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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Chess |
| Location | Moscow |
| Dates | 27 November 2001–23 January 2002 |
| Administrator | FIDE |
Tournament format(s) | Single-elimination tournament |
| Host(s) | Russian Chess Federation |
| Participants | 128 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion |  Ruslan Ponomariov |
| Runner-up | Vasyl Ivanchuk |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 127 |
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.