FIDE World Chess Championship 2004
The FIDE World Chess Championship, 2004 was held at the Almahary Hotel in Tripoli, Libya, from June 18 to July 13.
It was won by Rustam Kasimdzhanov, who beat Michael Adams in the final by a score of 4½-3½. He won prize money of around US$100,000 (US$80,000 after organiser FIDE had taken its cut), and the title of FIDE World Chess Champion.
The intention was that the tournament winner played world number one Garry Kasparov in a step towards the reunification of the World Chess Championship. However that match never took place.
Read more about FIDE World Chess Championship 2004: List of Participants, The Games
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