Leonid Stein Memorial (2000) The first ever category XVII chess tournament organized in the Ukraine was a Leonid Stein Memorial held in the city of Lviv from May 11th to the 22nd, 2000. Six top grandmasters were invited to compete in the double round robin event. The participants were (in order of ELO): Vassily Ivanchuk (2709), Boris Gelfand (2692), Mikhail Krasenkow (2661), Viktor Korchnoi (2659), Alexander Beliavsky (2640), and Oleg Romanishin (2578). Ivanchuk dominated with +4 in the final, finishing clear first having gone undefeated. The final standings and crosstable are as follows: 1 Ivanchuk 7.0/10 ** == 1= 1= 11 == 2 Krasenkow 6.0/10 == ** 0= 1= 1= 1= 3 Beliavsky 5.0/10 0= 1= ** == == 01 4 Gelfand 4.5/10 0= 0= == ** == =1 5 Korchnoi 4.5/10 00 0= == == ** 11 6 Romanishin 3.0/10 == 0= 10 =0 00 ** Original collection: Game Collection: Lviv 2000, by User: suenteus po 147  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 30  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Ivanchuk vs Beliavsky   1-0 41 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 2. Korchnoi vs Gelfand   ½-½ 42 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial E46 Nimzo-Indian 3. Krasenkow vs Romanishin   1-0 36 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 4. Gelfand vs Ivanchuk   0-1 60 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial A04 Reti Opening 5. Krasenkow vs Korchnoi   1-0 47 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial D21 Queen's Gambit Accepted 6. Romanishin vs Beliavsky   1-0 34 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial A27 English, Three Knights System 7. Korchnoi vs Romanishin   1-0 45 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial E12 Queen's Indian 8. Ivanchuk vs Krasenkow   ½-½ 59 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 9. Beliavsky vs Gelfand   ½-½ 19 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 10. Beliavsky vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 33 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 11. Gelfand vs Krasenkow   0-1 37 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 12. Ivanchuk vs Romanishin   ½-½ 66 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial E12 Queen's Indian 13. Krasenkow vs Beliavsky   0-1 45 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial A14 English 14. Romanishin vs Gelfand   ½-½ 41 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 15. Korchnoi vs Ivanchuk   0-1 20 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 16. Romanishin vs Krasenkow   ½-½ 47 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 17. Gelfand vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 28 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial E12 Queen's Indian 18. Beliavsky vs Ivanchuk   ½-½ 30 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 19. Beliavsky vs Romanishin   1-0 62 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial A15 English 20. Ivanchuk vs Gelfand   ½-½ 89 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial C42 Petrov Defense 21. Korchnoi vs Krasenkow   ½-½ 42 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial D80 Grunfeld 22. Romanishin vs Korchnoi   0-1 55 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial E17 Queen's Indian 23. Krasenkow vs Ivanchuk   ½-½ 16 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 24. Gelfand vs Beliavsky   ½-½ 36 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial E15 Queen's Indian 25. Beliavsky vs Krasenkow   ½-½ 59 2000 Leonid Stein Memorial D30 Queen's Gambit Declined  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 30    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)       There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: You need to pick a username and password to post a reply. Getting your account takes less than a minute, totally anonymous, and 100% free--plus, it entitles you to features otherwise unavailable. Pick your username now and join the chessgames community! If you already have an account, you should login now. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, or duplicating posts. No personal attacks against other users. Nothing in violation of United States law. See something which violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform an administrator. NOTE: Keep all discussion on the topic of this page. This forum is for this specific tournament and nothing else. If you want to discuss chess in general, or this site, you might try the Kibitzer's Café. Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors. Spot an error? Please suggest your correction and help us eliminate database mistakes! home | about | login | logout | F.A.Q. | your profile | preferences | Premium Membership | Kibitzer's Café | Biographer's Bistro | new kibitzing | chessforums | Tournament Index | Player Directory | World Chess Championships | Opening Explorer | Guess the Move | Game Collections | ChessBookie Game | Chessgames Challenge | Little ChessPartner | privacy notice | contact us Copyright 2001-2013, Chessgames Services LLC Web design & database development by 20/20 Technologies