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Corus Chess Tournament
Wijk aan Zee 14 – 30 January 2005
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The event is being held from January 14 to 30 (first and last rounds) at
the De Moriaan Community Centre in Wijk
aan Zee, Holland. A special commentary pavilion is located a minute's walk
away, on the village green.
There are three main tournaments, all 14-player round robins. The rounds start
at 13.30 hours, except for the last round on 30 January, which begins at 12.30
hours (Grandmaster Group C at 11.30 hours). There are rest days on January
19, 24 and 27. The rate of play in groups A and B is 40 moves in 2 hours, followed
by 20 moves in 1 hour and 30 minutes to finish the game. In group C it is 40
moves in 2 hours, plus 1 hour for the rest of the game.
Ratings of the participants of the different groups

Participants
Grandmaster Group A
Average rating : 2721, Category : 19 |
Grandmaster Group B
Average rating : 2564, Category : 13 |
The participants in the Grandmaster Group B have an average age of 23 years.
Among the 14 participants are seven teenagers (Mamedyarov, Carlsen, Cheparinov,
Karjakin, Ramirez, Smeets and Stellwagen). Magnus Carlsen is 14, Sergey Karjakin
turned 15 on January 12.. Antoaneta Stefanova is the reigning women's world
champion, Alexandra Kosteniuk the European women's champion.
Grandmaster Group C
Title |
Name |
Country |
Rating |
Pos |
GM |
Evgeny Alekseev |
RUS |
2605 |
114 |
GM |
Alexey Korotylev |
RUS |
2603 |
118 |
IM |
Erwin L’Ami |
NED |
2531 |
396 |
GM |
Vladimir Georgiev |
MKD |
2517 |
490 |
WGM |
Natalia Zhukova |
UKR |
2465 |
957 |
IM |
Manuel Bosboom |
NED |
2426 |
1529 |
GM |
Harmen Jonkman |
NED |
2399 |
2222 |
IM |
Leon Pliester |
NED |
2383 |
2649 |
- |
Wouter Spoelman |
NED |
2381 |
2699 |
WGM |
Tea Lanchava |
NED |
2366 |
3146 |
WGM |
Zeinab Mamedjarova |
AZE |
2349 |
3679 |
- |
Parimarjan Negi |
IND |
2316 |
5032 |
WIM |
Bianca Muhren |
NED |
2295 |
6173 |
- |
Joost Wempe |
NED |
2265 |
8041 |
Average rating : 2422, Category : 7 |

