The Redbus Chess Knockout tournament took place as part of the Southend Chess Congress 13th-16th April 2001. Participated were: Julian Hodgson, Michael Adams, Luke McShane, Jim Plaskett, Mark Hebden, Murray Chandler, John Emms, Nigel Davies, Bogdan Lalic, Jonathan Rowson, Chris Ward, Glenn Flear, Stuart Conquest, Peter Wells, Aaron Summerscale and Jonathan Levitt.
Adams defeated Hodgson in the final match 2-0.