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Chess World Cup 2002 information


Second Chess World Cup
Viswanathan Anand
Tournament information
SportChess
LocationHyderabad, India
Dates9 October 2002–22 October 2002
AdministratorFIDE
Tournament
format(s)
Multi-stage tournament
Host(s)All India Chess Federation
Venue(s)Ramoji Film City
Purse$180,000
Final positions
ChampionIndia Viswanathan Anand
Runner-upUzbekistan Rustam Kasimdzhanov
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The FIDE World Cup 2002, marketed as the Second Chess World Cup, was a 24-player Category XVI chess tournament played between 9 October and 22 October 2002 in Hyderabad, India.[1] The tournament was hosted at Ramoji Film City and organized by FIDE in conjunction with the All India Chess Federation. Former World Cup winner Viswanathan Anand defeated Rustam Kasimdzhanov in the final to retain the title.[2]

  1. ^ "Anand for World Cup". The Hindu. 25 September 2002. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016.
  2. ^ "CB News: The winners of Hyderabad".

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