Sunday, July 31, 2005

FIDE Championship

It looks like the FIDE Championship is taking place after all. The first round is scheduled for September 28th. Not sure about its sporting value, but at least it looks like they have funding, at least enough to put an official website up.

The players will be
#2 Anand (2788)
#3 Topalov (2788)
#4 Leko (2763)
#7 Svidler (2738)
#8 Polgar (2735)
#13 Adams (2719)
#14 Morozevich (2707)
#35 Kasimdzhanov (2670)

Of course #1 Kasparov is retired, and #6 Kramnik (Classical Champion) would not participate in this event. However, there's no word on why #5 Ivanchuk is not participating while MUCH lower rated Morozevich is. (Adams is taking part as the runner-up from the last FIDE Championship.)

Sunday, July 17, 2005

Dortmund Final Results - Naiditsch the winner!!


Rtng Score N T B V S K A L S N Perf Chg
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1: Naiditsch, A 2612 5.5 / X 0 = = = = = 1 1 1 2799 +23
2: Topalov, V 2788 5.0 / 1 X = 1 = 0 0 1 = = 2743 -6
3: Bacrot, E 2729 5.0 / = = X 0 = 1 1 = 1 0 2749 +2
4: Van Wely, L 2655 5.0 / = 0 1 X = = 1 0 1 = 2758 +14
5: Svidler, P 2738 5.0 / = = = = X = = 1 = = 2748 +1
6: Kramnik, V 2744 4.5 / = 1 0 = = X = = 0 1 2705 -5
7: Adams, M 2719 4.5 / = 1 0 0 = = X = = 1 2707 -2
8: Leko, P 2763 4.0 / 0 0 = 1 0 = = X = 1 2660 -14
9: Sutovsky, E 2674 3.5 / 0 = 0 0 = 1 = = X = 2632 -5
10: Nielsen, PH 2668 3.0 / 0 = 1 = = 0 0 0 = X 2588 -9
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Naiditsch (the lowest rated participant) won undivided first place, with 5.5 points and a 2800 performance. Hearty congratulations!

White trounced in this tournament, +16 =24 -5.

The games can be found in PGN format here.

Dortmund Round 9

Bacrot-Kramnik

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ne4 7. Qd3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Nc5 9. Qf3 d6 10. Bg2 Bd7 11. O-O Bc6 12. Qg4 O-O 13. Bh6 Qf6 14. Bg5 Qg615. Nxc6 Nxc6 16. Qh4 f6 17. Be3 Rfd8 18. Rab1 Qf7 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Bxc5 dxc521. Qe4 e5 22. Rb2 Rab8 23. Rfb1 Rxb2 24. Rxb2 Qd7 25. Kg2 Re8 26. Qe3 Qe7 27.a4 g6 28. a5 Rd8 29. a6 Rd7 30. Rb8+ Kg7 31. Rc8 Qd6 32. Qe4 f5 33. Qxc6 Qxc6+34. Rxc6 Kf7 35. f4 exf4 36. gxf4 Re7 37. Kf3 Ke8 38. Rxc5 Kd7 39. Re5 Rxe5 40.fxe5 g5 41. c5 h6 42. c4 h5 43. h4 g4+ 44. Kf4 Ke6 45. c6 Ke7 46. c5 Ke6 47. c7 Kd7 48. e6+ Kxc7 49. e3 Kc6 50. Ke5 g3 51. e7 Kd7 52. Kf6 g2 53. c6+ Kc7 54.e8=Q g1=Q 55. Qd7+ Kb6 56. c7 1-0

Sutovsky-Adams

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Nd7 8.Nbd2 O-O 9. Nc4 f6 10. Nh4 g6 11. g3 Nc5 12. Bh6 Rf7 13. b4 Ne6 14. Qd2 c5 15.Kh1 b5 16. Na5 Bf8 17. Bxf8 Qxf8 18. a3 cxb4 19. axb4 c5 20. f4 exf4 21. gxf4Qh6 22. Ng2 cxb4 23. Qxb4 Qf8 24. Qxf8+ Kxf8 25. f5 Nc5 26. Ne3 gxf5 27. Nxf5Bxf5 28. Rxf5 Rc8 29. Raf1 Nd7 30. c4 Rc5 31. R5f2 Re7 32. d4 Rc7 33. c5 Rxe434. c6 Nb6 35. Rxf6+ Kg7 36. Rd6 Re2 37. Nb7 Nc8 38. Rd7+ Re7 39. Rxc7 Rxc7 40.d5 Nb6 41. Nd6 Kg8 42. Ne8 Rc8 43. Nf6+ Kg7 44. d6 Rxc6 45. d7 Nxd7 46. Nxd7 a5 47. Rg1+ Kh6 48. Ne5 Rc5 49. Nf7+ Kh5 50. Nd6 b4 51. Rb1 1/2-1/2

Nielsen-VanWely

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 Rb8 8. e4b5 9. d5 Nb4 10. b3 cxb3 11. Qxb3 c5 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Bf4 Rb7 14. e5 Nd7 15.Ne4 Na5 16. Qc3 Qc7 17. Qd4 Qb6 18. Rfc1 Rb8 19. Rab1 Bb7 20. Nd6+ Bxd6 21.Qxb6 Nxb6 22. exd6 Rc8 23. Ne5 Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 f6 25. Rc7 fxe5 26. Re7+ Kd8 27.Bd2 Nac4 28. Rxb7 Nxd2 29. Rxb6 Kd7 30. Rxa6 Rc8 31. h4 Rc1+ 32. Kh2 Rc2 33.Ra7+ Kxd6 34. Rxg7 h6 35. g4 Rxa2 36. g5 hxg5 37. hxg5 e4 38. g6 Ra8 39. Rb7 Rg8 40. Rb6+ Ke7 41. Rxb5 Rxg6 42. Rb2 Nf3+ 43. Bxf3 exf3 44. Rb3 Rg2+ 45. Kh3 Rxf2 46. Kg3 Rf1 47. Rxf3 Rxf3+ 48. Kxf3 Kd6 49. Ke4 1/2-1/2

