FIDE World Chess Championship 2002 - Schedule

Schedule

There was one rest day during round 4 and two rest days during round 6. The tie-breaks of rounds 1–5 were played in the evening following the second game. The final took place one month after rounds 1–6.

• Round 1: 27 November 2001, 28 November 2001 (tiebreaks on 28 November 2001)
• Round 2: 29 November 2001, 30 November 2001 (tiebreaks on 30 November 2001)
• Round 3: 1 December 2001, 2 December 2001 (tiebreaks on 2 December 2001)
• Round 4: 3 December 2001, 5 December 2001 (tiebreaks on 5 December 2001)
• Round 5: 6 December 2001, 7 December 2001 (tiebreaks on 7 December 2001)
• Round 6: 8 December 2001, 10 December 2001, 11 December 2001, 13 December 2001 (tiebreaks on 7 December 2001)
• Round 7: 16 January 2002 – 24 January 2002, with a rest day on 20 January 2002 (tiebreaks on 25 January 2002)