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| Classical championships (1998–2004)> سال | Classical championships (1998–2004)> Candidates format | Classical championships (1998–2004)> Seeded into Candidates | Classical championships (1998–2004)> Seeded into Candidates | Classical championships (1998–2004)> Seeded into Candidates | Classical championships (1998–2004)> Candidates Winner(s) | Classical championships (1998–2004)> Seeded in Final | Classical championships (1998–2004)> Championship Final |
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| 1998 (Classical) | کاسرلا، May–June 1998 10-game match | Kramnik, Shirov (on rating) | Kramnik, Shirov (on rating) | Kramnik, Shirov (on rating) | Shirov برنده ۵½–۳½ | Kasparov (1995 champion) | Match never took place |
| 2000 (Classical) | None | None | None | Two شطرنج‌باز seeded in final:  Kasparov (1995 champion); Kramnik (on rating) | Two شطرنج‌باز seeded in final:  Kasparov (1995 champion); Kramnik (on rating) | Two شطرنج‌باز seeded in final:  Kasparov (1995 champion); Kramnik (on rating) | London: October- November 2000 16-game match Kramnik برنده ۸½–۶½ |
| 2002–2004 (Classical) | Dortmund July 2002 preliminaries: two four شطرنج‌باز double round robins; Semi-finals: the first from each group met the second from the other group in mini-matches | Preliminaries: group 1: 1. Shirov, 2.Topalov, 3.Gelfand, 4.Lutz group 2: 1.Bareev, 2.Leko, 3.Adams, 4.Morozevich  Semi-finals: Leko beat Shirov and Topalov beat Bareev. | Preliminaries: group 1: 1. Shirov, 2.Topalov, 3.Gelfand, 4.Lutz group 2: 1.Bareev, 2.Leko, 3.Adams, 4.Morozevich  Semi-finals: Leko beat Shirov and Topalov beat Bareev. | Preliminaries: group 1: 1. Shirov, 2.Topalov, 3.Gelfand, 4.Lutz group 2: 1.Bareev, 2.Leko, 3.Adams, 4.Morozevich  Semi-finals: Leko beat Shirov and Topalov beat Bareev. | Leko (beat Topalov in the final) | Kramnik (2000 classical champion) | Brissago: September–October 2004 14-game match drawn 7–7, Kramnik retained title |
FIDE championships (1997–2005): FIDE championships (1997–2005)
| سال | Candidates format | Seeded into Candidates | Seeded into Candidates | Seeded into Candidates | Finalists | Finalists | Championship Final |
| 1997–1998 (FIDE) | Groningen December 1997, 7 round, mini-match, knockout tournament | ۱۰۰ شطرنج‌باز، Quarter-finalists: Adams, Van Wely, Short, Krasenkov, Gelfand, Dreev, Anand and Shirov. | ۱۰۰ شطرنج‌باز، Quarter-finalists: Adams, Van Wely, Short, Krasenkov, Gelfand, Dreev, Anand and Shirov. | ۱۰۰ شطرنج‌باز، Quarter-finalists: Adams, Van Wely, Short, Krasenkov, Gelfand, Dreev, Anand and Shirov. | Anand (beat Adams in candidates final) کارپف (1996 FIDE champion) | Anand (beat Adams in candidates final) کارپف (1996 FIDE champion) | لوزان: January 1998 6-game match Drawn 3–3; کارپف برنده rapid playoff 2–0 |
| 1999 (FIDE) | Las Vegas July–August 1999, 7 round, mini-match, knockout tournament | ۱۰۰ شطرنج‌باز، Quarter-finalists: Kramnik, Adams, Movsesian, Akopian, Shirov, Nisipeanu, Khalifman, J. Polgar | ۱۰۰ شطرنج‌باز، Quarter-finalists: Kramnik, Adams, Movsesian, Akopian, Shirov, Nisipeanu, Khalifman, J. Polgar | ۱۰۰ شطرنج‌باز، Quarter-finalists: Kramnik, Adams, Movsesian, Akopian, Shirov, Nisipeanu, Khalifman, J. Polgar | Semi-finals: Khalifman beat Nisipeanu, Akopian beat Adams | Semi-finals: Khalifman beat Nisipeanu, Akopian beat Adams | Las Vegas 1999 6-game match Khalifman برنده ۳½–۲½ |
