Cannes World Cup of Rapid Chess
Kasparov is the 1st World Cup holder of Rapid Chess. He won the final 1,5-0,5
against Bareev!
Finals, 25/3/2001
Bareev - Κasparov 1/2, Kasparov - Bareev 1-0
(1) Bareev,E
(2709) - Kasparov,G (2849) [A34]
World Cup of Rapid Chess Final Cannes FRA (1.1), 25.03.2001
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e3 Nxc3 6.bxc3 g6 7.Bb5+ Bd7 8.a4
Bg7 9.0–0 0–0 10.Ba3 b6 11.d4 a6 12.Be2 Nc6 13.Qc2 Qc7 14.dxc5 bxc5
15.Bxc5 Qa5 16.Ba3 Qxc3 17.Qxc3 Bxc3 18.Rab1 Rfb8 19.Rxb8+ Rxb8 20.Bxa6 Nb4
21.Bc4 Bxa4 22.Rc1 Bf6 23.Rb1 Nc6 ½–½
(2) Kasparov,G (2849) -
Bareev,E (2709) [C09]
World Cup of Rapid Chess Final Cannes FRA (1.2), 25.03.2001
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 Nc6 5.exd5 exd5 6.Bb5 Bd6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.0–0
Nge7 9.Nb3 Bd6 10.Re1 0–0 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 Bg4 13.Bg3 a6 14.Be2 Re8
15.Nfd4 Bxe2 16.Rxe2 Qd7 17.Bxd6 Qxd6 18.Qe1 Kf8 19.Qc3 Nxd4 20.Nxd4 Nc6
21.Rae1 Qb4 22.Qxb4+ Nxb4 23.Kf1 Rxe2 24.Kxe2 Re8+ 25.Kd2 Rxe1 26.Kxe1 Ke7
27.Kd2 g6 28.a3 Nc6 29.Nxc6+ bxc6 30.c4 Kd6 31.Kd3 a5 32.b3 Kc5 33.cxd5 Kxd5
34.Kc3 h5 35.h4 f6 36.Kd3 g5 37.g3 gxh4 38.gxh4 f5 39.f3 Ke5 40.Ke3 c5
41.f4+ Kd6 42.Kd2 Kc6 43.Kc3 Kb5 44.Kd3 1–0
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Semi-Finals
24/3/2001
Grischuk Alexander - Kasparov Gary 1/2
Kasparov Gary - Grischuk Alexander 1/2
Polgar Judit - Bareev Evgeny 0-1
Bareev Evgeny - Polgar Judit 1/2
Quarter
Finals 23/3/2001
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Kasparov, Gary 1/2
Kasparov, Gary - Tkachiev, Vladislav 1-0
Bacrot, Etienne - Bareev, Evgeny 0-1
Bareev, Evgeny - Bacrot, Etienne 1/2
Grischuk, Alexander - Gurevich, Mikhail 0-1
Gurevich, Mikhail - Grischuk, Alexander 0-1
Polgar, Judit - Adams, Michael 1/2
Adams, Michael - Polgar, Judit 0-1
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Group A
Round 1 - 21/3/2001
Kasparov, Gary - Bareev, Evgeny 1-0 41 C05 French Tarrasch Variation
Bauer, Christian - Svidler, Peter 1/2 29 D85 Gruenfeld Defence Main Line)
Grischuk, Alexander - Gulko, Boris F 1/2 55 B07 Pirc Defence
Lautier, Joel - Polgar, Judit 1/2 53 E42 Nimzo Indian Defence Rubinstein
Variation)
Round 2 - 21/3/2001
Kasparov, Gary - Grischuk, Alexander 1/2 48 B45 Sicilian Defence
Classical System)
Gulko, Boris F - Bauer, Christian 1-0 47 A10 Dutch, Queen's Indian and
King's Indian Systems
Svidler, Peter - Lautier, Joel 1/2 102 B45 Sicilian Defence Classical
System)
Bareev, Evgeny - Polgar, Judit 1-0 48 A34 English Opening Symmetrical
Variation)
Round 3 - 21/3/2001
Lautier, Joel - Gulko, Boris F 1-0 65 A40 Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Polgar, Judit - Svidler, Peter 1-0 62 B80 Sicilian Scheveningen Variation
Grischuk, Alexander - Bareev, Evgeny 0-1 55 C02 French Advance Variation
Bauer, Christian - Kasparov, Gary 0-1 44 B86 Sicilian Sozin Attack
Round 4 - 21/3/2001
Kasparov, Gary - Lautier, Joel 1-0 37 B49 Sicilian Defence Paulsen
Variation)
Bareev, Evgeny - Svidler, Peter 1/2 25 A26 English Opening Sicilian
Attack)
Grischuk, Alexander - Bauer, Christian 1-0 79 B12 Caro Kann Advance
Variation)
Gulko, Boris F - Polgar, Judit 0-1 61 E91 King's Indian Defence Classical
System)
Round 5 22/3/2001
Polgar, Judit - Kasparov, Gary 0-1 50 B80 Sicilian Scheveningen Variation
Lautier, Joel - Grischuk, Alexander 1/2 29 D34 Tarrasch Defence, Main
Line
Svidler, Peter - Gulko, Boris F 1-0 45 B63 Sicilian Rauzer
Bauer, Christian - Bareev, Evgeny 1/2 42 C00 French Defence (Unusual
Moves)
Round 6 22/3/2001
Kasparov, Gary - Svidler, Peter 1/2 48 B54 Sicilian Defence (Rauzer Anti
Dragon Variation)
Grischuk, Alexander - Polgar, Judit 1-0 48 B90 Sicilian Najdorf
Variation, Deviations
Bareev, Evgeny - Gulko, Boris F 0-1 50 A41 Modern Defence counter 1.d4
Bauer, Christian - Lautier, Joel 0-1 39 A01 Larsen Opening
Round 7 22/3/2001
Svidler, Peter - Grischuk, Alexander 1/2 23 C96 Ruy Lopez (Deviations
from Tchigorin Defence)
Lautier, Joel - Bareev, Evgeny 0-1 35 A58 Volga Gambit
Polgar, Judit - Bauer, Christian 1-0 32 B07 Pirc Defence
Gulko, Boris F - Kasparov, Gary 1/2
Group A Final Standings:
