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Corus Tournament Wijk aan Zee 2001

The Corus Tournament Wijk aan Zee 2001

14 players will compete in the Corus 2001 chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands January 13th-28th 2001. For the 3rd year running Garry Kasparov will play in the event and it will be the first time he has the opportunity to play Kramnik after losing his title to him. The top nine players in the July 2000 rating list are taking part. Round 1 is on January 13th. Rest days are on Monday (15th), Friday (19th) and Wednesday (24th) .

Round 1 (January 13, 2001)

Adams, Michael         -  Anand, Viswanathan      
Leko, Peter            -  Fedorov, Alexei         
Piket, Jeroen          -  Morozevich, Alexander   
Shirov, Alexei         -  Topalov, Veselin        
Timman, Jan            -  Kramnik, Vladimir       
Tiviakov, Sergei       -  Kasparov, Gary          
Van Wely, Loek         -  Ivanchuk, Vassily       

Round 2 (January 14, 2001)

Anand, Viswanathan     -  Tiviakov, Sergei        
Fedorov, Alexei        -  Kasparov, Gary          
Ivanchuk, Vassily      -  Adams, Michael          
Kramnik, Vladimir      -  Van Wely, Loek          
Leko, Peter            -  Shirov, Alexei          
Morozevich, Alexander  -  Timman, Jan             
Topalov, Veselin       -  Piket, Jeroen           

Round 3 (January 16, 2001)

Adams, Michael         -  Kramnik, Vladimir       
Kasparov, Gary         -  Anand, Viswanathan      
Piket, Jeroen          -  Leko, Peter             
Shirov, Alexei         -  Fedorov, Alexei         
Timman, Jan            -  Topalov, Veselin        
Tiviakov, Sergei       -  Ivanchuk, Vassily       
Van Wely, Loek         -  Morozevich, Alexander   

Round 4 (January 17, 2001)

Fedorov, Alexei        -  Anand, Viswanathan      
Ivanchuk, Vassily      -  Kasparov, Gary          
Kramnik, Vladimir      -  Tiviakov, Sergei        
Leko, Peter            -  Timman, Jan             
Shirov, Alexei         -  Piket, Jeroen           
Morozevich, Alexander  -  Adams, Michael          
Topalov, Veselin       -  Van Wely, Loek          

Round 5 (January 18, 2001)

Adams, Michael         -  Topalov, Veselin        
Anand, Viswanathan     -  Ivanchuk, Vassily       
Kasparov, Gary         -  Kramnik, Vladimir       
Piket, Jeroen          -  Fedorov, Alexei         
Timman, Jan            -  Shirov, Alexei          
Tiviakov, Sergei       -  Morozevich, Alexander   
Van Wely, Loek         -  Leko, Peter             

Round 6 (January 20, 2001)

Fedorov, Alexei        -  Ivanchuk, Vassily       
Kramnik, Vladimir      -  Anand, Viswanathan      
Leko, Peter            -  Adams, Michael          
Piket, Jeroen          -  Timman, Jan             
Shirov, Alexei         -  Van Wely, Loek          
Morozevich, Alexander  -  Kasparov, Gary          
Topalov, Veselin       -  Tiviakov, Sergei        

Round 7 (January 21, 2001)

Adams, Michael         -  Shirov, Alexei          
Anand, Viswanathan     -  Morozevich, Alexander   
Ivanchuk, Vassily      -  Kramnik, Vladimir       
Kasparov, Gary         -  Topalov, Veselin        
Timman, Jan            -  Fedorov, Alexei         
Tiviakov, Sergei       -  Leko, Peter             
Van Wely, Loek         -  Piket, Jeroen           

Round 8 (January 22, 2001)

Fedorov, Alexei        -  Kramnik, Vladimir       
Leko, Peter            -  Kasparov, Gary          
Piket, Jeroen          -  Adams, Michael          
Shirov, Alexei         -  Tiviakov, Sergei        
Timman, Jan            -  Van Wely, Loek          
Morozevich, Alexander  -  Ivanchuk, Vassily       
Topalov, Veselin       -  Anand, Viswanathan      

Round 9 (January 23, 2001)

Adams, Michael         -  Timman, Jan             
Anand, Viswanathan     -  Leko, Peter             
Ivanchuk, Vassily      -  Topalov, Veselin        
Kasparov, Gary         -  Shirov, Alexei          
Kramnik, Vladimir      -  Morozevich, Alexander   
Tiviakov, Sergei       -  Piket, Jeroen           
Van Wely, Loek         -  Fedorov, Alexei         

Round 10 (January 25, 2001)

Fedorov, Alexei        -  Morozevich, Alexander   
Leko, Peter            -  Ivanchuk, Vassily       
Piket, Jeroen          -  Kasparov, Gary          
Shirov, Alexei         -  Anand, Viswanathan      
Timman, Jan            -  Tiviakov, Sergei        
Topalov, Veselin       -  Kramnik, Vladimir       
Van Wely, Loek         -  Adams, Michael          

Round 11 (January 26, 2001)

Adams, Michael         -  Fedorov, Alexei         
Anand, Viswanathan     -  Piket, Jeroen           
Ivanchuk, Vassily      -  Shirov, Alexei          
Kasparov, Gary         -  Timman, Jan             
Kramnik, Vladimir      -  Leko, Peter             
Tiviakov, Sergei       -  Van Wely, Loek          
Morozevich, Alexander  -  Topalov, Veselin        

Round 12 (January 27, 2001)

Adams, Michael         -  Tiviakov, Sergei        
Fedorov, Alexei        -  Topalov, Veselin        
Leko, Peter            -  Morozevich, Alexander   
Piket, Jeroen          -  Ivanchuk, Vassily       
Shirov, Alexei         -  Kramnik, Vladimir       
Timman, Jan            -  Anand, Viswanathan      
Van Wely, Loek         -  Kasparov, Gary          

Round 13 (January 28, 2001)

Anand, Viswanathan     -  Van Wely, Loek          
Ivanchuk, Vassily      -  Timman, Jan             
Kasparov, Gary         -  Adams, Michael          
Kramnik, Vladimir      -  Piket, Jeroen           
Tiviakov, Sergei       -  Fedorov, Alexei         
Morozevich, Alexander  -  Shirov, Alexei          
Topalov, Veselin       -  Leko, Peter