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Wijk aan Zee Corus 2001
Compiled by Tabanus

The 2nd Annual Corus Chess Tournament was a category XIX event held in Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands from January 12th to January 28th, 2001. 14 top grandmasters, including the world champion, competed in a round robin format in the prestigous A event. The participants were (in order of ELO): Garry Kasparov (2849), Vishwanathan Anand (2790), Vladimir Kramnik (2772), Michael Adams (2746), Peter Leko (2745), Alexander Morozevich (2745), Alexey Shirov (2718), Veselin Topalov (2718), Vassily Ivanchuk (2717), Loek Van Wely (2700), Jeroen Piket (2632), Jan Timman (2629), Sergei Tiviakov (2597), and Alexei Fedorov (2575). Kasparov won his third straight Wijk aan Zee tournament undefeated with 9/13. The final standings and crosstable are as follows:

01 Kasparov 9/13 * = = = = 1 = = 1 1 = 1 = 1

02 Anand 8.5/13 = * = = = = = = = = 1 1 1 1

03 Ivanchuk 8/13 = = * 0 1 1 = = = 1 = = = 1

04 Kramnik 8/13 = = 1 * 0 1 = = = = 1 1 = =

05 Morozevich 7.5/13 = = 0 1 * = 0 0 = 1 1 1 1 =

06 Shirov 7.5/13 0 = 0 0 = * = = 1 = 1 1 1 1

07 Adams 7.5/13 = = = = 1 = * = = 0 1 1 = =

08 Leko 6.5/13 = = = = 1 = = * = = 0 = = =

09 Topalov 5.5/13 0 = = = = 0 = = * = = = 1 0

10 Fedorov 5/13 0 = 0 = 0 = 1 = = * = 0 0 1

11 Van Wely 5/13 = 0 = 0 0 0 0 1 = = * = 1 =

12 Tiviakov 4.5/13 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 = = 1 = * = 1

13 Piket 4.5/13 = 0 = = 0 0 = = 0 1 0 = * =

14 Timman 4/13 0 0 0 = = 0 = = 1 0 = 0 = *

Round One, Game #1
Leko vs Fedorov, 2001
(B32) Sicilian, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round One, Game #2
Shirov vs Topalov, 2001
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
Round One, Game #3
Piket vs Morozevich, 2001
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 40 moves, 0-1
Round One, Game #4
Timman vs Kramnik, 2001
(B50) Sicilian, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round One, Game #5
Van Wely vs Ivanchuk, 2001
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round One, Game #6
Adams vs Anand, 2001
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round One, Game #7
Tiviakov vs Kasparov, 2001
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 53 moves, 0-1
Round Two, Game #8
Fedorov vs Kasparov, 2001
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 0-1
Round Two, Game #9
Anand vs Tiviakov, 2001
(B32) Sicilian, 45 moves, 1-0
Round Two, Game #10
Ivanchuk vs Adams, 2001
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #11
Kramnik vs Van Wely, 2001
(D85) Grunfeld, 33 moves, 1-0
Round Two, Game #12
Morozevich vs Timman, 2001
(C26) Vienna, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #13
Topalov vs Piket, 2001
(E15) Queen's Indian, 58 moves, 1-0
Round Two, Game #14
Leko vs Shirov, 2001
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #15
Shirov vs Fedorov, 2001
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #16
Piket vs Leko, 2001
(A48) King's Indian, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #17
Timman vs Topalov, 2001
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0
Round Three, Game #18
Van Wely vs Morozevich, 2001
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 21 moves, 0-1
Round Three, Game #19
Adams vs Kramnik, 2001
(B33) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #20
Tiviakov vs Ivanchuk, 2001
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #21
Kasparov vs Anand, 2001
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #22
Fedorov vs Anand, 2001
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #23
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 2001
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #24
Kramnik vs Tiviakov, 2001
(E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 38 moves, 1-0
Round Four, Game #25
Morozevich vs Adams, 2001
(C52) Evans Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1
Round Four, Game #26
Topalov vs Van Wely, 2001
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #27
Leko vs Timman, 2001
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #28
Shirov vs Piket, 2001
(C42) Petrov Defense, 43 moves, 1-0
Round Five, Game #29
Piket vs Fedorov, 2001
(E77) King's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0
Round Five, Game #30
Timman vs Shirov, 2001
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 65 moves, 0-1
Round Five, Game #31
Van Wely vs Leko, 2001
(D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 32 moves, 1-0
Round Five, Game #32
Adams vs Topalov, 2001
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #33
Tiviakov vs Morozevich, 2001
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 55 moves, 0-1
Round Five, Game #34
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 2001
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #35
Anand vs Ivanchuk, 2001
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #36
Fedorov vs Ivanchuk, 2001
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 34 moves, 0-1
Round Six, Game #37
Kramnik vs Anand, 2001
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #38
Morozevich vs Kasparov, 2001
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #39
Topalov vs Tiviakov, 2001
