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(August 2006)
We brought our register of 'Famous Chess Tournaments' up to date by including important events played during the years 2003 through 2005. Among the prize winners of these events, the names of several top players appeared for the first time:
Levon Aronian (ARM),
Etienne Bacrot (FRA),
Viktor Bologan (MDA),
Alexander Grischuk (RUS),
Pentala Harikrishna (IND),
Alexander Morozevich (RUS),
Arkadij Naiditsch (GER), and
Sergei Rublevsky (RUS).
See the link box in the upper right corner of this article for links to the full register.
Events 2003-2005
| Year |
Site |
Winner(s) |
| 2003 |
Budapest |
Short |
| 2003 |
Dortmund |
Bologan |
| 2003 |
Enghien les Bains |
Bareev |
| 2003 |
Hoogeveen |
Polgar, J. |
| 2003 |
Linares |
Kramnik, Leko |
| 2003 |
Wijk aan Zee |
Anand |
| 2004 |
Biel |
Morozevich |
| 2004 |
Dortmund |
Anand |
| 2004 |
Linares |
Kramnik |
| 2004 |
Moscow (57th Russian ch) |
Kasparov |
| 2004 |
Poikovsky |
Grischuk, Rublevsky |
| 2004 |
Wijk aan Zee |
Anand |
| 2005 |
Bermuda |
Gelfand, Harikrishna |
| 2005 |
Dortmund |
Naiditsch |
| 2005 |
Linares |
Kasparov, Topalov |
| 2005 |
Moscow |
Rublevsky |
| 2005 |
Poikovsky |
Bacrot, Bologan |
| 2005 |
Sofia |
Topalov |
| 2005 |
Stepanakert, Karabakh |
Aronian |
| 2005 |
Wijk aan Zee |
Leko |
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We also updated our register of World Championship tournaments to include all FIDE elimination (knockout) events and other tournaments played through the end of 2005.
World Championship Events
| Year |
Site |
Type |
Winner |
| 1997 |
Groningen |
KO - Qualifier |
Anand |
| 1999 |
Las Vegas |
KO - Title |
Khalifman |
| 2000 |
New Delhi/Tehran |
KO - Title |
Anand |
| 2001 |
Moscow |
KO - Title |
Ponomariov |
| 2004 |
Tripoli |
KO - Title |
Kasimdzhanov |
| 2005 |
San Luis ARG |
World Championship |
Topalov |
| 2005 |
Khanty-Mansiysk |
KO - Qualifier |
Aronian |
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