Linares International Chess Tournament
The Linares International Chess Tournament (Spanish: Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Linares) was an annual chess tournament, usually played around the end of February, which takes its name from the city of Linares in the Jaén province of Andalusia, Spain, in which it was held. It is sometimes described as the Wimbledon of chess, being one of the strongest annual tournaments held on the de facto chess tour, along with the "Tata Steel" (Wijk aan Zee), Tal Memorial and Dortmund events.

The Linares tournament began in 1978 and was held annually from 1988 to 2010 (with the exception of 1996). Since 2010, the tournament has not been held for financial reasons.
History
    
The event, sponsored by Spanish businessman Luis Rentero, was first held in 1978.[1] At that time it was not an elite event and was won by the relatively unknown Swede Jaan Eslon, on tie-break from the Argentine Roberto Luis Debarnot). After the following year's event, it was held every other year until 1987 when no tournament took place, that being the year that Linares hosted the Candidates' Final, a match to determine a challenger for Kasparov's world title featuring Anatoly Karpov and Andrei Sokolov. The postponed 1987 event was deferred to 1988 and the tournament from that point onwards became an annual event, with the exception of 1996, when the Women's World Chess Championship was held. Rentero was a strong opponent of short draws in chess, to the point that he offered cash bonuses for playing longer games. It's said that participants in these so-called "grand master draws" were sometimes penalised by receiving no invitation for the next year's edition.[1] The 1994 tournament had an average Elo rating of 2685, the highest ever at that time. The field, in eventual finishing order, consisted of Karpov, Kasparov, Shirov, Bareev, Kramnik, Lautier, Anand, Kamsky, Topalov, Ivanchuk, Gelfand, Illescas, Judit Polgár, and Beliavsky. Karpov won with an undefeated 11/13. Jeff Sonas considered Karpov's performance the best tournament result in history.[2] The 1994 tournament was also noted for an incident in which Garry Kasparov "took a move back" against Judit Polgár. Kasparov's fingers briefly released a knight before he realized the move was a blunder; he then moved the knight to a different square. Polgár (17 years old at the time) did not protest and the arbiter did not intervene. Kasparov went on to win the game.[3]
In 1998, the format of the tournament changed from a single round-robin tournament to a double round-robin event (meaning that each participant plays every other participant twice, once with each colour).
Kasparov announced his retirement from chess after the 2005 tournament.
From 2006 through 2008, the first half of the tournament took place in the Mexican city of Morelia. The second half took place in Linares. Consequently, the event is sometimes referred to as Morelia-Linares.
In 2009 and 2010, the whole event took place in Linares.[4]
The Linares tournament of 2011 was cancelled,[5][6] for reasons including general economic problems. The tournament was cancelled again in 2012,[7] with no return since.
Winners
    
- 1978  Jaan Eslon Jaan Eslon
- 1979  Larry Christiansen Larry Christiansen
- 1980 no tournament
- 1981  Anatoly Karpov and Anatoly Karpov and Larry Christiansen Larry Christiansen
- 1982 no tournament
- 1983  Boris Spassky Boris Spassky
- 1984 no tournament
- 1985 .svg.png.webp) Ljubomir Ljubojević and Ljubomir Ljubojević and Robert Hübner Robert Hübner
- 1986 no tournament
- 1987 no tournament
- 1988  Jan Timman Jan Timman
- 1989  Vasyl Ivanchuk Vasyl Ivanchuk
- 1990  Garry Kasparov Garry Kasparov
- 1991  Vasyl Ivanchuk Vasyl Ivanchuk
- 1992 .svg.png.webp) Garry Kasparov Garry Kasparov
- 1993 .svg.png.webp) Garry Kasparov Garry Kasparov
- 1994  Anatoly Karpov Anatoly Karpov
- 1995  Vasyl Ivanchuk Vasyl Ivanchuk
- 1996 no tournament
- 1997  Garry Kasparov Garry Kasparov
- 1998  Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan Anand
- 1999  Garry Kasparov Garry Kasparov
- 2000  Garry Kasparov and Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik Vladimir Kramnik
- 2001  Garry Kasparov Garry Kasparov
- 2002  Garry Kasparov Garry Kasparov
- 2003  Peter Leko (with the same score as Peter Leko (with the same score as Vladimir Kramnik; won on tiebreak because of more wins) Vladimir Kramnik; won on tiebreak because of more wins)
- 2004  Vladimir Kramnik Vladimir Kramnik
- 2005  Garry Kasparov (with the same score as Garry Kasparov (with the same score as Veselin Topalov; won on tiebreak because of more wins with black) Veselin Topalov; won on tiebreak because of more wins with black)
- 2006  Levon Aronian Levon Aronian
- 2007  Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan Anand
- 2008  Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan Anand
- 2009  Alexander Grischuk (with the same score as Alexander Grischuk (with the same score as Vasyl Ivanchuk; won on tiebreak because of more wins) Vasyl Ivanchuk; won on tiebreak because of more wins)
- 2010  Veselin Topalov Veselin Topalov
Only six players won the Linares Tournament multiple times: Garry Kasparov (9 wins), Vassily Ivanchuk (3), Viswanathan Anand (3), Vladimir Kramnik (2), Anatoly Karpov (2), and Larry Christiansen (2).
Full results
    
