO	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Tot	Pl
1	Van Welly	NED	2646		0	0	S	S	0	0	0		0	S	1	1	S	S	1	5.5	6-7
2	Bareev	RUS	2709	1		0	1	1	0	0	1	1		S	S	S	1	S	0	8	3
3	Ivanchuk	UKR	2709	1	1		1	1	1	S	S	S	S		1	S	S	0	S	9.5	2
4	Rabiega	GER	2477	S	0	0		S	0	0	S	0	S	0		1	1	0	0	4	8
5	Rublevsky	RUS	2662	S	0	0	S		1	1	S	0	S	S	0		S	S	1	6.5	4-5
6	Jusupov	GER	2628	1	1	0	1	0		S	0	S	0	S	0	S		0	S	5.5	6-7
7	Adams	ENG	2715	1	1	S	1	0	S		1	S	S	1	1	S	1		1	10.5	1
8	Topalov	BUL	2702	1	0	S	S	S	1	0		0	1	S	1	0	S	0		6.5	4-5

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North Sea Cup (7-15.07, 2000)
Final Standings:
1-2. Gurevich, Mikhail g BEL 2667; Svidler, Peter g RUS 2689 - 6.5
3-4. Hansen, Curt g DEN 2613; Grischuk, Alexander m RUS 2606 - 5.0
5-6. Nielsen, Peter Heine g DEN 2578; 6. Gulko, Boris F g USA 2643 - 4.5
7-8. Hansen, Lars Bo g DEN 2562; DeFirmian, Nick E g USA 2567 4.0
9. Emms, John M g ENG 2527 3.0
10. De Vreugt, Dennis m NED 2511 2.0;
Official site: http://home1.inet.tele.dk/tpherman/vh2000/2index.htm
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Politiken Cup, 17-28.07.2000 (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Official site: http://www.kbhsu.dk

Dutch Open, 18-27.07.2000
Official site: http://www.schaakbond.nl/nieuws/dieren2000/

Czech Open 2000, 13-30.2000 Pardubice (Czech Republic)
Official site: http://www.proclient.cz/czechopen

Almasi - Bacrot Match (27.06 - 2.07,2000), Szeged (Hungary)
Game 1 Bacrot, Etienne - Almasi, Zoltan 1/2
Game 2 Almasi, Zoltan - Bacrot, Etienne 1-0
Game 3 Bacrot, Etienne - Almasi, Zoltan 0-1
Game 4 Almasi, Zoltan - Bacrot, Etienne 1/2
Game 5 Bacrot, Etienne - Almasi, Zoltan 1-0
Game 6 Almasi, Zoltan - Bacrot, Etienne 1/2
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Russian Men Championship (16-28.06.2000), 11 rounds, Samara (Russia)
Final standings (leaders):
1. Volkov, Sergey RUS g 2582 - 8.0
2-6. Rustemov, Alexander g RUS 2544 - 7.5
2-6. Kharlov, Andrei g RUS 2616 - 7.5
2-6. Aseev, Konstantin g RUS 2517 - 7.5
2-6. Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav RUS g 2550 - 7.5
2-6. Sveshnikov, Evgeny g RUS 2541 - 7.5
Official site: http://www.clubkasparov.ru/index0.htm
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World Open (28.06-4.07,2000), Philidelphia
Final standings:
1-2. Ehlvest, Jaan g EST 2621; Goldin, Alexander g ISR 2566; Benjamin, Joel g USA 2591; Gregory Serper g USA 2599; Ivanov, Alexander g USA 2541; Fedorowicz, John P g USA 2540; Blatny, Pavel g SZE 2512; Kudrin, Sergey g USA 2496; - 7.0
Official site: http://www.worldopen.com

1st European Chess Championships (3-14.07,2000), Saint Vincent
Final standings:
1-4. Tregubov, Pavel V. g RUS 2620; Aleksandrov, Aleksej g BLR 2591; Markowski, Tomasz g POL 2568; Kharlov, Andrei g RUS 2627 - 8.0
5-11. Lutz, Christopher g GER 2595; Smirin, Ilia g ISR 2677; Malakhov, Vladimir g RUS 2605; Chernin, Alexander g HUN 2572; Fedorov, Alexei g BLR 2646; Galkin, Alexander g RUS 2587; Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2608 - 7.5
Official site: http://www.scacchivda.com
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10th Lippstadt Tournament (6-16.07, 2000)
Final Standings:
1-2. P.ConNers 21 - (7.5/11)
1-2. Hracek, Zbynek g CZE 2612 - 20 (7.5/11)
3-4. Chiburdanidze, Maia (GM) g GEO 2545 - 19 (7.0/11)
3-4. Mueller, Karsten g GER 2513 - 18 (7.0/11)
5-6. Slobodjan, Roman g GER 2561 - 17 (6.5/11)
5-6. Speelman, Jonathan S. g ENG 2623 - 16 (6.5/11)
7. Dautov, Rustem g GER 2606 - 15 (6.0/11)
8. Schlosser, Philipp g GER 2523 - 13 (5.5/11)
9. Luther, Thomas g GER 2547 - 10 (4.5/11)
10. Wehmeier, Stefan m GER 2390 - 7 (3.0/11)
10. Brenke, Andreas GER 2357 - 7 (3.5/11)
12. McShane, Luke J. m ENG 2480 - 3 (1.5/11)
Official site: http://people.freenet.de/lsvturm/gm2000.htm

