21st International Chess Tournament
Linares Feb. 19 – March 5, 2004
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Linares Round 8
| Round 7 (Thursday, February
26, 2004) |
| Peter Leko |
1-0 |
Alexei Shirov |
| Garry Kasparov |
1-0 |
Francisco Vallejo |
| Vladimir Kramnik |
1-0 |
Veselin Topalov |
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| Round 8 (Friday, February
27, 2004) |
| Vladimir Kramnik |
½-½ |
Francisco Vallejo |
| Garry Kasparov |
½-½ |
Alexei Shirov |
| Peter Leko |
½-½ |
Teimour Radjabov |
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Pictures from round eight
Young Teimour Radjabov held world-class Peter Leko to an effortless draw
"Now let me show you how to use your queen." GM Arshak Petrosian,
analysing the game with son-in-law Peter
Spectators following the games in the lobby of Hotel Anibal
Vladimir Kramnik contemplating the games in the players' section
Big Vlad Kramnik analysing with Spanish hopeful Paco Vallejo
21-year-old Paco was never in any danger with the black pieces in this game
Francisco Vallejo signing autographs for fans after the game
The famous Hotel Anibal where the players and journalists stay
The entrance to the hotel with the chess poster |
A local shop cashing in on the chess thing |
Our photographer playing around with chess motifs |
Some wag's opinion of the Linares tournament |
Pictures by Jesús J. Boyero Gabarre
All results so far
| Round 1 (Thursday, February
19, 2004) |
| Francisco Vallejo |
½-½ |
Vladimir Kramnik |
| Alexei Shirov |
½-½ |
Garry Kasparov |
| Teimour Radjabov |
0-1 |
Peter Leko |
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| Round 2 (Friday, February 20, 2004) |
| Kasparov, Garry |
½-½ |
Teimour Radjabov |
| Vladimir Kramnik |
½-½ |
Alexei Shirov |
| Veselin Topalov |
½-½ |
Francisco Vallejo |
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| Round 3 (Saturday, February
21, 2004) |
| Alexei Shirov |
½-½
|
Veselin Topalov |
| Teimour Radjabov |
½-½
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
| Peter Leko |
½-½ |
Garry Kasparov |
| |
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| Round 4 (Sunday, February
22, 2004) |
| Vladimir Kramnik |
½-½
|
Peter Leko |
| Veselin Topalov |
½-½ |
Teimour Radjabov |
| Francisco Vallejo |
½-½
|
Alexei Shirov |
| |
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| Round 5 (Monday, February
23, 2004) |
Teimour Radjabov |
½-½
|
Francisco Vallejo |
Peter Leko |
½-½
|
Veselin Topalov |
Garry Kasparov |
½-½
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
| |
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| Round 6 (Wednesday, February
25, 2004) |
Veselin Topalov |
½-½ |
Garry Kasparov |
Francisco Vallejo |
½-½ |
Peter Leko |
Alexei Shirov |
1-0 |
Teimour Radjabov |
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| Round 7 (Thursday, February
26, 2004) |
| Peter Leko |
1-0
|
Alexei Shirov |
| Garry Kasparov |
1-0 |
Francisco Vallejo |
| Vladimir Kramnik |
1-0 |
Veselin Topalov |
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| Round 8 (Friday, February
27, 2004) |
| Vladimir Kramnik |
½-½ |
Francisco Vallejo |
| Garry Kasparov |
½-½ |
Alexei Shirov |
| Peter Leko |
½-½ |
Teimour Radjabov |
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| Round
9 (Saturday, February 28, 2004) |
| Teimour Radjabov
|
|
Garry Kasparov |
| Alexei Shirov
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|
Vladimir Kramnik |
| Francisco Vallejo
|
|
Veselin Topalov |
| Games
– Report |
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| Round
10 (Sunday, February 29, 2004) |
| Veselin Topalov
|
|
Alexei Shirov |
| Vladimir Kramnik
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|
Teimour Radjabov |
| Garry Kasparov
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|
Peter Leko |
| Games
– Report |
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| Round
11 (Tuesday, March 2, 2004) |
| Peter Leko
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|
Vladimir Kramnik |
| Teimour Radjabov
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|
Veselin Topalov |
| Alexei Shirov
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|
Francisco Vallejo |
| Games
– Report |
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| Round
12 (Wednesday, March 3, 2004) |
| Francisco Vallejo
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|
Teimour Radjabov |
| Veselin Topalov
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|
Peter Leko |
| Vladimir Kramnik
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|
Garry Kasparov |
| Games
– Report |
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| Round
13 (Thursday, March 4, 2004) |
| Garry Kasparov
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|
Veselin Topalov |
| Peter Leko
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|
Francisco Vallejo |
| Teimour Radjabov
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|
Alexei Shirov |
| Games
– Report |
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| Round
14 (Friday, March 5, 2004) |
| Alexei Shirov
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|
Peter Leko |
| Francisco Vallejo
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Garry Kasparov |
| Veselin Topalov
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Vladimir Kramnik |
| Games
– Report |
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