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FIDE World Cup Results

FIDE World Cup Results

The 1st FIDE World Cup takes place in Shenyang, China 1st-13th September 2000. Internet Coverage at: http://www.worldchesscup.com/

The event will be in the following format: The 24 entrants will initially be split into four groups of six players for the all-play-all preliminary sections which take place September 1st-5th 2000. The top two players in each group will go forward to the knockout stages (ties will be resolved via playoffs on September 5th). Knockout stages: Quarter Finals 7th-8th September, Semi-Finals 9th-10th September, Finals 12th-13th September. Each knockout match will be over two games with ties being resolved by playoff games at faster timerates. [Link to the regulations on FIDE's site]

Lineups:

Men's: 1. Alexander Khalifman RUS 2667 2. Ruslan Ponomariov UKR 2630 3. Nigel Short ENG 2677 4. Zurab Azmaiparashvili GEO 2673 5. Jiangchuan Ye CHN 2670 6. Pavel Tregubov RUS 2620 7. Alexei Alexandrov BLR 2591 8. Gilberto Milos BRA 2633 9. Boris Gulko USA 2643 10. Jun Xu CHN 2668 11. Zhong Zhang CHN 2636 12. Mohammed Tissir MAR 2342 13. Aimen Rizouk ALG 2350 14. Viswanathan Anand IND 2762 15. Alexander Morozevich RUS 2756 16. Evgeny Bareev RUS 2702 17. Vassily Ivanchuk UKR 2719 18. Boris Gelfand ISR 2681 19. Alexei Fedorov BLR 2646 20. Alexei Dreev RUS 2676 21. Mikhail Gurevich BEL 2667 22. Vladislav Tkachiev FRA 2657 23. Peter Svidler RUS 2689 24. Sergei Movsessian CZE 2666

Women's 1. Jun Xie CHN 2568 2. Hoang Thanh Trang VIE 2489 3. Alexandra Kosteniuk RUS 2398 4. Irina Krush USA 2354 5. Regina Pokorna SVK 2363 6. Yu Wang CHN 2401 7. Natalia Zhukova UKR 2450 8. Ekaterina Kovalevskaya RUS 2475 9. Yadira Hernandez MEX 2207 10. Claudia Amura ARG 2351 11. Knarik Mouradian LIB unrated 12. Kanying Qin CHN 2501 13. Amelie Payet SEY 2010 14. Anxel Laubshner RSA unrated 15. Maia Chiburdanidze GEO 2545 16. Chen Zhu CHN 2539 17. Antoaneta Stefanova BUL 2514 18. Wang Lei CHN 2498 19. Pia Cramling SWE 2484 20. Yuhua Xu CHN 2505 21. Pin Wang CHN 2502 22. Alisa Maric YUG 2443 23. Nino Khurtsidze GEO 2418 24. Almira Skripchenko-Lautier MDA 2450

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FIDE World Cup Gp A Shenyang CHN (CHN), 1-5 ix 2000 cat. XVII (2662)
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                                        1 2 3 4 5 6 
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1. Milos, Gilberto          g BRA 2633  * = = = 1 1  3.5  2816 
2. Azmaiparashvili, Zurab   g GEO 2673  = * = = = 1  3.0  2731 
3. Gulko, Boris F           g USA 2643  = = * = = =  2.5  2665 
4. Dreev, Alexey            g RUS 2676  = = = * = =  2.5  2659 
5. Aleksandrov, Aleksej     g BLR 2591  0 = = = * 1  2.5  2676 
6. Morozevich, Alexander    g RUS 2756  0 0 = = 0 *  1.0  2403 
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Round 1 (September 1, 2000)

Milos, Gilberto         -  Gulko, Boris F          1/2   26  C65  Ruy Lopez (Berlin Defence)
Dreev, Alexey           -  Morozevich, Alexander   1/2   46  A40  Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Aleksandrov, Aleksej    -  Azmaiparashvili, Zurab  1/2   36  A41  Modern Defence counter 1.d4

Round 2 (September 2, 2000)

Milos, Gilberto         -  Dreev, Alexey           1/2   24  B19  Caro Kann (Main Line)
Gulko, Boris F          -  Azmaiparashvili, Zurab  1/2   12  D27  Queen's Gambit Accepted
Morozevich, Alexander   -  Aleksandrov, Aleksej    0-1   62  C37  Knight's Gambit 
(Muzio Gambit)

Round 3 (September 3, 2000)