Topalov-Leko

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. h4 Be7 14. a3 Be615. Ncb4 Nxb4 16. axb4 Ra8 17. g3 Qd7 18. Bg2 Bd8 19. O-O Qc6 20. Ne3 a5 21.bxa5 Bxa5 22. Nf5 Qd7 23. Qd2 Bc7 24. Ne3 Qc6 25. Nf5 Qd7 26. Qg5 f6 27. Qd2 d528. Ne3 d4 29. cxd4 Qxd4 30. Qc2 Rxa1 31. Rxa1 Bb6 32. Rd1 Qc5 33. Qe2 Bb3 34.Rd3 Bc4 35. Nxc4 Qxc4 36. b3 Qb4 37. Bh3 Bd4 38. Kg2 g6 39. Be6+ Kh8 40. h5 Qe741. Qg4 Re8 42. Bd5 f5 43. Qh3 fxe4 44. Bxe4 gxh5 45. Qxh5 Rf8 46. Rd2 Qf7 47.Qh6 Qg7 48. Qc6 b4 49. Qd6 Bc3 50. Ra2 Qf6 51. Qc5 Kg7 52. Ra7+ Rf7 53. Bd5Rxa7 54. Qxa7+ Kf8 55. Qxh7 Bd4 56. Qc2 Bc3 57. Qa2 Qd8 58. Bc4 Ke7 59. Qa7+Qd7 60. Qa8 Kd6 61. Bd5 Kc5 62. Bf3 Kd6 63. Qb8+ Ke7 64. Qa8 Qd8 65. Qe4 Qd766. Qh4+ Kd6 67. Qf6+ Qe6 68. Qd8+ Kc5 69. Qa5+ Kd4 70. Qa7+ Kd3 71. Qa2 Kd472. Kf1 e4 73. Qa7+ Ke5 74. Qc7+ Kd4 75. Qa7+ Ke5 76. Qe3 Qxb3 77. Qxe4+ Kf6 78. Kg2 Qe6 79. Qd3 Qe5 80. Bd5 Qf5 81. Be4 Qc5 82. Bd5 Ke5 83. Qe4+ Kd6 84.Qe6+ Kc7 85. f4 Qd6 86. Qe4 Qd7 87. Kf3 Kd6 88. g4 Qb5 89. Qe6+ Kc5 90. Ke4Qe2+ 91. Kf5 Qd3+ 92. Be4 Qd8 93. g5 Qf8+ 94. Kg4 Qd6 95. Qxd6+ Kxd6 96. Bc2 Ke7 97. Kh5 Kf7 98. Kh6 Kg8 99. f5 Kh8 100. Kg6 Bd4 101. f6 Be3 102. Kf5 Kg8 103. Bb3+ Kh8 104. g6 Bh6 105. Ke6 Bg7 106. fxg7+ 1-0

Svidler-Naiditsch - Draw in 21 moves

Saturday, July 16, 2005

Dortmund Round 8

Kramnik-Nielsen

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Bf4 Nc68. Qd2 Bg4 9. Be2 Qd7 10. O-O-O a6 11. Rhe1 O-O-O 12. h3 Be6 13. c4 Kb8 14. Qc3Bf6 15. Qa3 Qe7 16. Be3 h5 17. Kb1 g5 18. b4 g4 19. Nd2 Nd4 20. Bd3 d5 21. c5Bg7 22. hxg4 hxg4 23. Nb3 Nxb3 24. axb3 c6 25. Bf4+ Ka7 26. b5 cxb5 27. Bxb5Rc8 28. Bd6 Qf6 29. Be5 Qg5 30. Bxg7 Qxg7 31. c6 Qf8 32. b4 Qd6 33. Rd4 Rc7 34.Kb2 Rhc8 35. c3 Rxc6 36. Bxc6 Rxc6 37. g3 Rc4 38. Red1 Qe5 39. Qb3 Rxd4 40.Rxd4 Qe1 41. Qc2 b5 42. Rd1 Qe5 43. Qd2 Kb7 44. Re1 Qf5 45. Qe3 Qf6 46. Rh1 Qf547. Rh8 Qf6 48. Re8 Bd7 49. Re7 Kc8 50. Qc5+ Kd8 51. Re2 1-0

Leko-Sutovsky

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Rb1a5 9. a3 Nd4 10. Nd2 c6 11. e3 Ne6 12. Nf3 Nc5 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 Nxd3 15.Qxd3 e4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bb2 Bxb2 18. Rxb2 Qf6 19. Qd4 Be6 20. Rc1 Ra4 21.Qxf6 Nxf6 22. Nd4 Rfa8 23. Rbb1 Bd7 24. h3 Ra2 25. g4 h5 26. g5 Nh7 27. h4 f628. gxf6 Nxf6 29. Bf3 Ng4 30. Bxg4 Bxg4 31. c5 Rf8 32. Rc2 Rxc2 33. Nxc2 Bf534. Rb2 dxc5 35. bxc5 Bxc2 36. Rxc2 Rb8 37. Kg2 b6 38. cxb6 Rxb6 39. Kg3 Kg740. Kf4 Kf6 41. e4 Kg7 42. f3 Ra6 43. Rc5 Rb6 44. Rc3 Kf6 45. Rc1 Kg7 46. Rd1Rb2 47. Rc1 Rb6 48. Rc5 Kf6 49. Ra5 Rb1 50. Rc5 Rb6 51. Rc3 Ra6 52. e5+ Kg7 53.Rd3 Ra1 54. Rd7+ Kh6 55. Rc7 Rc1 56. e6 Re1 57. Rxc6 Kg7 58. Rb6 Re2 59. Rb7+Kf6 60. e7 Rxe7 61. Rxe7 Kxe7 62. Kg5 Kf7 63. f4 Kg7 64. f5 gxf5 65. Kxf5 Kf766. Kg5 Kg7 67. Kxh5 1/2-1/2

