FIDE World Chess Championship 2002
FIDE World Chess Championship 2002 was a knockout, 27 Nov 2001 – 23 Jan 2002. Won by Ruslan, beating Vasyl 0–0 in the final (best of 8). Last updated .
- Dates
Matches
Round 1
- Viswanathan Anand2½–1½Olivier Touzane
- Alexander Goldin½–1½Peter Heine Nielsen
- Vladislav Tkachiev3–1Hichem Hamdouchi
- Sergei Rublevsky1–3Nguyễn Anh Dũng
- Anatoly Karpov1–3Zhang Pengxiang
- Evgeny Pigusov1½–½Alexander Ivanov
- Alexey Dreev1½–½Khvicha Supatashvili
- Gilberto Milos1½–½Đào Thiên Hải
- Veselin Topalov2–0Facundo Pierrot
- Boris Gulko½–1½Giovanni Vescovi
- Zhang Zhong3–1Yu Shaoteng
- Alexander Lastin1½–½Ognjen Cvitan
- Alexei Shirov2–0Aimen Rizouk
- Zoltan Gyimesi4–3Stuart Conquest
- Alexander Grischuk1½–½Ehsan Ghaem-Maghami
- Alexander Motylev1½–½Liang Chong
- Vasyl Ivanchuk1½–½Baatr Shovunov
- Boris Avrukh0–2Bartłomiej Macieja
- Emil Sutovsky4–3Alonso Zapata
- Francisco Vallejo Pons2½–1½Stanislav Savchenko
- Loek van Wely1½–½Rubén Felgaer
- Smbat Lputian2–0Michał Krasenkow
- Ye Jiangchuan3–1Alexei Barsov
- Viktor Korchnoi1½–2½Lev Psakhis
- Peter Leko3–1Watu Kobese
- Alexei Fedorov½–1½Ashot Anastasian
- Predrag Nikolić1½–½Shukhrat Safin
- Rustem Dautov1½–½Dmitry Gurevich
- Alexander Khalifman3–1Surya Shekhar Ganguly
- Gregory Kaidanov½–1½Alexander Shabalov
- Joël Lautier2–0Dibyendu Barua
- Sergei Shipov1½–½Alexandre Lesiège
- Michael Adams2–0Gaetan Sarthou
- Mikhail Kobalia3–1Konstantin Aseev
- Xu Jun1½–½Suat Atalık
- Vadim Zvjaginsev1½–½Jacek Gdański
- Peter Svidler1½–½Alejandro Hoffman
- Alexander Graf1–3Šarūnas Šulskis
- Judit Polgár2–0Mohamad Al-Modiahki
- Vadim Milov3½–2½Alex Yermolinsky
- Boris Gelfand1½–½Alexis Cabrera
- Pavel Kotsur1½–2½Leinier Domínguez
- Alexander Beliavsky1½–½Pendyala Harikrishna
- Aleksander Delchev1½–½Georgy Timoshenko
- Rustam Kasimdzhanov1½–½Nikolai Vlassov
- Karen Asrian2½–3½Igor Khenkin
- Zurab Azmaiparashvili1½–½Saidali Iuldachev
- Sergei Movsesian2½–1½Vadim Malakhatko
- Alexander Morozevich1½–½Nugzar Zeliakov
- Vereslav Eingorn1½–2½Krishnan Sasikiran
- Rafael Vaganian1½–½Slim Belkhodja
- Mikhail Gurevich1½–½Dorian Rogozenko
- Kiril Georgiev3–1Fouad El Taher
- Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu3–4Lázaro Bruzón
- Ruslan Ponomariov1½–½Li Wenliang
- Sergei Tiviakov3–1Larry Christiansen
- Evgeny Bareev2–0Mikhail Gluzman
- Vladimir Baklan3½–2½Joel Benjamin
- Viktor Bologan½–1½Igor Nataf
- Konstantin Sakaev3½–2½Andrei Volokitin
- Ilya Smirin2–0Amon Simutowe
- Thomas Luther3–1Sergey Viktorovich Volkov
- Nigel Short½–1½Daniel Cámpora