    
1978
    
30 November - 8 December 1978[8]
                             1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  0
01 Jaan Eslon                *  ½  ½  ½  ½  1  1  1  0  1   6
02 Roberto Luis Debarnot     ½  *  ½  ½  1  ½  ½  ½  1  1   6
03 F. Javier Ochoa           ½  ½  *  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  1  1   5½
04 Ángel Martín              ½  ½  ½  *  ½  0  ½  ½  1  1   5
05 Ernesto Palacios          ½  0  ½  ½  *  ½  ½  ½  1  ½   4½
08 Antonio Àngel Medina      0  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  *  ½  1   4½
07 Orestes Rodríguez         0  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  *  ½  ½  1   4½
06 Fernando Visier           0  ½  ½  1  ½  *  ½  ½  0  1   4½
09 Oscar H. Castro Rojas     1  0  0  0  0  1  ½  ½  *  ½   3½
10 V. Pacheco                0  0  0  0  ½  0  0  0  ½  *   1
Category: V (2363)
1979
    
30 November - 11 December 1979[9]
                          1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  0  1  2 
01 Larry M. Christiansen  *  0  ½  1  1  ½  1  1  ½  ½  1  1  8 
02 Viktor Korchnoi        1  *  0  1  1  ½  0  ½  ½  1  1  1  8 
03 Manuel Rivas           ½  1  *  0  0  1  ½  1  1  1  1  ½  7½ 
04 Oscar Castro           0  0  1  *  ½  ½  ½  1  1  1  1  1  7½ 
05 Jaan Eslon             0  0  1  ½  *  ½  ½  0  ½  ½  1  1  5½ 
06 Dragutin Sahovic       ½  ½  0  ½  ½  *  ½  1  ½  ½  0  ½  5 
07 Drazen Marovic         0  1  ½  ½  ½  ½  *  0  ½  ½  ½  ½  5 
08 Ricardo Calvo          0  ½  0  0  1  0  1  *  0  ½  1  1  5 
09 Evgenij Ermenkov       ½  ½  0  0  ½  ½  ½  1  *  ½  0  ½  4½ 
10 Milorad Knesevic       ½  0  0  0  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  *  ½  ½  4 
11 Juan Manuel Bellon     0  0  0  0  0  1  ½  0  1  ½  *  ½  3½ 
12 Fernando Visier        0  0  ½  0  0  ½  ½  0  ½  ½  ½  *  3
Category: IX (2459)
1981
    
Casa de la Cultura, Linares, Spain, 17–31 January 1981
Age Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 01 Anatoly Karpov 29 2690 * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 8 02 Larry M. Christiansen 24 2515 0 * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 8 03 Bent Larsen 45 2610 ½ ½ * 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 7 04 Zoltan Ribli 29 2585 ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ 6½ 05 Boris Spassky 43 2635 ½ 0 1 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 6 06 Lubomir Kavalek 37 2550 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 6 07 Lajos Portisch 43 2650 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 1 5½ 08 Ljubomir Ljubojevic 30 2605 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ 1 ½ 5 09 Svetozar Gligoric 57 2530 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 * 1 0 1 5 10 Miguel A. Quinteros 33 2505 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 * 1 1 4 11 Juan M. Bellón 29 2415 ½ 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 * 1 3½ 12 Guillermo García 27 2520 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 * 1½
Category: XIII (2568). Chief arbiter: IA José María González.
1983
    
Casa de Cultura, Linares, Spain, 12–25 February 1983[10]
                   Age  Elo   1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  0  1
01 Boris Spassky   46  2605   *  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  1  ½  ½  1  1  6½
02 Anatoly Karpov  31  2710   ½  *  ½  ½  ½  1  ½  ½  ½  ½  1  6
03 Ulf Andersson   31  2630   ½  ½  *  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  1  1  6
04 Artur Yusupov   23  2565   ½  ½  ½  *  ½  ½  1  ½  ½  1  0  5½
05 Anthony Miles   27  2585   ½  ½  ½  ½  *  ½  ½  0  ½  1  1  5½
06 Gyula Sax       31  2560   ½  0  ½  ½  ½  *  0  1  ½  1  1  5½
07 Jan Timman      31  2605   0  ½  ½  0  ½  1  *  1  1  ½  0  5
08 Efim Geller     57  2575   ½  ½  ½  ½  1  0  0  *  ½  ½  1  5
09 Vlastimil Hort  39  2585   ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  0  ½  *  ½  1  5
10 Yasser Seirawan 22  2600   0  ½  0  0  0  0  ½  ½  ½  *  1  3
11 Bent Larsen     47  2555   0  0  0  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  *  2 
Category: XIV (2598). Chief arbiter: IA José María González.
1985
    