VanWely-Topalov

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 f6 7. Bd3 Qc7 8. Bf4O-O-O 9. O-O c4 10. Bc2 Qb6 11. b3 cxb3 12. Bxb3 g5 13. Be3 g4 14. Ne1 Na5 15.Bc2 f5 16. Nd3 Kb8 17. a4 Rc8 18. Qe2 Qa6 19. Qe1 b6 20. Na3 Bxa3 21. Rxa3 Ne722. Nb4 Qb7 23. Bd3 Nc4 24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. a5 b5 26. a6 Qa8 27. Qe2 Nd5 28. Nxd5Qxd5 29. f4 h5 30. Rb1 h4 31. Kf1 Bc6 32. Bg1 Ka8 33. Rb4 Rb8 34. Ra2 Rb6 35.Ke1 h3 36. g3 Rc8 37. Be3 Bd7 38. Ra5 Qh1+ 39. Kd2 Bc6 40. Qf2 Bd5 41. Qg1 Qe442. Kc1 Rcc6 43. Qf2 Rxa6 44. Raxb5 Ra1+ 45. Rb1 Rxb1+ 46. Rxb1 Ra6 47. Qd2 Qh1+ 0-1

Naiditsch-Bacrot - Draw in 23 moves

Adams-Svidler - Draw in 20 moves

Friday, July 15, 2005

Dortmund Round 7

Bacrot-Adams

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15.Bxe4 bxc4 16. bxc4 c5 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Nb6 19. Ba5 Bf6 20. Rb1 Rb8 21. Qf3Qd7 22. Bxb6 axb6 23. Ne4 Bd4 24. Qf4 h6 25. a4 Rbe8 26. Rxb6 Qxa4 27. Reb1Bxc4 28. Bc6 Qa5 29. Bxe8 Rxe8 30. h4 Be5 31. Nf6+ Bxf6 32. Qxc4 Qc3 33. Qxc3Bxc3 34. Rb8 Kf8 35. h5 Rxb8 36. Rxb8+ Ke7 37. Kf1 Kf6 38. Rb7 Bd4 39. Ke2 Kg540. Rxf7 Kxh5 41. Kf3 Kg6 42. Rf8 Kg5 43. g4 Bf6 44. Kg3 Kg6 45. f4 h5 46. g5Be7 47. Re8 Kf7 48. Rc8 Ke6 49. Kf3 Bd6 50. Ke4 g6 51. Rh8 Be7 52. Rh6 Kf7 53.Rh7+ 1-0

Svidler-Leko

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8.Be3 e5 9. Qd2 h6 10. O-O Qe7 11. Nh2 Nf8 12. f4 exf4 13. Rxf4 Ne6 14. Rf2 Nd415. Raf1 Be6 16. Ng4 O-O-O 17. Nxh6 f6 18. Nd1 Rh7 19. c3 Nb5 20. Rf3 c4 21.Ng4 Rxd3 22. Qe2 Bxg4 23. hxg4 Qe5 24. Bf4 Qc5+ 25. Nf2 Bh6 26. Bxh6 Rxh6 27.Rxd3 cxd3 28. Qxd3 Rh8 29. Rd1 Qe7 30. e5 fxe5 31. Qxg6 Kb8 32. g5 Nc7 33. Qf6Qe8 34. Rd7 Kc8 35. Re7 Qd8 36. Qf5+ Kb8 37. Qxe5 Rg8 38. Ne4 Qd1+ 39. Kh2 Qh5+40. Kg3 Rc8 41. Nf6 1-0

Nielsen-Naiditsch

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Nd7 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8.Qb5 Bd7 9. Qb3 Na5 10. Qc2 Rc8 11. O-O c5 12. Nc3 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bb4 14. Qe4 Bxc3 15. bxc3 O-O 16. Rd1 Bc6 17. Qg4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 f5 19. Qh5 Qd5+ 20. Qf3Rfe8 21. Qxd5 Nxd5 22. Nb5 Nc4 23. Rd4 a6 24. Na3 Nxa3 25. Bxa3 Rxc3 26. Bd6Rc2 27. Kf1 Rec8 28. a4 Rc1+ 29. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 30. Kg2 Kf7 31. e4 fxe4 32. Rxe4 b533. axb5 axb5 34. Re2 b4 35. Ra2 b3 36. Ra7+ Kf6 37. Rb7 Rc6 38. Ba3 Rb6 39.Bb2+ e5 40. Rd7 Rb5 41. Kf3 Nb6 42. Rb7 h5 43. Ke2 Kf5 44. h4 Ke4 45. f3+ Kd546. Kd3 g6 47. Rb8 Ke6 48. g4 Kd5 49. Rb7 hxg4 50. fxg4 e4+ 51. Ke2 Rc5 52.Rxb6 Rc2+ 53. Ke3 Rxb2 54. Rxg6 Rb1 55. Rg5+ Ke6 56. Rb5 b2 57. Kd2 e3+ 58. Kc2e2 0-1

Sutovsky-Topalov

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f4 e5 8. Nf3 Ng4 9. Qd2 Nxe3 10. Qxe3 exf4 11. Qxf4 Be7 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Nd5 Be6 14. Kb1 Rc8 15. g4 Bxd5 16. exd5 Ne5 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. Qe4 Qd6 19. h4 g6 20. h5 Bg5 21.Qg2 Rc5 22. Bd3 b5 23. Rdf1 Qxd5 24. Be4 Qd6 25. hxg6 fxg6 26. Rd1 Qe7 27. Qh3Rf6 28. Qxh7+ Qxh7 29. Rd8+ Rf8 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. Rxh7 Rc4 32. Bxg6 Rxg4 33.a3 Be3 34. Bd3 b4 35. axb4 Rxb4 36. c3 Rf4 37. Bc2 e4 38. Rh8+ Ke7 39. Rh7+ Kf640. Rh6+ Kf5 41. Rh5+ Kg4 42. Re5 Kf3 43. Bd1+ Kf2 44. Bc2 Kf3 45. Bd1+ Kf2 1/2-1/2

