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FIDE World Championship 2004 : Results
Tripoli 2004 : Results from five FIDE knockout tournaments for the 2004 participants.

(June 2004) As we write this second article on the FIDE World Championship 2004, three rounds of the knockout competition in Tripoli, Libya, have finished. Of the initial 128 participants, 16 have survived into the fourth round. [For background on the event, see the linkbox at the bottom of this article.]

In fact, the 128 were reduced to 124 before the first Pawn was pushed. Four players -- A.Morozevich (no.2 seed), V.Milov (13), J.Hjartarson (35), and Y.Shulman (90) -- failed to appear for the first round. Their first round opponents received automatic qualification into the second round.

The following table lists the 124 players who participated in the event. Along with starting position (Seed), it shows title, country, and current FIDE rating (ELO as of April 2004) for each player. The rating was used to determine the seed.

The four columns headed 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2001 show each player's result in previous knockout competitions. The column headed 2004 shows the players' results for the Tripoli 2004 event. See the end of the table for an explanation of the contents of the 5 result columns.

Seed Player   Cnty ELO 1997 1999 2000 2001 2004
128 Abulhul,T LBA 2076 1.2
97 Acs,P g HUN 2548 2.6
3 Adams,M g ENG 2731 7.9 6.3 6.4 4.6 7.8
75 Adianto,U g INA 2591 2.2 1.2 2.4 2.2
112 Adly,A m EGY 2490 1.4
67 Agrest,E g SWE 2601 1.2 1.4
11 Akopian,V g ARM 2689 4.2 7.6 2.2 5.2
19 Aleksandrov,A g BLR 2668 3.2 2.2 3.2 2.2
54 Alekseev,E g RUS 2616 1.2
44 Almasi,Z g HUN 2631 4.2 3.2 2.4 4.2
85 Al-Modiahki,M g QAT 2579 1.2
77 Anastasian,A g ARM 2587 1.4 3.2 3.2
124 Arab,A ALG 2374 1.2
34 Aronian,L g ARM 2645 2.2 3.7
126 Asabri,H LBA 2277 1.2
62 Asrian,K g ARM 2605 3.2 1.2 1.6 2.2
14 Azmaiparashvili,Z g GEO 2679 4.7 2.4 3.2 4.6 2.4
15 Bacrot,E g FRA 2675 1.7 2.4 3.4
109 Barsov,A g UZB 2507 1.4 1.4
111 Bartel,M m POL 2501 1.2
103 Barua,D g IND 2539 1.5 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.2
20 Beliavsky,A g SLO 2667 4.4 3.2 3.4 2.4 4.6
22 Bologan,V g MDA 2665 2.2 2.2 1.2 2.4
63 Bruzon,L g CUB 2602 2.4 1.4
52 Bu Xiangzhi g CHN 2621 1.2
93 Campora,D g ARG 2557 2.2 1.2
95 Carlsen,M m NOR 2552 1.4
114 Charbonneau,P m CAN 2484 1.2
121 Dableo,R m PHI 2426 1.2
80 Dao Thien Hai g VIE 2583 2.4 1.2 1.2
56 Dautov,R g GER 2616 2.4 1.4
64 Delchev,A g BUL 2602 3.2 2.2
86 Dolmatov,S g RUS 2573 2.6 1.2
58 Dominguez,L g CUB 2612 2.2 5.7
10 Dreev,A g RUS 2689 5.4 4.6 4.6 4.2 4.4
110 El Gindy,E m EGY 2507 1.2
127 Elarbi,A LBA 2257 2.2
74 Felgaer,R g ARG 2592 1.2 2.2
36 Filippov,V g RUS 2639 3.6
89 Gagunashvili,M g GEO 2562 1.2
65 Galkin,A g RUS 2602 2.2 1.2
82 Ganguly,S g IND 2582 1.4 1.2
117 Garcia Palermo,C g ARG 2444 1.4
38 Georgiev,K g MKD 2637 4.2 4.2 3.2 3.2 1.2
92 Ghaem Maghami,E g IRI 2558 1.4 1.2 2.2
118 Gonzalez Garcia,J m MEX 2443 1.2
26 Graf,A g GER 2656 1.4 2.2
4 Grischuk,A g RUS 2719 6.4 2.2 5.4
16 Gurevich,M g BEL 2672 3.6 3.2 2.2
98 Guseinov,G g AZE 2548 2.2
99 Hamdouchi,H g MAR 2544 1.2 2.2 1.2 1.4 3.2
69 Harikrishna,P g IND 2599 1.2 2.4
122 Haznedaroglu,K m TUR 2395 1.2
71 Inarkiev,E g RUS 2595 1.4
48 Iordachescu,V g MDA 2627 2.6 2.6