| 2000 (FIDE) | دهلی نو (6 rounds)/final in Tehran November–December 2000 7 round, mini-match, knockout tournament with final match played in Tehran | ۱۰۰ شطرنج‌باز، Quarter-finalists: Anand, Khalifman, Adams, Topalov, Tkachiev, Grischuk, Shirov and Bareev | ۱۰۰ شطرنج‌باز، Quarter-finalists: Anand, Khalifman, Adams, Topalov, Tkachiev, Grischuk, Shirov and Bareev | ۱۰۰ شطرنج‌باز، Quarter-finalists: Anand, Khalifman, Adams, Topalov, Tkachiev, Grischuk, Shirov and Bareev | Semi-finals: Anand beat Adams, Shirov beat Grischuk | Semi-finals: Anand beat Adams, Shirov beat Grischuk | Tehran December 2000 6-game match Anand برنده ۳½–½ |
| 2001–2002 (FIDE) | مسکو November–December 2001 7 round, mini-match, knockout tournament with relatively quick time controls | ۱۲۸ شطرنج‌باز، Quarter-finalists: Anand, Shirov, Ivanchuk, Lautier, Svidler, Gelfand, Ponomariov and Bareev | ۱۲۸ شطرنج‌باز، Quarter-finalists: Anand, Shirov, Ivanchuk, Lautier, Svidler, Gelfand, Ponomariov and Bareev | ۱۲۸ شطرنج‌باز، Quarter-finalists: Anand, Shirov, Ivanchuk, Lautier, Svidler, Gelfand, Ponomariov and Bareev | Semi-finals: Ponomariov beat Svidler, Ivanchuk beat Anand | Semi-finals: Ponomariov beat Svidler, Ivanchuk beat Anand | مسکو January 2002 8-game match Ponomariov برنده ۴½–۲½ |
| 2004 (FIDE) | طرابلس June–July 2004 7 round, mini-match, knockout tournament with relatively quick time controls | ۱۲۸ شطرنج‌باز، Quarter-finalists: Topalov, Kharlov, Kasimdzhanov, Grischuk, Radjabov, Dominguez, Adams, Akopian | ۱۲۸ شطرنج‌باز، Quarter-finalists: Topalov, Kharlov, Kasimdzhanov, Grischuk, Radjabov, Dominguez, Adams, Akopian | ۱۲۸ شطرنج‌باز، Quarter-finalists: Topalov, Kharlov, Kasimdzhanov, Grischuk, Radjabov, Dominguez, Adams, Akopian | Semi-finals: Adams beat Radjabov, Kasimdzhanov beat Topalov | Semi-finals: Adams beat Radjabov, Kasimdzhanov beat Topalov | طرابلس July 2004 6-game match drawn 3–3; Kasimdzhanov برنده rapid playoff 1½–½ |
| 2005 (FIDE) | None | None | None | ۸ شطرنج‌باز seeded in final:  Kasimdzhanov (FIDE champion); Adams (as FIDE 2004 finalist); Anand, Morozevich, Topalov (on rating), Leko (as classical 2004 finalist), J. Polgár and Svidler (on rating) | ۸ شطرنج‌باز seeded in final:  Kasimdzhanov (FIDE champion); Adams (as FIDE 2004 finalist); Anand, Morozevich, Topalov (on rating), Leko (as classical 2004 finalist), J. Polgár and Svidler (on rating) | ۸ شطرنج‌باز seeded in final:  Kasimdzhanov (FIDE champion); Adams (as FIDE 2004 finalist); Anand, Morozevich, Topalov (on rating), Leko (as classical 2004 finalist), J. Polgár and Svidler (on rating) | San Luis: 8 شطرنج‌باز، double round robin, September–October 2005 1. Topalov: ۱۰/۱۴ 2. -3. Anand and Svidler: ۸½/۱۴ 4.Morozevich: ۷/۱۴ |
Reunification: Reunification
| 2006 | Reunification match | Reunification match | Reunification match | Topalov (FIDE champion), Kramnik (classical champion) | Topalov (FIDE champion), Kramnik (classical champion) | Topalov (FIDE champion), Kramnik (classical champion) | الیستا October 2006 12-game match drawn 6–6, Kramnik برنده rapid playoff 2½–۱½ |