Kramnik-VanWely - Draw in 37 moves

Thursday, July 14, 2005

Dortmund Round 6

Naiditsch-Kramnik

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc68. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Ne5 10. Be2 Ng4 11. Bd4 c5 12. h3 cxd4 13. hxg4 dxc3 14.Qxc3 Bxg4 15. Bd3 h5 16. Qc4 Re8 17. Bh7+ Kf8 18. Qf4 Qb6 19. c3 Bf6 20. Rxd6Qxf2 21. Rxf6 gxf6 22. Qxf6 Qe3+ 23. Kb1 Rad8 24. a3 Qe6 25. Qf4 Kg7 26. Bc2Qf6 27. Qg3 Kf8 28. Nd4 Re5 29. Bb3 Rde8 30. Ka2 a6 31. Rc1 Kg7 32. Rc2 Re3 33.Qh2 Qe5 34. Qh4 f6 35. Rf2 Re4 36. g3 Re7 37. Qh2 Re1 38. Rf4 Re4 39. Rf2 Qg540. Bc2 Qd5+ 41. Bb3 Qc5 42. Bc2 Re1 43. Rf5 R1e5 44. Rf4 Be6+ 45. Bb3 Bxb3+46. Kxb3 Re4 47. Rf5 Qb6+ 48. Kc2 Rxd4 49. Rxh5 Rd6 50. Rh7+ Kf8 51. Rh8+ Kf752. Qh5+ Ke6 53. Qg4+ f5 54. Qc4+ Ke5 55. Qf4+ Ke6 56. Qc4+ Ke5 57. Qf4+ Ke658. Qc4+ 1/2-1/2

Topalov-Svidler

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.O-O Qc7 9. Re1 Bb7 10. Qf3 Bd6 11. e5 Bf8 12. Ne2 Ne7 13. Nf4 g6 14. c4 Bg7 15.Qe2 O-O 16. Bd2 dxc4 17. Bxc4 c5 18. Rac1 Rfd8 19. Nd3 Nf5 20. f3 Rd4 21. Bg5 a5 22. Qf2 h5 23. b3 Qb6 24. a4 Rc8 25. Rc3 Bd5 26. Bb5 Qb8 27. Qb2 c4 28. bxc4 Rxd3 29. Rxd3 Rxc4 30. Qd2 Rb4 31. f4 Bf8 32. Kh1 Qb6 33. Rc1 Nd4 34. Qf2 Qa7 35. Be8 Bc5 36. Rdc3 Nb3 37. Rxc5 Nxc1 38. Bxf7+ Kxf7 39. Rxd5 Qxf2 40. Rd7+ 1/2-1/2

Leko-Bacrot

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 Nc5 15.Bc2 c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21. Qxg4Bd7 22. Qf3 Rc8 23. Bb3 Be6 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. a4 Qc7 26. axb5 axb5 27. Ra3 Ra828. Rea1 Rxa3 29. Rxa3 Be7 30. Qd3 Qc6 31. Ne3 Rc8 32. g3 Bg5 33. h4 Bxe3 34.Qxe3 Kh7 35. Ra5 Qxc3 36. Qxc3 Rxc3 37. Rxb5 Rc4 38. Rb6 Rxe4 39. Rxd6 Rxb4 40.Rxe6 Rb5 41. Kg2 1/2-1/2

VanWely-Sutovsky

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Be6 14. d5 Bxa115. Qxa1 f6 16. Qd4 Bf7 17. Bh6 e5 18. Qf2 Re8 19. Bb5 Re7 20. f4 Rc8 21. fxe5Rxe5 22. Ng3 Nc4 23. Qxf6 Qxf6 24. Rxf6 a6 25. Ba4 b5 26. Bd1 a5 27. Bg4 Rd828. Rc6 Ree8 29. Rc7 Ne5 30. Be2 Rc8 31. Rb7 b4 32. Bf4 g5 33. Bxg5 Rb8 34.Rxb8 Rxb8 35. Bf4 Re8 36. Bb5 Ng6 37. Bxe8 Bxe8 38. Bc7 a4 39. Ne2 Bb5 40. Kf2a3 41. Nc1 Bc4 42. Bd6 Bxa2 43. Nxa2 b3 44. Bxa3 bxa2 45. Bb2 Nf4 46. Bc3 Kf747. g3 Nd3+ 48. Ke3 Nb4 49. Kd4 Nc2+ 50. Kd3 Ne1+ 51. Ke2 Nc2 52. Kd2 Nb4 53.Ba1 Na6 54. Kc3 Nc5 55. e5 Ke7 56. Kc4 Nd7 57. Kb5 h5 58. Kc6 Nb8+ 59. Kb5 Nd760. h3 Nf8 61. Kc6 Nd7 62. g4 hxg4 63. hxg4 Nb8+ 64. Kb5 Nd7 65. g5 Nf8 66. Kc6Ng6 67. e6 Nf4 68. Bf6+ Ke8 69. g6 Nxg6 70. d6 Ne7+ 71. dxe7 1-0

Adams-Nielsen

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. h4 h6 11. Kb1 O-O-O 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Rhg8 14.h5 c5 15. Be3 Qc6 16. f3 Rge8 17. Bd3 d5 18. Qf2 Qc7 19. g4 Kb8 20. Rhg1 Bd621. f4 f6 22. Qf3 Bf7 23. Bg6 Bxg6 24. hxg6 Qc6 25. Bc1 Bf8 26. f5 Re4 27. Qxe4 1-0

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Dortmund Round 5

Kramnik-Adams

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4 d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 Na5 12. Bc2 Nc4 13. Bc1 c5 14. b3 Nb6 15.Nbd2 Nfd7 16. h3 Bh5 17. Bb2 Re8 18. a4 bxa4 19. bxa4 Rb8 20. a5 Nc8 21. Nc4Na7 22. dxc5 Nxc5 23. Qd2 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Nc6 25. Rad1 Nxa5 26. Nxa5 Rxb2 27. Nc4Rb8 28. e5 d5 29. Qxd5 Qxd5 30. Rxd5 Rb4 31. Ne3 g6 32. Ra1 Ra8 33. Rdd1 Kf834. Ra2 Rab8 35. Nd5 Rb2 36. Rda1 Bh4 37. Ne3 Bg5 38. Nd5 Bd2 39. f4 Rxa2 40.Rxa2 Rd8 41. Nf6 Bxf4 42. Ra5 Ne6 43. Nxh7+ Kg7 44. Nf6 Rc8 45. Ba4 Rc5 46.Rxc5 Nxc5 47. Bc6 a5 48. Nd7 Ne6 49. Kg2 g5 50. Ba4 Nd4 51. Nc5 Bxe5 52. Nb3Nxb3 53. Bxb3 Kf6 54. Kf3 Bd4 55. Ke2 Ke7 56. f3 f6 57. Kd3 Be5 58. Ke4 1/2-1/2

