| Dortmund Sparkassen (1998) |
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The 26th Dortmund International Chess Tournament held from June 26th to July 5th, 1998 was a Category XVIII event. Ten players competed in a round robin format, including (in order of Elo): Vladimir Kramnik (2790), Vishwanathan Anand (2770), Vassily Ivanchuk (2740), Alexei Shirov (2710), Peter Svidler (2690), Alexander Beliavsky (2690), Michael Adams (2670), Peter Leko (2670), Zoltan Almasi (2630), and Artur Yusupov (2630). Kramnik, Adams, and Svidler tied for first with 6/9, with Kramnik and Adams finishing undefeated. The final standings and crosstable are as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
=1 Kramnik * 1 = = = = 1 = = 1 6
=1 Svidler 0 * = 1 1 1 = = = 1 6
=1 Adams = = * = = 1 = 1 1 = 6
4 Leko = 0 = * = = 1 = = 1 5
5 Ivanchuk = 0 = = * = = = = 1 4½
=6 Almasi = 0 0 = = * = = 1 = 4
=6 Yusupov 0 = = 0 = = * = 1 = 4
=6 Anand = = 0 = = = = * = = 4
9 Beliavsky = = 0 = = 0 0 = * = 3
10 Shirov 0 0 = 0 0 = = = = * 2½
Category: XVIII (2699). Chief arbiter: Lothar SchmidPrevious: Dortmund Sparkassen (1997). Next: Dortmund Sparkassen (1999) Original collection: Game Collection: Dortmund 1998, by User: suenteus po 147.
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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Adams vs Ivanchuk |
 | ½-½ | 39 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack |
| 2. Kramnik vs Anand |
| ½-½ | 20 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | A17 English |
| 3. A Beliavsky vs Leko |
| ½-½ | 30 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | D92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4 |
| 4. Svidler vs Z Almasi |
 | 1-0 | 30 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 5. Shirov vs A Yusupov |
| ½-½ | 24 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | C00 French Defense |
| 6. Leko vs Adams |
| ½-½ | 33 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 7. Z Almasi vs A Beliavsky |
| 1-0 | 43 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 8. Ivanchuk vs Shirov |
| 1-0 | 48 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | C42 Petrov Defense |
| 9. Anand vs A Yusupov |
| ½-½ | 64 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | C42 Petrov Defense |
| 10. Kramnik vs Svidler |
| 1-0 | 30 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | D86 Grunfeld, Exchange |
| 11. A Yusupov vs Ivanchuk |
| ½-½ | 23 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | E61 King's Indian |
| 12. Shirov vs Leko |
| 0-1 | 31 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | D85 Grunfeld |
| 13. Svidler vs Anand |
| ½-½ | 30 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | C43 Petrov, Modern Attack |
| 14. Adams vs Z Almasi |
| 1-0 | 43 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 15. A Beliavsky vs Kramnik |
| ½-½ | 19 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 16. Z Almasi vs Shirov |
| ½-½ | 17 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | C47 Four Knights |
| 17. Anand vs Ivanchuk |
| ½-½ | 37 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack |
| 18. Svidler vs A Beliavsky |
| ½-½ | 33 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | B06 Robatsch |
| 19. Kramnik vs Adams |
| ½-½ | 41 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 20. Leko vs A Yusupov |
| 1-0 | 68 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | C42 Petrov Defense |
| 21. Shirov vs Kramnik |
| 0-1 | 54 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | E46 Nimzo-Indian |
| 22. A Beliavsky vs Anand |
| ½-½ | 31 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 |
| 23. Ivanchuk vs Leko |
| ½-½ | 21 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | D85 Grunfeld |
| 24. Adams vs Svidler |
| ½-½ | 27 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 25. A Yusupov vs Z Almasi |
| ½-½ | 21 | 1998 | Dortmund Sparkassen | E49 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Botvinnik System |
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