Pabellón Julián Jiménez, Linares, Spain, 8–22 March 1985[11]
                          Age Elo    1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  0  1  2
01 Ljubomir Ljubojevic    34  2595   *  ½  ½  1  ½  0  1  1  ½  1  ½  ½   7
02 Robert Hübner          36  2605   ½  *  ½  1  ½  ½  0  ½  1  1  1  ½   7
03 Lajos Portisch         47  2635   ½  ½  *  1  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  1   6½
04 Viktor Korchnoi        53  2630   0  0  0  *  ½  1  1  1  1  ½  ½  1   6½
05 Boris Spassky          48  2580   ½  ½  ½  ½  *  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  1  ½   6
06 Jan Timman             33  2650   1  ½  ½  0  ½  *  ½  1  0  0  1  ½   5½
07 Lev Polugaevsky        50  2625   0  1  ½  0  ½  ½  *  ½  ½  1  ½  ½   5½
08 Anthony Miles          29  2570   0  ½  ½  0  ½  0  ½  *  1  ½  1  1   5½
09 Manuel Rivas           24  2480   ½  0  ½  0  ½  1  ½  0  *  ½  ½  1   5
10 Larry M. Christiansen  28  2560   0  0  ½  ½  ½  1  0  ½  ½  *  0  ½   4
11 Rafael Vaganian        33  2640   ½  0  ½  ½  0  0  ½  0  ½  1  *  ½   4
12 Andras Adorján         34  2565   ½  ½  0  0  ½  ½  ½  0  0  ½  ½  *   3½
Category: XIV (2595). Chief arbiter: Antonio Romero Briones.
1990
    
Hotel Anibal, Linares, Spain, 18 February - 3 March 1990
Age Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 01 Kasparov 26 2800 * ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 8 02 Gelfand 21 2615 ½ * 1 ½ 0 1 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 7½ 03 Salov 25 2645 ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 7 04 Ivanchuk 20 2665 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 6½ 05 Short 24 2635 0 1 0 ½ * 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 6 06 Gulko 43 2610 1 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 5½ 07 Yusupov 30 2615 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 0 ½ 1 5½ 08 Beliavsky 36 2640 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ * 1 0 1 ½ 5 09 Spassky 53 2560 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 * 1 ½ ½ 4 10 Illescas 24 2530 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 0 * ½ ½ 4 11 Portisch 52 2605 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * 1 4 12 Ljubojevic 49 2625 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * 3
1991
    
Hotel Anibal, Linares, Spain, 23 February - 14 March 1991
Age Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 01 Ivanchuk 21 2695 * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 9½ 02 Kasparov 27 2800 0 * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 9 03 Beliavsky 37 2640 ½ 0 * 1 ½ 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 04 Yusupov 31 2605 ½ ½ 0 * 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 7½ 05 Speelman 34 2610 ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 7½ 06 Salov 26 2645 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 7 07 Timman 39 2630 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 6½ 08 Karpov 39 2725 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ * 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 6½ 09 Ljubojevic 40 2590 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 * ½ 0 0 1 0 6 10 Anand 21 2635 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 1 1 ½ * 0 0 ½ 1 6 11 Gurevich 32 2650 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 * 1 ½ 1 6 12 Gelfand 22 2700 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 0 * 0 1 5½ 13 Ehlvest 28 2650 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 * 0 3½ 14 Kamsky 16 2640 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 1 * 2½
1992
    
- X Ciudad de Linares, 23 February – 13 March 1992, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XVII (2659) - Player - Rating - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - Total - TPR - Place - 1 .svg.png.webp) Garry Kasparov (Russia) Garry Kasparov (Russia)- 2780 - ½ - 1 - 1 - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - 1 - 1 - ½ - 1 - 10 - 2861 - 1 - 2  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)- 2720 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - 0 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 1 - ½ - 1 - ½ - 8 - 2741 - 2–3 - 3  Jan Timman (Netherlands) Jan Timman (Netherlands)- 2620 - 0 - ½ - 1 - 0 - ½ - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 8 - 2749 - 2–3 - 4 .svg.png.webp) Anatoly Karpov (Russia) Anatoly Karpov (Russia)- 2725 - 0 - ½ - 0 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 0 - 1 - ½ - 1 - 1 - ½ - 1 - 7½ - 2711 - 4 - 5  Viswanathan Anand (India) Viswanathan Anand (India)- 2670 - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - 0 - 1 - ½ - ½ - 0 - 7 - 2687 - 5–7 - 6 .svg.png.webp) Boris Gelfand (Belarus) Boris Gelfand (Belarus)- 2665 - 0 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - 1 - 0 - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 7 - 2687 - 5–7 - 7 .svg.png.webp) Valery Salov (Russia) Valery Salov (Russia)- 2655 - ½ - 1 - 1 - 0 - ½ - 0 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - 7 - 2688 - 5–7 - 8 .svg.png.webp) Evgeny Bareev (Russia) Evgeny Bareev (Russia)- 2635 - ½ - ½ - 0 - 1 - ½ - 0 - 1 - ½ - 1 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 6½ - 2661 - 8 - 9  Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine) Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine)- 2620 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - 0 - ½ - 1 - 6 - 2633 - 9–10 - 10  Artur Yusupov (Commonwealth of Independent States) Artur Yusupov (Commonwealth of Independent States)- 2655 - 0 - 0 - 0 - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - 0 - 1 - 0 - ½ - 1 - 1 - 6 - 2630 - 9–10 - 11  Miguel Illescas (Spain) Miguel Illescas (Spain)- 2555 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - 1 - 1 - ½ - 5½ - 2610 - 11 - 12 .svg.png.webp) Ljubomir Ljubojević (Yugoslavia) Ljubomir Ljubojević (Yugoslavia)- 2610 - 0 - ½ - 0 - 0 - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - 1 - ½ - 0 - 1 - 0 - 4½ - 2553 - 12 - 13  Jon Speelman (England) Jon Speelman (England)- 2630 - ½ - 0 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - 0 - 0 - ½ - 4 - 2520 - 13–14 - 14  Nigel Short (England) Nigel Short (England)- 2685 - 0 - ½ - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - ½ - 0 - 0 - ½ - 1 - ½ - 4 - 2516 - 13–14 
1993
    
