FIDE World Chess Championship 2000

World Chess Championship 2000
Viswanathan Anand
Tournament information
SportChess
LocationIran Tehran, India New Delhi
Dates27 November 2000–26 December 2000
AdministratorFIDE
Tournament
format(s)
Single-elimination tournament
Host(s)Chess Federation of Iran, All India Chess Federation
Participants100
Purse$3 million
Final positions
ChampionIndia Viswanathan Anand
Runner-upSpain Alexei Shirov
Tournament statistics
Matches played99

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.