FIDE World Chess Championship 2000
fide world chess championship held new delhi india tehran iran first six round played new delhi november december final match tehran started december ended december top seeded indian grandmaster viswanathan anand championship time championship world title split newly crowned classical world champion vladimir kramnik participate well previous classical champion world highestrated player garry kasparov anatoly karpov fide world champion norated player also take part tournament midst filing lawsuit organization however strongest player world took part including defending fide world champion alexander khalifman world cup winner viswanathan anand absentee top ye jiangchuan player grandmaster unless indicated otherwise player qualified championship according following criterion four semifinalist previous championship alexander khalifman vladimir akopian michael adam liviudieter nisipeanu junior rated higher rating list january july world junior champion aleksandr galkin lázaro bruzón womens world champion xie jun three nominee fide president one nominee organizer qualifier zonal tournament one nominee continental president total four player sufficient number best rated player bring total number participant average january july rating list used championship knockout tournament similar fide world chess championship player paired short match loser eliminated player best rated liviudieter nisipeanu one quarterfinalists previous championship given bye second round field participant reduced one winner seven round round – consisted twogame match followed tie break faster time control required time control regular game minute minute added move minute added move second added move starting move tie break consisted two rapid chess game minute second per move followed two game shorter time control required minute second per move followed series blitz game minute second per move white minute second per move black first player win winner match semifinal round best four game final best six game condition tiebreaks one rest day round two rest day round tiebreaks round – played evening following second game final took place one month round – round november november tiebreaks november round november december tiebreaks december round december december tiebreaks december round december december tiebreaks december round december december tiebreaks december round december – december tiebreaks december round december – december rest day december tiebreaks december final match fide world championship featured viswanathan anand pretournament favorite seed alexei shirov previously denied chance challenge garry kasparov classical world championship despite winning candidate match two year earlier uneventful move draw game two player exchanged piece quickly game leading relatively even rookandpawn endgame move shirov gave anand opening ke allowing latter preserve two passed pawn turn winning advantage anand would strike third game – shirov attack anand held strong defensive position qg followed qf shirov gave solid advantage decisive game shirov played sharp attacking game knowing victory required stay contention championship faltered qf missing sound queen sacrifice would led equal endgame winning opportunity qxe bxe bf rh e followed qxc leaving hfile bishop hanging anand able translate resulting advantage winning position world chess championship fide knockout match