| 18th Linares chess tournament :: Linares 2001 |
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| pos. | name | Elo | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | pts | Berger | Wins | + | = | - | ||||||
| 1. | GM Kasparov, Garry | 2849 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 33.75 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2. | GM Polgár, Judit | 2676 | ½ | ½ | ● | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 23.25 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 3. | GM Shirov, Alexei | 2718 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 4½ | 21.75 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 4. | GM Karpov, Anatoly | 2679 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 4½ | 21.75 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 5. | GM Lékó, Péter | 2745 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 21.75 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 6. | GM Grischuk, Alexander | 2663 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ● | 4½ | 20.25 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||
Kasparov won by three full points, one of the most dominant margins in Linares history.
| 1st round — 23rd February 2001 | |||||||||
| GM Grischuk, Alexander | 2663 | ½ - ½ | 2676 | GM Polgár, Judit | |||||
| GM Lékó, Péter | 2745 | ½ - ½ | 2849 | GM Kasparov, Garry | |||||
| GM Shirov, Alexei | 2718 | ½ - ½ | 2679 | GM Karpov, Anatoly | |||||
| 1.-6. Kasparov, Polgár, Shirov, Karpov, Lékó, Grischuk ½; | |||||||||
| 2nd round — 24th February 2001 | |||||||||
| GM Karpov, Anatoly | 2679 | ½ - ½ | 2663 | GM Grischuk, Alexander | |||||
| GM Kasparov, Garry | 2849 | ½ - ½ | 2676 | GM Polgár, Judit | |||||
| GM Lékó, Péter | 2745 | ½ - ½ | 2718 | GM Shirov, Alexei | |||||
| 1.-6. Kasparov, Polgár, Shirov, Karpov, Lékó, Grischuk 1; | |||||||||
| 3rd round — 25th February 2001 | |||||||||
| GM Grischuk, Alexander | 2663 | ½ - ½ | 2745 | GM Lékó, Péter | |||||
| GM Polgár, Judit | 2676 | ½ - ½ | 2679 | GM Karpov, Anatoly | |||||
| GM Shirov, Alexei | 2718 | ½ - ½ | 2849 | GM Kasparov, Garry | |||||
| 1.-6. Kasparov, Polgár, Shirov, Karpov, Lékó, Grischuk 1½; | |||||||||
| 4th round — 27th February 2001 | |||||||||
| GM Grischuk, Alexander | 2663 | 0 - 1 | 2849 | GM Kasparov, Garry | |||||
| GM Karpov, Anatoly | 2679 | ½ - ½ | 2745 | GM Lékó, Péter | |||||
| GM Polgár, Judit | 2676 | 1 - 0 | 2718 | GM Shirov, Alexei | |||||
| 1.-2. Kasparov, Polgár 2½; 3.-4. Karpov, Lékó 2; 5.-6. Shirov, Grischuk 1½; | |||||||||
| 5th round — 28th February 2001 | |||||||||
| GM Kasparov, Garry | 2849 | 1 - 0 | 2679 | GM Karpov, Anatoly | |||||
| GM Lékó, Péter | 2745 | ½ - ½ | 2676 | GM Polgár, Judit | |||||
| GM Shirov, Alexei | 2718 | 1 - 0 | 2663 | GM Grischuk, Alexander | |||||
| 1. Kasparov 3½; 2. Polgár 3; 3.-4. Shirov, Lékó 2½; 5. Karpov 2; 6. Grischuk 1½; | |||||||||
| 6th round — 1st March 2001 | |||||||||
| GM Karpov, Anatoly | 2679 | ½ - ½ | 2718 | GM Shirov, Alexei | |||||
| GM Kasparov, Garry | 2849 | 1 - 0 | 2745 | GM Lékó, Péter | |||||
| GM Polgár, Judit | 2676 | ½ - ½ | 2663 | GM Grischuk, Alexander | |||||
| 1. Kasparov 4½; 2. Polgár 3½; 3. Shirov 3; 4.-5. Karpov, Lékó 2½; 6. Grischuk 2; | |||||||||
| 7th round — 3rd March 2001 | |||||||||
| GM Grischuk, Alexander | 2663 | 1 - 0 | 2679 | GM Karpov, Anatoly | |||||
| GM Polgár, Judit | 2676 | ½ - ½ | 2849 | GM Kasparov, Garry | |||||
| GM Shirov, Alexei | 2718 | ½ - ½ | 2745 | GM Lékó, Péter | |||||
| 1. Kasparov 5; 2. Polgár 4; 3. Shirov 3½; 4.-5. Lékó, Grischuk 3; 6. Karpov 2½; | |||||||||
| 8th round — 4th March 2001 | |||||||||
| GM Karpov, Anatoly | 2679 | 1 - 0 | 2676 | GM Polgár, Judit | |||||
| GM Kasparov, Garry | 2849 | 1 - 0 | 2718 | GM Shirov, Alexei | |||||
| GM Lékó, Péter | 2745 | ½ - ½ | 2663 | GM Grischuk, Alexander | |||||
| 1. Kasparov 6; 2. Polgár 4; 3.-6. Shirov, Karpov, Lékó, Grischuk 3½; | |||||||||
| 9th round — 5th March 2001 | |||||||||
| GM Grischuk, Alexander | 2663 | 1 - 0 | 2718 | GM Shirov, Alexei | |||||
| GM Karpov, Anatoly | 2679 | ½ - ½ | 2849 | GM Kasparov, Garry | |||||
| GM Polgár, Judit | 2676 | ½ - ½ | 2745 | GM Lékó, Péter | |||||
| 1. Kasparov 6½; 2.-3. Polgár, Grischuk 4½; 4.-5. Karpov, Lékó 4; 6. Shirov 3½; | |||||||||
| 10th round — 6th March 2001 | |||||||||
| GM Kasparov, Garry | 2849 | 1 - 0 | 2663 | GM Grischuk, Alexander | |||||
| GM Lékó, Péter | 2745 | ½ - ½ | 2679 | GM Karpov, Anatoly | |||||
| GM Shirov, Alexei | 2718 | 1 - 0 | 2676 | GM Polgár, Judit | |||||
| 1. Kasparov 7½; 2.-6. Polgár, Shirov, Karpov, Lékó, Grischuk 4½; | |||||||||
| 18th Linares chess tournament | |
| Dates: | 23rd February - 6th March 2001 |
| City: | Linares (Spain) |
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| Organizers: | |
| Chief Arbiter: | |
| Players participating: | 6 (incl. 6 GMs) |
| Games played: | 30 |
| Competition format: | Category 19 double round robin. |
| Tie-breaks: | 1. Sonnerborn-Berger; 2. Number of wins |
| Time control: | |
| Website: | chessgames.com |
| Other websites: | Wikipedia |
| PGN game file: | linares-2001.pgn |