Bacrot-Topalov

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. h3 e6 8. Bd3 Na69. O-O Nc7 10. dxe6 Nxe6 11. Be3 Nd7 12. Be2 Ne5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 Rxd815. Bg4 h5 16. Bxe6 Bxe6 17. Nd5 b6 18. a4 f5 19. f3 Bxd5 20. cxd5 Bf8 21. Rfc1 Kf7 22. Rc3 Rdc8 23. Rac1 Rc7 24. b4 Rac8 25. Rc4 Bd6 26. bxc5 Bxc5 27. Kf1 Bd628. Rxc7+ Rxc7 29. Rxc7+ Bxc7 30. a5 bxa5 31. Bxa7 Kf6 32. Ke2 Bd6 33. Be3 a434. Kd3 Ke7 35. Kc4 Kf6 36. Bd2 fxe4 37. fxe4 Bf8 38. Ba5 Kg5 39. g3 Kf6 40.Bc7 a3 41. Kb3 Bc5 42. Bd8+ Kf7 43. Bg5 Bf2 44. g4 hxg4 45. hxg4 Ke8 46. Bf6 Bd4 47. Kxa3 Kd7 48. Kb4 Kd6 49. Bg7 Be3 50. Kc4 Bc1 51. Bf8+ Kd7 52. Bc5 Kc7 53. Kd3 Kd7 54. Be3 Ba3 55. Bd2 Bc5 56. Kc4 Bf2 57. Bb4 Be3 58. Bc3 Kd6 59. Kb5 Bf2 60. Ka6 Bd4 61. Ba5 Kd7 62. Bb6 Bb2 63. Kb7 Bc3 64. Bc7 Bb2 65. Bb8 Bd4 66.Ka6 Kc8 67. Bd6 Kd7 68. Bf8 Bc3 69. Kb5 Bb2 70. Bc5 Bc1 71. Kc4 Bd2 72. Ba3 Be3 73. Bb4 Bc1 74. d6 Kc6 75. d7 Kxd7 76. Kd5 Bg5 77. Kxe5 Bh4 78. Kd5 Bg5 79. e5Bh4 80. Bc5 Bg5 81. Bf2 Ke7 82. e6 Ke8 83. Ke5 Ke7 84. Bc5+ Ke8 85. Ke4 Kd8 86.Bd6 Ke8 87. Bf4 Bf6 88. Be3 Ke7 89. Kd5 Ke8 90. Kd6 Kd8 91. Bd2 Ke8 92. Bf4 Kd8 93. Be5 Bg5 1/2-1/2

Nielsen-Leko

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Ra7 11. Rc1 Be4 12. Qb3 Nbd7 13. Ba5 Qa8 14. Nc3 Bc6 15.a3 Bd6 16. Bb4 Qb7 17. Rc2 a5 18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. Ne1 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 b4 21. Na4Qe4 22. Rd1 Rb7 23. Ne3 bxa3 24. Qxa3 Ng4 25. Qd3 Qxd3 26. Rxd3 Nxe3 27. Rxe3Rb4 28. Ra3 Rxd4 29. Nc3 Ra8 30. Nb5 Rd5 31. Nc7 Rc8 32. Nxd5 Rxc2 33. Nc3 Rxb234. Rxa5 g6 35. Ra8+ Rb8 36. Ra7 Nf6 37. f3 d5 38. Kf2 g5 39. Na4 g4 40. Nc5gxf3 41. Kxf3 Rb1 42. Ra8+ Kg7 43. Ra7 Rb6 44. Nd3 Ne4 45. Ne5 Nd6 46. Kf2 Rb747. Ra2 Kf6 48. Nd3 Ne4+ 49. Kg2 Nc3 50. Rc2 d4 51. Kf3 Rb3 52. Nc5 Ra3 53. Kg2Ke7 54. Rd2 Kd6 55. Nb7+ Kd5 56. Nd8 f5 57. e3 e5 58. exd4 exd4 59. Rf2 d3 60.Rxf5+ Kc4 0-1

Naiditsch-VanWely

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. Qg4 g6 8. Qe2d6 9. O-O Nd7 10. Na3 Qc7 11. Kh1 h5 12. Nc4 Ngf6 13. a4 b6 14. a5 b5 15. Nb6Rb8 16. Be3 Ng4 17. Bd4 Bf6 18. Nxd7 Bxd7 19. f3 Bxd4 20. Nxd4 Nf6 21. f4 h422. e5 Nh5 23. Qg4 dxe5 24. fxe5 Qxe5 25. Rae1 Nf6 26. Qxg6 Qxd4 27. Qxf6 Qxf628. Rxf6 Ke7 29. Ref1 Be8 30. Kg1 Rd8 31. b4 Rh5 32. R1f4 Rdd5 33. Kf2 Kd6 34.Be4 Rd2+ 35. Ke1 Rd4 36. c3 Rc4 37. Kd2 Ke5 38. Bf3 Rh7 39. g3 hxg3 40. hxg3Rc7 41. Be2 Bc6 42. Rf2 Be4 43. g4 Rh8 44. Rxf7 Rd8+ 45. Ke1 Rxc3 46. Rh2 Rb347. Rh5+ Kd4 48. Rf6 Rd6 49. g5 Rg3 50. Rh4 Ke3 51. Rg4 Rxg4 52. Bxg4 Rd5 53.Rxe6 Rxg5 54. Bh3 Rg1+ 55. Bf1 Rg6 56. Rxg6 Bxg6 57. Bh3 Kd3 58. Bc8 Kc3 59.Bxa6 Kxb4 60. Bxb5 Kxb5 1/2-1/2

