# Linares International Chess Tournament

The Linares International Chess Tournament (Spanish: Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Linares) was an annual chess tournament, usually played around the end of February, which takes its name from the city of Linares in the Jaén province of Andalusia, Spain, in which it was held. It is sometimes described as the Wimbledon of chess, being one of the strongest annual tournaments held on the de facto chess tour, along with the "Tata Steel" (Wijk aan Zee), Tal Memorial and Dortmund events.
The Linares tournament began in 1978 and was held annually from 1988 to 2010 (with the exception of 1996). Since 2010, the tournament has not been held for financial reasons.

## History

The event, sponsored by Spanish businessman Luis Rentero, was first held in 1978. At that time it was not an elite event and was won by the relatively unknown Swede Jaan Eslon, on tie-break from the Argentine Roberto Luis Debarnot). After the following year's event, it was held every other year until 1987 when no tournament took place, that being the year that Linares hosted the Candidates' Final, a match to determine a challenger for Kasparov's world title featuring Anatoly Karpov and Andrei Sokolov. The postponed 1987 event was deferred to 1988 and the tournament from that point onwards became an annual event, with the exception of 1996, when the Women's World Chess Championship was held. Rentero was a strong opponent of short draws in chess, to the point that he offered cash bonuses for playing longer games. It's said that participants in these so-called "grand master draws" were sometimes penalised by receiving no invitation for the next year's edition. The 1994 tournament had an average Elo rating of 2685, the highest ever at that time. The field, in eventual finishing order, consisted of Karpov, Kasparov, Shirov, Bareev, Kramnik, Lautier, Anand, Kamsky, Topalov, Ivanchuk, Gelfand, Illescas, Judit Polgár, and Beliavsky. Karpov won with an undefeated 11/13. Jeff Sonas considered Karpov's performance the best tournament result in history. The 1994 tournament was also noted for an incident in which Garry Kasparov "took a move back" against Judit Polgár. Kasparov's fingers briefly released a knight before he realized the move was a blunder; he then moved the knight to a different square. Polgár (17 years old at the time) did not protest and the arbiter did not intervene. Kasparov went on to win the game.
In 1998, the format of the tournament changed from a single round-robin tournament to a double round-robin event (meaning that each participant plays every other participant twice, once with each colour).
Kasparov announced his retirement from chess after the 2005 tournament.
From 2006 through 2008, the first half of the tournament took place in the Mexican city of Morelia. The second half took place in Linares. Consequently, the event is sometimes referred to as Morelia-Linares.
In 2009 and 2010, the whole event took place in Linares.
The Linares tournament of 2011 was cancelled, for reasons including general economic problems. The tournament was cancelled again in 2012, with no return since.

## Winners

* 1978 Jaan Eslon
* 1979 Larry Christiansen
* 1980 no tournament
* 1981 Anatoly Karpov and Larry Christiansen
* 1982 no tournament
* 1983 Boris Spassky
* 1984 no tournament
* 1985 Ljubomir Ljubojević and Robert Hübner
* 1986 no tournament
* 1987 no tournament
* 1988 Jan Timman
* 1989 Vasyl Ivanchuk
* 1990 Garry Kasparov
* 1991 Vasyl Ivanchuk
* 1992 Garry Kasparov
* 1993 Garry Kasparov
* 1994 Anatoly Karpov
* 1995 Vasyl Ivanchuk
* 1996 no tournament
* 1997 Garry Kasparov
* 1998 Viswanathan Anand
* 1999 Garry Kasparov
* 2000 Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik
* 2001 Garry Kasparov
* 2002 Garry Kasparov
* 2003 Peter Leko (with the same score as Vladimir Kramnik; won on tiebreak because of more wins)
* 2004 Vladimir Kramnik
* 2005 Garry Kasparov (with the same score as Veselin Topalov; won on tiebreak because of more wins with black)
* 2006 Levon Aronian
* 2007 Viswanathan Anand
* 2008 Viswanathan Anand
* 2009 Alexander Grischuk (with the same score as Vasyl Ivanchuk; won on tiebreak because of more wins)
* 2010 Veselin Topalov
Only six players won the Linares Tournament multiple times: Garry Kasparov (9 wins), Vassily Ivanchuk (3), Viswanathan Anand (3), Vladimir Kramnik (2), Anatoly Karpov (2), and Larry Christiansen (2).

