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Linares 2001 Results and Crosstable

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SuperGM Linares ESP (ESP), 23 ii-6 iii 2001 cat. XIX (2722)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Kasparov, Gary g RUS 2849 * * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 7½ 2889
2. Polgar, Judit g HUN 2676 ½ ½ * * ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 4½ 2694
3. Karpov, Anatoly g RUS 2679 0 ½ ½ 1 * * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 4½ 2694
4. Lékó, Peter g HUN 2745 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * * ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2681
5. Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2718 ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ * * 1 0 4½ 2686
6. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2663 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 * * 4½ 2697

Round 1 (February 23, 2001)
Lékó, Peter - Kasparov, Gary ½-½ 55 B97 Sicilian Najdorf
Shirov, Alexei - Karpov, Anatoly ½-½ 94 B17 Caro Kann
Grischuk, Alexander - Polgar, Judit ½-½ 44 B47 Sicilian Defence (Paulsen Variation)
Round 2 (February 24, 2001)
Kasparov, Gary - Polgar, Judit ½-½ 27 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation, Deviations
Karpov, Anatoly - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ 20 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Lékó, Peter - Shirov, Alexei ½-½ 29 C11 French Defence
Round 3 (February 25, 2001)
Polgar, Judit - Karpov, Anatoly ½-½ 30 B17 Caro Kann
Shirov, Alexei - Kasparov, Gary ½-½ 48 B84 Sicilian Scheveningen Variation
Grischuk, Alexander - Lékó, Peter ½-½ 23 B12 Caro Kann (Advance Variation)
Round 4 (February 27, 2001)
Polgar, Judit - Shirov, Alexei 1-0 47 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation, Deviations
Karpov, Anatoly - Lékó, Peter ½-½ 57 E15 Queen's Indian Defence (Main Line - Deviations)
Grischuk, Alexander - Kasparov, Gary 0-1 37 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation, Deviations
Round 5 (February 28, 2001)
Kasparov, Gary - Karpov, Anatoly 1-0 31 B12 Caro Kann (Advance Variation)
Lékó, Peter - Polgar, Judit ½-½ 27 B97 Sicilian Najdorf
Shirov, Alexei - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 32 B45 Sicilian Defence (Classical System)
Round 6 (March 1, 2001)
Kasparov, Gary - Lékó, Peter 1-0 31 C88 Ruy Lopez (Closed System)
Polgar, Judit - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ 54 C96 Ruy Lopez (Deviations from Tchigorin Defence)
Karpov, Anatoly - Shirov, Alexei ½-½ 44 D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted
Round 7 (March 3, 2001)
Polgar, Judit - Kasparov, Gary ½-½ 35 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation, Deviations
Shirov, Alexei - Lékó, Peter ½-½ 43 C88 Ruy Lopez (Closed System)
Grischuk, Alexander - Karpov, Anatoly 1-0 50 B12 Caro Kann (Advance Variation)
Round 8 (March 4, 2001)
Kasparov, Gary - Shirov, Alexei 1-0 38 C80 Ruy Lopez (Open Defence)
Karpov, Anatoly - Polgar, Judit 1-0 80 E12 Queen's Indian Defence (Petrosian System and 4. or 5. Bg5)
Lékó, Peter - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ 48 B33 Sicilian Defence (Lasker/Pelikan/Sveshnikov Variation)
Round 9 (March 5, 2001)
Polgar, Judit - Lékó, Peter ½-½ 27 C65 Ruy Lopez (Berlin Defence)
Karpov, Anatoly - Kasparov, Gary ½-½ 36 D77 Gruenfeld Defence (3.g3)
Grischuk, Alexander - Shirov, Alexei 1-0 51 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation, Deviations
Round 10 (March 6, 2001)
Kasparov, Gary - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 45 B45 Sicilian Defence (Classical System)
Lékó, Peter - Karpov, Anatoly ½-½ 48 B17 Caro Kann
Shirov, Alexei - Polgar, Judit 1-0 59 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2