2002 Dortmund Qualifiers
Dortmund, Germany
July 6-21, 2002

FORMAT: Two qualifiers from two 4-man Round Robins play a 2-round knockout series to determine the challenger to World Champion Vladimir Kramnik.

GROUP 1

                                1  2  3  4
1. Topalov, Veselin       BUL  xx ½½ 1½ 1½  4 -2
2. Shirov, Alexie         SPA  ½½ xx ½1 ½1  4 -2
3. Gelfand, Boris         ISR  0½ ½0 xx 1½  2½-3½
4. Lutz, Christopher      GER  0½ ½0 0½ xx  1½-4½


PLAYOFF TO DETERMINE WINNER OF GROUP 1

         1 2
Shirov   ½ 1  1½
Topalov  ½ 0   ½


GROUP 2
                                1  2  3  4
1. Bareev, Evgeny         RUS  xx 10 ½½ 11  4 -2
2. Leko, Peter            HUN  01 xx ½1 ½½  3½-2½
3. Adams, Michael         UK   ½½ ½0 xx ½½  2½-3½
4. Morozovich, Alexander  RUS  00 ½½ ½½ xx  2 -4


SEMIFINAL MATCHES 1 2 3 Leko 1 ½ 1 2½ Shirov 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Topalov 1 0 0 1 ½ 1 3½ Bareev 0 1 1 0 ½ 0 2½ FINAL MATCH 1 2 3 4 Leko 1 1 0 ½ 2½ Topalov 0 0 1 ½ 1½


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