(A14) English, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #40
Leko vs Adams, 2001
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #41
Shirov vs Van Wely, 2001
(C02) French, Advance, 28 moves, 1-0
Round Six, Game #42
Piket vs Timman, 2001
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #43
Timman vs Fedorov, 2001
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 25 moves, 0-1
Round Seven, Game #44
Van Wely vs Piket, 2001
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 80 moves, 1-0
Round Seven, Game #45
Adams vs Shirov, 2001
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #46
Tiviakov vs Leko, 2001
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #47
Kasparov vs Topalov, 2001
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 34 moves, 1-0
Round Seven, Game #48
Anand vs Morozevich, 2001
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #49
Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 2001
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 38 moves, 0-1
Round Eight, Game #50
Fedorov vs Kramnik, 2001
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #51
Morozevich vs Ivanchuk, 2001
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 69 moves, 0-1
Round Eight, Game #52
Topalov vs Anand, 2001
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #53
Leko vs Kasparov, 2001
(A15) English, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #54
Shirov vs Tiviakov, 2001
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 41 moves, 1-0
Round Eight, Game #55
Piket vs Adams, 2001
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #56
Timman vs Van Wely, 2001
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #57
Van Wely vs Fedorov, 2001
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #58
Adams vs Timman, 2001
(C42) Petrov Defense, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #59
Tiviakov vs Piket, 2001
(C74) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #60
Kasparov vs Shirov, 2001
(C42) Petrov Defense, 45 moves, 1-0
Round Nine, Game #61
Anand vs Leko, 2001
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #62
Ivanchuk vs Topalov, 2001
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #63
Kramnik vs Morozevich, 2001
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 61 moves, 0-1
Round Ten, Game #64
Fedorov vs Morozevich, 2001
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 32 moves, 0-1
Round Ten, Game #65
Topalov vs Kramnik, 2001
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game #66
Leko vs Ivanchuk, 2001
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game #67
Shirov vs Anand, 2001
(C10) French, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game #68
Piket vs Kasparov, 2001
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game #69
Timman vs Tiviakov, 2001
(B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 41 moves, 0-1
Round Ten, Game #70
Van Wely vs Adams, 2001
(E15) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 0-1
Round Eleven, Game #71
Adams vs Fedorov, 2001
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 0-1
Round Eleven, Game #72
Tiviakov vs Van Wely, 2001
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven, Game #73
Kasparov vs Timman, 2001
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 47 moves, 1-0
Round Eleven, Game #74
Anand vs Piket, 2001
(C42) Petrov Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Round Eleven, Game #75
Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 2001
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1-0
Round Eleven, Game #76
Kramnik vs Leko, 2001
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven, Game #77
Morozevich vs Topalov, 2001
(B32) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twelve, Game #78
Fedorov vs Topalov, 2001
(B30) Sicilian, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twelve, Game #79
Leko vs Morozevich, 2001
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 42 moves, 1-0
Round Twelve, Game #80
Shirov vs Kramnik, 2001
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 53 moves, 0-1
Round Twelve, Game #81
Piket vs Ivanchuk, 2001
(A28) English, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twelve, Game #82
Timman vs Anand, 2001
(E15) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 0-1
Round Twelve, Game #83
Van Wely vs Kasparov, 2001
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twelve, Game #84
Adams vs Tiviakov, 2001
(B30) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
Round Thirteen, Game #85
Tiviakov vs Fedorov, 2001
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 36 moves, 1-0
Round Thirteen, Game #86
Kasparov vs Adams, 2001
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Thirteen, Game #87
Anand vs Van Wely, 2001
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0
Round Thirteen, Game #88
Ivanchuk vs Timman, 2001
(E17) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0
Round Thirteen, Game #89
Kramnik vs Piket, 2001
(B06) Robatsch, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Thirteen, Game #90
Morozevich vs Shirov, 2001
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Thirteen, Game #91
Topalov vs Leko, 2001
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
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