## Full results
### 1970s
#### 1978

30 November - 8 December 1978
Category: V (2363)

#### 1979

30 November - 11 December 1979
Category: IX (2459)

### 1980s
#### 1981

Casa de la Cultura, Linares, Spain, 17–31 January 1981
Category: XIII (2568). Chief arbiter: IA José María González.

#### 1983

Casa de Cultura, Linares, Spain, 12–25 February 1983
Category: XIV (2598). Chief arbiter: IA José María González.

#### 1985

Pabellón Julián Jiménez, Linares, Spain, 8–22 March 1985
Category: XIV (2595). Chief arbiter: Antonio Romero Briones.

#### 1989
### 1990s
#### 1990

Hotel Anibal, Linares, Spain, 18 February - 3 March 1990

#### 1991

Hotel Anibal, Linares, Spain, 23 February - 14 March 1991

#### 1992

    X Ciudad de Linares, 23 February – 13 March 1992, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XVII (2659) PlayerRating1234567891011121314TotalTPRPlace 1 Garry Kasparov (Russia)2780½11½1½½½111½11028611 2 Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)2720½Does not appear½½½10½½11½1½827412–3 3 Jan Timman (Netherlands)26200½Does not appear10½01011111827492–3 4 Anatoly Karpov (Russia)27250½0Does not appear½½101½11½17½27114 5 Viswanathan Anand (India)2670½½1½Does not appear½½½101½½0726875–7 6 Boris Gelfand (Belarus)266500½½½Does not appear110½1½½1726875–7 7 Valery Salov (Russia)2655½110½0Does not appear0½½½1½1726885–7 8 Evgeny Bareev (Russia)2635½½01½01Does not appear½10½½½6½ 26618 9 Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine)2620½½1001½½Does not appear0½0½1626339–10 10 Artur Yusupov (Commonwealth of Independent States)2655000½1½½01Does not appear0½11626309–10 11 Miguel Illescas (Spain)2555000000½1½1Does not appear11½5½ 261011 12 Ljubomir Ljubojević (Yugoslavia)26100½00½½0½1½0Does not appear104½ 255312 13 Jon Speelman (England)2630½00½½½½½½000Does not appear½4252013–14 14 Nigel Short (England)26850½00100½00½1½Does not appear4251613–14

#### 1993

    XI Ciudad de Linares, 23 February – 14 March 1993, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XVIII (2677) PlayerRating1234567891011121314TotalTPRPlace 1 Garry Kasparov (Russia)280511½½½½½11½1111028781 2 Anatoly Karpov (Russia)27250Does not appear½½½1½11½10118½ 27832 3 Viswanathan Anand (India)27100½Does not appear½½½1011½1118½ 27843 4 Alexei Shirov (Latvia)2670½½½Does not appear10½011½½11827644 5 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)2685½½½0Does not appear0111½½½1½7½ 27335 6 Valery Salov (Russia)2660½0½11Does not appear0½½1½½½06½ 26786–7 7 Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)2710½½0½01Does not appear001½11½6½ 26746–7 8 Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine)2610½0110½1Does not appear00½1½0626538 9 Gata Kamsky (United States)265500000½11Does not appear½110½5½ 26219–10 10 Evgeny Bareev (Russia)26700½00½001½Does not appear½1½15½ 26209–10 11 Artur Yusupov (Germany)2645½0½½½½½½0½Does not appear0½½5259211–12 12 Jan Timman (Netherlands)2635010½½½00001Does not appear½15259311–12 13 Boris Gelfand (Belarus)269000000½0½1½½½Does not appear14½ 256613 14 Ljubomir Ljubojević (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)26050000½1½1½0½00Does not appear4254114