Azmaiparashvili, Zurab  -  Morozevich, Alexander   1-0   51  D39  Queen's Gambit: 
Ragozin System
Dreev, Alexey           -  Gulko, Boris F          1/2   21  E11  Bogo Indian Defence 
(Bogoljubov Variation)
Aleksandrov, Aleksej    -  Milos, Gilberto         0-1   41  E42  Nimzo Indian Defence 
(Rubinstein Variation)

Round 4 (September 4, 2000)

Milos, Gilberto         -  Azmaiparashvili, Zurab  1/2   13  C76  Ruy Lopez 
(Modern Steinitz Defence)
Gulko, Boris F          -  Morozevich, Alexander   1/2   38  A10  Dutch, 
Queen's Indian and King's Indian Systems
Dreev, Alexey           -  Aleksandrov, Aleksej    1/2  148  D38  Queen's Gambit: 
Ragozin System

Round 5 (September 5, 2000)

Azmaiparashvili, Zurab  -  Dreev, Alexey           1/2   12  D10  Slav Defence
Aleksandrov, Aleksej    -  Gulko, Boris F          1/2   70  A85  Dutch Defence
Morozevich, Alexander   -  Milos, Gilberto         0-1   38  B30  Sicilian Defence 
(Rossolimo Variation)


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FIDE World Cup Gp B Shenyang CHN (CHN), 1-5 ix 2000cat. XVII (2672)
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                                    1 2 3 4 5 6 
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1. Ye Jiangchuan        g CHN 2670  * = 1 = 1 =  3.5  2821 
2. Ivanchuk, Vassily    g UKR 2719  = * = = = 1  3.0  2734 
3. Short, Nigel D       g ENG 2677  0 = * 1 1 =  3.0  2742 
4. Gurevich, Mikhail    g BEL 2667  = = 0 * 0 1  2.0  2600 
5. Xu Jun               g CHN 2668  0 = 0 1 * =  2.0  2600 
6. Ponomariov, Ruslan   g UKR 2630  = 0 = 0 = *  1.5  2531 
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Round 1 (September 1, 2000)

Ivanchuk, Vassily   -  Short, Nigel D      1/2   30  E34  Nimzo Indian Defence (4.Qc2)
Gurevich, Mikhail   -  Ye Jiangchuan       1/2  100  A16  English Opening
Xu Jun              -  Ponomariov, Ruslan  1/2   28  E97  King's Indian Defence 
(Classical System)

Round 2 (September 2, 2000)

Ye Jiangchuan       -  Ivanchuk, Vassily   1/2   24  C67  Ruy Lopez 
(Rio de Janeiro Variation)
Xu Jun              -  Gurevich, Mikhail   1-0   31  D43  Anti-Meran Gambit
Ponomariov, Ruslan  -  Short, Nigel D      1/2   19  C08  French Defence 
(Tarrasch Variation)

Round 3 (September 3, 2000)

Ivanchuk, Vassily   -  Xu Jun              1/2   34  D41  Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Short, Nigel D      -  Ye Jiangchuan       0-1   47  B25  Sicilian Defence 
(Closed System)
Gurevich, Mikhail   -  Ponomariov, Ruslan  1-0   56  A34  English Opening 
(Symmetrical Variation)

Round 4 (September 4, 2000)

Gurevich, Mikhail   -  Ivanchuk, Vassily   1/2   51  E32  Nimzo Indian Defence (4.Qc2)
Xu Jun              -  Short, Nigel D      0-1   52  A40  Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Ponomariov, Ruslan  -  Ye Jiangchuan       1/2   49  B48  Sicilian Defence 
(Paulsen Variation)

Round 5 (September 5, 2000)

Ye Jiangchuan       -  Xu Jun              1-0   55  B70  Sicilian Defence 
(Dragon Variation)
Ivanchuk, Vassily   -  Ponomariov, Ruslan  1-0   47  E90  King's Indian Defence 
(Classical System)
Short, Nigel D      -  Gurevich, Mikhail   1-0   52  C11  French Defence


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FIDE World Cup Gp C Shenyang CHN (CHN), 1-5 ix 2000cat. XV (2615)
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                                   1 2 3 4 5 6 
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1. Bareev, Evgeny      g RUS 2702  * = = = 1 1  3.5  2746 
2. Movsesian, Sergei   g CZE 2666  = * = = = 1  3.0  2676 
3. Svidler, Peter      g RUS 2689  = = * 0 1 1  3.0  2672 
4. Zhang Zhong         g CHN 2636  = = 1 * 0 =  2.5  2610 
5. Fedorov, Alexei     g BLR 2646  0 = 0 1 * =  2.0  2536 
6. Rizouk, Aimen       m ALG 2350  0 0 0 = = *  1.0  2427 
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Round 1 (September 1, 2000)

