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GM Gary Kasparov of Russia won the Chess@Iceland Rapid Chess tourney defeating World No.2 GM Viswanathan Anand of India in a blitz tie-break at Kopavogur, Iceland on Sunday, April 2, 2000. Holding Kasparov 1-1 in the rapids, Anand lost the first of the blitz games on time in a drawish position. Going all out for the kill the Indian lost the second blitz game in 29 moves despite throwing a knight sacrifice.
Kasparov took home $ 4500 while Anand settled for runner-up prize $ 3500. Six cash prizes totalling $ 14500 and a latest Ericsson mobile phone were given to the prize winners. The biggest top draw tournament in Iceland in the past decade was played in the new Music Conservatorium in Kopavogur, a suburb of Reykjavik, Iceland. The rapid tournament was co-sponsored by
www.oz.com/chess
, www.islandssimi.is
, www.ericsson.com
and www.chessclub.com
.
Earlier, after two exciting rapid games, Anand and Kasparov were tied 1-1. In game one, Kasparov was impressive with the black pieces but Anand pulled up to draw the game in 41 moves. Anand had a bishop and pawn against Kasparov's rook. In game two, Anand played the French defence as black and equalised after move 20. Kasparov had to force a repetition of moves to draw the game after 28 moves. |
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The results:
|
First
round
|
Group
A
| G. Kasparov |
0.5-0.5 |
V. Korchnoi
|
| J. Timman
|
0.5-0.5 |
F. Olafsson
|
| H. Olafsson
|
0-1 |
M. Petursson |
|
Group B:
| J. Hjartarson |
0-1 |
V. Anand |
|
H. Stefansson |
0-1 |
I. Sokolov |
| J.L. Arnason |
0-1 |
A. Wojtkiewicz |
|
|
Second round: |
Group
A
|
F. Olafsson |
0-1 |
G. Kasparov |
|
H. Olafsson |
0.5-0.5 |
J. Timman |
|
M. Petursson |
1-0 |
V. Korchnoi |
|
Group B:
|
I. Sokolov |
1-0 |
J.L. Arnason |
|
V. Anand |
1-0 |
A. Wojtkiewicz |
|
J. Hjartarsson |
0.5-0.5 |
H. Stefansson |
|
|
Third round: |
Group A:
|
V. Korchnoi |
0-1 |
F. Olafsson |
|
G. Kasparov |
1-0 |
H. Olafsson |
|
J. Timman |
1-0 |
M. Petursson |
|
Group
B
|
H. Stefansson |
0.5-0.5 |
V. Anand |
|
A. Wojtkiewicz |
1-0 |
I. Sokolov |
|
J. Hjartarsson |
1-0 |
J.L. Arnason |
|
|
Fourth round: |
Group A:
| J. Timman |
0-1 |
G. Kasparov |
| H. Olafsson |
1-0 |
V. Korchnoi |
| M. Petursson |
1-0 |
F. Olafsson |
|
Group B:
|
V. Anand |
1-0 |
I. Sokolov |
|
J. Hjartarson |
0-1 |
A. Wojtkiewicz |
|
H. Stefansson |
1-0 |
J.L. Arnason |
|
|
Fifth round: |
Group
A
|
V. Korchnoi |
0.5-0.5 |
J. Timman |
|
G. Kasparov |
1-0 |
M. Petursson |
|
F. Olafsson |
0-1 |
H. Olafsson |
|
Group B:
|
J.L. Arnason |
0.5-0.5 |
V. Anand |
|
A. Wojtkiewicz |
0.5-0.5 |
H. Stefansson |
|
I. Sokolov |
1-0 |
J. Hjartarson |
|
|
Group Standings: |
Group A:
|
1 |
G. Kasparov |
Rus |
4.5/5 |
|
2 |
M. Petursson |
Isd |
3 |
|
3-4 |
H. Olafsson |
Isd |
2.5 |
|
3-4 |
J. Timman |
Ned |
2.5 |
|
5 |
F. Olafsson |
Isd |
1.5 |
|
6 |
V. Korchnoi |
Swz |
1. |
|
Group B:
|
1 |
V. Anand |
Ind |
4/5 |
|
2 |
A. Wojtkiewicz |
Pol |
3.5 |
|
3 |
I. Sokolov |
Bih |
3 |
|
4 |
H. Stefansson |
Isd |
2.5 |
|
5 |
J. Hjartarsson |
Isd |
1.5 |
|
6 |
J.L. Arnason |
Isd |
0.5 |
|
|
|
Semifinals
|
V. Anand |
Ind |
1-0 |
M. Petursson |
Isd |
1.5-0.5 |
|
G. Kasparov |
Rus |
1-0 |
A. Wojtkiewicz |
Pol |
1.5-0.5 |
Final
|
G. Kasparov |
Rus |
1-0 |
V. Anand |
Ind |
1-1 |
2-0 |
Final Placings
| Position |
Player |
Country |
|
1 |
Gary Kasparov |
Russia |
|
2 |
Viswanthan Anand |
India |
|
3-4 |
Margeir Petursson |
Iceland |
|
3-4 |
Alexander Wojtkiewicz |
Poland |
|
5 |
Ivan Sokolov |
Bosnia |
|
6-7 |
Jan Timman |
Netherlands |
|
6-7 |
Helgi Olafsson |
Iceland |
|
8 |
Hannes Stefansson |
Iceland |
|
9-10 |
Fridrik Olafsson |
Iceland |
|
9-10 |
Johann Hjartarson |
Iceland |
|
11 |
Victor Korchnoi |
Switzerland |
|
12 |
Jon Arnason |
Iceland |
Games
GM Viswanathan Anand - GM Gary Kasparov (Rapid Round 1)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8.
