Linares International Chess Tournament

Traditional major international chess tournament

Magnus Carlsen (Norway) and Levon Aronian (Armenia) playing against each other during the 2007 Linares International Chess Tournament

The Linares International Chess Tournament (Spanish: Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Linares) was an annual chess tournament, usually played around the end of February, which takes its name from the city of Linares in the Jaén province of Andalusia, Spain, in which it was held. It is sometimes described as the Wimbledon of chess, being one of the strongest annual tournaments held on the de facto chess tour, along with the "Tata Steel" (Wijk aan Zee), Tal Memorial and Dortmund events.

The Linares tournament began in 1978 and was held annually from 1988 to 2010 (with the exception of 1996). Since 2010, the tournament has not been held for financial reasons.

## History

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The event, sponsored by Spanish businessman Luis Rentero, was first held in 1978.[1] At that time it was not an elite event and was won by the relatively unknown Swede Jaan Eslon, on tie-break from the Argentine Roberto Luis Debarnot). After the following year's event, it was held every other year until 1987 when no tournament took place, that being the year that Linares hosted the Candidates' Final, a match to determine a challenger for Kasparov's world title featuring Anatoly Karpov and Andrei Sokolov. The postponed 1987 event was deferred to 1988 and the tournament from that point onwards became an annual event, with the exception of 1996, when the Women's World Chess Championship was held. Rentero was a strong opponent of short draws in chess, to the point that he offered cash bonuses for playing longer games. It's said that participants in these so-called "grand master draws" were sometimes penalised by receiving no invitation for the next year's edition.[1] The 1994 tournament had an average Elo rating of 2685, the highest ever at that time. The field, in eventual finishing order, consisted of Karpov, Kasparov, Shirov, Bareev, Kramnik, Lautier, Anand, Kamsky, Topalov, Ivanchuk, Gelfand, Illescas, Judit Polgár, and Beliavsky. Karpov won with an undefeated 11/13. Jeff Sonas considered Karpov's performance the best tournament result in history.[2] The 1994 tournament was also noted for an incident in which Garry Kasparov "took a move back" against Judit Polgár. Kasparov's fingers briefly released a knight before he realized the move was a blunder; he then moved the knight to a different square. Polgár (17 years old at the time) did not protest and the arbiter did not intervene. Kasparov went on to win the game.[3]

In 1998, the format of the tournament changed from a single round-robin tournament to a double round-robin event (meaning that each participant plays every other participant twice, once with each colour).

Kasparov announced his retirement from chess after the 2005 tournament.

From 2006 through 2008, the first half of the tournament took place in the Mexican city of Morelia. The second half took place in Linares. Consequently, the event is sometimes referred to as Morelia-Linares.

In 2009 and 2010, the whole event took place in Linares.[4]

The Linares tournament of 2011 was cancelled,[5][6] for reasons including general economic problems. The tournament was cancelled again in 2012,[7] with no return since.

## Winners

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* 1978  Jaan Eslon
* 1979  Larry Christiansen
* 1980 no tournament
* 1981  Anatoly Karpov and  Larry Christiansen
* 1982 no tournament
* 1983  Boris Spassky
* 1984 no tournament
* 1985  Ljubomir Ljubojević and  Robert Hübner
* 1986 no tournament
* 1987 no tournament
* 1988  Jan Timman
* 1989  Vasyl Ivanchuk
* 1990  Garry Kasparov
* 1991  Vasyl Ivanchuk
* 1992  Garry Kasparov
* 1993  Garry Kasparov
* 1994  Anatoly Karpov
* 1995  Vasyl Ivanchuk
* 1996 no tournament
* 1997  Garry Kasparov
* 1998  Viswanathan Anand
* 1999  Garry Kasparov
* 2000  Garry Kasparov and  Vladimir Kramnik
* 2001  Garry Kasparov
* 2002  Garry Kasparov
* 2003  Peter Leko (with the same score as  Vladimir Kramnik; won on tiebreak because of more wins)
* 2004  Vladimir Kramnik
* 2005  Garry Kasparov (with the same score as  Veselin Topalov; won on tiebreak because of more wins with black)
* 2006  Levon Aronian
* 2007  Viswanathan Anand
* 2008  Viswanathan Anand
* 2009  Alexander Grischuk (with the same score as  Vasyl Ivanchuk; won on tiebreak because of more wins)
* 2010  Veselin Topalov

Only six players won the Linares Tournament multiple times: Garry Kasparov (9 wins), Vassily Ivanchuk (3), Viswanathan Anand (3), Vladimir Kramnik (2), Anatoly Karpov (2), and Larry Christiansen (2).

