World Team Championship, 20th October 2001: 
Ukraine-Russia 2.5-1.5

 
Ivanchuk - Svidler 1/2
Ponomariov - Dreev 1:0
Baklan - Grischuk 1/2
Eingorn - Sakaev 1/2

 The Ukrainian team owes its victory in the event to Ruslan Ponomariov. This is not just because of his two victories in the decisive matches with Armenia and Russia (Ukraine won both with a minimal margin), but also the important role that Ponomariov played throughout the tournament. This guy, who turned 18 right before the event, became a real leader of his team.
(Ilya Gorodetsky, KasparovChess.com)

 
Ivanchuk,V (2731) - Svidler,P (2686) [C99]
World Team Championship Yerevan 20.10.2001 (9), 20.10.2001
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7 12.Nbd2 cxd4 13.cxd4 Rd8

14.Re2 N
14.Nf1; 14.b3; 14.d5.
14...Nc6 15.d5 Nb4 16.Bb1 a5 17.Nf1 Bd7 18.Bg5 Rdc8 19.Qd2 Na6 20.Ng3 Qd8 21.Bc2 Nc5 = 22.Rc1 Na4 23.Bb1 Rxc1+ 24.Qxc1 Rc8 25.Qd2 Nc5 26.Re1 Qb6 27.Nh4 g6 28.Kh2 Qd8 29.Nf3 b4 30.Rc1

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Dreev,A (2676) - Ponomariov,R (2684) [D27]
World Team Championship Yerevan 20.10.2001 (9), 20.10.2001
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.Bb3 b5 8.a4 b4 9.Nbd2 Bb7 10.e4 Be7
10...cxd4.
11.e5

11...Nfd7!N
11...Ne4 12.Nxe4 Bxe4 13.Qe2 Bb7 14.dxc5 Qc7 15.Be3 Nd7 16.Rfc1.
12.Nc4 0-0 13.Bc2 Nc6 14.dxc5 Nxc5

15.Nd6?
15.b3!.
15...b3! 16.Bb1
16.Nxb7 bxc2 17.Qxc2 Qd3! =/+ (pawn e5 is weak).
16...Qc7 17.Be3

17...Nxe5! 18.Nxb7 Nxf3+ 19.Qxf3 Qxb7 20.Qxb7
20.Bxh7+ Kxh7 21.Qh5+ Kg8 22.Bxc5 Bxc5 23.Qxc5 Rac8 -/+ (with the idea ...Rc2).
20...Nxb7 21.Be4 Rab8 22.Ba7 Nc5 23.Bc6
23.Bxb8 Rxb8 24.Bf3 Bf6 25.Rfb1 a5 =/+.
23...Rb4 24.Rfd1 Rc8 25.Bxc5 Bxc5 26.Rac1 Bd4 27.Bb5 Rb8 28.Rc4 Rxc4 29.Bxc4 Bxb2 30.Bxb3 a5 31.Bc4 g6 32.g3 Rc8 33.Bb5 Rc2 34.Bd3 Rc5 35.Kg2 Kg7 36.Bb5 Ba3 37.Rd2 Bb4 38.Re2 e5 39.Re4 h5 40.Rc4 Rd5 41.Rc7 e4 42.Rc4 Re5 43.Bc6 f5

44.Rc2?!
44.h4!?.
44...g5 45.Rc4 Kf6 46.Rc2 Re7 47.Bb5 f4 48.Rc6+ Ke5 49.gxf4+ gxf4 50.Rg6 Kf5 51.Rg8 Rc7 52.Rc8 f3+ 53.Kf1 Rg7 54.Rc4 Ke5 55.Bc6 Rg4 56.Bb5 Rg2 57.h3 Kd5 58.Rc8 Bc5 59.Rd8+ Ke5 60.Re8+ Kf4 61.Rc8 Bxf2 62.Rc4 0-1

 
Baklan,V (2590) - Grischuk,A (2666) [C45]
World Team Championship Yerevan 20.10.2001 (9), 20.10.2001
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nb3 Bb4+ 6.c3 Be7 7.Bf4 d6 8.c4 Nf6 9.Nc3 0-0 10.Be2

10...Nd7!?N
10...Re8 11.0-0 a5 12.Qd2 a4 13.Nd4 Nd7.
11.Nd5 b6 12.0-0 Nc5 13.f3 +/= Bf6 14.Qd2 a5 15.Be3 a4 16.Nxf6+ Qxf6 17.Nd4 Nxd4 18.Bxd4 Qg6

19.Bd1 f5 20.Bc2 Qf7 21.b3 axb3 22.axb3 Rxa1 23.Rxa1 fxe4 24.Bxc5 bxc5 25.Bxe4 = Bf5 26.Bd5 Be6 27.Bxe6 Qxe6 28.Re1 Qf6 29.Qd5+ Kh8 30.Kf1 h6 31.Qc6 Qc3 32.Qxc7 Qxb3 33.Qxd6 Qxc4+ 34.Kg1 Rc8 35.h3 Qd4+ 36.Qxd4 cxd4 37.Re4 Rc1+ 38.Kf2 Rc2+ 39.Kf1 d3 40.Rd4 Rc1+ 41.Kf2 Rc2+ 42.Kf1 Rc1+ 43.Kf2 Rc2+ 44.Kf1 1/2-1/2

 
Sakaev,K (2639) - Eingorn,V (2601) [E91]
World Team Championship Yerevan 20.10.2001 (9), 20.10.2001
1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Nc3 Bg4

5.e3
5.g3 Bxf3 (5...Qc8 6.Bg2 Bh3 7.0-0 Bxg2 8.Kxg2 Nf6 9.h3 0-0 10.e4 +/=) 6.exf3 e6 (with the idea ...Ne7, 0-0, c6, d5) 7.d5!?.
5...Nf6 6.Be2 0-0 7.0-0 c6 8.e4
8.h3 Bf5 (with the idea ...Ne4).
8...Nbd7 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Bxf3 a6
10...e5 +/=.
11.Be3 Rb8 12.c5 dxc5 13.dxc5 e5 14.Na4 Qe7 15.Qc2 Rfd8 16.Rad1 Nf8 17.b4 Ne6 18.Nb6 a5 19.a3 axb4 20.axb4 Nd4 21.Bxd4

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Notes: IM Yuri Drozdovskij
 
Ukraine-Russia games in zipped cbv
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