2002 Candidates Tournament (Dortmund)

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

Replay all 39 chess games from 2002 Candidates Tournament (Dortmund). This collection keeps recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 2002 Candidates Tournament (Dortmund) 

Round Order Players Result Moves Opening Round
2002.07.06
Gelfand, Boris vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2 39 Semi-Slav Defense: Semi-Meran Variation ROUND 1
2002.07.06
Topalov, Veselin vs Lutz, Christopher
1-0 34 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack ROUND 1
2002.07.07
Topalov, Veselin vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0 39 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack ROUND 2
2002.07.07
Lutz, Christopher vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2 50 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System ROUND 2
2002.07.08
Shirov, Alexei vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2 35 Sicilian Defense: Open ROUND 3
2002.07.08
Gelfand, Boris vs Lutz, Christopher
1-0 37 Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line ROUND 3
2002.07.09
Topalov, Veselin vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2 58 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System ROUND 4
2002.07.09
Lutz, Christopher vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2 27 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation ROUND 4
2002.07.10
Shirov, Alexei vs Lutz, Christopher
1-0 69 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack ROUND 5
2002.07.10
Gelfand, Boris vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2 19 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense ROUND 5
2002.07.11
Shirov, Alexei vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0 51 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack ROUND 6
2002.07.11
Lutz, Christopher vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2 34 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted ROUND 6
2002.07.06
Adams, Michael vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2 44 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 1
2002.07.06
Morozevich, Alexander vs Bareev, Evgeny
0-1 40 Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack ROUND 1
2002.07.07
Bareev, Evgeny vs Leko, Peter
1-0 37 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation ROUND 2
2002.07.07
Morozevich, Alexander vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2 27 Petrov's Defense ROUND 2
2002.07.08
Leko, Peter vs Morozevich, Alexander
1/2-1/2 41 Petrov's Defense ROUND 3
2002.07.08
Adams, Michael vs Bareev, Evgeny
1/2-1/2 31 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation ROUND 3
2002.07.09
Bareev, Evgeny vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2 25 Catalan Opening: Open Defense ROUND 4
2002.07.09
Morozevich, Alexander vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2 55 Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian ROUND 4
2002.07.10
Adams, Michael vs Morozevich, Alexander
1/2-1/2 46 Petrov's Defense ROUND 5
2002.07.10
Leko, Peter vs Bareev, Evgeny
1-0 78 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Spassky Variation ROUND 5
2002.07.11
Leko, Peter vs Adams, Michael
1-0 45 Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Jaenisch Variation ROUND 6
2002.07.11
Bareev, Evgeny vs Morozevich, Alexander
1-0 40 Queen's Pawn Game ROUND 6
2002.07.12
Topalov, Veselin vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2 38 Semi-Slav Defense ROUND 1
2002.07.12
Shirov, Alexei vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0 36 Petrov's Defense: Cozio Attack ROUND 2
2002.07.13
Shirov, Alexei vs Leko, Peter
0-1 47 Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation ROUND 1
2002.07.14
Leko, Peter vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2 29 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation ROUND 2
2002.07.15
Shirov, Alexei vs Leko, Peter
0-1 31 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 3
2002.07.13
Bareev, Evgeny vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1 46 Benoni Defense: Taimanov Variation ROUND 1
2002.07.14
Topalov, Veselin vs Bareev, Evgeny
0-1 58 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation ROUND 2
2002.07.15
Bareev, Evgeny vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0 61 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense ROUND 3
2002.07.16
Topalov, Veselin vs Bareev, Evgeny
1-0 40 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack ROUND 4
2002.07.17
Bareev, Evgeny vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2 55 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line ROUND 1
2002.07.17
Topalov, Veselin vs Bareev, Evgeny
1-0 27 French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation ROUND 2
2002.07.18
Leko, Peter vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0 81 Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation ROUND 1
2002.07.19
Topalov, Veselin vs Leko, Peter
0-1 66 Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation ROUND 2
2002.07.20
Leko, Peter vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1 61 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation ROUND 3
2002.07.21
Topalov, Veselin vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2 61 Nimzo-Indian Defense ROUND 4