FIDE KO Championship FINAL results

The final match was scheduled to consist of six games, but Anand won three of the first four to put the result of the match beyond doubt. The 23rd of December was a rest day. See the WCC index for the regulations.

Shirov will have the white pieces in games one, three and five.

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WCC Final     20-27 Dec (TB 27 Dec) Anand, Viswanathan IND 2762 Round 1: bye Round 2: beat Viktor Bologan, Moldovia ½-½ 1-0 Round 3: beat Smbat Lputian, Armenia ½-½ 1-0 Round 4: beat Bartlomiej Macieja, Poland ˝-˝ 1-0 Round 5: beat Alexander Khalifman, Russia ½-½ ½-½, ½-½ ½-½, 1-0 ½-½ Semifinal: beat Michael Adams, England ½-½, 1-0, ½-½, ½-½  ½-½   1-0   1-0   1-0  Shirov, Alexei ESP 2746 Round 1: bye Round 2: beat Alex Onischuk, Ukraine ½-½ ½-½, 1-0 ½-½ Round 3: beat Michael Gurevich, Belgium ½-½ ½-½, 1-0 0-1, 1-0 ½-½ Round 4: beat Boris Gelfand, Israel ½-½ ½-½, 1-0 ½-½ Round 5: beat Evgeny Bareev 0-1 1-0, 1-0 ½-½ Semifinal: beat Alexander Grischuk, Russia 1-0, 0-1, 1-0, ½-½ Anand with white vs. Shirov Classical +3 =6 -1 10 Rapid +2 =3 -1 6 Theme +0 =1 -0 1 Blindfold +0 =3 -0 3 Advanced +1 =0 -0 1 Total +6 =13 -2 21       Shirov with white vs. Anand Classical +0 =10 -1 11 Rapid +1 =3 -2 6 Theme +1 =0 -0 1 Blindfold +1 =1 -1 3 Advanced +0 =1 -0 1 Total +3 =15 -4 22

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