Svidler-Sutovsky - Draw in 29 moves

Monday, July 11, 2005

Dortmund Round 4

Standings:
Naiditsch, Nielsen, Van Wely - 2.5
Adams, Kramnik, Leko, Svidler - 2
Sutowski, Topalov, Bacrot - 1.5

Sutovsky-Bacrot [C93]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a3 h615. Ba2 Nb8 16. d5 c6 17. c4 Nbd7 18. b4 Nb6 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Qb3 Ra7 21.Bb2 Nxc4 22. Nxc4 bxc4 23. Qxc4 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 d5 25. Qb3 Nxe4 26. Nxe5 Qb627. Ng4 Rae7 28. Rf1 Nd2 29. Qxd5 Nxf1 30. Ne5 Qf6 31. Nd3 Re1 0-1

VanWely-Svidler [D88]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c58. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Bd3 cxd4 12. cxd4 b6 13. Qd2 Bb7 14.Rad1 Rc8 15. d5 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. Bd4 Qd6 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nd4 Qb4 20.Qe3 Rfc8 21. h4 Kg8 22. h5 Qc3 23. Rd3 Qb2 24. h6 Rc3 25. Nc6 Rxd3 26. Qxd3Kf8 27. a4 Bxc6 28. dxc6 Qf6 29. Rc1 Qd6 30. Qc3 e5 31. c7 Ke7 32. g3 a633. Kg2 b5 34. axb5 axb5 35. Qa5 g5 36. Qa7 Kd7 37. Qa1 Ke7 38. Qa7 Kd7 39.Qb7 Rxc7 40. Qxb5+ Ke7 41. Ra1 Qc5 42. Qb8 Qc6 43. Re1 g4 44. Qh8 Qf6 45.Qxh7 Qf3+ 46. Kg1 Rc2 47. Rf1 Rxf2 48. Rxf2 Qxg3+ 49. Kf1 Qd3+ 50. Re2 Qd1+51. Kf2 g3+ 52. Kxg3 1/2-1/2

Leko-Kramnik ended in a draw after 25 moves. (Big surprise!)

Topalov-Nielsen ended in a draw after 34 moves.

Adams-Naiditsch ended in a draw after 37 moves.

Sunday, July 10, 2005

Dortmund Round 3

Results:
Kramnik-Topalov, 1-0
Nielsen-Sutovsky, 1/2-1/2
Naiditsch-Leko, 1-0
Adams-VanWely, 0-1
Bacrot-Svidler, 1/2-1/2

Standings:
Naiditsch, Nielsen, Van Wely - 2.0
Adams, Kramnik, Leko, Sutowski, Svidler - 1.5
Topalov - 1.0
Bacrot - 0.5

Kramnik-Topalov
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8.Bf4 b6 9. Nc3 Ba6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Rc1 Nc6 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Ne5 Nxd4 14.Bxd5 Nxe2+ 15. Qxe2 Bxe2 16. Bxa8 Rxa8 17. Rfe1 Bb5 18. Rc2 Nd5 19. Rec1Ba6 20. Bd2 f6 21. Nc4 Rd8 22. a3 Kf7 23. Ne3 h5 24. Nxd5 Rxd5 25. Bb4 Bd826. Rc6 Be2 27. Rd6 Rxd6 28. Bxd6 Ke8 29. Bb8 a5 30. Bc7 Bf3 31. Rc3 Bd5 32. f4 Kd7 33. Bxd8 Kxd8 34. Kf2 Kd7 35. Ke3 e5 36. fxe5 fxe5 37. Rc1 a438. Rf1 Ke6 39. Rf8 b5 40. Rg8 Kf6 41. Rb8 1-0

Nielsen-Sutovsky
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c58. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. fxg4 Rxf1+14. Kxf1 Qd6 15. e5 Qd5 16. Bf2 Rd8 17. Qa4 b6 18. Nf4 Qf7 19. Nh3 Qe6 20.g5 Qf5 21. Kg1 Qd3 22. Rd1 Qxc3 23. dxc5 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Bxe5 25. cxb6 axb626. Bxb6 Nc4 27. Bf2 Nb2 28. Qd5+ Kf8 29. Kh1 Bd6 30. Bd4 Qd3 31. Ng1 Nd132. Qf3+ Qxf3 33. Nxf3 Bb4 34. Kg1 Kf7 35. Kf1 Bc3 36. Ke2 Bxd4 37. Kxd1 Bb6 38. Ke2 Ke6 39. g4 Kd5 40. Kd3 Bc7 41. a4 Bf4 42. h4 Bg3 43. a5 e5 44.Nd2 Bxh4 45. Ne4 Kc6 46. Kc4 Be1 47. a6 Bh4 48. a7 Kb7 49. Kd5 Bxg5 50.Nxg5 h5 51. gxh5 gxh5 52. Kxe5 Kxa7 53. Nh3 Kb7 54. Kf5 Kc6 55. Kg5 Kd5 56.Kxh5 1/2-1/2

Naiditsch-Leko
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. d4 cxd4 8.cxd4 O-O 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 d6 11. Re1 Qc7 12. exd6 exd6 13. Bf4 Bf5 14.Qa4 Rfd8 15. Qa3 a6 16. Bf1 Rac8 17. Nd2 Na7 18. Rac1 Nb5 19. Qb3 Na7 20.Ne4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Re8 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Rb1 Re7 24. h4 Nc6 25. Qd5 Rd7 26.Bxa6 Na5 27. Bf1 Bf8 28. g3 Rd8 29. c4 Nc6 30. h5 Bg7 31. Be3 Ra8 32. h6 Bf8 33. Qb5 Ne7 34. Bd3 Ra3 35. Rb3 Rxa2 36. Qxb7 Ra1+ 37. Kg2 Qa5 38. Qb4 Qh5 39. Rb1 Rxb1 40. Bxb1 d5 41. c5 Bxh6 42. Bxh6 Qxh6 43. Qb8+ Qf8 44. Qd6 Qe8 45. Ba2 Nc6 46. Bxd5 Nxd4 47. Bxf7+ Kxf7 48. Qxd4 Qc6+ 49. f3 Ke6 50.g4 Qa6 51. Qe4+ Kf6 52. c6 Qa2+ 53. Kg3 Qa7 54. g5+ Kf7 55. Qd5+ Ke7 56.Qe5+ Kf7 57. Qf6+ Kg8 58. Qe6+ Kf8 59. Qc8+ 1-0