g4 Nfd7 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. a4 bxa4 11. Nxa4 Nxa4 12. Rxa4 Be7 13. Be2 O-O 14.
O-O Bb7 15. Rfa1 Nd7 16. Nb3 Rb8 17. Ba7 Rc8 18. Na5 Ba8 19. Bxa6 Ne5 20.Be2 f5 21. gxf5 exf5 22. Nc4 Qe8 23. Nxe5 dxe5 24. Bd3 fxe4 25. fxe4 Qh5
26. Be3 Rc6 27. Qe2 Rg6+ 28. Kh1 Qxe2 29. Bxe2 Bc6 30. Rc4 Bb5 31. Ra5 Bxc4 32. Bxc4+ Kh8 33. Rxe5 Ra8 34. Rf5 Rg4 35. Rf1 Rb8 36. Bd3 Rxb2 37. e5 Rb8 38. Ba7 Rf8 39. Rxf8+ Bxf8 40. Bf2 Rg5 41. Bd4
0.5-0.5
GM Gary Kasparov - GM Viswanathan Anand
(Rapid Round 2)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Nxf6+
Bxf6 8. h4 O-O 9. Bd3 c5 10. Qe2 cxd4 11. Qe4 g6 12. O-O-O e5 13. Bxf6 Qxf6
14. Bb5 Rd8 15. Rhe1 Qb6 16. Bc4 Nc5 17. Qxe5 Be6 18. Bxe6 Nxe6 19. h5 d3
20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Rh1 Ng7 22. cxd3 Qxf2 23. Rd2 Rac8+ 24. Kb1 Qc5 25. Qf4
Nh5 26. Qh6 Qf8 27. Qg5 Qc5 28. Qh6 0.5-0.5
GM Gary Kasparov - GM Viswanathan Anand (Blitz Round 1)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bd3 Nxe4 7. Bxe4
Nf6 8. Bg5 Qd6 9. Bd3 Qb4+ 10. Bd2 Qxb2 11. O-O Qa3 12. Ne5 Qd6 13. Be3 Be7 14. c4 c5 15. Bc2 O-O 16. Qd3 g6 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. Qc3 b6 19. dxc5 bxc5 20.Bh6 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. Rd1 Bb7 23. Ng4 Ne8 24. Ba4 Bc6 25. Bxc6 Qxc6 26. h3 Be7 27. Ne5 Qe4 28. Re1 Qb7 29. Ng4 Rd8 30. Bf4 Bf8 31. Bh6 Rd4 32. Be3 Rd8 33. Nh6+ Bxh6 34. Bxh6 Qb4 35. Qc1 Nf6 36. Rd1 Rxd1+ 37. Qxd1
1-0 (Time)
GM Viswanathan Anand - GM Gary Kasparov
(Blitz Round 2)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8.
Qd2 Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. a4 Nc4 11. Bxc4 bxc4 12. O-O Bb7 13. g5 Nd7 14. f4
Nc5 15. Qg2 g6 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Qg4 h6 18. f5 gxf5 19. exf5 e5 20. Ne6 fxe6
21. Qh5+ Kd8 22. f6 Qc6 23. Rd2 Kc7 24. g6 Rg8 25. g7 Bxg7 26. Qf7+ Qd7 27.Qxd7+ Nxd7 28. fxg7 Rxg7+ 29. Kf2 d5
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