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World Chess Championship
1997 FIDE Knockout Matches

Groningen, XII, 1997.

Complete pairing chart

Round 7 (1997-12-26/-30)

SG : RP1 : RP2 : SD
Tot - 1 2 3 4 : 5 6 : 7 8 : 9
Adams,Mi 4.0 - = = = = : = = : = = : 0
Anand,V 5.0 - = = = = : = = : = = : 1

Round 6 (1997-12-23/-25)

SG : RP1 : RP2 : SD
Tot 1 2 : 3 4 : 5 6 : 7
Gelfand,B 0.5 - = 0
Anand,V 1.5 - = 1
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Adams,Mi 4.0 - 1 0 : = = : = = : 1
Short,N 3.0 - 0 1 : = = : = = : 0

Round 5 (1997-12-20/-22)

SG : RP1
Tot 1 2 : 3 4
Gelfand,B 2.5 - = = : = 1
Dreev,A 1.5 - = = : = 0
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Anand,V 1.5 - 1 =
Shirov,A 0.5 - 0 =
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Short,N 2.0 - 1 1
Krasenkow,M 0.0 - 0 0
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Adams,Mi 2.5 - = = : = 1
Van Wely,L 1.5 - = = : = 0

Round 4 (1997-12-17/-19)

Gelfand,B3.5Tkachiev,V2.5
Dreev,A3.0Zvjaginsev,V1.0
Anand,V2.0Almasi,Z0.0
Shirov,A1.5Akopian,V0.5
Krasenkow,M4.0Azmaiparashvili,Z3.0
Short,N3.0Beliavsky,A1.0
Van Wely,L1.5Georgiev,Ki0.5
Adams,Mi4.0Svidler,P2.0

Round 3 (1997-12-14/-16)

Gelfand,B4.0Lautier,J2.0
Azmaiparashvili,Z1.5Aleksandrov,A0.5
Anand,V3.5Khalifman,A2.5
Van Wely,L3.5Piket,Je2.5
Zvjaginsev,V2.5Seirawan,Y1.5
Beliavsky,A2.5Rublevsky,S1.5
Shirov,A2.5Milos,G1.5
Adams,Mi1.5Tiviakov,S0.5
Tkachiev,V2.5Oll,L1.5
Krasenkow,M1.5Bareev,E0.5
Almasi,Z1.5Jussupow,A0.5
Georgiev,Ki1.5Milov,V0.5
Dreev,A1.5Sadler,M0.5
Short,N2.0Sokolov,An0.0
Akopian,V4.0Vaganian,R3.0
Svidler,P1.5Epishin,V0.5

Round 2 (1997-12-11/-13)

Azmaiparashvili,Z2.5Slobodjan,R1.5
Anand,V2.0Nikolic,Pr0.0
Piket,Je1.5Topalov,V0.5
Seirawan,Y1.5Ivanchuk,V0.5
Beliavsky,A1.5Timman,J0.5
Shirov,A1.5Granda Zuniga,J0.5
Adams,Mi2.0Giorgadze,G0.0
Tkachiev,V3.0Salov,V1.0
Bareev,E2.0Malaniuk,V0.0
Almasi,Z1.5Polgar,Ju0.5
Georgiev,Ki2.5Alterman,B1.5
Sadler,M4.0Ehlvest,J2.0
Short,N3.5Korchnoi,V2.5
Akopian,V1.5Luther,T0.5
Svidler,P1.5Adianto,U0.5
Lautier,J1.5Hracek,Z0.5
Aleksandrov,A2.5Hjartarson,J1.5
Khalifman,A2.0Nijboer,F0.0
Van Wely,L1.5Miladinovic,I0.5
Zvjaginsev,V4.0Kaidanov,G2.0
Rublevsky,S1.5Shaked,T0.5
Milos,G2.0Kindermann,S0.0
Tiviakov,S1.5Rozentalis,E0.5
Oll,L1.5Morozevich,A0.5
Krasenkow,M1.5Garcia,Gild0.5
Jussupow,A1.5Gretarsson,H0.5
Milov,V4.0Andersson,U3.0
Dreev,A1.5Nenashev,A0.5
Sokolov,An2.0Istratescu,A0.0
Vaganian,R2.0Bologan,V0.0
Epishin,V2.5Sokolov,I1.5

Round 1 (1997-12-09/-10)

Aleksandrov,A3.0Gulko,B2.0
Zvjaginsev,V3.0Benjamin,J2.0
Rublevsky,S2.0Spraggett,K0.0
Kindermann,S3.0Yermolinsky,A2.0
Rozentalis,E1.5Lerner,K0.5
Oll,L1.5Petursson,M0.5
Krasenkow,M1.5Van der Sterren,P0.5
Andersson,U5.0Christiansen,L4.0
Istratescu,A3.0Chernin,A2.0
Slobodjan,R1.5Leko,P0.5
Seirawan,Y3.0Anastasian,A1.0
Granda Zuniga,J2.5Kurajica,B1.5
Giorgadze,G4.0Bacrot,E3.0
Tkachiev,V1.5Fominyh,A0.5
Malaniuk,V2.0Hamdouchi,H0.0
Almasi,Z1.5Peng Xiaomin0.5
Alterman,B1.5Wells,P0.5
Ehlvest,J1.5Van der Wiel,J0.5
Korchnoi,V1.5Hernandez,Gi0.5
Luther,T3.5Portisch,L2.5
Adianto,U2.0Wang Zili0.0
Hracek,Z3.0Barua,D2.0
Hjartarson,J2.5Sulskis,S1.5
Nijboer,F2.5Glek,I1.5
Miladinovic,I2.5Hansen,Cu1.5
Shaked,T3.0Morovic2.0
Milos,G2.0Murshed,N0.0
Morozevich,A2.0Smyslov,V0.0
Garcia,Gild1.5Sutovskij,E0.5
Gretarsson,H1.5Illescas Cordoba,M0.5
Milov,V2.5Kotronias,V1.5
Nenashev,A1.5Hoeksema,E0.5
Sokolov,An1.5Kobese,W0.5
Bologan,V2.0Umgaev,A0.0

Kasparov (ranked 1st in the world), Kamsky (7th), and Z.Polgar (Women's World Champion) declined to participate. Kramnik (2nd) declined on the grounds that Karpov's direct entry into the final was unacceptable.

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