## Full results

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### 1970s

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#### 1978

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30 November - 8 December 1978[8]

1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  0
01 Jaan Eslon                *  ½  ½  ½  ½  1  1  1  0  1   6
02 Roberto Luis Debarnot     ½  *  ½  ½  1  ½  ½  ½  1  1   6
03 F. Javier Ochoa           ½  ½  *  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  1  1   5½
04 Ángel Martín              ½  ½  ½  *  ½  0  ½  ½  1  1   5
05 Ernesto Palacios          ½  0  ½  ½  *  ½  ½  ½  1  ½   4½
08 Antonio Àngel Medina      0  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  *  ½  1   4½
07 Orestes Rodríguez         0  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  *  ½  ½  1   4½
06 Fernando Visier           0  ½  ½  1  ½  *  ½  ½  0  1   4½
09 Oscar H. Castro Rojas     1  0  0  0  0  1  ½  ½  *  ½   3½
10 V. Pacheco                0  0  0  0  ½  0  0  0  ½  *   1

Category: V (2363)

#### 1979

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30 November - 11 December 1979[9]

1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  0  1  2
01 Larry M. Christiansen  *  0  ½  1  1  ½  1  1  ½  ½  1  1  8
02 Viktor Korchnoi        1  *  0  1  1  ½  0  ½  ½  1  1  1  8
03 Manuel Rivas           ½  1  *  0  0  1  ½  1  1  1  1  ½  7½
04 Oscar Castro           0  0  1  *  ½  ½  ½  1  1  1  1  1  7½
05 Jaan Eslon             0  0  1  ½  *  ½  ½  0  ½  ½  1  1  5½
06 Dragutin Sahovic       ½  ½  0  ½  ½  *  ½  1  ½  ½  0  ½  5
07 Drazen Marovic         0  1  ½  ½  ½  ½  *  0  ½  ½  ½  ½  5
08 Ricardo Calvo          0  ½  0  0  1  0  1  *  0  ½  1  1  5
09 Evgenij Ermenkov       ½  ½  0  0  ½  ½  ½  1  *  ½  0  ½  4½
10 Milorad Knesevic       ½  0  0  0  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  *  ½  ½  4
11 Juan Manuel Bellon     0  0  0  0  0  1  ½  0  1  ½  *  ½  3½
12 Fernando Visier        0  0  ½  0  0  ½  ½  0  ½  ½  ½  *  3

Category: IX (2459)

### 1980s

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#### 1981

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Casa de la Cultura, Linares, Spain, 17–31 January 1981

Age Elo  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
01 Anatoly Karpov         29 2690  * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1  8
02 Larry M. Christiansen  24 2515  0 * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1  8
03 Bent Larsen            45 2610  ½ ½ * 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1  7
04 Zoltan Ribli           29 2585  ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½  6½
05 Boris Spassky          43 2635  ½ 0 1 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½  6
06 Lubomir Kavalek        37 2550  ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1  6
07 Lajos Portisch         43 2650  0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 1  5½
08 Ljubomir Ljubojevic    30 2605  0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ 1 ½  5
09 Svetozar Gligoric      57 2530  ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 * 1 0 1  5
10 Miguel A. Quinteros    33 2505  0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 * 1 1  4
11 Juan M. Bellón         29 2415  ½ 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 * 1  3½
12 Guillermo García       27 2520  0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 *  1½

Category: XIII (2568). Chief arbiter: IA José María González.

