Tradycyjny turniej w szachach szybkich (P-25’+10”/ruch) i “na ślepo” (P-25’+20”/ruch) rozegrano w dniach 15-27 marca 2003 roku, w Monte Carlo. Każdego dnia arcymistrzowie zaczynali od partii szybkiej na ślepo (P-25’+20”/ruch), a po kilku godzinach przerwy rozgrywali partię szybką (P-25’+10”/ruch). Fundusz nagród USD 193,250
System kołowy. Rozegrano 11 podwójnych rund.
| | Runda XI - 27.03.2003 | | |
| 1 | Ivanchuk-Bareev | Blind | = |
| 2 | van Wely-Shirov | Blind | = |
| 3 | Ljubojevic-Kramnik | Blind | = |
| 4 | Morozevich-Almasi | Blind | = |
| 5 | Anand-Topalov | Blind | 1-0 |
| 6 | Gelfand-Leko | Blind | = |
| 7 | Bareev-Ivanchuk | Rapid | = |
| 8 | Shirov-van Wely | Rapid | 1-0 |
| 9 | Kramnik-Ljubojevic | Rapid | 1-0 |
| 10 | Almasi-Morozevich | Rapid | 0-1 |
| 11 | Topalov-Anand | Rapid | = |
| 12 | Leko-Gelfand | Rapid | = |
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| | KLASYFIKACJA ŁĄCZNA | | |
| | Końcowy stan tabeli | | |
| 1 | Anand, Viswanathan | IND | 14,5 |
| 2 | Leko, Peter | HUN | 13,5 |
| 3 | Morozevich, Alexander | RUS | 13,5 |
| 4 | Topalov, Veselin | BUL | 13,0 |
| 5 | Kramnik, Vladimir | RUS | 13,0 |
| 6 | Gelfand, Boris | ISR | 12,0 |
| 7 | Shirov, Alexei | ESP | 11,5 |
| 8 | Bareev, Evgeny | RUS | 11,0 |
| 9 | Almasi, Zoltan | HUN | 9,5 |
| 10 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | UKR | 9,0 |
| 11 | Van Wely, Loek | NED | 8,0 |
| 12 | Ljubojevic, Ljubomir | YUG | 3,5 |
| | PARTIE SZYBKIE | | |
| | Końcowy stan tabeli | | |
| 1 | Bareev, Evgeny | RUS | 8,0 |
| 2 | Anand, Viswanathan | IND | 7,5 |
| 3 | Leko, Peter | HUN | 7,5 |
| 4 | Topalov, Veselin | BUL | 7,0 |
| 5 | Morozevich, Alexander | RUS | 6,5 |
| 6 | Shirov, Alexei | ESP | 6,0 |
| 7 | Gelfand, Boris | ISR | 5,5 |
| 8 | Kramnik, Vladimir | RUS | 5,0 |
| 9 | Almasi, Zoltan | HUN | 4,5 |
| 10 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | UKR | 4,0 |
| 11 | Van Wely, Loek | NED | 3,0 |
| 12 | Ljubojevic, Ljubomir | YUG | 1,5 |
| | PARTIE SZYBKIE NA ŚLEPO | | |
| | Końcowy stan tabeli | | |
| 1 | Kramnik, Vladimir | RUS | 8,0 |
| 2 | Morozevich, Alexander | RUS | 7,0 |
| 3 | Anand, Viswanathan | IND | 7,0 |
| 4 | Gelfand, Boris | ISR | 6,5 |
| 5 | Topalov, Veselin | BUL | 6,0 |
| 6 | Leko, Peter | HUN | 6,0 |
| 7 | Shirov, Alexei | ESP | 5,5 |
| 8 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | UKR | 5,0 |
| 9 | Almasi, Zoltan | HUN | 5,0 |
| 10 | Van Wely, Loek | NED | 5,0 |
| 11 | Bareev, Evgeny | RUS | 3,0 |
| 12 | Ljubojevic, Ljubomir | YUG | 2,0 |
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