- Jaan Ehlvest3½–2½Teimour Radjabov
Round 2
- Viswanathan Anand1½–½Peter Heine Nielsen
- Vladislav Tkachiev1½–½Nguyễn Anh Dũng
- Zhang Pengxiang0–2Evgeny Pigusov
- Alexey Dreev1½–½Gilberto Milos
- Veselin Topalov1½–½Giovanni Vescovi
- Zhong Zhang1½–½Alexander Lastin
- Alexei Shirov1½–½Zoltan Gyimesi
- Alexander Grischuk½–1½Alexander Motylev
- Vasyl Ivanchuk3–1Bartłomiej Macieja
- Emil Sutovsky2–0Francisco Vallejo Pons
- Loek van Wely2–0Smbat Lputian
- Ye Jiangchuan2½–1½Lev Psakhis
- Peter Leko1½–2½Ashot Anastasian
- Predrag Nikolić2½–1½Rustem Dautov
- Alexander Khalifman3–1Alexander Shabalov
- Joël Lautier2½–1½Sergei Shipov
- Michael Adams1½–½Mikhail Kobalia
- Xu Jun½–1½Vadim Zvjaginsev
- Peter Svidler2½–1½Šarūnas Šulskis
- Judit Polgár1½–2½Vadim Milov
- Boris Gelfand1½–½Leinier Domínguez
- Alexander Beliavsky1½–2½Aleksander Delchev
- Rustam Kasimdzhanov2½–1½Igor Khenkin
- Zurab Azmaiparashvili2½–1½Sergei Movsesian
- Alexander Morozevich1½–½Krishnan Sasikiran
- Rafael Vaganian1½–2½Mikhail Gurevich
- Kiril Georgiev3–1Lázaro Bruzón
- Ruslan Ponomariov3–1Sergei Tiviakov
- Evgeny Bareev1½–½Vladimir Baklan
- Igor Nataf½–1½Konstantin Sakaev
- Ilya Smirin1½–½Thomas Luther
- Daniel Cámpora½–1½Jaan Ehlvest
Round 3
- Viswanathan Anand2½–1½Vladislav Tkachiev
- Evgeny Pigusov½–1½Alexey Dreev
- Veselin Topalov1½–½Zhong Zhang
- Alexei Shirov3½–2½Alexander Motylev
- Vasyl Ivanchuk1½–½Emil Sutovsky
- Loek van Wely½–1½Ye Jiangchuan
- Ashot Anastasian½–1½Predrag Nikolić
- Alexander Khalifman1–3Joël Lautier
- Michael Adams3–1Vadim Zvjaginsev
- Peter Svidler2–0Vadim Milov
- Boris Gelfand2–0Aleksander Delchev
- Rustam Kasimdzhanov1½–2½Zurab Azmaiparashvili
- Alexander Morozevich1½–½Mikhail Gurevich
- Kiril Georgiev0–2Ruslan Ponomariov
- Evgeny Bareev3–1Konstantin Sakaev
- Ilya Smirin3–4Jaan Ehlvest
Round 4
- Viswanathan Anand1½–½Alexey Dreev
- Veselin Topalov3–4Alexei Shirov
- Vasyl Ivanchuk1½–½Ye Jiangchuan
- Predrag Nikolić1–3Joël Lautier
- Michael Adams2½–3½Peter Svidler
- Boris Gelfand3½–2½Zurab Azmaiparashvili
- Alexander Morozevich1½–2½Ruslan Ponomariov
- Evgeny Bareev2–0Jaan Ehlvest
Quarterfinals (best of 2)
- Viswanathan Anand0–0Alexei Shirov
- Vasyl Ivanchuk0–0Joël Lautier
- Peter Svidler0–0Boris Gelfand
- Ruslan Ponomariov0–0Evgeny Bareev
Semifinals (best of 4)
- Viswanathan Anand0–0Vasyl Ivanchuk
- Peter Svidler0–0Ruslan Ponomariov
Final (best of 8)
- Vasyl Ivanchuk0–0Ruslan Ponomariov
The winner is shown in bold once the match is over; in Armageddon a draw counts as a win for Black.
Results
Final – Game 5
- 1Ruslan Ponomariov1–0Vasyl Ivanchuk