Chess Federation of Iran, All India Chess Federation
Participants
100
Purse
$3 million
Final positions
Champion
Viswanathan Anand
Runner-up
Alexei Shirov
Tournament statistics
Matches played
99
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The FIDE World Chess Championship 2000 was held in New Delhi, India, and Tehran, Iran. The first six rounds were played in New Delhi between 27 November and 15 December 2000, and the final match in Tehran started on 20 December and ended on 24 December 2000. The top seeded Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand won the championship.
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