Replay all 18 chess games from 2002 Candidates Tournament (Dortmund). This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 2002 Candidates Tournament (Dortmund) →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002.07.06 |
Topalov, Veselin
vs
Lutz, Christopher
|
1-0 | 34 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack | ROUND 1 |
| 2002.07.07 |
Topalov, Veselin
vs
Gelfand, Boris
|
1-0 | 39 | Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack | ROUND 2 |
| 2002.07.08 |
Shirov, Alexei
vs
Topalov, Veselin
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | Sicilian Defense: Open | ROUND 3 |
| 2002.07.09 |
Topalov, Veselin
vs
Shirov, Alexei
|
1/2-1/2 | 58 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System | ROUND 4 |
| 2002.07.10 |
Gelfand, Boris
vs
Topalov, Veselin
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 2002.07.11 |
Lutz, Christopher
vs
Topalov, Veselin
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted | ROUND 6 |
| 2002.07.12 |
Topalov, Veselin
vs
Shirov, Alexei
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | Semi-Slav Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 2002.07.12 |
Shirov, Alexei
vs
Topalov, Veselin
|
1-0 | 36 | Petrov's Defense: Cozio Attack | ROUND 2 |
| 2002.07.13 |
Bareev, Evgeny
vs
Topalov, Veselin
|
0-1 | 46 | Benoni Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 2002.07.14 |
Topalov, Veselin
vs
Bareev, Evgeny
|
0-1 | 58 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 2002.07.15 |
Bareev, Evgeny
vs
Topalov, Veselin
|
1-0 | 61 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 2002.07.16 |
Topalov, Veselin
vs
Bareev, Evgeny
|
1-0 | 40 | Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack | ROUND 4 |
| 2002.07.17 |
Bareev, Evgeny
vs
Topalov, Veselin
|
1/2-1/2 | 55 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | ROUND 1 |
| 2002.07.17 |
Topalov, Veselin
vs
Bareev, Evgeny
|
1-0 | 27 | French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 2002.07.18 |
Leko, Peter
vs
Topalov, Veselin
|
1-0 | 81 | Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 2002.07.19 |
Topalov, Veselin
vs
Leko, Peter
|
0-1 | 66 | Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 2002.07.20 |
Leko, Peter
vs
Topalov, Veselin
|
0-1 | 61 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 2002.07.21 |
Topalov, Veselin
vs
Leko, Peter
|
1/2-1/2 | 61 | Nimzo-Indian Defense | ROUND 4 |