FIDE World Chess Championship 2004
FIDE World Chess Championship 2004 was a knockout, 18 Jun – 13 Jul 2004. Won by Rustam, beating Michael 4½–3½ in the final (best of 6). Last updated .
- Dates
Matches
Round 1
- Veselin Topalov2–0Tarik Abulhul
- Aleksander Delchev1½–½Aleksandr Galkin
- Predrag Nikolić1½–2½Péter Ács
- Sergei Movsesian2½–1½Konstantin Landa
- Mikhail Gurevich1½–½Darryl Johansen
- Zdenko Kožul2–0Đào Thiên Hải
- Sergei Rublevsky3–1Ahmed Adly
- Viorel Iordăchescu1½–½Ivan Morovic Fernandez
- Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu1½–½Ronald Dableo
- Gabriel Sargissian3–4Sergei Tiviakov
- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov3–1Valeriy Neverov
- Smbat Lputian2–0Merab Gagunashvili
- Ivan Sokolov2–0Amon Simutowe
- Rustem Dautov1½–2½Andrei Kharlov
- Krishnan Sasikiran0–2Leonid Kritz
- Zhang Zhong½–1½Rafael Leitão
- Alexander Grischuk1½–½Kenny Solomon
- Vasilios Kotronias2½–1½Giorgi Kacheishvili
- Loek van Wely3–1Alexander Ivanov
- Valerij Filippov1½–½Daniel Cámpora
- Vadim Milov0–0Das Neelotpal
- Bu Xiangzhi½–1½Ashot Anastasian
- Alexander Beliavsky2½–1½Alexei Barsov
- Mikhail Kobalia1½–½Sergey Karjakin
- Vasyl Ivanchuk2–0Adlane Arab
- Jun Xu1½–2½Pentala Harikrishna
- Rustam Kasimdzhanov2½–1½Alejandro Ramírez
- Rafael Vaganian0–2Ehsan Ghaem Maghami
- Ye Jiangchuan2½–1½Carlos Garcia Palermo
- Evgeny Vladimirov3–4Ni Hua
- Francisco Vallejo Pons3½–2½Rodrigo Vasquez
- Zoltán Almási2–0Mohammed Al-Modiahki
- Alexander Morozevich0–0Abobker Mohamed Elarabi
- Lázaro Bruzón1½–2½Pavel Smirnov
- Giovanni Vescovi1½–2½Gadir Guseinov
- Levon Aronian2½–1½Magnus Carlsen
- Étienne Bacrot2–0Pascal Charbonneau
- Darmen Sadvakasov2–0Pavel Kotsur
- Teimour Radjabov2–0Mateusz Bartel
- Peter Heine Nielsen2–0Surya Ganguly
- Vladimir Malakhov1½–½Kivanc Haznedaroglu
- Leinier Domínguez2½–1½Ernesto Inarkiev
- Alexander Graf2–0Dibyendu Barua
- Vladislav Tkachiev0–0Yury Shulman
- Alexey Dreev2–0Mohamed Tissir
- Baadur Jobava3–4Rubén Felgaer
- Konstantin Sakaev1½–½Dimitrios Mastrovasilis
- Bartłomiej Macieja½–1½Šarūnas Šulskis
- Michael Adams2–0Hussein Asabri
- Karen Asrian2½–1½Evgenij Agrest
- Alexander Motylev½–1½Hichem Hamdouchi
- Jóhann Hjartarson0–0Sergey Kudrin
- Zurab Azmaiparashvili3–1Morteza Mahjoob
- Alexander Lastin1½–½Robert Kempiński
- Aleksej Aleksandrov1½–½Essam El Gindy
- Sergey Viktorovich Volkov1–3Hikaru Nakamura
- Nigel Short2–0Hameed Mansour Ali Kadhi
- Michał Krasenkow1½–½Gilberto Milos
- Vadim Zvjaginsev2–0Darcy Lima
- Kiril Georgiev½–1½Aleksander Wojtkiewicz
- Vladimir Akopian1½–½José González García
- Evgeny Alekseev½–1½Utut Adianto
- Viktor Bologan3–1Mark Paragua
- Alexander Moiseenko1½–½Sergey Dolmatov
Round 2
- Veselin Topalov2–0Aleksander Delchev
- Péter Ács2–4Sergei Movsesian
