# FIDE World Chess Championship 2002

The FIDE World Chess Championship 2002 was held in Moscow, Russia. The first six rounds were played between 27 November and 14 December 2001, and the final match started on 16 January and ended on 23 January 2002. The Ukrainian Grandmaster Ruslan Ponomariov, aged 18, won the championship and became the youngest FIDE World Champion.

## Background

At the time of this championship, the World title was split. The Classical World Champion, Vladimir Kramnik, did not participate, as well as the previous Classical Champion and world's highest-rated player, Garry Kasparov. However, all other strongest players of the world took part, including the top seed and winner of the previous FIDE World Championship Viswanathan Anand.

## Playing conditions

The championship was a knockout tournament similar to other FIDE World Chess Championships between 1998 and 2004: the players were paired for short matches, with losers eliminated. The field of 128 participants was reduced to one winner over seven rounds.
Rounds 1–5 consisted of a two-game match, followed by tie breaks at faster time controls if required. The time control for regular games was 75 minutes for the first 40 moves and 15 minutes for the rest of the game, with 30 seconds added after each move. Tie breaks consisted of two rapid chess games (20 minutes each + 10 seconds per move); followed by two blitz games if required (5 minutes + 10 seconds per move); followed by a single Armageddon chess game if required (white has 6 minutes and must win, black has 5 minutes and only needs to draw). The semifinals (round 6) were best of four games, and the final was best of eight games, with the same conditions for the tie-breaks.
In addition to previous criticisms of the knockout format (see FIDE World Chess Championship 1998#Controversies), this tournament was criticised by Garry Kasparov for using a faster time control, which Kasparov claimed was lowering the standard of the games.