Adams-VanWely
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 h6 7. Bg2 Nc6 8.h3 Bd7 9. f4 a6 10. Be3 Be7 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. O-O-O Rc8 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Bd4 b5 15. e5 dxe5 16. Bxe5 Qb7 17. Rhg1 b4 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Qc7 21. Qf3 g6 22. Kb1 O-O 23. h4 Rfd8 24. h5 g5 25. fxg5 Bxg5 26. Bd3 Qc6 27. Qxc6 Rxc6 28. Rge1 Rcd6 29. Re5 Rd4 30. Rg1 R8d6 31. b3 Bf6 32. Ree1 Kg7 33. a4 a5 34. Ref1 Bg5 35. Rg2 Bf4 36. Rgf2 e5 37. Kb2 Kf6 38. Bf5 Kg5 39. c4 Be3 40. Rc2 Rd1 41. Rxd1 Rxd1 42. Re2 Kf4 43. Kc2 Rd6 44. Re1 Rd2+ 45. Kb1 Bd4 46. Kc1 Rf2 47. c5 Rf3 48. c6 Rc3+ 49. Kd2 Rxc6 50. Rf1+ Kg3 51. Be4 Rc3 52. Bd5 Kxg4 53. Bxf7 e4 54. Bc4 Be3+ 0-1

Bacrot-Svidler ended in a draw after 38 moves.

Saturday, July 09, 2005

Dortmund Round 2

Leko and Adams drew in 21 moves. Games (and players) like that are absolutely killing our game! At least all the other games were well-fought. White again scored 4-1 for the round.

Standings:
Leko, Adams, Nielsen - 1.5
Naiditsch, Svidler, Topalov, Sutovski, VanWely - 1.0
Kramnik - 0.5
Bacrot - 0

Sutovsky-Kramnik
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O g6 6. d4 Bd7 7. Re1 Bg7 8.d5 Ne7 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. Be3 f5 11. Ng5 Nf8 12. exf5 gxf5 13. f4 Qd7 14. c4Neg6 15. Nc3 h6 16. Nf3 e4 17. Nd4 h5 18. Ncb5 Kf7 19. Ne6 Nxe6 20. dxe6+Kxe6 21. Qd5+ Ke7 22. c5 c6 23. cxd6+ Kf8 24. Qb3 cxb5 25. Rac1 Qf7 26.Qxb5 a6 27. Qb6 Kg8 28. Red1 Kh7 29. Rc7 Qf8 30. Bd4 Rg8 31. Qxb7 e3 32.Rf7 Rb8 33. Qd7 Rd8 34. Qxf5 Qxf7 35. Qxf7 Rxd6 36. Kf1 Nxf4 37. Qf5+ Rg638. Qxf4 Rf8 39. Qxf8 Bxf8 40. Bxe3 Re6 41. Kf2 Kg6 42. Rd5 Be7 43. Bc5 Bf644. b3 Be5 45. g3 h4 46. gxh4 Bxh2 47. h5+ Kh7 48. Kf3 Be5 49. Rd7+ Kh6 50.Kg4 Bg7 51. Rd6 1-0

VanWely-Bacrot
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 a5 11. bxa5 Rxa5 12. Nd2 Nf4 13. Bf1 Ra8 14. a4 f515. Ra3 fxe4 16. Ndxe4 b6 17. Nb5 Kh8 18. g3 Nh5 19. a5 bxa5 20. Bd2 Bf521. Rxa5 Qd7 22. Qa4 Rxa5 23. Qxa5 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 c6 25. dxc6 Nxc6 26. Qa1d5 27. cxd5 Qxd5 28. Qe1 Nf6 29. Ra4 e4 30. Nc3 Qd7 31. Bb5 Qh3 32. Qf1Qxf1+ 33. Kxf1 Ne5 34. h3 Rb8 35. Be2 Nf3 36. Bf4 Rd8 37. Nxe4 Nd4 38. Bc7Rc8 39. Rxd4 Rxc7 40. Rd8+ Ng8 41. Nd6 Bf6 42. Ra8 Rc1+ 43. Kg2 Be7 44. Bc4h5 45. Rxg8+ Kh7 46. Rc8 Bxd6 47. Bg8+ 1-0

Topalov-Naiditsch
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. e5 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. exf6 Qxg5 11. fxg7 Qxg7 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Bxc4 a614. O-O Rd8 15. Qf4 b5 16. Qc7 Qf8 17. Bd3 Rd7 18. Qf4 Bb7 19. Rae1 Qg7 20.Be4 Kh8 21. Re3 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Rd5 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Qxe6 Rd7 25. Rg3 Qf826. Re1 Raa7 27. Qf6+ 1-0

Svidler-Nielsen
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be78. Re1 Bg4 9. c3 f5 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Na5 12. Qc2 Nc6 13. b4 a6 14. a4Bd6 15. Ba3 Kh8 16. Qb2 Re8 17. b5 axb5 18. Bxb5 Qf6 19. Bxd6 cxd6 20. a5Reb8 21. Ra4 Qd8 22. Rea1 Nxa5 23. Qa3 Bxf3 24. Nxf3 Nc4 25. Bxc4 Rxa4 26.Qxa4 dxc4 27. Qxc4 Qc8 28. Qf7 Qxc3 29. Rf1 Qc8 30. Nh4 Qf8 31. Qxf5 Qxf532. Nxf5 b5 33. f3 Nc3 34. Nxd6 Ne2+ 35. Kf2 Nxd4 36. Ke3 Ne6 37. Rb1 b438. Ne4 g5 39. g3 Kg7 40. Kd3 Rd8+ 41. Ke3 Rb8 42. Kd3 Rd8+ 43. Ke3 Rb8 1/2-1/2

Friday, July 08, 2005

Dortmund Round 1

The Dortmund Super-Tournament started today. The participants are 2700 Club members #2 Topalov, #4 Leko, #6 Kramnik, #7 Svidler, #9 Bacrot and #13 Adams, together with #28 Sutovsky, #38 Nielsen, #48 Van Wely and Germany's fourth strongest player Naiditsch. The official website is here.