#### 1994

    XII Ciudad de Linares, 23 February – 14 March 1994, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XVIII (2686) PlayerRating1234567891011121314TotalTPRPlace 1 Anatoly Karpov (Russia)2740½½1111½½111111129781 2 Garry Kasparov (Russia)2815½Does not appear½100½111½11½8½ 27862–3 3 Alexei Shirov (Latvia)2715½½Does not appear0011½11½11½8½ 27942–3 4 Evgeny Bareev (Russia)2685001Does not appear½½1½½101½17½ 27434 5 Joël Lautier (France)2625011½Does not appear½1100½01½727205–6 6 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)2710010½½Does not appear0½½½½111727135–6 7 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)26400½0001Does not appear1½11½016½ 26907–9 8 Viswanathan Anand (India)2715½0½½0½0Does not appear10½1116½ 26847–9 9 Gata Kamsky (United States)2695½00½1½½0Does not appear½½1½16½ 26857–9 10 Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)271000001½01½Does not appear½1½16265510 11 Boris Gelfand (Belarus)26850½½1½½0½½½Does not appear0½½5½ 262911 12 Miguel Illescas (Spain)2590000010½0001Does not appear114½ 258312 13 Judit Polgár (Hungary)2630000½0010½½½0Does not appear14254913 14 Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine)26500½½0½00000½00Does not appear2239314

#### 1995

    XIII Ciudad de Linares, 1 – 18 March 1995, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XVII (2654) PlayerRating1234567891011121314TotalTPRPlace 1 Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)2700½½1½11½½1½1111028611 2 Anatoly Karpov (Russia)2765½Does not appear½11½½½1½1½1½927862 3 Alexei Shirov (Latvia)2710½½Does not appear1½½½½1½½½½1827363–4 4 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)2630000Does not appear½1½1111½½1827423–4 5 Alexander Khalifman (Russia)2635½0½½Does not appear11½½0½½117½ 27125 6 Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine)26500½½00Does not appear1½½½1½11726826 7 Sergei Tiviakov (Russia)26250½½½00Does not appear1½½1½½½626267–8 8 Miguel Illescas (Spain)2595½½½0½½0Does not appear0½1½1½626297–8 9 Ivan Sokolov (Bosnia and Herzegovina)2645½000½½½1Does not appear½½10½5½ 25979–10 10 Alexey Dreev (Russia)26500½½01½½½½Does not appear0½015½ 25969–10 11 Nigel Short (England)2655½0½0½000½1Does not appear1½½5256611–12 12 Ljubomir Ljubojević (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)25800½½½½½½½0½0Does not appear½½5257211–12 13 Joël Lautier (France)265500½½00½011½½Does not appear04½ 254313 14 Vladimir Akopian (Armenia)26550½0000½½½0½½1Does not appear4251214

#### 1997

    XIV Ciudad de Linares, 4 – 16 February 1997, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XIX (2701) PlayerRating123456789101112TotalTPRPlace 1 Garry Kasparov (Russia)279511111½01½1½8½ 29031 2 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)27400Does not appear½11½½1½1½17½ 28302 3 Michael Adams (England)26650½Does not appear½½½1½½11½6½ 27693–4 4 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)272500½Does not appear½½1111016½ 27633–4 5 Judit Polgár (Hungary)264500½½Does not appear0½111½1627415 6 Viswanathan Anand (India)27650½½½1Does not appear½½01½½5½ 26956 7 Boris Gelfand (Belarus)2700½½00½½Does not appear½1½½½526647–8 8 Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)274010½00½½Does not appear½011526617–8 9 Predrag Nikolić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)26550½½0010½Does not appear½1½4½ 26409 10 Alexey Dreev (Russia)2650½00000½1½Does not appear½14260310 11 Alexei Shirov (Spain)26900½01½½½00½Does not appear03½ 256811–12 12 Jeroen Piket (Netherlands)2640½0½00½½0½01Does not appear3½ 257311–12