## Participants

All players are Grandmasters unless indicated otherwise.
* Viswanathan Anand (IND), 2797
* Michael Adams (ENG), 2744
* Alexander Morozevich (RUS), 2739
* Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR), 2731
* Peter Leko (HUN), 2730
* Evgeny Bareev (RUS), 2719
* Boris Gelfand (ISR), 2714
* Veselin Topalov (BUL), 2711
* Alexei Shirov (ESP), 2706
* Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB), 2704
* Ilya Smirin (ISR), 2702
* Alexander Khalifman (RUS), 2699
* Loek van Wely (NED), 2695
* Kiril Georgiev (BUL), 2695
* Peter Svidler (RUS), 2695
* Anatoly Karpov (RUS), 2692
* Alexey Dreev (RUS), 2690
* Judit Polgár (HUN), 2686
* Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR), 2684
* Ye Jiangchuan (CHN), 2677
* Joël Lautier (FRA), 2675
* Nigel Short (ENG), 2675
* Zurab Azmaiparashvili (GEO), 2674
* Alexander Grischuk (RUS), 2669
* Zhang Zhong (CHN), 2667
* Alexander Beliavsky (SLO), 2659
* Viktor Bologan (MDA), 2655
* Predrag Nikolić (BIH), 2652
* Emil Sutovsky (ISR), 2651
* Rafael Vaganian (ARM), 2650
* Xu Jun (CHN), 2646
* Vladislav Tkachiev (FRA), 2642
* Sergei Rublevsky (RUS), 2639
* Vadim Zvjaginsev (RUS), 2638
* Mikhail Gurevich (BEL), 2633
* Francisco Vallejo Pons (ESP), 2630
* Rustem Dautov (GER), 2630
* Konstantin Sakaev (RUS), 2630
* Aleksander Delchev (BUL), 2629
* Alexander Lastin (RUS), 2628
* Alexander Motylev (RUS), 2627
* Sergei Movsesian (CZE), 2627
* Jaan Ehlvest (EST), 2627
* Sergei Shipov (RUS), 2625
* Viktor Korchnoi (SUI), 2624
* Sergei Tiviakov (NED), 2618
* Vadim Milov (SUI), 2614
* Gilberto Milos (BRA), 2614
* Evgeny Pigusov (RUS), 2613
* Alexander Graf (GER), 2610
* Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (ROM), 2609
* Smbat Lputian (ARM), 2608
* Gregory Kaidanov (USA), 2605
* Thomas Luther (GER), 2604
* Karen Asrian (ARM), 2604
* Zoltan Gyimesi (HUN), 2602
* Boris Gulko (USA), 2602
* Pavel Kotsur (KAZ), 2600
* Vladimir Baklan (UKR), 2599
* Alexei Fedorov (BLR), 2599
* Boris Avrukh (ISR), 2598
* Vereslav Eingorn (UKR), 2598
* Mikhail Kobalia (RUS), 2595
* Alexander Goldin (USA), 2594
* Peter Heine Nielsen (DEN), 2593
* Konstantin Aseev (RUS), 2591
* Krishnan Sasikiran (IND), 2589
* Bartłomiej Macieja (POL), 2588
* Ashot Anastasian (ARM), 2588
* Joel Benjamin (USA), 2587
* Leinier Domínguez (CUB), 2585
* Giovanni Vescovi (BRA), 2581
* Stuart Conquest (ENG), 2580
* Igor Khenkin (GER), 2579
* Sergey Volkov (RUS), 2578
* Alexander Shabalov (USA), 2574
* Michał Krasenkow (POL), 2573
* Lázaro Bruzón (CUB), 2573
* Šarūnas Šulskis (LTU), 2573
* Alexander Ivanov (USA), 2573
* Đào Thiên Hải (VIE), 2572
* Alex Yermolinsky (USA), 2571
* Larry Christiansen (USA), 2570
* Lev Psakhis (ISR), 2566
* Alexandre Lesiège (CAN), 2564
* Teimour Radjabov (AZE), 2558
* Vadim Malakhatko (UKR), 2557
* Liang Chong (CHN), 2556, IM
* Ognjen Cvitan (CRO), 2555
* Georgy Timoshenko (UKR), 2554
* Andrei Volokitin (UKR), 2551, IM
* Dmitry Gurevich (USA), 2550
* Stanislav Savchenko (UKR), 2549
* Dorian Rogozenko (ROM), 2548
* Jacek Gdański (POL), 2537
* Nguyễn Anh Dũng (VIE), 2533
* Hichem Hamdouchi (MAR), 2533
* Suat Atalık (BIH), 2532
* Slim Belkhodja (TUN), 2531, IM
* Alonso Zapata (COL), 2530
* Shukhrat Safin (UZB), 2529
* Igor Nataf (FRA), 2527
* Pendyala Harikrishna (IND), 2522
* Yu Shaoteng (CHN), 2517, IM
* Ehsan Ghaem-Maghami (IRI), 2509
* Saidali Iuldachev (UZB), 2508
* Daniel Cámpora (ARG), 2506
* Dibyendu Barua (IND), 2499
* Alexei Barsov (UZB), 2495
* Li Wenliang (CHN), 2494, IM
* Mohamad Al-Modiahki (QAT), 2492
* Khvicha Supatashvili (GEO), 2487, IM
* Zhang Pengxiang (CHN), 2487
* Alejandro Hoffman (ARG), 2481
* Fouad El Taher (EGY), 2477, IM
* Rubén Felgaer (ARG), 2471, IM
* Surya Shekhar Ganguly (IND), 2464, IM
* Amon Simutowe (ZAM), 2462, IM
* Nikolai Vlassov (RUS), 2461, IM
* Aimen Rizouk (ALG), 2442, IM
* Facundo Pierrot (ARG), 2425, IM
* Alexis Cabrera (CUB), 2415, IM
* Mikhail Gluzman (AUS), 2400, IM
* Watu Kobese (RSA), 2373, IM
* Baatr Shovunov (RUS), 2348, IM
* Nugzar Zeliakov (RUS), unrated, no title
* Gaetan Sarthou (FRA), 2357, FM
* Olivier Touzane (FRA), 2382, IM

## Qualification

Players qualified for the championship according to the following criteria:
* four semi-finalists of the previous championship (Viswanathan Anand, Alexei Shirov, Michael Adams, Alexander Grischuk);
* the World Junior Champion 2000 (Lázaro Bruzón);
* 20 best rated players (the average of July 2000 and January 2001 rating lists was used);
* 90 qualifiers from the continental championships;
* eight qualifiers from the Internet championship;
* five nominees of the FIDE President.