#### 1983

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Casa de Cultura, Linares, Spain, 12–25 February 1983[10]

Age  Elo   1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  0  1
01 Boris Spassky   46  2605   *  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  1  ½  ½  1  1  6½
02 Anatoly Karpov  31  2710   ½  *  ½  ½  ½  1  ½  ½  ½  ½  1  6
03 Ulf Andersson   31  2630   ½  ½  *  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  1  1  6
04 Artur Yusupov   23  2565   ½  ½  ½  *  ½  ½  1  ½  ½  1  0  5½
05 Anthony Miles   27  2585   ½  ½  ½  ½  *  ½  ½  0  ½  1  1  5½
06 Gyula Sax       31  2560   ½  0  ½  ½  ½  *  0  1  ½  1  1  5½
07 Jan Timman      31  2605   0  ½  ½  0  ½  1  *  1  1  ½  0  5
08 Efim Geller     57  2575   ½  ½  ½  ½  1  0  0  *  ½  ½  1  5
09 Vlastimil Hort  39  2585   ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  0  ½  *  ½  1  5
10 Yasser Seirawan 22  2600   0  ½  0  0  0  0  ½  ½  ½  *  1  3
11 Bent Larsen     47  2555   0  0  0  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  *  2

Category: XIV (2598). Chief arbiter: IA José María González.

#### 1985

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Pabellón Julián Jiménez, Linares, Spain, 8–22 March 1985[11]

Age Elo    1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  0  1  2
01 Ljubomir Ljubojevic    34  2595   *  ½  ½  1  ½  0  1  1  ½  1  ½  ½   7
02 Robert Hübner          36  2605   ½  *  ½  1  ½  ½  0  ½  1  1  1  ½   7
03 Lajos Portisch         47  2635   ½  ½  *  1  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  1   6½
04 Viktor Korchnoi        53  2630   0  0  0  *  ½  1  1  1  1  ½  ½  1   6½
05 Boris Spassky          48  2580   ½  ½  ½  ½  *  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  1  ½   6
06 Jan Timman             33  2650   1  ½  ½  0  ½  *  ½  1  0  0  1  ½   5½
07 Lev Polugaevsky        50  2625   0  1  ½  0  ½  ½  *  ½  ½  1  ½  ½   5½
08 Anthony Miles          29  2570   0  ½  ½  0  ½  0  ½  *  1  ½  1  1   5½
09 Manuel Rivas           24  2480   ½  0  ½  0  ½  1  ½  0  *  ½  ½  1   5
10 Larry M. Christiansen  28  2560   0  0  ½  ½  ½  1  0  ½  ½  *  0  ½   4
11 Rafael Vaganian        33  2640   ½  0  ½  ½  0  0  ½  0  ½  1  *  ½   4
12 Andras Adorján         34  2565   ½  ½  0  0  ½  ½  ½  0  0  ½  ½  *   3½

Category: XIV (2595). Chief arbiter: Antonio Romero Briones.

#### 1988

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#### 1990

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Hotel Anibal, Linares, Spain, 18 February - 3 March 1990

Age Elo   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
01 Kasparov    26 2800  * ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½  8
02 Gelfand     21 2615  ½ * 1 ½ 0 1 0 1 1 1 ½ 1  7½
03 Salov       25 2645  ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½  7
04 Ivanchuk    20 2665  0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1  6½
05 Short       24 2635  0 1 0 ½ * 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 ½  6
06 Gulko       43 2610  1 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1  5½
07 Yusupov     30 2615  0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 0 ½ 1  5½
08 Beliavsky   36 2640  ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ * 1 0 1 ½  5
09 Spassky     53 2560  0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 * 1 ½ ½  4
10 Illescas    24 2530  0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 0 * ½ ½  4
11 Portisch    52 2605  0 ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * 1  4
12 Ljubojevic  49 2625  ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 *  3

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#### 1991

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Hotel Anibal, Linares, Spain, 23 February - 14 March 1991

Age Elo   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
01 Ivanchuk    21 2695  * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1  9½
02 Kasparov    27 2800  0 * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1  9
03 Beliavsky   37 2640  ½ 0 * 1 ½ 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1  8
04 Yusupov     31 2605  ½ ½ 0 * 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1  7½
05 Speelman    34 2610  ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1  7½
06 Salov       26 2645  ½ ½ 1 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1  7
07 Timman      39 2630  ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½  6½
08 Karpov      39 2725  0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ * 0 0 ½ 1 1 1  6½
09 Ljubojevic  40 2590  ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 * ½ 0 0 1 0  6
10 Anand       21 2635  0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 1 1 ½ * 0 0 ½ 1  6
11 Gurevich    32 2650  0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 * 1 ½ 1  6
12 Gelfand     22 2700  0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 0 * 0 1  5½
13 Ehlvest     28 2650  ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 * 0  3½
14 Kamsky      16 2640  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 1 *  2½