5 Ivanchuk,V g UKR 2716 2.2 4.4 2.4 7.7 3.4
100 Ivanov,A g USA 2544 1.2 2.2 1.2 1.4
55 Jobava,B g GEO 2616 1.7
113 Johansen,D g AUS 2489 1.2
68 Kacheishvili,G g GEO 2600 1.4
123 Kadhi,H m YEM 2379 1.2
84 Karjakin,S g UKR 2580 1.2
28 Kasimdzhanov,R g UZB 2652 1.2 3.4 3.4 *
78 Kempinski,R g POL 2586 1.2
73 Kharlov,A g RUS 2593 2.2 5.2
45 Kobalija,M g RUS 2630 2.2 2.2 2.4
61 Kotronias,V g CYP 2607 1.4 2.2 2.2
79 Kotsur,P g KAZ 2586 1.4 1.4 1.2
49 Kozul,Z g CRO 2627 4.2
59 Krasenkow,M g POL 2609 5.2 3.2 2.9 1.2 4.2
105 Kritz,L g GER 2534 2.2
94 Kudrin,S g USA 2557 1.2 2.7
96 Landa,K g RUS 2550 1.4
51 Lastin,A g RUS 2622 2.2 3.2
88 Leitao,R g BRA 2564 3.4 4.2 3.2
102 Lima,Da g BRA 2542 1.4 1.2
40 Lputian,S g ARM 2634 3.2 2.2 2.7
42 Macieja,B g POL 2633 2.2 4.2 2.4 1.2
115 Mahjoob,M m IRI 2478 1.4
7 Malakhov,V g RUS 2695 2.6 2.7
25 Mamedyarov,S g AZE 2657 3.4
106 Mastrovasilis,D g GRE 2533 1.2
70 Milos,G g BRA 2599 3.4 3.4 2.2 2.2 1.2
43 Moiseenko,A g UKR 2631 3.2
81 Morovic Fernandez,I g CHI 2583 1.5 1.2
30 Motylev,A g RUS 2649 3.6 1.2
33 Movsesian,S g SVK 2647 5.4 3.6 2.4 3.2
83 Nakamura,H g USA 2580 4.2
116 Neelotpal,D m IND 2457 2.4
104 Neverov,V g UKR 2537 1.4
76 Ni Hua g CHN 2587 2.7
47 Nielsen,P g DEN 2628 2.2 2.2 2.7
32 Nikolic,Pr g BIH 2648 2.2 4.4 1.4
8 Nisipeanu,L g ROM 2692 6.6 2.6 1.7 4.7
107 Paragua,M m PHI 2529 1.4
18 Radjabov,T g AZE 2670 1.6 6.4
101 Ramirez,A g CRC 2542 1.4
17 Rublevsky,S g RUS 2671 3.4 3.2 2.2 1.4 3.2
50 Sadvakasov,D g KAZ 2626 1.2 2.2
23 Sakaev,K g RUS 2665 2.4 1.6 3.4 3.7
57 Sargissian,G g ARM 2614 1.7
24 Sasikiran,K g IND 2659 2.2 2.2 1.2
6 Short,N g ENG 2712 6.7 4.2 2.6 1.2 2.2
120 Simutowe,A m ZAM 2442 1.2 1.2 1.2
66 Smirnov,P g RUS 2601 4.6
9 Sokolov,I g NED 2690 2.4 2.4 2.2
125 Solomon,K f RSA 2352 1.2
87 Sulskis,S g LTU 2570 1.4 2.4 2.2
119 Tissir,M m MAR 2442 1.2
72 Tiviakov,S g NED 2593 3.2 2.2 2.4 2.2
39 Tkachiev,V g FRA 2635 4.6 2.4 5.4 3.4 3.2
1 Topalov,V g BUL 2737 2.2 4.4 5.2 4.7 6.6
37 Vaganian,R g ARM 2639 3.7 2.6 2.4 1.2
21 Vallejo Pons,F g ESP 2666 2.2 2.4
29 Van Wely,L g NED 2651 5.4 3.2 3.2 2.6
108 Vasquez,R g CHI 2523 1.2 1.6
31 Vescovi,G g BRA 2648 2.2 1.4
53 Vladimirov,E g KAZ 2621 3.2 1.7
46 Volkov,S g RUS 2629 2.2 1.4 1.4
91 Wojtkiewicz,A g USA 2559 2.4
60 Xu Jun g CHN 2608 2.2 2.2 1.4
12 Ye Jiangchuan g CHN 2681 4.2 3.2
41 Zhang Zhong g CHN 2633 3.2 1.2
27 Zvjaginsev,V g RUS 2654 4.4 4.4 3.4 3.2

The last five columns show the best result (round and number of games played) of the player in FIDE knockout events. For example, Zvjaginsev's 3.2 in 2004 in means that he was knocked out in round 3 game 2 of the Tripoli 2004 event. A blank entry means that a player did not participate in the event.

An asterisk in the last column means that the player survived all previous rounds. There are no asterisks against the first four events because all previous champions -- Anand (1997 & 2000), Khalifman (1999), and Ponomariov (2001) -- declined to play in the 2004 event.

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UPDATE (July 2004) The table was updated after each round to reflect the current standings. Congratulations to Rustam Kasimdzhanov for winning the 2004 FIDE World Championship!

 Related Resources (offsite)
• FIDE 2004 : Background
 Elsewhere on the Web (offsite)
• Official FIDE site 2004