- XI Ciudad de Linares, 23 February – 14 March 1993, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XVIII (2677) - Player - Rating - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - Total - TPR - Place - 1 .svg.png.webp) Garry Kasparov (Russia) Garry Kasparov (Russia)- 2805 - 1 - 1 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - 1 - ½ - 1 - 1 - 1 - 10 - 2878 - 1 - 2 .svg.png.webp) Anatoly Karpov (Russia) Anatoly Karpov (Russia)- 2725 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - 1 - ½ - 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 8½ - 2783 - 2 - 3  Viswanathan Anand (India) Viswanathan Anand (India)- 2710 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 - ½ - 1 - 1 - 1 - 8½ - 2784 - 3 - 4  Alexei Shirov (Latvia) Alexei Shirov (Latvia)- 2670 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - 0 - ½ - 0 - 1 - 1 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 1 - 8 - 2764 - 4 - 5 .svg.png.webp) Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)- 2685 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - 7½ - 2733 - 5 - 6 .svg.png.webp) Valery Salov (Russia) Valery Salov (Russia)- 2660 - ½ - 0 - ½ - 1 - 1 - 0 - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - 6½ - 2678 - 6–7 - 7  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)- 2710 - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - ½ - 1 - 1 - ½ - 6½ - 2674 - 6–7 - 8  Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine) Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine)- 2610 - ½ - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - ½ - 1 - 0 - 0 - ½ - 1 - ½ - 0 - 6 - 2653 - 8 - 9  Gata Kamsky (United States) Gata Kamsky (United States)- 2655 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - ½ - 1 - 1 - ½ - 1 - 1 - 0 - ½ - 5½ - 2621 - 9–10 - 10 .svg.png.webp) Evgeny Bareev (Russia) Evgeny Bareev (Russia)- 2670 - 0 - ½ - 0 - 0 - ½ - 0 - 0 - 1 - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - 5½ - 2620 - 9–10 - 11  Artur Yusupov (Germany) Artur Yusupov (Germany)- 2645 - ½ - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - 0 - ½ - ½ - 5 - 2592 - 11–12 - 12  Jan Timman (Netherlands) Jan Timman (Netherlands)- 2635 - 0 - 1 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - ½ - 1 - 5 - 2593 - 11–12 - 13 .svg.png.webp) Boris Gelfand (Belarus) Boris Gelfand (Belarus)- 2690 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - ½ - 0 - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - 4½ - 2566 - 13 - 14 .svg.png.webp) Ljubomir Ljubojević (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) Ljubomir Ljubojević (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)- 2605 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - ½ - 0 - ½ - 0 - 0 - 4 - 2541 - 14 
1994
    
- XII Ciudad de Linares, 23 February – 14 March 1994, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XVIII (2686) - Player - Rating - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - Total - TPR - Place - 1  Anatoly Karpov (Russia) Anatoly Karpov (Russia)- 2740 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 11 - 2978 - 1 - 2  Garry Kasparov (Russia) Garry Kasparov (Russia)- 2815 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 0 - 0 - ½ - 1 - 1 - 1 - ½ - 1 - 1 - ½ - 8½ - 2786 - 2–3 - 3  Alexei Shirov (Latvia) Alexei Shirov (Latvia)- 2715 - ½ - ½ - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - ½ - 1 - 1 - ½ - 1 - 1 - ½ - 8½ - 2794 - 2–3 - 4  Evgeny Bareev (Russia) Evgeny Bareev (Russia)- 2685 - 0 - 0 - 1 - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 0 - 1 - ½ - 1 - 7½ - 2743 - 4 - 5  Joël Lautier (France) Joël Lautier (France)- 2625 - 0 - 1 - 1 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - ½ - 0 - 1 - ½ - 7 - 2720 - 5–6 - 6  Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)- 2710 - 0 - 1 - 0 - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - 1 - 1 - 7 - 2713 - 5–6 - 7  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)- 2640 - 0 - ½ - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - ½ - 1 - 1 - ½ - 0 - 1 - 6½ - 2690 - 7–9 - 8  Viswanathan Anand (India) Viswanathan Anand (India)- 2715 - ½ - 0 - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - 0 - 1 - 0 - ½ - 1 - 1 - 1 - 6½ - 2684 - 7–9 - 9  Gata Kamsky (United States) Gata Kamsky (United States)- 2695 - ½ - 0 - 0 - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - 6½ - 2685 - 7–9 - 10  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)- 2710 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - ½ - 0 - 1 - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - 6 - 2655 - 10 - 11 .svg.png.webp) Boris Gelfand (Belarus) Boris Gelfand (Belarus)- 2685 - 0 - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - ½ - 5½ - 2629 - 11 - 12  Miguel Illescas (Spain) Miguel Illescas (Spain)- 2590 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - ½ - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 4½ - 2583 - 12 - 13  Judit Polgár (Hungary) Judit Polgár (Hungary)- 2630 - 0 - 0 - 0 - ½ - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - 1 - 4 - 2549 - 13 - 14  Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine) Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine)- 2650 - 0 - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - ½ - 0 - 0 - 2 - 2393 - 14 
1995
    
