Corus Chess Tournament 2003

From January 11 up until January 26, 2003, the 65th Corus (formerly Hoogovens) Chess Tournament has taken place in Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands. Rest days January 13, 17 and 22.

The drawing of lots has taken place on January 10.

Participants

Grandmaster group A

GM Vladimir Kramnik    Russia       25-06-1975
GM Viswanathan Anand   India        11-12-1969
GM Veselin Topalov     Bulgaria     15-03-1975
GM Ruslan Ponomariov   Ukraine      11-10-1983
GM Evgeny Bareev       Russia       21-11-1966
GM Alexey Shirov       Spain         6-07-1972
GM Alexander Grischuk  Russia       31-10-1984
GM Judit Polgar        Hungary      23-07-1976
GM Vassily Ivanchuk    Ukraine      18-03-1969
GM Anatoly Karpov      Russia       23-05-1951
GM Loek van Wely       Nederland     7-10-1972
GM Michal Krasenkow    Poland       14-11-1963
GM Teymour Radjabov    Azerbaidzjan 12-03-1987 
GM Jan Timman          Nederland    14-12-1951

Grandpaster group B

GM Zhang Zhong         China         5-09-1978
GM Peter Acs           Hungary      10-05-1981
GM Arkady Naiditsch    Germany      25-10-1985
GM Jonny Hector        Sweden       13-02-1964
GM Ian Rogers          Australia    24-06-1960
GM Friso Nijboer       Nederland    26-05-1965
GM Sergey Karjakin     Ukraine      12-01-1990
GM John van der Wiel   Nederland     9-08-1959
GM Dennis de Vreugt    Nederland     4-11-1980
GM Koneru Humpy        India        31-03-1987
IM Alexandra Kosteniuk Russia       23-04-1984
IM Viktorija Cmylite   Lithuania     6-08-1983
GM Harmen Jonkman      Nederland    30-05-1975
FM Daniel Stellwagen   Nederland     1-03-1987

Group A                                                               1111
              ELO  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14  1234567890123
 1 Ponomariov 2734 x  1  r  0  r  r  0  0  r  1  1  1  0  0  ======------- 6
 2 Kramnik    2807 0  x  1  0  r  r  r  r  1  0  1  r  r  1  =======------ 7
 3 Krasenkov  2633 r  0  x  1  0  r  r  0  0  r  r  0  r  r  ====/-------- 4.5
 4 Shirov     2723 1  1  0  x  0  r  0  r  r  1  r  r  r  1  =======------ 7
 5 Grishuk    2712 r  r  1  1  x  0  r  1  r  r  r  r  r  0  =======------ 7
 6 Polgar     2700 r  r  r  r  1  x  r  r  r  r  1  1  r  r  ========----- 8
 7 Anand      2753 1  r  r  1  r  r  x  r  1  r  r  1  r  r  ========/---- 8.5
 8 Radjabov   2624 1  r  1  r  0  r  r  x  0  r  1  r  r  0  ======/------ 6.5
 9 Topalov    2743 r  0  1  r  r  r  0  1  x  0  1  r  r  r  ======/------ 6.5
10 vWely      2668 0  1  r  0  r  r  r  r  1  x  1  0  r  1  =======------ 7
11 Timman     2594 0  0  r  r  r  0  r  0  0  0  x  r  0  0  ==/---------- 2.5
12 Karpov     2688 0  r  1  r  r  0  0  r  r  1  r  x  r  r  ======------- 6
13 Ivanchuk   2699 1  r  r  r  r  r  r  r  r  r  1  r  x  0  =======------ 6
14 Bareev     2729 1  0  r  0  1  r  r  1  r  0  1  r  1  x  =======/----- 7.5

Average rating  2701

Group B                                                               1111
              ELO  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14  1234567890123
 1 dVreugt    2504 x  1  1  r  r  r  r  0  0  1  1  0  r  0  ======/------ 6.5
 2 Nijboer    2553 0  x  1  r  1  0  r  1  0  r  1  0  1  1  =======/----- 7.5
 3 Cmylite    2452 0  0  x  r  r  1  1  r  0  0  0  0  r  0  ====--------- 4
 4 Rogers     2569 r  r  r  x  r  0  0  0  1  0  r  r  1  r  =====/------- 5.5
 5 vdWiel     2509 r  0  r  r  x  r  1  1  0  r  r  r  0  r  ======------- 6
 6 Karjakin   2547 r  1  0  1  r  x  r  r  r  r  1  0  r  r  =======------ 7
 7 Stellwagen 2427 r  r  0  1  0  r  x  1  0  1  1  1  r  1  ========----- 8
 8 Kosteniuk  2456 1  0  r  1  0  r  0  x  0  r  0  0  1  r  =====-------- 5
 9 Zhong      2624 1  1  1  0  1  r  1  1  x  1  1  1  r  1  ===========--11
10 Koneru     2496 0  r  1  1  r  r  0  r  0  x  1  0  1  0  ======------- 6
11 Jonkman    2436 0  0  1  r  r  0  0  1  0  0  x  1  r  r  =====-------- 5
12 Naiditsch  2585 1  1  1  r  r  1  0  1  0  1  0  x  0  1  ========----- 8
13 Acs        2623 r  0  r  0  1  r  r  0  r  0  r  1  x  1  ======------- 6
14 Hector     2570 1  0  1  r  r  r  0  r  0  1  r  0  0  x  =====/------- 5.5

Average rating  2525

 1st round: Sat Jan 11            2nd round: Sun Jan 12
 3rd round: Tue Jan 14            4th round: Wed Jan 15
 5th round: Thu Jan 16            6th round: Sat Jan 18
 7th round: Sun Jan 19            8th round: Mon Jan 20
 9th round: Tue Jan 21           10th round: Thu Jan 23
11th round: Fri Jan 24           12th round: Sat Jan 25
13th round: Sun Jan 26

Website Corus Chess Tournament 2003

Created January 4, 2003
Last update January 28, 2003