Kasparov won with 7½/10. All 30 games of this 6-player double round robin are here, and the standings and crosstable are worked out from them.
The field and format
Played in Linares, Spain (23 February – 6 March 2001), the event used a double round-robin. Each of the 6 players completed 10 games; the resulting 30-game total is exactly the full set of pairings.
The finish
Kasparov won with 7½/10.
Top scores: Kasparov 7½/10 (+5 −0 =5). The next score line was Grischuk 4½/10 (+2 −3 =5), Shirov 4½/10 (+2 −3 =5), and Karpov 4½/10 (+1 −2 =7).
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kasparov, Garry | 7½/10 | +5 -0 =5 | games |
| =2 | Grischuk, Alexander | 4½/10 | +2 -3 =5 | games |
| =2 | Shirov, Alexei | 4½/10 | +2 -3 =5 | games |
| =2 | Karpov, Anatoly | 4½/10 | +1 -2 =7 | games |
| =2 | Polgar, Judit | 4½/10 | +1 -2 =7 | games |
| =2 | Leko, Peter | 4½/10 | +0 -1 =9 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kasparov, Garry | 11 | ½1 | 1½ | ½½ | ½1 | |
| 2 | Grischuk, Alexander | 00 | 01 | ½1 | ½½ | ½½ | |
| 3 | Shirov, Alexei | ½0 | 10 | ½½ | 01 | ½½ | |
| 4 | Karpov, Anatoly | 0½ | ½0 | ½½ | ½1 | ½½ | |
| 5 | Polgar, Judit | ½½ | ½½ | 10 | ½0 | ½½ | |
| 6 | Leko, Peter | ½0 | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.