WORLD
CHAMPIONS

2005-....
V. Topalov
BULGARIA

2004-2005
R. Kasimjanov
UZBEKISTAN

2002-2004
R. Ponomariov
UKRAINE

2000-2002
V. Anand
INDIA

1999-2000
A. Khalifman
RUSSIA

1996-1999
A. Karpov
RUSSIA

1985-1996
G. Kasparov
RUSSIA

1975-1985
A. Karpov
USSR

1972-1975
R. Fischer
USA

1969-1972
B. Spassky
USSR

1963-1969
T. Petrosian
USSR

1961-1963
M. Botvinnik
USSR

1960-1961
M. Tal
USSR

1958-1960
M. Botvinnik
USSR

1957-1958
V. Smyslov
USSR

1948-1957
M. Botvinnik
USSR

1937-1946
A. Alekhine
FRANCE

1935-1937
M. Euwe
NETHERLANDS

1927-1935
A. Alekhine
FRANCE

1921-1927
J. R. Capablanca
CUBA

1894-1921
E. Lasker
GERMANY

1886-1894
W. Steinitz
USA

photos by World Chess Championship 2005 Press Office

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It's over!!
GM Veselin Topalov is the new World Champion!
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The World Chess Championship 2005 takes place in the Potrero de los Funes International Conference Hotel of San Luis, Argentina. 

The 8 top chess players who qualified to participate are: 

1. GM Rustam KASIMJANOV (UZB 2670 & World Champion)
2. GM Viswanathan ANAND (IND 2788 & former World Champion)
3. GM Veselin TOPALOV (BUL 2788)
4. GM Peter LEKO (HUN 2763)
5. GM Peter SVIDLER (RUS 2738)
6. GM Judit POLGAR (HUN 2735)
7. GM Michael ADAMS (ENG 2719)
8. GM Alexander MOROZEVICH (RUS 2707)

The total prize fund is 1,000,000 USD. The winner is declared new World Champion and the players ranked 2-4 are seeded directly to the quarter-finals of the World Championship 2007.

RESULTS / PAIRINGS

Round 14 @ 14/10/2005 19:00 GMT
Topalov - Polgar 1/2-1/2
Svidler - Anand 1/2-1/2
Leko - Kasimjanov 1-0
Morozevich - Adams 1/2-1/2

Round 13 @ 13/10/2005 19:00 GMT
Kasimjanov - Topalov 1/2-1/2
Polgar - Svidler 1/2-1/2
Anand - Morozevich 1/2-1/2
Adams - Leko 1/2-1/2

Round 12 @ 11/10/2005 19:00 GMT
Topalov - Svidler 1/2-1/2
Leko - Anand 0-1
Morozevich - Polgar 1/2-1/2
Kasimjanov - Adams 1/2-1/2

Round 11 @ 10/10/2005 19:00 GMT
Adams - Topalov 1/2-1/2
Svidler - Morozevich 1-0
Anand - Kasimjanov 1-0
Polgar - Leko 1/2-1/2

Round 10 @ 09/10/2005 19:00 GMT
Topalov - Morozevich 1/2-1/2
Leko - Svidler 1/2-1/2
Adams - Anand 1/2-1/2
Kasimjanov - Polgar 1-0

Round 9 @ 08/10/2005 19:00 GMT
Anand - Topalov 1/2-1/2
Svidler - Kasimjanov 1/2-1/2
Morozevich - Leko 1-0
Polgar - Adams 1/2-1/2

Round 8 @ 06/10/2005 19:00 GMT
Topalov - Leko 1/2-1/2
Adams - Svidler 1/2-1/2
Anand - Polgar 1-0
Kasimjanov - Morozevich 0-1

Round 7 @ 05/10/2005 19:00 GMT
Topalov - Kasimjanov 1-0
Morozevich - Anand 1-0
Leko - Adams 1-0
Svidler - Polgar 1-0

Round 6 @ 04/10/2005 19:00 GMT
Polgar - Topalov 0-1
Anand - Svidler 1/2-1/2
Kasimjanov - Leko 1/2-1/2
Adams - Morozevich 1/2-1/2

Round 5 @ 03/10/2005 19:00 GMT
Svidler - Topalov 0-1
Anand - Leko 1/2-1/2
Adams - Kasimjanov 1/2-1/2
Polgar - Morozevich 1/2-1/2

Round 4 @ 01/10/2005 19:00 GMT
Topalov - Adams 1-0
Kasimjanov - Anand 1-0
Leko - Polgar 1-0
Morozevich - Svidler 0-1

Round 3 @ 30/09/2005 19:00 GMT
Anand - Adams 1-0
Morozevich - Topalov 0-1
Svidler - Leko 1-0
Polgar - Kasimjanov 1-0

Round 2 @ 29/09/2005 19:00 GMT
Topalov - Anand 1/2-1/2
Kasimjanov - Svidler 1/2-1/2
Adams - Polgar 1/2-1/2
Leko - Morozevich 1/2-1/2

Round 1 @ 28/09/2005 19:00 GMT
Polgar - Anand 0-1
Leko - Topalov 0-1
Svidler - Adams 1/2-1/2
Morozevich - Kasimjanov 1/2-1/2

FINAL STANDINGS
(14 rounds)

1.) Topalov 10
2.) Anand 8.5
-.) Svidler 8.5
4.) Morozevich 7
5.) Leko 6.5
6.) Kasimjanov 5.5
-.) Adams 5.5
8.) Polgar 4.5

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