## Schedule

There was one rest day during round 4 and two rest days during round 6. The tie-breaks of rounds 1–5 were played in the evening following the second game. The final took place one month after rounds 1–6.
* Round 1: 27 November 2001, 28 November 2001 (tiebreaks on 28 November 2001)
* Round 2: 29 November 2001, 30 November 2001 (tiebreaks on 30 November 2001)
* Round 3: 1 December 2001, 2 December 2001 (tiebreaks on 2 December 2001)
* Round 4: 3 December 2001, 5 December 2001 (tiebreaks on 5 December 2001)
* Round 5: 6 December 2001, 7 December 2001 (tiebreaks on 7 December 2001)
* Round 6: 8 December 2001, 10 December 2001, 11 December 2001, 13 December 2001 (tiebreaks on 14 December 2001)
* Round 7: 16 January 2002 – 24 January 2002, with a rest day on 20 January 2002 (tiebreaks on 25 January 2002)

## Results, rounds 1-4
### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | Viswanathan Anand | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 128 | Olivier Touzane | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 128 | Olivier Touzane | 1½ | 1 | Viswanathan Anand | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 65 | Peter Heine Nielsen | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 64 | Alexander Goldin | ½ | 65 | Peter Heine Nielsen | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 65 | Peter Heine Nielsen | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 65 | Peter Heine Nielsen | 1½ | | | | 1 | Viswanathan Anand | 2½ | | | | |
| | | | | | | 32 | Vladislav Tkachiev | 1½ | | | | |
| 32 | Vladislav Tkachiev | 3 | | | | | | | 32 | Vladislav Tkachiev | 1½ | | | | |
| 97 | Hichem Hamdouchi | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 97 | Hichem Hamdouchi | 1 | 32 | Vladislav Tkachiev | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 96 | Nguyễn Anh Dũng | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Sergei Rublevsky | 1 | 96 | Nguyễn Anh Dũng | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 96 | Nguyễn Anh Dũng | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 96 | Nguyễn Anh Dũng | 3 | | | | | | | | 1 | Viswanathan Anand | 1½ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Alexey Dreev | ½ |
| 16 | Anatoly Karpov | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Alexey Dreev | ½ |
| 113 | Zhang Pengxiang | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 113 | Zhang Pengxiang | 3 | 113 | Zhang Pengxiang | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 49 | Evgeny Pigusov | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 49 | Evgeny Pigusov | 1½ | 49 | Evgeny Pigusov | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 80 | Alexander Ivanov | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 80 | Alexander Ivanov | ½ | | | | 49 | Evgeny Pigusov | ½ | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17 | Alexey Dreev | 1½ | | | | |
| 17 | Alexey Dreev | 1½ | | | | | | | 17 | Alexey Dreev | 1½ | | | | |
| 112 | Khvicha Supatashvili | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 112 | Khvicha Supatashvili | ½ | 17 | Alexey Dreev | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 48 | Gilberto Milos | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 48 | Gilberto Milos | 1½ | 48 | Gilberto Milos | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 81 | Đào Thiên Hải | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | Veselin Topalov | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 121 | Facundo Pierrot | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 121 | Facundo Pierrot | 0 | 8 | Veselin Topalov | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 72 | Giovanni Vescovi | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 57 | Boris Gulko | ½ | 72 | Giovanni Vescovi | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 72 | Giovanni Vescovi | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 72 | Giovanni Vescovi | 1½ | | | | 8 | Veselin Topalov | 1½ | | | | |
| | | | | | | 25 | Zhong Zhang | ½ | | | | |
| 25 | Zhang Zhong | 3 | | | | | | | 25 | Zhong Zhang | ½ | | | | |
| 104 | Yu Shaoteng | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 104 | Yu Shaoteng | 1 | 25 | Zhong Zhang | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 40 | Alexander Lastin | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 40 | Alexander Lastin | 1½ | 40 | Alexander Lastin | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 89 | Ognjen Cvitan | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 89 | Ognjen Cvitan | ½ | | | | | | | | 8 | Veselin Topalov | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Alexei Shirov | 4 |
| 9 | Alexei Shirov | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Alexei Shirov | 4 |
| 120 | Aimen Rizouk | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 120 | Aimen Rizouk | 0 | 9 | Alexei Shirov | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 56 | Zoltan Gyimesi | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 56 | Zoltan Gyimesi | 4 | 56 | Zoltan Gyimesi | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 73 | Stuart Conquest | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 73 | Stuart Conquest | 3 | | | | 9 | Alexei Shirov | 3½ | | | | |