Bareev, Evgeny     -  Rizouk, Aimen      1-0   46  D35  Queen's Gambit: 
Exchange Variation
Svidler, Peter     -  Fedorov, Alexei    1-0   31  B76  Sicilian Defence 
(Modern Dragon Variation)
Zhang Zhong        -  Movsesian, Sergei  1/2   42  B85  Sicilian Defence 
(Scheveningen Variation)

Round 2 (September 2, 2000)

Movsesian, Sergei  -  Bareev, Evgeny     1/2   16  B19  Caro Kann (Main Line)
Svidler, Peter     -  Zhang Zhong        0-1   40  C65  Ruy Lopez (Berlin Defence)
Fedorov, Alexei    -  Rizouk, Aimen      1/2   83  C54  Giuoco Piano (Main Line)

Round 3 (September 3, 2000)

Bareev, Evgeny     -  Svidler, Peter     1/2   36  D73  Gruenfeld Defence (3.g3)
Zhang Zhong        -  Fedorov, Alexei    0-1   53  B40  Sicilian Defence 
(Classical System with e7-e6)
Rizouk, Aimen      -  Movsesian, Sergei  0-1   43  B22  Sicilian Defence 
(Alapin Variation)

Round 4 (September 4, 2000)

Svidler, Peter     -  Rizouk, Aimen      1-0   33  C45  Scotch Game
Zhang Zhong        -  Bareev, Evgeny     1/2    6  C01  French Defence 
(Exchange Variation)
Fedorov, Alexei    -  Movsesian, Sergei  1/2   42  B48  Sicilian Defence 
(Paulsen Variation)

Round 5 (September 5, 2000)

Bareev, Evgeny     -  Fedorov, Alexei    1-0   40  E73  King's Indian Defence 
(Averbakh Variation)
Movsesian, Sergei  -  Svidler, Peter     1/2   11  D14  Slav Defence - Exchange Variation
Rizouk, Aimen      -  Zhang Zhong        1/2   60  C06  French Defence 
(Tarrasch Variation)


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FIDE World Cup Gp D Shenyang CHN (CHN), 1-5 ix 2000cat. XV (2622)
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                                      1 2 3 4 5 6 
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1. Anand, Viswanathan     g IND 2762  * = = = 1 1  3.5  2742 
2. Gelfand, Boris         g ISR 2681  = * = = 1 =  3.0  2681 
3. Tkachiev, Vladislav    g FRA 2657  = = * = = 1  3.0  2686 
4. Tregubov, Pavel V      g RUS 2620  = = = * = =  2.5  2621 
5. Khalifman, Alexander   g RUS 2667  0 0 = = * 1  2.0  2540 
6. Tissir, Mohamed        m MAR 2342  0 = 0 = 0 *  1.0  2437 
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Round 1 (September 1, 2000)

Anand, Viswanathan    -  Tissir, Mohamed       1-0   25  B63  Sicilian Defence 
(Rauzer Variation)
Gelfand, Boris        -  Tregubov, Pavel V     1/2   29  B32  Sicilian Defence 
(Labourdonnais Variation)
Khalifman, Alexander  -  Tkachiev, Vladislav   1/2   18  D20  Queen's Gambit Accepted

Round 2 (September 2, 2000)

Anand, Viswanathan    -  Khalifman, Alexander  1-0   40  B80  Sicilian Defence 
(Scheveningen Variation)
Tkachiev, Vladislav   -  Gelfand, Boris        1/2   17  A33  English Opening 
(Symmetrical Variation)
Tissir, Mohamed       -  Tregubov, Pavel V     1/2   54  B31  Sicilian Defence 
(Rossolimo Variation)

Round 3 (September 3, 2000)

Gelfand, Boris        -  Anand, Viswanathan    1/2   21  E15  Queen's Indian Defence 
(Main Line - Deviations)
Tregubov, Pavel V     -  Tkachiev, Vladislav   1/2   47  E63  King's Indian Defence 
(6...Nc6)
Khalifman, Alexander  -  Tissir, Mohamed       1-0   44  E05  Catalan System

Round 4 (September 4, 2000)