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#### 1992

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X Ciudad de Linares, 23 February – 13 March 1992, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XVII (2659) | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Total | TPR | Place

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1 |  Garry Kasparov (Russia) | 2780 |  | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 10 | 2861 | 1
2 |  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) | 2720 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8 | 2741 | 2–3
3 |  Jan Timman (Netherlands) | 2620 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2749 | 2–3
4 |  Anatoly Karpov (Russia) | 2725 | 0 | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7½ | 2711 | 4
5 |  Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2670 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 7 | 2687 | 5–7
6 |  Boris Gelfand (Belarus) | 2665 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7 | 2687 | 5–7
7 |  Valery Salov (Russia) | 2655 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7 | 2688 | 5–7
8 |  Evgeny Bareev (Russia) | 2635 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6½  | 2661 | 8
9 |  Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine) | 2620 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 6 | 2633 | 9–10
10 |  Artur Yusupov (Commonwealth of Independent States) | 2655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | Does not appear | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2630 | 9–10
11 |  Miguel Illescas (Spain) | 2555 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | Does not appear | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5½  | 2610 | 11
12 |  Ljubomir Ljubojević (Yugoslavia) | 2610 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | 1 | 0 | 4½  | 2553 | 12
13 |  Jon Speelman (England) | 2630 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | 4 | 2520 | 13–14
14 |  Nigel Short (England) | 2685 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | Does not appear | 4 | 2516 | 13–14

#### 1993

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XI Ciudad de Linares, 23 February – 14 March 1993, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XVIII (2677) | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Total | TPR | Place

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1 |  Garry Kasparov (Russia) | 2805 |  | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2878 | 1
2 |  Anatoly Karpov (Russia) | 2725 | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8½  | 2783 | 2
3 |  Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2710 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8½  | 2784 | 3
4 |  Alexei Shirov (Latvia) | 2670 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2764 | 4
5 |  Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2685 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7½  | 2733 | 5
6 |  Valery Salov (Russia) | 2660 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | Does not appear | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 6½  | 2678 | 6–7
7 |  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) | 2710 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | Does not appear | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6½  | 2674 | 6–7
8 |  Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine) | 2610 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | Does not appear | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 6 | 2653 | 8
9 |  Gata Kamsky (United States) | 2655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 5½  | 2621 | 9–10
10 |  Evgeny Bareev (Russia) | 2670 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5½  | 2620 | 9–10
11 |  Artur Yusupov (Germany) | 2645 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | 0 | ½ | ½ | 5 | 2592 | 11–12
12 |  Jan Timman (Netherlands) | 2635 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2593 | 11–12
13 |  Boris Gelfand (Belarus) | 2690 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | 4½  | 2566 | 13
14 |  Ljubomir Ljubojević (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) | 2605 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | Does not appear | 4 | 2541 | 14

#### 1994

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XII Ciudad de Linares, 23 February – 14 March 1994, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XVIII (2686) | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Total | TPR | Place

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1 |  Anatoly Karpov (Russia) | 2740 |  | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2978 | 1
2 |  Garry Kasparov (Russia) | 2815 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8½  | 2786 | 2–3
3 |  Alexei Shirov (Latvia) | 2715 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8½  | 2794 | 2–3
4 |  Evgeny Bareev (Russia) | 2685 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7½  | 2743 | 4
5 |  Joël Lautier (France) | 2625 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 7 | 2720 | 5–6
6 |  Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2710 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2713 | 5–6
7 |  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 2640 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Does not appear | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 6½  | 2690 | 7–9
8 |  Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2715 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6½  | 2684 | 7–9
9 |  Gata Kamsky (United States) | 2695 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6½  | 2685 | 7–9
10 |  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) | 2710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6 | 2655 | 10
11 |  Boris Gelfand (Belarus) | 2685 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 0 | ½ | ½ | 5½  | 2629 | 11
12 |  Miguel Illescas (Spain) | 2590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Does not appear | 1 | 1 | 4½  | 2583 | 12
13 |  Judit Polgár (Hungary) | 2630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | 1 | 4 | 2549 | 13
14 |  Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine) | 2650 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | Does not appear | 2 | 2393 | 14

