FIDE World Chess Championship 2002

The FIDE World Chess Championship 2002 was held in Moscow, Russia. The first six rounds were played between 27 November and 14 December 2001, and the final match started on 16 January and ended on 23 January 2002. The Ukrainian Grandmaster Ruslan Ponomariov, aged 18, won the championship and became the youngest FIDE World Champion.

World Chess Championship 2002
Ruslan Ponomariov
Tournament information
SportChess
LocationMoscow
Dates27 November 2001–23 January 2002
AdministratorFIDE
Tournament
format(s)
Single-elimination tournament
Host(s)Russian Chess Federation
Participants128
Final positions
Champion Ruslan Ponomariov
Runner-up Vasyl Ivanchuk
Tournament statistics
Matches played127
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