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| The Week in Chess Coverage of the FIDE World Championship 2005, San Luis, Argentina  The Champion, Veselin Topalov and his gold trophy. Photo © http://www.wccsanluis.net The FIDE Championship took place September 27th - October 16th 2005 at Potrero de los Funes, San Luis (Argentina). Players: Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Michael Adams, Peter Leko, Vishy Anand, Veselin Topalov, Alexander Morozevich, Peter Svidler, and Judit Polgar. Veselin Topalov after a stellar 6.5/7 start won the event by drawing the remaining games and is the new FIDE World Chess Champion. Final Round 14 (October 14, 2005) Leko, Peter - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 1-0 48 B42 Sicilian Paulsen Topalov, Veselin - Polgar, Judit 1/2 18 E15 Queens Indian Svidler, Peter - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 19 C42 Petroff's Defence Morozevich, Alexander - Adams, Michael 1/2 54 C77 Ruy Lopez Anderssen Final Round 14 Standings: 1. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2788 10.0; 2. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2788 8.5; 3. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2738 8.5; 4. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2707 7.0; 5. Leko, Peter g HUN 2763 6.5; 6. Kasimdzhanov, Rustam g UZB 2670 5.5; 7. Adams, Michael g ENG 2719 5.5; 8. Polgar, Judit g HUN 2735 4.5; Latest News: Topalov-Kasimdzhanov (13) Corrected Games update in PGN - Rd14 - Games update Rd14 - Viewer TWIC Tiny Update Page suitable for mobile phones FIDE World Championship 2005 Crosstable, Results and Pairings Games in PGN All Games in PGN - FIDE World Championship, FIDE San Luis 2005 - Viewer Archive: Malcolm Pein of the Daily Telegraph on Round 14 Round 14 - Brief Comments and roundup. What happens next? Malcolm Pein of the Daily Telegraph on Round 13 Malcolm Pein of the Daily Telegraph - another look at Round 9 Round 13 - Brief Comments Malcolm Pein of the Daily Telegraph on Round 12 Round 12 - Brief Comments Malcolm Pein of the Daily Telegraph on Round 11 Round 11 - Brief Comments Malcolm Pein of the Daily Telegraph on Round 10 Round 10 - Brief Comments Malcolm Pein of the Daily Telegraph on Round 9 Round 9 - Brief Comments Malcolm Pein of the Daily Telegraph on Round 8 Round 8 - Brief Comments Malcolm Pein of the Daily Telegraph on Round 7 Round 7 - Brief Comments Malcolm Pein of the Daily Telegraph on Round 6 Round 6 - Brief Comments Malcolm Pein of the Daily Telegraph on Round 5 Round 5 - Brief Comments Malcolm Pein of the Daily Telegraph on Round 4 Round 4 - Brief Comments Malcolm Pein of the Daily Telegraph on Round 3 Round 3 - Brief Comments Anand 1-0 Adams Rd3 Flash PGN bulletin by Malcolm Pein Malcolm Pein of the Daily Telegraph on Round 2 Round 2 - Brief Comments Malcolm Pein of the Daily Telegraph on Round 1 Round 1 - Brief Comments Previous games between the players. Games in PGN zipped. Links Official site: http://www.wccsanluis.net Chesspro.ru's coverage in English including Sergei Shipov analysis Coverage in Hungarian by Veroci Zsuzsa Schedule: Opening Ceremony Sept 27th 2005 Rounds 1-4 Sept 28th-Oct 1st Rounds 5-8 Oct 3rd-6th Rounds 9-12 Oct 8th-11th Rounds 13-14 and tie-breaks Oct 13th-15th Closing Ceremony Oct 16th. Time Control: 40 moves in 2 hours, followed by 20 moves in one hour, followed by 15 minutes plus 30 seconds for all moves (40/2h, 20/1h, 15m+30sec/all). Press Interviews The press office for the San Luis Championship have release Q&As with all the players in the lead up to the championship. Official Press release interviews with the players: Anand - Leko - Topalov - Polgar - Svidler - Kasimdzhanov - Adams - Morozevich |
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