- XIII Ciudad de Linares, 1 – 18 March 1995, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XVII (2654) - Player - Rating - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - Total - TPR - Place - 1  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)- 2700 - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - 1 - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - 1 - 1 - 10 - 2861 - 1 - 2  Anatoly Karpov (Russia) Anatoly Karpov (Russia)- 2765 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 1 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - ½ - 9 - 2786 - 2 - 3  Alexei Shirov (Latvia) Alexei Shirov (Latvia)- 2710 - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - 8 - 2736 - 3–4 - 4  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)- 2630 - 0 - 0 - 0 - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 8 - 2742 - 3–4 - 5  Alexander Khalifman (Russia) Alexander Khalifman (Russia)- 2635 - ½ - 0 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 1 - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 1 - 7½ - 2712 - 5 - 6  Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine) Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine)- 2650 - 0 - ½ - ½ - 0 - 0 - 1 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - 1 - 7 - 2682 - 6 - 7  Sergei Tiviakov (Russia) Sergei Tiviakov (Russia)- 2625 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - 0 - 1 - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 6 - 2626 - 7–8 - 8  Miguel Illescas (Spain) Miguel Illescas (Spain)- 2595 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - ½ - 0 - 0 - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - ½ - 6 - 2629 - 7–8 - 9 .svg.png.webp) Ivan Sokolov (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Ivan Sokolov (Bosnia and Herzegovina)- 2645 - ½ - 0 - 0 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 0 - ½ - 5½ - 2597 - 9–10 - 10  Alexey Dreev (Russia) Alexey Dreev (Russia)- 2650 - 0 - ½ - ½ - 0 - 1 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - 0 - 1 - 5½ - 2596 - 9–10 - 11  Nigel Short (England) Nigel Short (England)- 2655 - ½ - 0 - ½ - 0 - ½ - 0 - 0 - 0 - ½ - 1 - 1 - ½ - ½ - 5 - 2566 - 11–12 - 12 .svg.png.webp) Ljubomir Ljubojević (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) Ljubomir Ljubojević (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)- 2580 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - 0 - ½ - ½ - 5 - 2572 - 11–12 - 13  Joël Lautier (France) Joël Lautier (France)- 2655 - 0 - 0 - ½ - ½ - 0 - 0 - ½ - 0 - 1 - 1 - ½ - ½ - 0 - 4½ - 2543 - 13 - 14  Vladimir Akopian (Armenia) Vladimir Akopian (Armenia)- 2655 - 0 - ½ - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 4 - 2512 - 14 
1997
    
- XIV Ciudad de Linares, 4 – 16 February 1997, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XIX (2701) - Player - Rating - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - Total - TPR - Place - 1  Garry Kasparov (Russia) Garry Kasparov (Russia)- 2795 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - ½ - 0 - 1 - ½ - 1 - ½ - 8½ - 2903 - 1 - 2  Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)- 2740 - 0 - ½ - 1 - 1 - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - 7½ - 2830 - 2 - 3  Michael Adams (England) Michael Adams (England)- 2665 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 1 - ½ - 6½ - 2769 - 3–4 - 4  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)- 2725 - 0 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 6½ - 2763 - 3–4 - 5  Judit Polgár (Hungary) Judit Polgár (Hungary)- 2645 - 0 - 0 - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - 1 - 1 - 1 - ½ - 1 - 6 - 2741 - 5 - 6  Viswanathan Anand (India) Viswanathan Anand (India)- 2765 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - 0 - 1 - ½ - ½ - 5½ - 2695 - 6 - 7 .svg.png.webp) Boris Gelfand (Belarus) Boris Gelfand (Belarus)- 2700 - ½ - ½ - 0 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 5 - 2664 - 7–8 - 8  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)- 2740 - 1 - 0 - ½ - 0 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - 1 - 1 - 5 - 2661 - 7–8 - 9 .svg.png.webp) Predrag Nikolić (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Predrag Nikolić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)- 2655 - 0 - ½ - ½ - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - 4½ - 2640 - 9 - 10  Alexey Dreev (Russia) Alexey Dreev (Russia)- 2650 - ½ - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 4 - 2603 - 10 - 11  Alexei Shirov (Spain) Alexei Shirov (Spain)- 2690 - 0 - ½ - 0 - 1 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - 0 - ½ - 0 - 3½ - 2568 - 11–12 - 12  Jeroen Piket (Netherlands) Jeroen Piket (Netherlands)- 2640 - ½ - 0 - ½ - 0 - 0 - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - 0 - 1 - 3½ - 2573 - 11–12 
1998
    
