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Dortmund Sparkassen (2003) The 31st Dortmund Sparkassen Chess-Meeting took place in the Dortmunder Schauspielhaus in Dortmund, Germany 31 July - 10 August 2003. Rest day: August 5. Games started at 3 pm, Round 10 at 12:30 pm local time. Time control: "Standard" (FIDE). Viktor Antonovich Bologan sensationally won with 6.5/10. 01 02 03 04 05 06 1 Bologan 2650 ** ½½ 10 ½½ 1½ 11 6½ 2 Kramnik 2785 ½½ ** ½½ 1½ ½½ ½½ 5½ 3 Anand 2774 01 ½½ ** 0½ ½1 1½ 5½ 4 Radjabov 2648 ½½ 0½ 1½ ** ½½ 01 5 5 Leko 2739 0½ ½½ ½0 ½½ ** ½½ 4 6 Naiditsch 2574 00 ½½ 0½ 10 ½½ ** 3½ Category: XVIII (2695). Chief arbiter: Andrzej Filipowicz The match Belikov - Baramidze (2003) was won by the former with 6 to 4. The Open A swiss tournament was won by Yuri Boidman with 8/9. Wikipedia 1: Wikipedia article: Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting#2003 Wikipedia 2: Wikipedia article: Dortmunder Schachtage Russian Bazaar: http://russian-bazaar.com/ru/conten... ChessBase: https://en.chessbase.com/post/dortm... TeleSchach: http://www.teleschach.de/dortmund-2... Chess.gr: http://www.chess.gr/tourn/2003/dort... Rediff: https://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/... TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi... FIDE: https://ratings.fide.com/tournament... Zenon Franco Ocampos in ABC Color: http://www.tabladeflandes.com/Zenon... Previous: Dortmund Candidates (2002). Next: Dortmund Sparkassen (2004)  page 1 of 1; 19 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Anand vs Leko ½-½ 57 2003 Dortmund Sparkassen B33 Sicilian 2. Leko vs Naiditsch   ½-½ 45 2003 Dortmund Sparkassen C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 3. Bologan vs Kramnik   ½-½ 27 2003 Dortmund Sparkassen B33 Sicilian 4. Radjabov vs Leko ½-½ 28 2003 Dortmund Sparkassen E12 Queen's Indian 5. Kramnik vs Naiditsch ½-½ 89 2003 Dortmund Sparkassen E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 6. Anand vs Kramnik ½-½ 25 2003 Dortmund Sparkassen B33 Sicilian 7. Radjabov vs Bologan   ½-½ 20 2003 Dortmund Sparkassen D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 8. Kramnik vs Leko ½-½ 52 2003 Dortmund Sparkassen B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 9. Radjabov vs Kramnik ½-½ 23 2003 Dortmund Sparkassen D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation 10. Naiditsch vs Kramnik   ½-½ 27 2003 Dortmund Sparkassen B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. Leko vs Radjabov ½-½ 60 2003 Dortmund Sparkassen B32 Sicilian 12. Kramnik vs Anand   ½-½ 21 2003 Dortmund Sparkassen D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 13. Bologan vs Leko   ½-½ 19 2003 Dortmund Sparkassen B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 14. Leko vs Kramnik   ½-½ 21 2003 Dortmund Sparkassen B30 Sicilian 15. Anand vs Naiditsch   ½-½ 19 2003 Dortmund Sparkassen C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 16. Bologan vs Radjabov ½-½ 37 2003 Dortmund Sparkassen B30 Sicilian 17. Kramnik vs Bologan ½-½ 38 2003 Dortmund Sparkassen E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 18. Radjabov vs Anand   ½-½ 13 2003 Dortmund Sparkassen E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 19. Naiditsch vs Leko   ½-½ 24 2003 Dortmund Sparkassen B30 Sicilian  page 1 of 1; 19 games      REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 1 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing> Aug-10-03    pkspks: bologon caro-kann was good in this tourney and Radjabov never played the french i think after the last super gm tourney he relized he can only win off dumb blunders like kasp! Aug-10-03    PinkPanther: I think that has been the most boring chess tournament I've ever come across. All the games Bologan won, were won because of a major blunder by the other player, Kramnik drew every game but one, all in all it made for a sucky tournament. Aug-10-03    PVS: I think it was slightly below average for a contemporary tournament. Chessgames.com's live coverage of the final game was great though. Aug-10-03    Marnoff Mirlony: I think the beginning of the tournament was exciting with Bologan pushing right to the top, but the end