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XIII Ciudad de Linares, 1 – 18 March 1995, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XVII (2654) | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Total | TPR | Place

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1 |  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) | 2700 |  | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2861 | 1
2 |  Anatoly Karpov (Russia) | 2765 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 9 | 2786 | 2
3 |  Alexei Shirov (Latvia) | 2710 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8 | 2736 | 3–4
4 |  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 2630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8 | 2742 | 3–4
5 |  Alexander Khalifman (Russia) | 2635 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7½  | 2712 | 5
6 |  Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine) | 2650 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | Does not appear | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2682 | 6
7 |  Sergei Tiviakov (Russia) | 2625 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | Does not appear | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6 | 2626 | 7–8
8 |  Miguel Illescas (Spain) | 2595 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6 | 2629 | 7–8
9 |  Ivan Sokolov (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | 2645 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 5½  | 2597 | 9–10
10 |  Alexey Dreev (Russia) | 2650 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 5½  | 2596 | 9–10
11 |  Nigel Short (England) | 2655 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | Does not appear | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5 | 2566 | 11–12
12 |  Ljubomir Ljubojević (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) | 2580 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 5 | 2572 | 11–12
13 |  Joël Lautier (France) | 2655 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 0 | 4½  | 2543 | 13
14 |  Vladimir Akopian (Armenia) | 2655 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | Does not appear | 4 | 2512 | 14

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XIV Ciudad de Linares, 4 – 16 February 1997, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XIX (2701) | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total | TPR | Place

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1 |  Garry Kasparov (Russia) | 2795 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8½  | 2903 | 1
2 |  Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2740 | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7½  | 2830 | 2
3 |  Michael Adams (England) | 2665 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6½  | 2769 | 3–4
4 |  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 2725 | 0 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6½  | 2763 | 3–4
5 |  Judit Polgár (Hungary) | 2645 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6 | 2741 | 5
6 |  Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2765 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5½  | 2695 | 6
7 |  Boris Gelfand (Belarus) | 2700 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 2664 | 7–8
8 |  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) | 2740 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2661 | 7–8
9 |  Predrag Nikolić (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | 2655 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4½  | 2640 | 9
10 |  Alexey Dreev (Russia) | 2650 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2603 | 10
11 |  Alexei Shirov (Spain) | 2690 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | 0 | 3½  | 2568 | 11–12
12 |  Jeroen Piket (Netherlands) | 2640 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | Does not appear | 3½  | 2573 | 11–12

#### 1998

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Final Results of 1998:

XV Ciudad de Linares, 22 February – 9 March 1998, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XXI (2752) | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Total | TPR | Place

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1 |  Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2770 |  | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | 1 ½ | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | 7½  | 2844 | 1
2 |  Alexei Shirov (Spain) | 2710 | 0 ½ | Does not appear | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 1 0 | 1 0 | 1 1 | 7 | 2816 | 2
3 |  Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2790 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | Does not appear | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 6½  | 2774 | 3–4
4 |  Garry Kasparov (Russia) | 2825 | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 6½  | 2769 | 3–4
5 |  Peter Svidler (Russia) | 2690 | 0 ½ | 0 1 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 1 0 | ½ 1 | 5½  | 2733 | 5
6 |  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) | 2740 | ½ 0 | 0 1 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 0 1 | Does not appear | 0 ½ | 5 | 2697 | 6
7 |  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 2740 | ½ 0 | 0 0 | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | 1 ½ | Does not appear | 4 | 2629 | 7

#### 1999

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Final Results of 1999:[14]

XVI Ciudad de Linares, 21 February – 10 March 1999, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XX (2735) | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total | Wins | TPR