| | | | | | | 41 | Alexander Motylev | 2½ | | | | |
| 24 | Alexander Grischuk | 1½ | | | | | | | 41 | Alexander Motylev | 2½ | | | | |
| 105 | Ehsan Ghaem-Maghami | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 105 | Ehsan Ghaem-Maghami | ½ | 24 | Alexander Grischuk | ½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 41 | Alexander Motylev | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 41 | Alexander Motylev | 1½ | 41 | Alexander Motylev | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 88 | Liang Chong | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | Vasyl Ivanchuk | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 125 | Baatr Shovunov | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 125 | Baatr Shovunov | ½ | 4 | Vasyl Ivanchuk | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 68 | Bartłomiej Macieja | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 61 | Boris Avrukh | 0 | 68 | Bartłomiej Macieja | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 68 | Bartłomiej Macieja | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 68 | Bartłomiej Macieja | 2 | | | | 4 | Vasyl Ivanchuk | 1½ | | | | |
| | | | | | | 29 | Emil Sutovsky | ½ | | | | |
| 29 | Emil Sutovsky | 4 | | | | | | | 29 | Emil Sutovsky | ½ | | | | |
| 100 | Alonso Zapata | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 100 | Alonso Zapata | 3 | 29 | Emil Sutovsky | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 36 | Francisco Vallejo Pons | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 36 | Francisco Vallejo Pons | 2½ | 36 | Francisco Vallejo Pons | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 93 | Stanislav Savchenko | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 93 | Stanislav Savchenko | 1½ | | | | | | | | 4 | Vasyl Ivanchuk | 1½ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 20 | Ye Jiangchuan | ½ |
| 13 | Loek van Wely | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | Ye Jiangchuan | ½ |
| 116 | Rubén Felgaer | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 116 | Rubén Felgaer | ½ | 13 | Loek van Wely | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 52 | Smbat Lputian | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 52 | Smbat Lputian | 2 | 52 | Smbat Lputian | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 77 | Michał Krasenkow | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 77 | Michał Krasenkow | 0 | | | | 13 | Loek van Wely | ½ | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20 | Ye Jiangchuan | 1½ | | | | |
| 20 | Ye Jiangchuan | 3 | | | | | | | 20 | Ye Jiangchuan | 1½ | | | | |
| 109 | Alexei Barsov | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 109 | Alexei Barsov | 1 | 20 | Ye Jiangchuan | 2½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 84 | Lev Psakhis | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 45 | Viktor Korchnoi | 1½ | 84 | Lev Psakhis | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 84 | Lev Psakhis | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | Peter Leko | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 124 | Watu Kobese | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 124 | Watu Kobese | 1 | 5 | Peter Leko | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 69 | Ashot Anastasian | 2½ | | | | | | | |
| 60 | Alexei Fedorov | ½ | 69 | Ashot Anastasian | 2½ | | | | | | | |
| 69 | Ashot Anastasian | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 69 | Ashot Anastasian | 1½ | | | | 69 | Ashot Anastasian | ½ | | | | |
| | | | | | | 28 | Predrag Nikolić | 1½ | | | | |
| 28 | Predrag Nikolić | 1½ | | | | | | | 28 | Predrag Nikolić | 1½ | | | | |
| 101 | Shukhrat Safin | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 101 | Shukhrat Safin | ½ | 28 | Predrag Nikolić | 2½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 37 | Rustem Dautov | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Rustem Dautov | 1½ | 37 | Rustem Dautov | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 92 | Dmitry Gurevich | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 92 | Dmitry Gurevich | ½ | | | | | | | | 28 | Predrag Nikolić | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 21 | Joël Lautier | 3 |
| 12 | Alexander Khalifman | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | Joël Lautier | 3 |
| 117 | Surya Shekhar Ganguly | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 117 | Surya Shekhar Ganguly | 1 | 12 | Alexander Khalifman | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 76 | Alexander Shabalov | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 53 | Gregory Kaidanov | ½ | 76 | Alexander Shabalov | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 76 | Alexander Shabalov | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 76 | Alexander Shabalov | 1½ | | | | 12 | Alexander Khalifman | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21 | Joël Lautier | 3 | | | | |