was utterly boring. A bunch of boring short draws were played by Kasparov and Anand when they needed to be playing hard for wins. Seems really stupid to play a short draw on Round 9 when you're trailing by a full point.... Nevertheless, it was an impressive tournament by Bologan, he wasn't intimidated by the top players he faced and managed to hold his composure to the finish line. Aug-10-03    Benjamin Lau: <Marnoff> Kasparov did not play in this tournament. Stop being silly. Kramnik and Anand did not play for draws. Anand has simply not been doing well this tournament. Kramnik drew a lot, but not because he wanted to on a conscious level. His style is simply more solid and safe than most GMs. Aug-11-03    pkspks: pink u make NO sense. u only win a game cuz one guy blunders! so dont say that. this was very good tourney mostly cuz of www.chess.fm had good masters on there talking about it. if u follow top chess players and there openings, it was very great, you just dont know top chess from sucky chess, i guess your used ot it! Aug-11-03    PinkPanther: pink u make NO sense. u only win a game cuz one guy blunders! so dont say that. this was very good tourney mostly cuz of www.chess.fm had good masters on there talking about it. if u follow top chess players and there openings, it was very great, you just dont know top chess from sucky chess, i guess your used ot it! No, I think i make perfect sense. In the first game versus Naiditsch, Naiditsch completely just hanged that pawn ( the difference in the game), agaisnt Leko the first time Leko allowed the knight to be pinned to his King by moving his King back onto the rank it had been on just a few moves prior, against Anand, Anand made a knight move (blunder) that basically just put the last nail in the coffin for the game, and finally against the Naiditsch the second time Naiditsch allowed his king and a minor to piece to be forked. So in light of what I've just said, I think i make perfect sense, Bologan had this tournament handed to him by sub par play and blunders. Aug-11-03    Sneaky: <Chessgames.com's live coverage of the final game was great though.> Yes it was a blast, I can't wait for the next live event they have here. You can see the games live a lot of places on the net, but it's fun to hang out with "the gang" and discuss the blow-by-blow. Aug-11-03    hickchess99: i think any player that prearranges a draw should be stripped of their chess title and forced to play chutes and ladders with 5 year olds for a minimum of 1000 hours. Aug-11-03    Helloween: <hickchess99> That seems a rather simean manner of thinking, to me. Draws are not prearranged, but well-known drawish positions are sometimes rushed to by top GMs when they need a day off or all they need or want is a draw. It is the player's prerogative, and if you were a Super-GM you would probably do the same thing too, if the situation called for it. Aug-11-03    vinodr: anand did well to comeback! Aug-11-03    uponthehill: The result of that tournament is a sensation and a great succes of Bologan. His victory is sth. very positive- it shows that world's chess top is not closed circle of a few over 2700 players, and that sometimes sombedy else can treat them. I'm very pleased of Bologan result and I'm courious if he will manage to win something more with world's top or he was just one tournament hero. Aug-11-03    AdrianP: No way was this a boring tournament! At least three games were straight out of the top drawer: (1) Anand vs Radjabov, 2003 ... 22 ...Qxf2! and 23...Nb5! (2) Kramnik vs Radjabov, 2003 ... 21. Nd3!! and (3) Anand vs Bologan, 2003 ... 22. Rxe6!!! Anyone who saw those moves coming is a better player than me (not difficult)(and the ChessFM commentary team). Radjabov, in particular, was playing some pretty uncompromising chess. My favorite move, however, was Leko vs Anand, 2003 32. a3? Has anyone worked out what on earth that was all about? Aug-11-03    PinkPanther: <No way was this a boring tournament! At least three games were straight out of the top drawer: (1) Anand vs Radjabov, 2003 ... 22 ...Qxf2! and 23...Nb5! (2) Kramnik vs Radjabov, 2003 ... 21. Nd3!! and (3) Anand vs Bologan, 2003 ... 