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1 |  Garry Kasparov (Russia) | 2812 |  | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 1 | 1 ½ | ½ 1 | 1 1 | 10½  |  | 2817
2 |  Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2781 | ½ 0 | Does not appear | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 1 ½ | ½ 1 | 8 | 3 | 2778
3 |  Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2751 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 1 ½ | 8 | 2 | 2782
4 |  Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2694 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | 6½  |  | 2712
5 |  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) | 2714 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | Does not appear | ½ 1 | 1 ½ | 0 ½ | 6 | 2 | 2688
6 |  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 2700 | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | Does not appear | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 6 | 1 | 2690
7 |  Peter Svidler (Russia) | 2713 | ½ 0 | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | 1 ½ | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | Does not appear | ½ 1 | 5½  | 2 | 2658
8 |  Michael Adams (England) | 2716 | 0 0 | ½ 0 | 0 ½ | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | Does not appear | 5½  | 2 | 2657

### 2000s

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#### 2000

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FIDE World Champion Alexander Khalifman was a late replacement for Alexander Morozevich.

Final Results of 2000:[15]

XVII SuperGM Linares, 28 February – 10 March 2000, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XXI (2752) | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Total | Wins | W/Black | TPR

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1-2 |  Garry Kasparov (Russia) | 2851  |  | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2803
1-2 |  Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2758  | ½ ½ |  | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2822
3 |  Alexei Shirov (Spain) | 2751  | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | Does not appear | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 4½ | 1 | 1 | 2715
4 |  Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2769  | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | Does not appear | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 4½ | 1 | 0 | 2712
5 |  Alexander Khalifman (Russia) | 2656  | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | Does not appear | ½ 1 | 4½ | 1 | 0 | 2734
6 |  Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2725  | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | Does not appear | 4½ | 0 |  | 2721

#### 2001

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Final Results of 2001:[16]

XVIII SuperGM Linares, 23 February – 6 March 2001, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XX (2722) | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Total | Wins | TPR

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1 |  Garry Kasparov (Russia) | 2849  |  | ½ 1 | 1 1 | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | 7½ |  | 2889
2 |  Alexei Shirov (Spain) | 2718  | ½ 0 | Does not appear | 1 0 | 0 1 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 4½ | 2 | 2686
3 |  Alexander Grischuk (Russia) | 2663  | 0 0 | 0 1 | Does not appear | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 4½ | 2 | 2697
4 |  Judit Polgár (Hungary) | 2676  | ½ ½ | 1 0 | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | 4½ | 1 | 2694
5 |  Anatoly Karpov (Russia) | 2679  | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | ½ 1 | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 4½ | 1 | 2694
6 |  Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2745  | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 4½ | 0 | 2681

#### 2002

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Final Results of 2002:[17]

XIX SuperGM Linares, 22 February – 10 March 2002, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XX (2732) | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Total | TPR

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1 |  Garry Kasparov (Russia) | 2838 |  | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | 8 | 2839
2 |  Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine) | 2727 | ½ 0 | Does not appear | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 0 1 | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 6½ | 2762
3 |  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) | 2717 | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | ½ 1 | ½ 0 | 6 | 2734
4 |  Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2757 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 6 | 2728
5 |  Michael Adams (England) | 2742 | 0 ½ | 1 0 | 0 ½ | 1 ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 6 | 2730
6 |  Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain) | 2629 | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ 1 | 5 | 2692
7 |  Alexei Shirov (Spain) | 2715 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | Does not appear | 4½ | 2648

#### 2003

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Final Results of 2003:[18]

XX Ciudad de Linares, 22 February – 9 March 2003, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XX (2733) | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Total | Wins | TPR

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1 |  Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2736 |  | ½ ½ | 0 1 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 0 | 1 1 | 7 | 4 | 2790
2 |  Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2809 | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 7 | 2 | 2778
3 |  Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2753 | 1 0 | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 0 ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 6½ | 3 | 2759
4 |  Garry Kasparov (Russia) | 2847 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | Does not appear | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | 6½ | 2 | 2743
5 |  Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine) | 2734 | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | Does not appear | 1 1 | ½ ½ | 5½ |  | 2704
6 |  Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain) | 2629 | 0 1 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 0 0 | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 5 |  | 2694
7 |  Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) | 2624 | 0 0 | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 4½ |  | 2664

#### 2004

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Final Results of 2004:[19]

XXI SuperGM Linares, 19 February – 5 March 2004, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XX (2731) | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Total | Wins | TPR