| 21 | Joël Lautier | 2 | | | | | | | 21 | Joël Lautier | 3 | | | | |
| 108 | Dibyendu Barua | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 108 | Dibyendu Barua | 0 | 21 | Joël Lautier | 2½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 44 | Sergei Shipov | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 44 | Sergei Shipov | 1½ | 44 | Sergei Shipov | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 85 | Alexandre Lesiège | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 2 | Michael Adams | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 127 | Gaetan Sarthou | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 127 | Gaetan Sarthou | 0 | 2 | Michael Adams | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 63 | Mikhail Kobalia | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 63 | Mikhail Kobalia | 3 | 63 | Mikhail Kobalia | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 66 | Konstantin Aseev | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 66 | Konstantin Aseev | 1 | | | | 2 | Michael Adams | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 34 | Vadim Zvjaginsev | 1 | | | | |
| 31 | Xu Jun | 1½ | | | | | | | 34 | Vadim Zvjaginsev | 1 | | | | |
| 98 | Suat Atalık | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 98 | Suat Atalık | ½ | 31 | Xu Jun | ½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 34 | Vadim Zvjaginsev | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 34 | Vadim Zvjaginsev | 1½ | 34 | Vadim Zvjaginsev | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 95 | Jacek Gdański | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 95 | Jacek Gdański | ½ | | | | | | | | 2 | Michael Adams | 2½ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Peter Svidler | 3½ |
| 15 | Peter Svidler | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Peter Svidler | 3½ |
| 114 | Alejandro Hoffman | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 114 | Alejandro Hoffman | ½ | 15 | Peter Svidler | 2½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 79 | Šarūnas Šulskis | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 50 | Alexander Graf | 1 | 79 | Šarūnas Šulskis | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 79 | Šarūnas Šulskis | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 79 | Šarūnas Šulskis | 3 | | | | 15 | Peter Svidler | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 47 | Vadim Milov | 0 | | | | |
| 18 | Judit Polgár | 2 | | | | | | | 47 | Vadim Milov | 0 | | | | |
| 111 | Mohamad Al-Modiahki | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 111 | Mohamad Al-Modiahki | 0 | 18 | Judit Polgár | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 47 | Vadim Milov | 2½ | | | | | | | |
| 47 | Vadim Milov | 3½ | 47 | Vadim Milov | 2½ | | | | | | | |
| 82 | Alex Yermolinsky | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | Boris Gelfand | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 122 | Alexis Cabrera | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 122 | Alexis Cabrera | ½ | 7 | Boris Gelfand | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 71 | Leinier Domínguez | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 58 | Pavel Kotsur | 1½ | 71 | Leinier Domínguez | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 71 | Leinier Domínguez | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 71 | Leinier Domínguez | 2½ | | | | 7 | Boris Gelfand | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 39 | Aleksander Delchev | 0 | | | | |
| 26 | Alexander Beliavsky | 1½ | | | | | | | 39 | Aleksander Delchev | 0 | | | | |
| 103 | Pendyala Harikrishna | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 103 | Pendyala Harikrishna | ½ | 26 | Alexander Beliavsky | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 39 | Aleksander Delchev | 2½ | | | | | | | |
| 39 | Aleksander Delchev | 1½ | 39 | Aleksander Delchev | 2½ | | | | | | | |
| 90 | Georgy Timoshenko | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 90 | Georgy Timoshenko | ½ | | | | | | | | 7 | Boris Gelfand | 3½ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 23 | Zurab Azmaiparashvili | 2½ |
| 10 | Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | Zurab Azmaiparashvili | 2½ |
| 119 | Nikolai Vlassov | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 119 | Nikolai Vlassov | ½ | 10 | Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 74 | Igor Khenkin | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 55 | Karen Asrian | 2½ | 74 | Igor Khenkin | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 74 | Igor Khenkin | 3½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 74 | Igor Khenkin | 3½ | | | | 10 | Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 1½ | | | | |
| | | | | | | 23 | Zurab Azmaiparashvili | 2½ | | | | |
| 23 | Zurab Azmaiparashvili | 1½ | | | | | | | 23 | Zurab Azmaiparashvili | 2½ | | | | |