Final Results of 1998:
- XV Ciudad de Linares, 22 February – 9 March 1998, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XXI (2752) - Player - Rating - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - Total - TPR - Place - 1  Viswanathan Anand (India) Viswanathan Anand (India)- 2770 - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - 1 ½ - ½ 1 - ½ 1 - 7½ - 2844 - 1 - 2  Alexei Shirov (Spain) Alexei Shirov (Spain)- 2710 - 0 ½ - ½ 1 - ½ ½ - 1 0 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 7 - 2816 - 2 - 3  Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)- 2790 - ½ ½ - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - 6½ - 2774 - 3–4 - 4  Garry Kasparov (Russia) Garry Kasparov (Russia)- 2825 - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 6½ - 2769 - 3–4 - 5  Peter Svidler (Russia) Peter Svidler (Russia)- 2690 - 0 ½ - 0 1 - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - 1 0 - ½ 1 - 5½ - 2733 - 5 - 6  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)- 2740 - ½ 0 - 0 1 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 0 1 - 0 ½ - 5 - 2697 - 6 - 7  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)- 2740 - ½ 0 - 0 0 - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 0 - 1 ½ - 4 - 2629 - 7 
1999
    
Final Results of 1999:[14]
- XVI Ciudad de Linares, 21 February – 10 March 1999, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XX (2735) - Player - Rating - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - Total - Wins - TPR - 1  Garry Kasparov (Russia) Garry Kasparov (Russia)- 2812 - ½ 1 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 1 1 - 1 ½ - ½ 1 - 1 1 - 10½ - 2817 - 2  Viswanathan Anand (India) Viswanathan Anand (India)- 2781 - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - 1 ½ - ½ 1 - 8 - 3 - 2778 - 3  Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)- 2751 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - 1 ½ - 8 - 2 - 2782 - 4  Peter Leko (Hungary) Peter Leko (Hungary)- 2694 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - 0 ½ - 6½ - 2712 - 5  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)- 2714 - 0 0 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - ½ 1 - 1 ½ - 0 ½ - 6 - 2 - 2688 - 6  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)- 2700 - 0 ½ - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 0 - ½ 1 - ½ ½ - 6 - 1 - 2690 - 7  Peter Svidler (Russia) Peter Svidler (Russia)- 2713 - ½ 0 - 0 ½ - ½ 0 - 1 ½ - 0 ½ - ½ 0 - ½ 1 - 5½ - 2 - 2658 - 8  Michael Adams (England) Michael Adams (England)- 2716 - 0 0 - ½ 0 - 0 ½ - 1 ½ - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 0 - 5½ - 2 - 2657 
2000
    
FIDE World Champion Alexander Khalifman was a late replacement for Alexander Morozevich.
Final Results of 2000:[15]
- XVII SuperGM Linares, 28 February – 10 March 2000, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XXI (2752) - Player - Rating - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - Total - Wins - W/Black - TPR - 1-2  Garry Kasparov (Russia) Garry Kasparov (Russia)- 2851 - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 6 - 2 - 1 - 2803 - 1-2  Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)- 2758 - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - 6 - 2 - 1 - 2822 - 3  Alexei Shirov (Spain) Alexei Shirov (Spain)- 2751 - 0 ½ - 0 ½ - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 4½ - 1 - 1 - 2715 - 4  Viswanathan Anand (India) Viswanathan Anand (India)- 2769 - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - ½ 1 - ½ ½ - 4½ - 1 - 0 - 2712 - 5  Alexander Khalifman (Russia) Alexander Khalifman (Russia)- 2656 - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 0 - ½ 1 - 4½ - 1 - 0 - 2734 - 6  Peter Leko (Hungary) Peter Leko (Hungary)- 2725 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 0 - 4½ - 0 - 2721 
2001
    
Final Results of 2001:[16]
- XVIII SuperGM Linares, 23 February – 6 March 2001, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XX (2722) - Player - Rating - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - Total - Wins - TPR - 1  Garry Kasparov (Russia) Garry Kasparov (Russia)- 2849 - ½ 1 - 1 1 - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - ½ 1 - 7½ - 2889 - 2  Alexei Shirov (Spain) Alexei Shirov (Spain)- 2718 - ½ 0 - 1 0 - 0 1 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 4½ - 2 - 2686 - 3  Alexander Grischuk (Russia) Alexander Grischuk (Russia)- 2663 - 0 0 - 0 1 - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - ½ ½ - 4½ - 2 - 2697 - 4  Judit Polgár (Hungary) Judit Polgár (Hungary)- 2676 - ½ ½ - 1 0 - ½ ½ - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - 4½ - 1 - 2694 - 5  Anatoly Karpov (Russia) Anatoly Karpov (Russia)- 2679 - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - ½ 0 - ½ 1 - ½ ½ - 4½ - 1 - 2694 - 6  Peter Leko (Hungary) Peter Leko (Hungary)- 2745 - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 4½ - 0 - 2681 
2002
    
