The FIDE World Chess Championship 2004 was held at the Almahary Hotel in Tripoli, Libya, from June 18 to July 13, 2004.
Rustam Kasimdzhanov
The FIDE World Chess Championship 2005 took place in Potrero de los Funes, San Luis Province in Argentina from September 27 to October 16, 2005. It was won by Veselin Topalov.
FIDE World Chess Championship 2004
…announcement in March 2005 that he was retiring from serious chess. Kasimdzhanov's victory earned him (and runner-up Michael Adams) an invitation to the FIDE World Chess Championship 2005. Kasimdzhanov also gained automatic entry to the Candidates Tournament for the FIDE World Chess Championship 2007. The World Championship was eventually…
Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria, winner of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2005.