Parkroyal Surfers Paradise International (7-17.06.2000), 9 rounds, Surfers Paradise (Australia)
Final standings:
1. Ftacnik, Lubomir SVK 2582 - 7.5
2-3. Galdunts, Sergey ARM 2473; Nikolic, Predrag BIH 2656 - 6.5
4-6. Johansen, Darryl AUS 2494; Rogers, Ian AUS 2562; Wohl, Aleksander AUS 2438 - 5.5
Official site: http://www.auschess.org.au/oceania/spi.htm

Fide Zone 1.7 (6-18.06.2000), 13 rounds, Mezezers (Latvia)
Final standings:
1. Ehlvest, Jaan EST g 2622 - 10.0
2. Kveinys, Aloyzas LTU g 2496 - 8.5
3-4. Kulaots, Kaido EST m 2499 - 8.0
3-4. Rytshagov, Mikhail EST m 2542 - 8.0
Official site: http://www.online.ee/~maleliit/english.htm
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Fide Zone 2.4 Zonal Tournament (5-15.06.2000), Sao Paulo (Brasilia)
Final standings:
1. Lima, Darcy m BRA 2514 8.0
2-5. Sunye Neto, Jaime g BRA 2555 7.0
2-5. Milos, Gilberto g BRA 2620 7.0
2-5. Leitao, Rafael g BRA 2565 7.0
2-5. Vescovi, Giovanni g BRA 2511 7.0
Official site: http://www.hipernet.com.br/HiperChess/Zonal2000.htm
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First European Women's Chess Championship, (26.05 - 14.06.2000), Batumi (GEO)
Final: Zhukova N. UKR wg 2471 - Kovalevskaya RUS wg 2451 0-1 1-0 1-0 1/2.
Natalia Zhukova wins the European Women's Championship!

Fide Zone 4.2 (6-14.06.2000), 9 rounds, Cairo (Egypt)
Final standings (leaders):
1-2. El Taher, Fouad EGY m 2471 - 7.5
1-2. Labib, Ibrahim Hasan EGY m 2426 - 7.5
3. Sarwat, Walaa EGY m 2407 - 6.5
4. Ezat, Mohamed EGY 2352 - 6.0
5. Abdel Razik, Khaled EGY 2318 - 5.0
Official site: http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic.html
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Fide Zone 1.5 (7-16.06.2000), Yerevan (Armenia)
Final Standings (leaders):
1. Lputian, Smbat G ARM g 2605 - 7.0
2. Minasian, Artashes ARM g 2598 - 6.5
3-5. Asrian, Karen ARM g 2572 - 6.0
3-5. Vaganian, Rafael A ARM g 2618 - 6.0
3-5. Gelashvili, Tamaz GEO g 2514 - 6.0
Official site: http://www.armchess.am
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Bydgoszcz Open (28.05-06.06.2000), Poland
Final standings (leaders):
1. Gleizerov, E. RUS g 2508 - 7.0
2. Rozentalis, E. LTU g 2553 - 6.5
3-5. Kempinski, Robert POL g 2528 - 6.0
3-5. Vaulin, Alexander (10) RUS g 2540 - 6.0
3-5. Socko, Bartosz (7) POL g 2556 - 6.0
Official site: http://www.szachy.lo.pl/Turnieje/Bydg2000/bydg00.htm
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The Guillermo Garcia Tournament - Cuba. Santa Clara (24.05-9.06.2000)
Final standings (leaders):
1-2. Bruzon L. CUB 2568 - 9.5
1-2. Gongora M. CUB 2439 - 9.5
3. Vera, R. 2546 - 8.0
4-5. Perez R CUB 2472 7.5
4-5. Borges, J. 2435 - 7.5
Official site: http://www.galeon.com/capablanca/guille.htm

Ciudad de Leon Tournament (1-5.06.2000), advanced chess
V.Anand won the tournament!
Day 1 2nd June 2000
Shirov - Illescas 2-0
Day 2 3rd June 2000
Anand - Polgar 1/2 1/2 Rapid Playoffs: 1/2 1-0
Day 3 Final 4th June 2000
Anand-Shirov 1-0 1/2
Official site: http://www.ajedrezdelfuturo.com
English version at: http://www.advancedchess.com
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Olympic Capital Young Masters (30.05-4.06.2000), Lausanne (Switzerland),three round knockout
Round 2 (1-2.06.2000):
Ponomariov, R - Galkin, A 1-0 1/2
Malakhov, V - Grischuk, A 1/2 0-1
Playoff for Places 5-8
Jenny, F - Bu, X 0-1 1/2
De Vreugt, D - Fressinet, L 1/2 1/2 1-0 1-0
Round 3 (3-4.06.2000): Final standings:
1st-2nd place Grischuk, A - Ponomariov, R 1/2 1-0
3rd-4th place Malakhov, V - Galkin, A 0-1 1-0 Tiebreak: 1/2 1/2 1/2 1-0
5th-6th place Bu, X - De Vreugt, D 0-1 0-1
7th-8th place Jenni, F - Fressinet, L 1/2 1/2 Tiebreak: 1/2 1/2 0-1 1/2
Official site: http://www.lausanneyoungmasters.com/
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Jun 19,2002