It proved to be an exciting first round. The first round produced four White wins out of five games. Hopefully, we will see more of this fighting chess. (Kramnik drew his game with Svidler in 25 moves.) The games are available in PGN format here.
  • Leko - Van Wely 1-0
  • Adams - Topalov 1-0
  • Naiditsch - Sutovsky 1-0
  • Nielsen - Bacrot 1-0
Naiditsch-Sutovski
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 Nxe7 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qh5 d5 14. O-O-O d4 15. Nb1 Qa5 16. a3 b4 17. Qh6 Ng6 18. g3 Rb8 19. f4 b3 20. c4 dxc3 21. Nxc3 Rc8 22. f5 Ne7 23. Qxf6 Rxc3+ 24. Kb1 Rg8 25. bxc3 Qxa3 26. Qb6 Qa2+ 27. Kc1 Kf8 28. f6 1-0

Nielsen-Bacrot
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 a5 7. e3 Be7 8. Be2 Na6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qb3 Nb4 11. Rac1 b6 12. cxd5 Nfxd5 13. Bf4 Nxf4 14. exf4 Bd6 15. g3 Bb7 16. Bc4 c5 17. d5 Bxf4 18. Rcd1 b5 19. axb5 Bd6 20. Rd2 a4 21. Qd1 e5 22. Re1 a3 23. bxa3 Rxa3 24. Qc1 Qa8 25. Ng5 Rd8 26. Nce4 Ra5 27. Qb1 h6 28. Nxd6 hxg5 29. Nxf7 Kxf7 30. Qf5+ Kg8 31. d6+ Bd5 32. Bxd5+ Nxd5 33. Qe6+ Kh7 34. Rxd5 Rxb5 35. Rdxe5 Rf8 36. Rxg5 1-0

Leko-VanWely
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8. Be3 e5 9. Qd2 h6 10. O-O Qe7 11. Nh2 Nf8 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Ne6 14. Bg3 Qg5 15. Qe1 Nd4 16. Qf2 O-O 17. Bd6 Bxh3 18. Bf4 Qxg2+ 19. Qxg2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Nxc2 21. Rad1 Rad8 22. Rd2 Nd4 23. e5 f5 24. exf6 Rxf6 25. Ng4 Re6 26. Bxh6 Bxh6 27. Nxh6+ Kg7 28. Nf7 Rf8 29. Ng5 Re5 30. Nce4 Rff5 31. Nf3 Nxf3 32. Rxf3 Rd5 33. Rdf2 b6 34. Kf1 Rxf3 35. Rxf3 c4 36. dxc4 Rd4 37. Nc3 Rxc4 38. Ke2 Rh4 39. Kd3 Rh2 40. Ne2 g5 41. Kd2 Kg6 42. Rd3 Rf2 43. Rd7 Rf7 44. Rxf7 Kxf7 45. Nd4 c5 46. Nb5 a6 47. Nc7 a5 48. a4 Kf6 49. Nd5+ Ke5 50. Nxb6 Kd4 51. b3 g4 52. Nc4 g3 53. Ke2 Kc3 54. Nxa5 Kb4 55. Nc6+ 1-0

Adams-Topalov
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxd7 Bxd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. Nc3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Qh5 f5 11. Re1 c6 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. c4 Be8 14. Qh3 h6 15. Bd2 Qf7 16. c5 Bc7 17. Rab1 Qd7 18. Qf3 Bg6 19. h4 Qf7 20. Bf4 Ba5 21. Rec1 Bh5 22. Qg3 b5 23. cxb6 Bxb6 24. c3 Kh7 25. Be5 Qg6 26. Qf4 Rae8 27. Re1 Kg8 28. f3 Qf7 29. Bd6 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Re8 31. Rxe8+ Qxe8 32. Be5 Bg6 33. Bxf5 Qf7 34. Bc8 Qxf4 35. Bxf4 Ba5 36. Bb8 a6 37. Bxa6 Bb1 38. a3 Bxc3 39. Ba7 Bc2 40. h5 Kf7 41. Kf2 Bb2 42. Bc5 Bc1 43. Ke1 Bf4 44. Be2 Bb3 45. g4 Ba4 46. Bd1 Bg3+ 47. Ke2 Bb5+ 48. Ke3 Bc7 49. a4 Bc4 50. Bb4 Bh2 51. Kf2 g6 52. hxg6+ Kxg6 53. Be2 Bg1+ 54. Kxg1 Bxe2 55. Kf2 1-0

Thursday, July 07, 2005

History of Dortmund Winners 1975-2004

1975 - Heikki Westerinen
1976 - Oleg Romanishin
1977 - Jan Smejkal, Alexander Kochiev
1978 - Ulf Andersson
1979 - Tamaz Georgadze
1980 - Raymond Keene
1981 - Gennady Kuzmin
1982 - Vlastimil Hort
1983 - Mihai Suba
1984 - Yehuda Gruenfeld
1985 - Vlastimil Hort, Stefan Kindermann, Yuri Razuvaev
1986 - Zoltan Ribli
1987 - Yuri Balashov
1988 - Smbat Lputian
1989 - Efim Geller
1990 - Alexander Chernin
1991 - Alexander Chernin, Igor Stohl
1992 - Gary Kasparov, Vassily Ivanchuk
1993 - Anatoly Karpov
1994 - Jeroen Piket
1995 - Vladimir Kramnik
1996 - Vladimir Kramnik, Viswanathan Anand
1997 - Vladimir Kramnik
1998 - Vladimir Kramnik, Michael Adams, Peter Svidler
1999 - Peter Leko
2000 - Vladimir Kramnik, Viswanathan Anand
2001 - Vladimir Kramnik, Veselin Topalov
2002 - Peter Leko
2003 - Viktor Bologan
2004 - Viswanathan Anand