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1 |  Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2777 |  | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 7 |  | 2780
2 |  Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2722 | ½ 0 | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 6½ | 2 | 2762
3 |  Garry Kasparov (Russia) | 2831 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 6½ | 1 | 2743
4 |  Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) | 2656 | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 0 1 | ½ 1 | 6 | 2 | 2744
5 |  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 2735 | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 6 | 1 | 2730
6 |  Alexei Shirov (Spain) | 2736 | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | 1 0 | ½ 0 | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 5 | 1 | 2673
7 |  Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain) | 2663 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 5 | 0 | 2685

#### 2005

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Final Results of 2005:[20]

XXII SuperGM Linares, 23 February – 17 March 2005, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XX (2743) | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Total | Wins | W/Black | TPR

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1 |  Garry Kasparov (Russia) | 2804 |  | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 1 | 1 1 | ½ 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2857
2 |  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 2757 | ½ 1 | Does not appear | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 1 1 | ½ 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2865
3 |  Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2786 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 6½ |  |  | 2764
4 |  Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2749 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 6 |  |  | 2742
5 |  Michael Adams (England) | 2741 | 0 0 | 0 ½ | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 5½ |  |  | 2714
6 |  Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain) | 2686 | 0 0 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | Does not appear | ½ 1 | 4 | 1 |  | 2627
7 |  Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan) | 2678 | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | Does not appear | 4 | 0 |  | 2628

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XXIII SuperGM Morelia/Linares, 18 February – 11 March 2006, Morelia – Linares, Category XX (2732) | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total | TPR

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1 |  Levon Aronian (Armenia) | 2752  |  | 1 ½ | ½ 0 | ½ 1 | 0 ½ | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | ½ 1 | 8½ | 2808
2 |  Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) | 2700  | 0 ½ | Does not appear | 1 ½ | 0 ½ | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 8 | 2786
3 |  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 2801  | ½ 1 | 0 ½ | Does not appear | ½ 1 | 1 ½ | 0 1 | ½ 1 | 0 ½ | 8 | 2771
4 |  Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2740  | ½ 0 | 1 ½ | ½ 0 | Does not appear | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 7½ | 2759
5 |  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) | 2729  | 1 ½ | ½ 0 | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | Does not appear | 1 ½ | ½ 0 | ½ 1 | 6½ | 2703
6 |  Peter Svidler (Russia) | 2765  | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | 1 0 | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | Does not appear | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | 6½ | 2698
7 |  Étienne Bacrot (France) | 2717  | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 0 ½ | Does not appear | ½ 1 | 6 | 2683
8 |  Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain) | 2650  | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | Does not appear | 5 | 2641

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XXIV SuperGM Morelia/Linares, 17 February – 10 March 2007, Morelia – Linares, Category XX (2746) | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total | TPR

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1 |  Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2779  |  | 1 1 | 1 ½ | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 8½ | 2820
2 |  Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2690  | 0 0 | Does not appear | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 1 | 1 ½ | ½ 0 | 7½ | 2782
3 |  Alexander Morozevich (Russia) | 2741  | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | 0 1 | ½ 1 | 7½ | 2775
4 |  Levon Aronian (Armenia) | 2744  | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 7 | 2745
5 |  Peter Svidler (Russia) | 2728  | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 7 | 2748
6 |  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) | 2750  | ½ ½ | 0 0 | ½ 0 | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 6½ | 2715
7 |  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 2783  | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | 1 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 6 | 2690
8 |  Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2749  | 0 ½ | ½ 1 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 6 | 2695

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XXV SuperGM Morelia/Linares, 15 February – 7 March 2008, Morelia – Linares, Cat. XXI (2756)[21] | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total | TPR

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1 |  Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2799  |  | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 1 1 | 8½ | 2829
2 |  Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2733  | 0 ½ | Does not appear | 1 1 | 1 ½ | 0 ½ | ½ 1 | ½ 0 | ½ 1 | 8 | 2808
3 |  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 2780  | ½ ½ | 0 0 | Does not appear | 1 0 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 1 1 | 0 1 | 7½ | 2781
4 |  Levon Aronian (Armenia) | 2739  | 1 ½ | 0 ½ | 0 1 | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 7½ | 2787
5 |  Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) | 2735  | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | 0 1 | 7 | 2758
6 |  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) | 2751  | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 1 1 | ½ ½ | 6½ | 2727
7 |  Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2753  | 0 ½ | ½ 1 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 0 0 | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 5½ | 2676
8 |  Alexei Shirov (Spain) | 2755  | 0 0 | ½ 0 | 1 0 | ½ ½ | 1 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 5½ | 2675