Anand, Viswanathan    -  Tregubov, Pavel V     1/2   13  B32  Sicilian Defence 
(Labourdonnais Variation)
Khalifman, Alexander  -  Gelfand, Boris        0-1   35  B81  Sicilian Defence 
(Keres Attack)
Tissir, Mohamed       -  Tkachiev, Vladislav   0-1   26  B06  Modern Defence

Round 5 (September 5, 2000)

Gelfand, Boris        -  Tissir, Mohamed       1/2   50  E04  Catalan System
Tkachiev, Vladislav   -  Anand, Viswanathan    1/2   25  E12  Queen's Indian Defence 
(Petrosian System and 4. or 5. Bg5)
Tregubov, Pavel V     -  Khalifman, Alexander  1/2   12  D76  Gruenfeld Defence (3.g3)


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FIDE Women's World Cup Gp A Shenyang CHN (CHN), 1-5 ix 2000cat. VI (2389)
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                                          1 2 3 4 5 6 
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1. Zhu Chen                 wg CHN 2539  * = 1 1 1 1  4.5  2725 
2. Xu Yuhua                 wm CHN 2505  = * = 1 = 1  3.5  2515 
3. Pokorna, Regina          wm SVK 2363  0 = * 0 1 1  2.5  2394 
4. Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina  wg RUS 2475  0 0 1 * = 1  2.5  2372 
5. Maric, Alisa              m YUG 2443  0 = 0 = * 1  2.0  2306 
6. Payet, Amelie               SEY 2010  0 0 0 0 0 *  0.0       
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Round 1 (September 1, 2000)

Zhu Chen                 -  Maric, Alisa             1-0   78  E12  Queen's Indian Defence 
(Petrosian System and 4. or 5. Bg5)
Xu Yuhua                 -  Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina  1-0   43  B58  Sicilian Defence 
(Boleslavsky Defence)
Payet, Amelie            -  Pokorna, Regina          0-1   34  C55  Two Knight's Defence

Round 2 (September 2, 2000)

Pokorna, Regina          -  Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina  0-1   32  B33  Sicilian Defence 
(Lasker/Pelikan/Sveshnikov Variation)
Maric, Alisa             -  Xu Yuhua                 1/2   36  E15  Queen's Indian Defence
(Main Line - Deviations)
Payet, Amelie            -  Zhu Chen                 0-1   52  D51  Queen's Gambit
: Cambridge Springs Variation and Deviations

Round 3 (September 3, 2000)

Zhu Chen                 -  Pokorna, Regina          1-0   59  D60  Queen's Gambit: 
Main Line
Xu Yuhua                 -  Payet, Amelie            1-0   31  B19  Caro Kann 
(Main Line)
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina  -  Maric, Alisa             1/2   52  C11  French Defence

Round 4 (September 4, 2000)

Zhu Chen                 -  Xu Yuhua                 1/2   25  E12  Queen's Indian Defence 
(Petrosian System and 4. or 5. Bg5)
Pokorna, Regina          -  Maric, Alisa             1-0   28  C07  French Defence 
(Tarrasch Variation)
Payet, Amelie            -  Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina  0-1   38  B22  Sicilian Defence 
(Alapin Variation)

Round 5 (September 5, 2000)

Xu Yuhua                 -  Pokorna, Regina          1/2   33  C26  Vienna Game
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina  -  Zhu Chen                 0-1   50  C43  Petroff's Defence
Maric, Alisa             -  Payet, Amelie            1-0   33  A15  English counter 
King's Fianchetto


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FIDE Women's World Cup Gp B Shenyang CHN (CHN), 1-5 ix 2000cat. VI (2386)
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                                              1 2 3 4 5 6 
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1. Wang Pin                     wg CHN 2502  * = = 1 = 1  3.5  2512 
2. Qin Kanying                  wg CHN 2501  = * = = 1 1  3.5  2512 
3. Skripchenko-Lautier, Almira   m MDA 2450  = = * = 1 1  3.5  2522 
4. Stefanova, Antoaneta          m BUL 2514  0 = = * = 1  2.5  2360 
5. Amura, Claudia N             wg ARG 2351  = 0 0 = * 1  2.0  2321 
6. Mouradian, Kinarik Jacob        LIB ----  0 0 0 0 0 *  0.0       
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Round 1 (September 1, 2000)

Wang Pin                     -  Qin Kanying                  1/2   19  C90  Ruy Lopez 
(Deviations from Main Line)
Stefanova, Antoaneta         -  Skripchenko-Lautier, Almira  1/2   13  D00  Queen's Pawn 
Game
Amura, Claudia N             -  Mouradian, Kinarik Jacob     1-0   22  E75  King's Indian 
Defence (Averbakh Variation)