#### 1998

Final Results of 1998:
    XV Ciudad de Linares, 22 February – 9 March 1998, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XXI (2752) PlayerRating1234567TotalTPRPlace 1 Viswanathan Anand (India)27701 ½½ ½0 ½1 ½½ 1½ 17½ 28441 2 Alexei Shirov (Spain)27100 ½Does not appear½ 1½ ½1 01 01 1728162 3 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)2790½ ½½ 0Does not appear½ ½½ 1½ ½1 ½6½ 27743–4 4 Garry Kasparov (Russia)28251 ½½ ½½ ½Does not appear½ ½½ ½½ ½6½ 27693–4 5 Peter Svidler (Russia)26900 ½0 1½ 0½ ½Does not appear1 0½ 15½ 27335 6 Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)2740½ 00 1½ ½½ ½0 1Does not appear0 ½526976 7 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)2740½ 00 00 ½½ ½½ 01 ½Does not appear426297

#### 1999

Final Results of 1999:
    XVI Ciudad de Linares, 21 February – 10 March 1999, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XX (2735) PlayerRating12345678TotalWinsTPR 1 Garry Kasparov (Russia)2812½ 1½ ½½ ½1 11 ½½ 11 110½ 2817 2 Viswanathan Anand (India)2781½ 0Does not appear½ ½½ ½½ ½½ 11 ½½ 1832778 3 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)2751½ ½½ ½Does not appear½ ½½ ½½ ½½ 11 ½822782 4 Peter Leko (Hungary)2694½ ½½ ½½ ½Does not appear1 ½½ ½0 ½0 ½6½ 2712 5 Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)27140 0½ ½½ ½0 ½Does not appear½ 11 ½0 ½622688 6 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)27000 ½½ 0½ ½½ ½½ 0Does not appear½ 1½ ½612690 7 Peter Svidler (Russia)2713½ 00 ½½ 01 ½0 ½½ 0Does not appear½ 15½ 22658 8 Michael Adams (England)27160 0½ 00 ½1 ½1 ½½ ½½ 0Does not appear5½ 22657

### 2000s
#### 2000

FIDE World Champion Alexander Khalifman was a late replacement for Alexander Morozevich.
Final Results of 2000:
    XVII SuperGM Linares, 28 February – 10 March 2000, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XXI (2752) PlayerRating123456TotalWinsW/BlackTPR 1-2 Garry Kasparov (Russia)2851 ½ ½1 ½1 ½½ ½½ ½6212803 1-2 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)2758 ½ ½1 ½½ ½1 ½½ ½6212822 3 Alexei Shirov (Spain)2751 0 ½0 ½Does not appear1 ½½ ½½ ½4½112715 4 Viswanathan Anand (India)2769 0 ½½ ½0 ½Does not appear½ 1½ ½4½102712 5 Alexander Khalifman (Russia)2656 ½ ½0 ½½ ½½ 0Does not appear½ 14½102734 6 Peter Leko (Hungary)2725 ½ ½½ ½½ ½½ ½½ 0Does not appear4½02721

#### 2001

Final Results of 2001:
    XVIII SuperGM Linares, 23 February – 6 March 2001, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XX (2722) PlayerRating123456TotalWinsTPR 1 Garry Kasparov (Russia)2849 ½ 11 1½ ½½ 1½ 17½2889 2 Alexei Shirov (Spain)2718 ½ 0Does not appear1 00 1½ ½½ ½4½22686 3 Alexander Grischuk (Russia)2663 0 00 1Does not appear½ ½½ 1½ ½4½22697 4 Judit Polgár (Hungary)2676 ½ ½1 0½ ½Does not appear½ 0½ ½4½12694 5 Anatoly Karpov (Russia)2679 ½ 0½ ½½ 0½ 1Does not appear½ ½4½12694 6 Peter Leko (Hungary)2745 ½ 0½ ½½ ½½ ½½ ½Does not appear4½02681

#### 2002

Final Results of 2002:
    XIX SuperGM Linares, 22 February – 10 March 2002, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XX (2732) PlayerRating1234567TotalTPR 1 Garry Kasparov (Russia)2838½ 1½ ½½ ½1 ½½ 1½ 182839 2 Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine)2727½ 0Does not appear1 ½½ ½0 1½ 1½ ½6½2762 3 Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)2717½ ½0 ½Does not appear½ ½1 ½½ 1½ 062734 4 Viswanathan Anand (India)2757½ ½½ ½½ ½Does not appear0 ½½ ½½ 162728 5 Michael Adams (England)27420 ½1 00 ½1 ½Does not appear½ ½½ 162730 6 Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain)2629½ 0½ 0½ 0½ ½½ ½Does not appear½ 152692 7 Alexei Shirov (Spain)2715½ 0½ ½½ 1½ 0½ 0½ 0Does not appear4½2648