| 106 | Saidali Iuldachev | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 106 | Saidali Iuldachev | ½ | 23 | Zurab Azmaiparashvili | 2½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 42 | Sergei Movsesian | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 42 | Sergei Movsesian | 2½ | 42 | Sergei Movsesian | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 87 | Vadim Malakhatko | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | Alexander Morozevich | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 126 | Nugzar Zeliakov | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 126 | Nugzar Zeliakov | ½ | 3 | Alexander Morozevich | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 67 | Krishnan Sasikiran | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 62 | Vereslav Eingorn | 1½ | 67 | Krishnan Sasikiran | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 67 | Krishnan Sasikiran | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 67 | Krishnan Sasikiran | 2½ | | | | 3 | Alexander Morozevich | 1½ | | | | |
| | | | | | | 35 | Mikhail Gurevich | ½ | | | | |
| 30 | Rafael Vaganian | 1½ | | | | | | | 35 | Mikhail Gurevich | ½ | | | | |
| 99 | Slim Belkhodja | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 99 | Slim Belkhodja | ½ | 30 | Rafael Vaganian | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 35 | Mikhail Gurevich | 2½ | | | | | | | |
| 35 | Mikhail Gurevich | 1½ | 35 | Mikhail Gurevich | 2½ | | | | | | | |
| 94 | Dorian Rogozenko | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 94 | Dorian Rogozenko | ½ | | | | | | | | 3 | Alexander Morozevich | 1½ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Ruslan Ponomariov | 2½ |
| 14 | Kiril Georgiev | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Ruslan Ponomariov | 2½ |
| 115 | Fouad El Taher | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 115 | Fouad El Taher | 1 | 14 | Kiril Georgiev | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 78 | Lázaro Bruzón | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 51 | Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu | 3 | 78 | Lázaro Bruzón | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 78 | Lázaro Bruzón | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 78 | Lázaro Bruzón | 4 | | | | 14 | Kiril Georgiev | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19 | Ruslan Ponomariov | 2 | | | | |
| 19 | Ruslan Ponomariov | 1½ | | | | | | | 19 | Ruslan Ponomariov | 2 | | | | |
| 110 | Li Wenliang | ½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 110 | Li Wenliang | ½ | 19 | Ruslan Ponomariov | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 46 | Sergei Tiviakov | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 46 | Sergei Tiviakov | 3 | 46 | Sergei Tiviakov | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 83 | Larry Christiansen | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | Evgeny Bareev | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 123 | Mikhail Gluzman | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 123 | Mikhail Gluzman | 0 | 6 | Evgeny Bareev | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 59 | Vladimir Baklan | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 59 | Vladimir Baklan | 3½ | 59 | Vladimir Baklan | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 70 | Joel Benjamin | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 70 | Joel Benjamin | 2½ | | | | 6 | Evgeny Bareev | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 38 | Konstantin Sakaev | 1 | | | | |
| 27 | Viktor Bologan | ½ | | | | | | | 38 | Konstantin Sakaev | 1 | | | | |
| 102 | Igor Nataf | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 102 | Igor Nataf | 1½ | 102 | Igor Nataf | ½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 38 | Konstantin Sakaev | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 38 | Konstantin Sakaev | 3½ | 38 | Konstantin Sakaev | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 91 | Andrei Volokitin | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 91 | Andrei Volokitin | 2½ | | | | | | | | 6 | Evgeny Bareev | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 43 | Jaan Ehlvest | 0 |
| 11 | Ilya Smirin | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 43 | Jaan Ehlvest | 0 |
| 118 | Amon Simutowe | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 118 | Amon Simutowe | 0 | 11 | Ilya Smirin | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 54 | Thomas Luther | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 54 | Thomas Luther | 3 | 54 | Thomas Luther | ½ | | | | | | | |
| 75 | Sergey Volkov | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 75 | Sergey Volkov | 1 | | | | 11 | Ilya Smirin | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 43 | Jaan Ehlvest | 4 | | | | |
| 22 | Nigel Short | ½ | | | | | | | 43 | Jaan Ehlvest | 4 | | | | |
| 107 | Daniel Cámpora | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 107 | Daniel Cámpora | 1½ | 107 | Daniel Cámpora | ½ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 43 | Jaan Ehlvest | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 43 | Jaan Ehlvest | 3½ | 43 | Jaan Ehlvest | 1½ | | | | | | | |
| 86 | Teimour Radjabov | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | |

