Dortmund Sparkassen 2001

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Dortmund Sparkassen 2001
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The 29th Dortmunder Sparkassen Chess-Meeting took place in the Dortmunder Opernhaus (Theater, Schauspielhaus) in Dortmund, Germany 12-22 July 2001. Rest day: July 17. Games started at 2 pm local time, except Round 1 (1:30 pm) and Round 10 (11:30 am). Time controls: "Standard" (FIDE). Vladimir Kramnik won the event for the 6th time, this time on SB tiebreak ahead of Veselin Topalov, both with 6.5/10.

Age Elo 01 02 03 04 05 06 1 Kramnik 26 2802 ** 1½ ½½ 1½ ½½ ½1 6½ 2 Topalov 26 2711 0½ ** ½½ 11 ½½ 11 6½ 3 Leko 21 2730 ½½ ½½ ** ½½ 1½ ½½ 5½ 4 Morozevich 23 2749 0½ 00 ½½ ** 11 ½1 5 5 Adams 29 2744 ½½ ½½ 0½ 00 ** ½½ 3½ 6 Anand 31 2794 ½0 00 ½½ ½0 ½½ ** 3

Category: XXI (2755). Chief arbiter: Lothar Schmid

The match between 15-year-old Arkadij Naiditsch and Almira Skripchenko was won by the former 7-3. The match between Robert Huebner and Fritz 6 ended 3-3. The Open A swiss tournament was won by Zoltan Varga with 8.5/11.

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Round 1 July 12
Leko vs Adams, 2001
(C42) Petrov Defense, 49 moves, 1-0
Morozevich vs Anand, 2001
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Topalov vs Kramnik, 2001
(A17) English, 47 moves, 0-1
Round 2 July 13
Kramnik vs Leko, 2001
(E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Anand vs Adams, 2001
(C42) Petrov Defense, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Morozevich vs Topalov, 2001
(C42) Petrov Defense, 40 moves, 0-1
Round 3 July 14
Leko vs Morozevich, 2001
(C11) French, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Adams vs Kramnik, 2001
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Topalov vs Anand, 2001
(C11) French, 45 moves, 1-0
Round 4 July 15
Leko vs Anand, 2001
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kramnik vs Morozevich, 2001
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 1-0
Adams vs Topalov, 2001
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 5 July 16
Topalov vs Leko, 2001
(E15) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Anand vs Kramnik, 2001
(C42) Petrov Defense, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
Morozevich vs Adams, 2001
(A28) English, 48 moves, 1-0
Round 6 July 18
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2001
(A79) Benoni, Classical, 11.f3, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Anand vs Morozevich, 2001
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 28 moves, 0-1
Adams vs Leko, 2001
(B40) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 7 July 19
Leko vs Kramnik, 2001
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Adams vs Anand, 2001
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Topalov vs Morozevich, 2001
(B32) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0
Round 8 July 20
Kramnik vs Adams, 2001
(E15) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Anand vs Topalov, 2001
(B30) Sicilian, 84 moves, 0-1
Morozevich vs Leko, 2001
(C28) Vienna Game, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 9 July 21
Kramnik vs Anand, 2001
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 39 moves, 1-0
Leko vs Topalov, 2001
(B30) Sicilian, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Adams vs Morozevich, 2001
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 0-1
Round 10 July 22
Topalov vs Adams, 2001
(C42) Petrov Defense, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Morozevich vs Kramnik, 2001
(C45) Scotch Game, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Anand vs Leko, 2001
(B40) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
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