#### 2003

Final Results of 2003:
    XX Ciudad de Linares, 22 February – 9 March 2003, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XX (2733) PlayerRating1234567TotalWinsTPR 1 Peter Leko (Hungary)2736½ ½0 1½ ½½ ½1 01 1742790 2 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)2809½ ½Does not appear½ ½½ ½1 ½½ ½1 ½722778 3 Viswanathan Anand (India)27531 0½ ½Does not appear0 ½1 ½½ ½½ 16½32759 4 Garry Kasparov (Russia)2847½ ½½ ½1 ½Does not appear1 ½½ ½0 ½6½22743 5 Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine)2734½ ½0 ½0 ½0 ½Does not appear1 1½ ½5½2704 6 Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain)26290 1½ ½½ ½½ ½0 0Does not appear½ ½52694 7 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)26240 00 ½½ 01 ½½ ½½ ½Does not appear4½2664

#### 2004

Final Results of 2004:
    XXI SuperGM Linares, 19 February – 5 March 2004, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XX (2731) PlayerRating1234567TotalWinsTPR 1 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)2777½ 1½ ½½ ½1 ½½ ½½ ½72780 2 Peter Leko (Hungary)2722½ 0Does not appear½ ½1 ½½ ½1 ½½ ½6½22762 3 Garry Kasparov (Russia)2831½ ½½ ½Does not appear½ ½½ ½½ ½1 ½6½12743 4 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)2656½ ½0 ½½ ½Does not appear½ ½0 1½ 1622744 5 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)27350 ½½ ½½ ½½ ½Does not appear½ 1½ ½612730 6 Alexei Shirov (Spain)2736½ ½0 ½½ ½1 0½ 0Does not appear½ ½512673 7 Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain)2663½ ½½ ½0 ½½ 0½ ½½ ½Does not appear502685

#### 2005

Final Results of 2005:
    XXII SuperGM Linares, 23 February – 17 March 2005, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XX (2743) PlayerRating1234567TotalWinsW/BlackTPR 1 Garry Kasparov (Russia)2804½ 0½ ½½ ½1 11 1½ 18532857 2 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)2757½ 1Does not appear0 ½½ ½1 ½1 1½ 18512865 3 Viswanathan Anand (India)2786½ ½1 ½Does not appear½ ½½ 0½ ½½ 16½2764 4 Peter Leko (Hungary)2749½ ½½ ½½ ½Does not appear½ ½½ ½½ ½62742 5 Michael Adams (England)27410 00 ½½ 1½ ½Does not appear1 ½½ ½5½2714 6 Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain)26860 00 0½ ½½ ½0 ½Does not appear½ 1412627 7 Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan)2678½ 0½ 0½ 0½ ½½ ½½ 0Does not appear402628

#### 2006

    XXIII SuperGM Morelia/Linares, 18 February – 11 March 2006, Morelia – Linares, Category XX (2732) PlayerRating12345678TotalTPR 1 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2752 1 ½½ 0½ 10 ½1 ½1 ½½ 18½2808 2 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)2700 0 ½Does not appear1 ½0 ½½ 1½ 11 ½½ ½82786 3 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)2801 ½ 10 ½Does not appear½ 11 ½0 1½ 10 ½82771 4 Peter Leko (Hungary)2740 ½ 01 ½½ 0Does not appear1 ½½ ½½ ½1 ½7½2759 5 Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)2729 1 ½½ 00 ½0 ½Does not appear1 ½½ 0½ 16½2703 6 Peter Svidler (Russia)2765 0 ½0 ½1 0½ ½0 ½Does not appear1 ½1 ½6½2698 7 Étienne Bacrot (France)2717 0 ½0 ½½ 0½ ½½ 10 ½Does not appear½ 162683 8 Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain)2650 ½ 0½ ½1 ½0 ½½ 00 ½½ 0Does not appear52641