- Mikhail Gurevich½–1½Zdenko Kožul
- Sergei Rublevsky3½–2½Viorel Iordăchescu
- Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu1½–½Sergei Tiviakov
- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov4–3Smbat Lputian
- Ivan Sokolov½–1½Andrei Kharlov
- Leonid Kritz½–1½Rafael Leitão
- Alexander Grischuk2–0Vasilios Kotronias
- Loek van Wely2–4Valerij Filippov
- Das Neelotpal1½–2½Ashot Anastasian
- Alexander Beliavsky2½–1½Mikhail Kobalia
- Vasyl Ivanchuk3–1Pentala Harikrishna
- Rustam Kasimdzhanov1½–½Ehsan Ghaem Maghami
- Ye Jiangchuan4–3Ni Hua
- Francisco Vallejo Pons1½–2½Zoltán Almási
- Abobker Mohamed Elarabi0–2Pavel Smirnov
- Gadir Guseinov0–2Levon Aronian
- Étienne Bacrot1½–½Darmen Sadvakasov
- Teimour Radjabov4–3Peter Heine Nielsen
- Vladimir Malakhov3–4Leinier Domínguez
- Alexander Graf½–1½Vladislav Tkachiev
- Alexey Dreev2–0Rubén Felgaer
- Konstantin Sakaev2–0Šarūnas Šulskis
- Michael Adams1½–½Karen Asrian
- Hichem Hamdouchi4–3Sergey Kudrin
- Zurab Azmaiparashvili1½–2½Alexander Lastin
- Aleksej Aleksandrov½–1½Hikaru Nakamura
- Nigel Short½–1½Michał Krasenkow
- Vadim Zvjaginsev2½–1½Aleksander Wojtkiewicz
- Vladimir Akopian1½–½Utut Adianto
- Viktor Bologan1½–2½Alexander Moiseenko
Round 3
- Veselin Topalov1½–½Sergei Movsesian
- Zdenko Kožul2–0Sergei Rublevsky
- Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu2½–1½Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
- Andrei Kharlov1½–½Rafael Leitão
- Alexander Grischuk4–2Valerij Filippov
- Ashot Anastasian½–1½Alexander Beliavsky
- Vasyl Ivanchuk1½–2½Rustam Kasimdzhanov
- Ye Jiangchuan½–1½Zoltán Almási
- Pavel Smirnov4–3Levon Aronian
- Étienne Bacrot1½–2½Teimour Radjabov
- Leinier Domínguez2–0Vladislav Tkachiev
- Alexey Dreev4–3Konstantin Sakaev
- Michael Adams1½–½Hichem Hamdouchi
- Alexander Lastin½–1½Hikaru Nakamura
- Michał Krasenkow1½–½Vadim Zvjaginsev
- Vladimir Akopian1½–½Alexander Moiseenko
Round 4
- Veselin Topalov2–0Zdenko Kožul
- Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu3–4Andrei Kharlov
- Alexander Grischuk3½–2½Alexander Beliavsky
- Rustam Kasimdzhanov2–0Zoltán Almási
- Pavel Smirnov2½–3½Teimour Radjabov
- Leinier Domínguez2½–1½Alexey Dreev
- Michael Adams1½–½Hikaru Nakamura
- Michał Krasenkow½–1½Vladimir Akopian
Quarterfinals (best of 2)
- Veselin Topalov2–0Andrei Kharlov
- Alexander Grischuk1–3Rustam Kasimdzhanov
- Teimour Radjabov3½–3½Leinier Domínguez
- Michael Adams1½–½Vladimir Akopian
Semifinals (best of 4)
- Veselin Topalov2–4Rustam Kasimdzhanov
- Teimour Radjabov1½–2½Michael Adams
Final (best of 6)
- Rustam Kasimdzhanov4½–3½Michael Adams
The winner is shown in bold once the match is over; in Armageddon a draw counts as a win for Black.
Results
Final – Game 2
- 1Rustam Kasimdzhanov1–0Michael Adams