22. Rxe6!!! Anyone who saw those moves coming is a better player than me (not difficult)(and the ChessFM commentary team). Radjabov, in particular, was playing some pretty uncompromising chess. My favorite move, however, was Leko vs Anand, 2003 32. a3? Has anyone worked out what on earth that was all about?> Hmmm, only 4 good games out of 30? That sounds pretty boring to me. Aug-11-03    AdrianP: <PinkPanther> Hmmmm, but 3 *great* games out of 30 is not bad (Leko v Anand wasn't that good a game) ;-) Aug-11-03    pkspks: ok a tourney is not good or bad by the games, think about the sotry of a underrated chess star rising to the top and beat world class players. and how kramnik got mad after the last round and left. theres more than just the games, and do u want everygame to be great i think half the games were great some new openings moves like the Bxe4 from the caro-kann in one of the games and pink what is good tourney to you and what is a good game? Aug-11-03    hickchess99: i can see where the player would choose a draw if that was all he needed to secure his rank in the tournament. but, if a player chooses a well known game just so that he can draw the position for a day off, because he is too tired to play, then that is pathetic and unsportsmanlike. if he can't play all the games to his full potential, then he shouldn't go to the tournament at all. Aug-11-03    PinkPanther: <Bxe4 from the caro-kann in one of the games> That move sucked, it wasn't theory. I personally think Naiditsch just forgot the right, which is Qxe4. It achieved nothing. Also, I wouldn't consider the Kramnik v. Radjabov game any good, the game ended on a blunder by Radjabov, sure there was a queen sacrifice, but it wasn't accepted. This tournament was a boring piece of crap, but I guess that's what you get when two of the participants are drawmasters (Leko, Kramnik) and one of the players is only in the tournament because he lives in Germany (Naiditsch). Aug-11-03    pkspks: what is good tourney to you and what is a good game? u didnt answer my question. and what i ment by Bxe4 is Naiditsch must have planed it, and messped up when he pre cooked it, you dont forget that move then u no the guy is gonna play the caro-kann which he did. answer my first question . Aug-11-03    PinkPanther: <what is good tourney to you and what is a good game? u didnt answer my question. and what i ment by Bxe4 is Naiditsch must have planed it, and messped up when he pre cooked it, you dont forget that move then u no the guy is gonna play the caro-kann which he did. answer my first question .> Before the Dortmund Tournament Bologan was primarily known as playing the Sicilian against 1.e4. Secondly, if Naiditsch prepared Bxe4 beforehand, then why did he take so long on his next move. I just want decisive games that aren't decided on major blunders, and I don't think that is asking for too much. Aug-12-03    Kenneth Sterling: I am afraid I have been a little under the weather the past two or three months. It is nice to be brought up to date on this. Half of the players in this field, including the winner, are unfamiliar to me. Aug-12-03    Ashley: Great to have you back Mr. Sterling. Aug-12-03    refutor: what happened to leko? i honestly thought he turned the corner...two losses with white and the rest draws? he better pick up his play or kramnik will eat him for lunch Aug-12-03    Benjamin Lau: Speaking of having people back, where did drunken knight go? I miss his witty comments. Aug-13-03    Helloween: <hickchess99...but, if a player chooses a well known game just so that he can draw the position for a day off, because he is too tired to play, then that is pathetic and unsportsmanlike. if he can't play all the games to his full potential, then he shouldn't go to the tournament at all.> I wouldn't consider it unsportsmanlike if the opponent is just as eager to take the draw. It does require 2 people to make a non-game based draw, after all. search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 1 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing> NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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