Round 2 (September 2, 2000)

Skripchenko-Lautier, Almira  -  Wang Pin                     1/2   18  B52  Sicilian 
Defence (Rossolimo Variation)
Amura, Claudia N             -  Stefanova, Antoaneta         1/2   41  D13  Slav Defence
- Exchange Variation
Mouradian, Kinarik Jacob     -  Qin Kanying                  0-1   38  B04  Alekhine's 
Defence (Modern Variation)

Round 3 (September 3, 2000)

Wang Pin                     -  Amura, Claudia N             1/2   47  B33  Sicilian Defence
(Lasker/Pelikan/Sveshnikov Variation)
Qin Kanying                  -  Skripchenko-Lautier, Almira  1/2   46  B40  Sicilian Defence
(Classical System with e7-e6)
Stefanova, Antoaneta         -  Mouradian, Kinarik Jacob     1-0   25  D00  Queen's Pawn 
Game

Round 4 (September 4, 2000)

Stefanova, Antoaneta         -  Wang Pin                     0-1   36  A45  Queen's Pawn 
Opening (Trompowsky Variation)
Amura, Claudia N             -  Qin Kanying                  0-1   59  D89  Gruenfeld 
Defence (Main Line, Alekhine's Variation)
Mouradian, Kinarik Jacob     -  Skripchenko-Lautier, Almira  0-1   27  B43  Sicilian 
Defence (Paulsen Variation)

Round 5 (September 5, 2000)

Wang Pin                     -  Mouradian, Kinarik Jacob     1-0   24  B76  Sicilian Defence
(Modern Dragon Variation)
Qin Kanying                  -  Stefanova, Antoaneta         1/2   49  C48  Four Knight's 
Game (Rubinstein Defence)
Skripchenko-Lautier, Almira  -  Amura, Claudia N             1-0   32  B30  Sicilian Defence
(Rossolimo Variation)


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FIDE Women's World Cup Gp C Shenyang CHN (CHN), 1-5 ix 2000cat. V (2374)
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                                       1 2 3 4 5 6 
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1. Wang Yu               wf CHN 2401  * 1 = = 1 1  4.0  2609 
2. Khurtsidze, Nino      wg GEO 2418  0 * 1 = 1 1  3.5  2514 
3. Cramling, Pia          g SWE 2484  = 0 * 1 1 1  3.5  2501 
4. Chiburdanidze, Maia    g GEO 2545  = = 0 * = 1  2.5  2340 
5. Kosteniuk, Alexandra   m RUS 2398  0 0 0 = * 1  1.5  2220 
6. Laubshner, Anxel         RSA ----  0 0 0 0 0 *  0.0       
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Round 1 (September 1, 2000)

Wang Yu               -  Kosteniuk, Alexandra  1-0   31  B43  Sicilian Defence 
(Paulsen Variation)
Cramling, Pia         -  Chiburdanidze, Maia   1-0   88  E38  Nimzo Indian Defence (4.Qc2)
Laubshner, Anxel      -  Khurtsidze, Nino      0-1   37  A47  Queen's Indian (without c2-c4)

Round 2 (September 2, 2000)

Wang Yu               -  Cramling, Pia         1/2   42  B33  Sicilian Defence 
(Lasker/Pelikan/Sveshnikov Variation)
Chiburdanidze, Maia   -  Laubshner, Anxel      1-0   29  E68  King's Indian Defence 
(Fianchetto Variation with e2-e4)
Kosteniuk, Alexandra  -  Khurtsidze, Nino      0-1   46  A31  English Opening 
(Symmetrical Variation)

Round 3 (September 3, 2000)

Khurtsidze, Nino      -  Chiburdanidze, Maia   1/2   24  A42  Modern Defence 
(with c2-c4/without Nf6)
Cramling, Pia         -  Kosteniuk, Alexandra  1-0  106  A87  Dutch Defence 
(Leningrad System)
Laubshner, Anxel      -  Wang Yu               0-1   29  D05  Queen's Pawn Game 
(Colle System)

Round 4 (September 4, 2000)

Wang Yu               -  Khurtsidze, Nino      1-0   24  B87  Sicilian Defence 
(Sozin Attack)
Cramling, Pia         -  Laubshner, Anxel      1-0   24  D53  Queen's Gambit: Main Line
- Deviations
Kosteniuk, Alexandra  -  Chiburdanidze, Maia   1/2   72  B12  Caro Kann 
(Advance Variation)