## Results, rounds 5-7

| Quarterfinals (best of 2) | Quarterfinals (best of 2) | Quarterfinals (best of 2) | Quarterfinals (best of 2) | Quarterfinals (best of 2) | Quarterfinals (best of 2) | Semifinals (best of 4) | Semifinals (best of 4) | Semifinals (best of 4) | Semifinals (best of 4) | Semifinals (best of 4) | Semifinals (best of 4) | Semifinals (best of 4) | Final (best of 8) | Final (best of 8) | Final (best of 8) | Final (best of 8) | Final (best of 8) | Final (best of 8) | Final (best of 8) | Final (best of 8) | Final (best of 8) | Final (best of 8) | Final (best of 8) | |
| 1 | Viswanathan Anand | 1 | ½ | | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Alexei Shirov | 0 | ½ | | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Alexei Shirov | 0 | ½ | | ½ | 1 | Viswanathan Anand | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Vasyl Ivanchuk | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Vasyl Ivanchuk | ½ | ½ | 2½ | 3½ | 4 | Vasyl Ivanchuk | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Joël Lautier | ½ | ½ | 1½ | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Joël Lautier | ½ | ½ | 1½ | 2½ | | | | | | | | 4 | Vasyl Ivanchuk | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | | 2½ | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Ruslan Ponomariov | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | | 4½ | |
| 15 | Peter Svidler | ½ | ½ | 2½ | 3½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Ruslan Ponomariov | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4½ |
| 7 | Boris Gelfand | ½ | ½ | 1½ | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Boris Gelfand | ½ | ½ | 1½ | 2½ | 15 | Peter Svidler | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19 | Ruslan Ponomariov | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Ruslan Ponomariov | ½ | ½ | 2 | 3 | 19 | Ruslan Ponomariov | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Evgeny Bareev | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Championship final

    World Chess Championship Final 2002 Rating1234567Points  Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine)2684 1½½½1½½4½  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)2731 0½½½0½½2½