Final Results of 2002:[17]
- XIX SuperGM Linares, 22 February – 10 March 2002, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XX (2732) - Player - Rating - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - Total - TPR - 1  Garry Kasparov (Russia) Garry Kasparov (Russia)- 2838 - ½ 1 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - ½ 1 - ½ 1 - 8 - 2839 - 2  Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine) Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine)- 2727 - ½ 0 - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - 0 1 - ½ 1 - ½ ½ - 6½ - 2762 - 3  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)- 2717 - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - ½ 1 - ½ 0 - 6 - 2734 - 4  Viswanathan Anand (India) Viswanathan Anand (India)- 2757 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - 6 - 2728 - 5  Michael Adams (England) Michael Adams (England)- 2742 - 0 ½ - 1 0 - 0 ½ - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - 6 - 2730 - 6  Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain) Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain)- 2629 - ½ 0 - ½ 0 - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - 5 - 2692 - 7  Alexei Shirov (Spain) Alexei Shirov (Spain)- 2715 - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - ½ 0 - ½ 0 - ½ 0 - 4½ - 2648 
2003
    
Final Results of 2003:[18]
- XX Ciudad de Linares, 22 February – 9 March 2003, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XX (2733) - Player - Rating - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - Total - Wins - TPR - 1  Peter Leko (Hungary) Peter Leko (Hungary)- 2736 - ½ ½ - 0 1 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 1 0 - 1 1 - 7 - 4 - 2790 - 2  Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)- 2809 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - 7 - 2 - 2778 - 3  Viswanathan Anand (India) Viswanathan Anand (India)- 2753 - 1 0 - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - 6½ - 3 - 2759 - 4  Garry Kasparov (Russia) Garry Kasparov (Russia)- 2847 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - 6½ - 2 - 2743 - 5  Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine) Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine)- 2734 - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - 0 ½ - 0 ½ - 1 1 - ½ ½ - 5½ - 2704 - 6  Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain) Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain)- 2629 - 0 1 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 0 0 - ½ ½ - 5 - 2694 - 7  Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)- 2624 - 0 0 - 0 ½ - ½ 0 - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 4½ - 2664 
2004
    
Final Results of 2004:[19]
- XXI SuperGM Linares, 19 February – 5 March 2004, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XX (2731) - Player - Rating - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - Total - Wins - TPR - 1  Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)- 2777 - ½ 1 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 7 - 2780 - 2  Peter Leko (Hungary) Peter Leko (Hungary)- 2722 - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - 6½ - 2 - 2762 - 3  Garry Kasparov (Russia) Garry Kasparov (Russia)- 2831 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - 6½ - 1 - 2743 - 4  Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)- 2656 - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 0 1 - ½ 1 - 6 - 2 - 2744 - 5  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)- 2735 - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - ½ ½ - 6 - 1 - 2730 - 6  Alexei Shirov (Spain) Alexei Shirov (Spain)- 2736 - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - 1 0 - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - 5 - 1 - 2673 - 7  Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain) Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain)- 2663 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 5 - 0 - 2685 
2005
    
Final Results of 2005:[20]
- XXII SuperGM Linares, 23 February – 17 March 2005, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XX (2743) - Player - Rating - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - Total - Wins - W/Black - TPR - 1  Garry Kasparov (Russia) Garry Kasparov (Russia)- 2804 - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 1 1 - 1 1 - ½ 1 - 8 - 5 - 3 - 2857 - 2  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)- 2757 - ½ 1 - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - 1 1 - ½ 1 - 8 - 5 - 1 - 2865 - 3  Viswanathan Anand (India) Viswanathan Anand (India)- 2786 - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - 6½ - 2764 - 4  Peter Leko (Hungary) Peter Leko (Hungary)- 2749 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 6 - 2742 - 5  Michael Adams (England) Michael Adams (England)- 2741 - 0 0 - 0 ½ - ½ 1 - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - 5½ - 2714 - 6  Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain) Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain)- 2686 - 0 0 - 0 0 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - ½ 1 - 4 - 1 - 2627 - 7  Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan) Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan)- 2678 - ½ 0 - ½ 0 - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 0 - 4 - 0 - 2628 
2006
    
- XXIII SuperGM Morelia/Linares, 18 February – 11 March 2006, Morelia – Linares, Category XX (2732) - Player - Rating - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - Total - TPR - 1  Levon Aronian (Armenia) Levon Aronian (Armenia)- 2752 - 1 ½ - ½ 0 - ½ 1 - 0 ½ - 1 ½ - 1 ½ - ½ 1 - 8½ - 2808 - 2  Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)- 2700 - 0 ½ - 1 ½ - 0 ½ - ½ 1 - ½ 1 - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - 8 - 2786 - 3  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)- 2801 - ½ 1 - 0 ½ - ½ 1 - 1 ½ - 0 1 - ½ 1 - 0 ½ - 8 - 2771 - 4  Peter Leko (Hungary) Peter Leko (Hungary)- 2740 - ½ 0 - 1 ½ - ½ 0 - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - 7½ - 2759 - 5  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)- 2729 - 1 ½ - ½ 0 - 0 ½ - 0 ½ - 1 ½ - ½ 0 - ½ 1 - 6½ - 2703 - 6  Peter Svidler (Russia) Peter Svidler (Russia)- 2765 - 0 ½ - 0 ½ - 1 0 - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - 1 ½ - 1 ½ - 6½ - 2698 - 7  Étienne Bacrot (France) Étienne Bacrot (France)- 2717 - 0 ½ - 0 ½ - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - 0 ½ - ½ 1 - 6 - 2683 - 8  Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain) Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain)- 2650 - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - 0 ½ - ½ 0 - 0 ½ - ½ 0 - 5 - 2641 
2007
    