1. Kasparov, Gary 5.5, 2. Bareev, Evgeny 4.0, 3. Grischuk, Alexander 4.0, 4.
Svidler, Peter 3.5, 5. Lautier, Joel 3.5, 6. Polgar, Judit 3.5, 7. Gulko,
Boris F 3.0, 8. Bauer, Christian 1.0
Group B
Round 1 - 21/3/2001
Gurevich, Mikhail - Ye Jiangchuan 1-0 48 A16 English Opening
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 51 D16 Slav Defence,
Lasker/Smyslov Variation
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Hamdouchi, Hichem 1-0 30 A40 Unusual Replies to
1.d4
Bacrot, Etienne - Adams, Michael 0-1 24 E12 Queen's Indian Defence
Petrosian System and 4. or 5. Bg5)
Round 2 - 21/3/2001
Adams, Michael - Tkachiev, Vladislav 1/2 26 B22 Sicilian Defence Alapin
Variation)
Gurevich, Mikhail - Bacrot, Etienne 1/2 47 A26 English Opening Sicilian
Attack)
Ye Jiangchuan - Morozevich, Alexander 1/2 44 B70 Sicilian Dragon
Hamdouchi, Hichem - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 0-1 65 B48 Sicilian Defence
Paulsen Variation)
Round 3 - 21/3/2001
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Adams, Michael 1/2 41 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller
Defence)
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Gurevich, Mikhail 1/2 34 D47 Queen's Gambit: Meran
Variation
Bacrot, Etienne - Ye Jiangchuan 1-0 67 E97 King's Indian Defence
Classical System)
Morozevich, Alexander - Hamdouchi, Hichem 1-0 33 B23 Sicilian Defence
Closed System)
Round 4 - 21/3/2001
Gurevich, Mikhail - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 1-0 43 D37 Queen's Gambit: 5.Bf4
Adams, Michael - Morozevich, Alexander 1/2 39 C03 French Tarrasch
Variation
Bacrot, Etienne - Tkachiev, Vladislav 1-0 47 A41 Modern Defence counter
1.d4
Ye Jiangchuan - Hamdouchi, Hichem 0-1 55 C41 Philidor's Defence
Round 5 - 22/3/2001
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Bacrot, Etienne 1/2 38 B30 Sicilian Defence
(Rossolimo Variation)
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Ye Jiangchuan 1-0 39 D76 Gruenfeld Defence (3.g3)
Morozevich, Alexander - Gurevich, Mikhail 0-1 49 C11 French Defence
Hamdouchi, Hichem - Adams, Michael 0-1 38 C47 Four Knight's Game
Round 6 - 22/3/2001
Gurevich, Mikhail - Hamdouchi, Hichem 1/2 14 D15 Slav Defence
Bacrot, Etienne - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 53 D16 Slav Defence, Lasker/Smyslov
Variation
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 1/2 24 E63 King's Indian
Defence (6...Nc6)
Ye Jiangchuan - Adams, Michael 0-1 46 C84 Ruy Lopez (Centre Attack)
Round 7 - 22/3/2001
Adams, Michael - Gurevich, Mikhail 1/2 14 C08 French Tarrasch
Variation
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Ye Jiangchuan 1/2 65 B50 Sicilian Defence
(Variations with 2...d6)
Hamdouchi, Hichem - Bacrot, Etienne 1/2 11 B57 Sicilian Defence (Sozin
Attack)
Morozevich, Alexander - Tkachiev, Vladislav 0-1 39 C45 Scotch Game
Final Standings:
1. Adams, Michael 5.0, 2. Gurevich, Mikhail 5.0, 3. Bacrot, Etienne 4.5, 4.
Tkachiev, Vladislav 4.5, 5. Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 4.0, 6. Hamdouchi, Hichem 2.0,
7. Morozevich, Alexander 2.0, 8. Ye Jiangchuan 1.0,
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