GM Alejandro Ramírez (2509) won the III Morelia Open tournament.[22]

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XXVI Ciudad de Linares, 19 February – 7 March 2009, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XXI (2756)[23] | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total | Wins | TPR

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1 |  Alexander Grischuk (Russia) | 2733  |  | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 8 | 3 | 2809
2 |  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) | 2779  | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 1 | ½ ½ | 8 | 2 | 2802
3 |  Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2776  | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | ½ 1 | 7½ |  | 2781
4 |  Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2791  | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | Does not appear | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | 7 |  | 2750
5 |  Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) | 2761  | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 6½ |  | 2726
6 |  Wang Yue (China) | 2739  | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 6½ |  | 2729
7 |  Levon Aronian (Armenia) | 2750  | 0 ½ | 0 0 | ½ 1 | 1 ½ | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 1 ½ | 6½ |  | 2727
8 |  Leinier Domínguez (Cuba) | 2717  | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | Does not appear | 6 |  | 2711

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XXVII Ciudad de Linares, 13–24 February 2010, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XXI (2758)[24] | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Total | TB | TPR

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1 |  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 2805  |  | 1 0 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | 6½ |  | 2858
2 |  Alexander Grischuk (Russia) | 2736  | 0 1 | Does not appear | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 6 |  | 2834
3 |  Levon Aronian (Armenia) | 2781  | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 5½ |  | 2789
4 |  Vugar Gashimov (Azerbaijan) | 2759  | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 4 | 2.5 | 2685
5 |  Boris Gelfand (Israel) | 2761  | ½ 0 | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 4 | 2.0 | 2685
6 |  Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain) | 2705  | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 4 | 1.5 | 2696

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## References

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1. ^ a b Javier Ochoa de Echagüen (23 December 2015). "FIDE Honorary Member Luis Rentero". FIDE. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
2. ^ Facts and figures: Magnus Carlsen's performance in Nanjing. ChessBase.com. Retrieved on 2009-10-26.
3. ^ ten Geuzendam, Dirk Jan (2003). Linares! Linares!: A Journey into the Heart of Chess. New In Chess, Csi. ISBN 90-5691-077-9.
4. ^ Official website noting the 2009 tournament takes place entirely in Linares. Retrieved 2 March 2009. Archived 2 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ "Linares 2011 Cancelled". Chess.com. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
6. ^ Ángel Mendoza (2 April 2011). "Linares aplaza el Intercontinental de Ajedrez hasta el año que viene. Ideal". Ideal.es. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
7. ^ Linares 2012 canceled.
8. ^ "Torneo Linares 1978". www.ajedrezdeataque.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
9. ^ "Torneo Linares 1979". www.ajedrezdeataque.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
10. ^ "Linares (1983)".
11. ^ "Linares (1985)".
12. ^ "Linares (1990)".
13. ^ "Linares (1991)".
14. ^ TWIC 227 Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
15. ^ TWIC 279 Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
16. ^ TWIC 331
17. ^ TWIC 383
18. ^ TWIC 435
19. ^ TWIC 487
20. ^ TWIC 540
21. ^ Mark Crowther (10 March 2008). "The Week in Chess 696". The Week in Chess.
22. ^ Mark Crowther (3 March 2008). "The Week in Chess 695". The Week in Chess.
23. ^ Mark Crowther (9 March 2009). "The Week in Chess 748". The Week in Chess.
24. ^ "Topalov wins Linares, remains number two in the world". ChessBase. 25 February 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2010.

## External links

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* Official website
* [1] Archived 2020-02-03 at the Wayback Machine – a brief history and news of the 2008 event.
* [2] – winners, crosstables from 1990 to 2006.
* Chess Tournaments at Linares at Chessgames.com

* v
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* Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee
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* v
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Major recurring international chess tournaments

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Major present
(average rating > 2700;
round-robin system generally)|

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Recently cancelled
(after 2000)|

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Major past
(19th–20th century)|

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