Round 5 (September 5, 2000)

Khurtsidze, Nino      -  Cramling, Pia         1-0   68  A57  Volga Gambit
Chiburdanidze, Maia   -  Wang Yu               1/2   37  A63  Benoni Defence
Laubshner, Anxel      -  Kosteniuk, Alexandra  0-1   40  A80  Dutch Defence


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FIDE Women's World Cup Gp D Shenyang CHN (CHN), 1-5 ix 2000cat. VIII (2428)
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                                    1 2 3 4 5 6 
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1. Hoang Thanh Trang   m VIE 2489  * = 1 = = 1  3.5  2564 
2. Zhukova, Natalia   wg UKR 2450  = * = 1 1 =  3.5  2572 
3. Xie Jun             g CHN 2568  0 = * = 1 1  3.0  2471 
4. Krush, Irina       wm USA 2354  = 0 = * = 1  2.5  2442 
5. Wang Lei           wg CHN 2498  = 0 0 = * =  1.5  2264 
6. Hernandez, Yadira  wf MEX 2207  0 = 0 0 = *  1.0  2231 
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Round 1 (September 1, 2000)

Zhukova, Natalia   -  Xie Jun            1/2   26  E61  King's Indian Defence 
(Deviations from Main Line)
Krush, Irina       -  Hoang Thanh Trang  1/2   50  A87  Dutch Defence 
(Leningrad System)
Hernandez, Yadira  -  Wang Lei           1/2   44  B22  Sicilian Defence 
(Alapin Variation)

Round 2 (September 2, 2000)

Hoang Thanh Trang  -  Xie Jun            1-0   29  E69  King's Indian Defence 
(Fianchetto Variation with e2-e4 and h2-h3)
Krush, Irina       -  Hernandez, Yadira  1-0   56  E99  King's Indian Defence 
(Classical System)
Wang Lei           -  Zhukova, Natalia   0-1   46  D17  Slav Defence

Round 3 (September 3, 2000)

Zhukova, Natalia   -  Krush, Irina       1-0   36  D27  Queen's Gambit Accepted
Xie Jun            -  Wang Lei           1-0   26  B66  Sicilian Defence (Rauzer Variation)
Hernandez, Yadira  -  Hoang Thanh Trang  0-1   32  A80  Dutch Defence

Round 4 (September 4, 2000)

Hoang Thanh Trang  -  Wang Lei           1/2   42  E32  Nimzo Indian Defence (4.Qc2)
Krush, Irina       -  Xie Jun            1/2   32  D00  Queen's Pawn Game
Hernandez, Yadira  -  Zhukova, Natalia   1/2   37  D34  Tarrasch Defence, Main Line

Round 5 (September 5, 2000)

Zhukova, Natalia   -  Hoang Thanh Trang  1/2    9  A81  Dutch Defence 
(Leningrad Variation)
Xie Jun            -  Hernandez, Yadira  1-0   39  B33  Sicilian Defence 
(Lasker/Pelikan/Sveshnikov Variation)
Wang Lei           -  Krush, Irina       1/2   23  D25  Queen's Gambit Accepted

Playoff Matches:

Men

Group B - Game 1: Short-Ivanchuk 0:1
Game 2: Ivanchuk-Short 1:0 (Ivanchuk qualifies)

Group C - Game 1: Svidler-Movsesian 1:0
Game 2: Movsesian-Svidler 1:0
Sudden death 1: Movsesian - Svidler 1:0 (Movsesian qualifies)

Group D - Game 1: Tkachiev-Gelfand 1/2:1/2
Game 2: Gelfand-Tkachiev 1/2:1/2
Sudden death 1: Tkachiev - Gelfand 0:1 (Gelfand qualifies)

Women

Group B - Rd 1: Qin-Wang 1/2:1/2
Rd 2: Skripchenko-Qin 1/2:1/2
Rd 3: Wang - Skripchenko 1-0
Rd 4: Wang - Qin 1/2:1/2
Rd 5: Qin - Skripchenko 1:0 
Rd 6: Skripchenko - Wang 0:1 by default (Qin and Wang qualify)

Group C - Game 1: Cramling-Khurtsidze 1:0
Game 2: Khurtsidze-Cramling 1/2:1/2 (Cramling qualifies into QF)

Group D - Game 1: Hoang-Zhukova 1/2:1/2 (for 1st/2nd to QF pairings)
Game 2: Zhukova-Hoang 0:1 (Hoang is 1st in Group D)