#### 2007

    XXIV SuperGM Morelia/Linares, 17 February – 10 March 2007, Morelia – Linares, Category XX (2746) PlayerRating12345678TotalTPR 1 Viswanathan Anand (India)2779 1 11 ½0 ½½ ½½ ½½ ½1 ½8½2820 2 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2690 0 0Does not appear1 ½½ ½½ ½1 11 ½½ 07½2782 3 Alexander Morozevich (Russia)2741 0 ½0 ½Does not appear½ ½½ 1½ 10 1½ 17½2775 4 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2744 1 ½½ ½½ ½Does not appear½ ½0 ½½ ½½ ½72745 5 Peter Svidler (Russia)2728 ½ ½½ ½½ 0½ ½Does not appear½ ½½ ½½ 172748 6 Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)2750 ½ ½0 0½ 01 ½½ ½Does not appear1 ½½ ½6½2715 7 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)2783 ½ ½0 ½1 0½ ½½ ½0 ½Does not appear½ ½62690 8 Peter Leko (Hungary)2749 0 ½½ 1½ 0½ ½½ 0½ ½½ ½Does not appear62695

#### 2008

    XXV SuperGM Morelia/Linares, 15 February – 7 March 2008, Morelia – Linares, Cat. XXI (2756) PlayerRating12345678TotalTPR 1 Viswanathan Anand (India)2799 1 ½½ ½0 ½½ ½½ ½1 ½1 18½2829 2 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2733 0 ½Does not appear1 11 ½0 ½½ 1½ 0½ 182808 3 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)2780 ½ ½0 0Does not appear1 0½ ½1 ½1 10 17½2781 4 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2739 1 ½0 ½0 1Does not appear½ ½1 ½½ ½½ ½7½2787 5 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)2735 ½ ½1 ½½ ½½ ½Does not appear½ ½0 ½0 172758 6 Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)2751 ½ ½½ 00 ½0 ½½ ½Does not appear1 1½ ½6½2727 7 Peter Leko (Hungary)2753 0 ½½ 10 0½ ½1 ½0 0Does not appear½ ½5½2676 8 Alexei Shirov (Spain)2755 0 0½ 01 0½ ½1 0½ ½½ ½Does not appear5½2675
GM Alejandro Ramírez (2509) won the III Morelia Open tournament.

#### 2009

    XXVI Ciudad de Linares, 19 February – 7 March 2009, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XXI (2756) PlayerRating12345678TotalWinsTPR 1 Alexander Grischuk (Russia)2733 ½ ½½ 0½ ½1 ½1 ½1 ½½ ½832809 2 Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)2779 ½ ½Does not appear½ ½½ ½½ ½½ ½1 1½ ½822802 3 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2776 ½ 1½ ½Does not appear1 ½½ ½½ 0½ 0½ 17½2781 4 Viswanathan Anand (India)2791 ½ ½½ ½0 ½Does not appear1 ½1 ½0 ½½ ½72750 5 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)2761 0 ½½ ½½ ½0 ½Does not appear½ ½½ 1½ ½6½2726 6 Wang Yue (China)2739 0 ½½ ½½ 10 ½½ ½Does not appear½ ½½ ½6½2729 7 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2750 0 ½0 0½ 11 ½½ 0½ ½Does not appear1 ½6½2727 8 Leinier Domínguez (Cuba)2717 ½ ½½ ½½ 0½ ½½ ½½ ½0 ½Does not appear62711

### 2010

    XXVII Ciudad de Linares, 13–24 February 2010, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XXI (2758) PlayerRating123456TotalTBTPR 1 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)2805 1 0½ ½1 ½½ 1½ 16½2858 2 Alexander Grischuk (Russia)2736 0 1Does not appear½ ½½ 11 ½½ ½62834 3 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2781 ½ ½½ ½Does not appear½ 1½ ½½ ½5½2789 4 Vugar Gashimov (Azerbaijan)2759 0 ½½ 0½ 0Does not appear½ ½1 ½42.52685 5 Boris Gelfand (Israel)2761 ½ 00 ½½ ½½ ½Does not appear½ ½42.02685 6 Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain)2705 ½ 0½ ½½ ½0 ½½ ½Does not appear41.52696