Vishy Anand |

Veselin Topalov |

Vladimir Kramnik |

Peter Leko |

Alexander Morozevich |

Michael Adams |

Peter Svidler |

Judit Polgar |

Alexander Grischuk |

Ruslan Ponomariov |

Ivan Sokolov |

Loek van Wely |

Nigel Short |

Lazaro Bruzon |

Sergey Karjakin |

Magnus Carlsen |

Daniel Stellwagen |

Alejandro Ramirez |

Antoaneta Stefanova |

Alexandra Kosteniuk |
Schedule
Round one – Sat.
15.01.2005 |
Alexander Grischuk |
|
Viswanathan Anand |
Nigel Short |
|
Michael Adams |
Alexander Morozevich |
|
Loek van Wely |
Lazaro Bruzon |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
Veselin Topalov |
|
Ruslan Ponomariov |
Judit Polgar |
|
Peter Svidler |
Ivan Sokolov |
|
Peter Leko |
|
|
Round two – Sun.
16.01.2005 |
Viswanathan Anand |
|
Peter Leko |
Peter Svidler |
|
Ivan Sokolov |
Ruslan Ponomariov |
|
Judit Polgar |
Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Veselin Topalov |
Loek van Wely |
|
Lazaro Bruzon |
Michael Adams |
|
Alexander Morozevich |
Alexander Grischuk |
|
Nigel Short |
|
Round three – Mon.
17.01.2005 |
Nigel Short |
|
Viswanathan Anand |
Alexander Morozevich |
|
Alexander Grischuk |
Lazaro Bruzon |
|
Michael Adams |
Veselin Topalov |
|
Loek van Wely |
Judit Polgar |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
Ivan Sokolov |
|
Ruslan Ponomariov |
Peter Leko |
|
Peter Svidler |
|
|
Round four – Tues.
18.01.2005 |
Viswanathan Anand |
|
Peter Svidler |
Ruslan Ponomariov |
|
Peter Leko |
Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Ivan Sokolov |
Loek van Wely |
|
Judit Polgar |
Michael Adams |
|
Veselin Topalov |
Alexander Grischuk |
|
Lazaro Bruzon |
Nigel Short |
|
Alexander Morozevich |
|
Round five – Thurs.
20.01.2005 |
Alexander Morozevich |
|
Viswanathan Anand |
Lazaro Bruzon |
|
Nigel Short |
Veselin Topalov |
|
Alexander Grischuk |
Judit Polgar |
|
Michael Adams |
Ivan Sokolov |
|
Loek van Wely |
Peter Leko |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
Peter Svidler |
|
Ruslan Ponomariov |
|
|
Round six – Fri.
21.01.2005 |
Viswanathan Anand |
|
Ruslan Ponomariov |
Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Peter Svidler |
Loek van Wely |
|
Peter Leko |
Michael Adams |
|
Ivan Sokolov |
Alexander Grischuk |
|
Judit Polgar |
Nigel Short |
|
Veselin Topalov |
Alexander Morozevich |
|
Lazaro Bruzon |
|
Round seven – Sat.
22.01.2005 |
Lazaro Bruzon |
|
Viswanathan Anand |
Veselin Topalov |
|
Alexander Morozevich |
Judit Polgar |
|
Nigel Short |
Ivan Sokolov |
|
Alexander Grischuk |
Peter Leko |
|
Michael Adams |
Peter Svidler |
|
Loek van Wely |
Ruslan Ponomariov |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
|
|
Round eight – Sun.
23.01.2005 |
Viswanathan Anand |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
Loek van Wely |
|
Ruslan Ponomariov |
Michael Adams |
|
Peter Svidler |
Alexander Grischuk |
|
Peter Leko |
Nigel Short |
|
Ivan Sokolov |
Alexander Morozevich |
|
Judit Polgar |
Lazaro Bruzon |
|
Veselin Topalov |
|
Round nine – Tues.
25.01.2005 |
Veselin Topalov |
|
Viswanathan Anand |
Judit Polgar |
|
Lazaro Bruzon |
Ivan Sokolov |
|
Alexander Morozevich |
Peter Leko |
|
Nigel Short |
Peter Svidler |
|
Alexander Grischuk |
Ruslan Ponomariov |
|
Michael Adams |
Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Loek van Wely |
|
|
Round ten – Wed
26.01.2005 |
Viswanathan Anand |
|
Loek van Wely |
Michael Adams |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
Alexander Grischuk |
|
Ruslan Ponomariov |
Nigel Short |
|
Peter Svidler |
Alexander Morozevich |
|
Peter Leko |
Lazaro Bruzon |
|
Ivan Sokolov |
Veselin Topalov |
|
Judit Polgar |
|
Round eleven – Fri.
28.01.2005 |
Judit Polgar |
|
Viswanathan Anand |
Ivan Sokolov |
|
Veselin Topalov |
Peter Leko |
|
Lazaro Bruzon |
Peter Svidler |
|
Alexander Morozevich |
Ruslan Ponomariov |
|
Nigel Short |
Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Alexander Grischuk |
Loek van Wely |
|
Michael Adams |
|
|
Round twelve – Sat.
29.01.2005 |
Viswanathan Anand |
|
Michael Adams |
Alexander Grischuk |
|
Loek van Wely |
Nigel Short |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
Alexander Morozevich |
|
Ruslan Ponomariov |
Lazaro Bruzon |
|
Peter Svidler |
Veselin Topalov |
|
Peter Leko |
Judit Polgar |
|
Ivan Sokolov |
|
Round thirteen
– Sun. 30.01.2005 |
Ivan Sokolov |
|
Viswanathan Anand |
Peter Leko |
|
Judit Polgar |
Peter Svidler |
|
Veselin Topalov |
Ruslan Ponomariov |
|
Lazaro Bruzon |
Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Alexander Morozevich |
Loek van Wely |
|
Nigel Short |
Michael Adams |
|
Alexander Grischuk |
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