- XXIV SuperGM Morelia/Linares, 17 February – 10 March 2007, Morelia – Linares, Category XX (2746) - Player - Rating - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - Total - TPR - 1  Viswanathan Anand (India) Viswanathan Anand (India)- 2779 - 1 1 - 1 ½ - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - 8½ - 2820 - 2  Magnus Carlsen (Norway) Magnus Carlsen (Norway)- 2690 - 0 0 - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 1 1 - 1 ½ - ½ 0 - 7½ - 2782 - 3  Alexander Morozevich (Russia) Alexander Morozevich (Russia)- 2741 - 0 ½ - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - ½ 1 - 0 1 - ½ 1 - 7½ - 2775 - 4  Levon Aronian (Armenia) Levon Aronian (Armenia)- 2744 - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 7 - 2745 - 5  Peter Svidler (Russia) Peter Svidler (Russia)- 2728 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - 7 - 2748 - 6  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)- 2750 - ½ ½ - 0 0 - ½ 0 - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - 6½ - 2715 - 7  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)- 2783 - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - 1 0 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - 6 - 2690 - 8  Peter Leko (Hungary) Peter Leko (Hungary)- 2749 - 0 ½ - ½ 1 - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 6 - 2695 
2008
    
- XXV SuperGM Morelia/Linares, 15 February – 7 March 2008, Morelia – Linares, Cat. XXI (2756)[21] - Player - Rating - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - Total - TPR - 1  Viswanathan Anand (India) Viswanathan Anand (India)- 2799 - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - 1 1 - 8½ - 2829 - 2  Magnus Carlsen (Norway) Magnus Carlsen (Norway)- 2733 - 0 ½ - 1 1 - 1 ½ - 0 ½ - ½ 1 - ½ 0 - ½ 1 - 8 - 2808 - 3  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)- 2780 - ½ ½ - 0 0 - 1 0 - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - 1 1 - 0 1 - 7½ - 2781 - 4  Levon Aronian (Armenia) Levon Aronian (Armenia)- 2739 - 1 ½ - 0 ½ - 0 1 - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 7½ - 2787 - 5  Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)- 2735 - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - 0 1 - 7 - 2758 - 6  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)- 2751 - ½ ½ - ½ 0 - 0 ½ - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - 1 1 - ½ ½ - 6½ - 2727 - 7  Peter Leko (Hungary) Peter Leko (Hungary)- 2753 - 0 ½ - ½ 1 - 0 0 - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - 0 0 - ½ ½ - 5½ - 2676 - 8  Alexei Shirov (Spain) Alexei Shirov (Spain)- 2755 - 0 0 - ½ 0 - 1 0 - ½ ½ - 1 0 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 5½ - 2675 
 GM Alejandro Ramírez (2509) won the III Morelia Open tournament.[22]
 GM Alejandro Ramírez (2509) won the III Morelia Open tournament.[22]
2009
    
- XXVI Ciudad de Linares, 19 February – 7 March 2009, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XXI (2756)[23] - Player - Rating - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - Total - Wins - TPR - 1  Alexander Grischuk (Russia) Alexander Grischuk (Russia)- 2733 - ½ ½ - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - 1 ½ - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - 8 - 3 - 2809 - 2  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)- 2779 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 1 1 - ½ ½ - 8 - 2 - 2802 - 3  Magnus Carlsen (Norway) Magnus Carlsen (Norway)- 2776 - ½ 1 - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 0 - ½ 0 - ½ 1 - 7½ - 2781 - 4  Viswanathan Anand (India) Viswanathan Anand (India)- 2791 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - 1 ½ - 1 ½ - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - 7 - 2750 - 5  Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)- 2761 - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - ½ ½ - 6½ - 2726 - 6  Wang Yue (China) Wang Yue (China)- 2739 - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 6½ - 2729 - 7  Levon Aronian (Armenia) Levon Aronian (Armenia)- 2750 - 0 ½ - 0 0 - ½ 1 - 1 ½ - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - 6½ - 2727 - 8  Leinier Domínguez (Cuba) Leinier Domínguez (Cuba)- 2717 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - 6 - 2711 
2010
    
- XXVII Ciudad de Linares, 13–24 February 2010, Linares, Jaén, Spain, Category XXI (2758)[24] - Player - Rating - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - Total - TB - TPR - 1  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)- 2805 - 1 0 - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - ½ 1 - ½ 1 - 6½ - 2858 - 2  Alexander Grischuk (Russia) Alexander Grischuk (Russia)- 2736 - 0 1 - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - 6 - 2834 - 3  Levon Aronian (Armenia) Levon Aronian (Armenia)- 2781 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 5½ - 2789 - 4  Vugar Gashimov (Azerbaijan) Vugar Gashimov (Azerbaijan)- 2759 - 0 ½ - ½ 0 - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - 4 - 2.5 - 2685 - 5  Boris Gelfand (Israel) Boris Gelfand (Israel)- 2761 - ½ 0 - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 4 - 2.0 - 2685 - 6  Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain) Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain)- 2705 - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - 4 - 1.5 - 2696 

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External links
    
- Official website
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- – winners, crosstables from 1990 to 2006.
- Chess Tournaments at Linares at Chessgames.com

