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Dortmund Sparkassen (1997) The 25th Dortmund International Chess Tournament held from July 4th to July 13th, 1997 was a Category XVIII event. Ten players, including the reigning FIDE World Champion, competed in a round robin format. The participants were (in order of Elo): Vladimir Kramnik (2770), Vishwanathan Anand (2765), Anatoli Karpov (2745), Veselin Topalov (2745), Vassily Ivanchuk (2725), Boris Gelfand (2695), Judit Polgar (2670), Nigel Short (2660), Artur Yusupov (2640), and local favorite Robert Huebner (2580). Kramnik's third Dortmund win in a row, it was the second time he shared the trophy with no one, scoring 6.5/9 undefeated and winning a full point ahead of second place Anand. The final standings and crosstable are as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Kramnik * = 1 = 1 1 = = = 1 6½ 2 Anand = * 1 0 = = = 1 = 1 5½ =3 Ivanchuk 0 0 * = = = 1 1 1 = 5 =3 Topalov = 1 = * 0 = = = = 1 5 5 Polgar 0 = = 1 * = = 1 = 0 4½ =6 Karpov 0 = = = = * = 0 = 1 4 =6 Gelfand = = 0 = = = * = = = 4 =6 Short = 0 0 = 0 1 = * 1 = 4 9 Huebner = = 0 = = = = 0 * = 3½ 10 Yusupov 0 0 = 0 1 0 = = = * 3 Category: XVIII (2700). Chief arbiter: Lothar Schmid Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAb... Previous: Dortmund Sparkassen (1996). Next: Dortmund Sparkassen (1998) Original collection: Game Collection: Dortmund 1997, by User: suenteus po 147.  page 2 of 2; games 26-45 of 45  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 26. Kramnik vs J Polgar 1-0 41 1997 Dortmund Sparkassen D02 Queen's Pawn Game 27. A Yusupov vs Huebner   ½-½ 20 1997 Dortmund Sparkassen E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System 28. Karpov vs Topalov   ½-½ 36 1997 Dortmund Sparkassen A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 29. Ivanchuk vs Short 1-0 41 1997 Dortmund Sparkassen B40 Sicilian 30. Anand vs Gelfand   ½-½ 46 1997 Dortmund Sparkassen E97 King's Indian 31. Short vs Karpov 1-0 44 1997 Dortmund Sparkassen E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 32. Huebner vs Ivanchuk 0-1 42 1997 Dortmund Sparkassen A43 Old Benoni 33. Gelfand vs Kramnik ½-½ 32 1997 Dortmund Sparkassen D55 Queen's Gambit Declined 34. J Polgar vs A Yusupov 0-1 62 1997 Dortmund Sparkassen B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 35. Topalov vs Anand 1-0 42 1997 Dortmund Sparkassen B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 36. Kramnik vs Topalov ½-½ 36 1997 Dortmund Sparkassen E97 King's Indian 37. Huebner vs J Polgar   ½-½ 48 1997 Dortmund Sparkassen A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 38. A Yusupov vs Gelfand ½-½ 78 1997 Dortmund Sparkassen E73 King's Indian 39. Ivanchuk vs Karpov ½-½ 32 1997 Dortmund Sparkassen B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 40. Anand vs Short 1-0 48 1997 Dortmund Sparkassen C87 Ruy Lopez 41. Short vs Kramnik   ½-½ 26 1997 Dortmund Sparkassen B33 Sicilian 42. Topalov vs A Yusupov   1-0 75 1997 Dortmund Sparkassen C18 French, Winawer 43. J Polgar vs Ivanchuk ½-½ 37 1997 Dortmund Sparkassen C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense 44. Karpov vs Anand ½-½ 32 1997 Dortmund Sparkassen D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted 45. Gelfand vs Huebner   ½-½ 28 1997 Dortmund Sparkassen D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical  page 2 of 2; games 26-45 of 45    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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