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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Dortmund Sparkassen Tournament
Vladimir Kramnik6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
Peter Svidler6/9(+4 -1 =4)[games]
Michael Adams6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
Peter Leko5/9(+2 -1 =6)[games]
Vasyl Ivanchuk4.5/9(+1 -1 =7)[games]
Zoltan Almasi4/9(+1 -2 =6)[games]
Artur Yusupov4/9(+1 -2 =6)[games]
Viswanathan Anand4/9(+0 -1 =8)[games]
Alexander Beliavsky3/9(+0 -3 =6)[games]
Alexey Shirov2.5/9(+0 -4 =5)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Dortmund Sparkassen (1998)

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 Schmid

Previous: Dortmund Sparkassen (1997). Next: Dortmund Sparkassen (1999)

Original collection: Game Collection: Dortmund 1998, by User: suenteus po 147.

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 30  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Adams vs Ivanchuk ½-½391998Dortmund SparkassenB76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
2. Kramnik vs Anand  ½-½201998Dortmund SparkassenA17 English
3. A Beliavsky vs Leko  ½-½301998Dortmund SparkassenD92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4
4. Shirov vs A Yusupov  ½-½241998Dortmund SparkassenC00 French Defense
5. Leko vs Adams ½-½331998Dortmund SparkassenC78 Ruy Lopez
6. Anand vs A Yusupov  ½-½641998Dortmund SparkassenC42 Petrov Defense
7. A Yusupov vs Ivanchuk  ½-½231998Dortmund SparkassenE61 King's Indian
8. A Beliavsky vs Kramnik  ½-½191998Dortmund SparkassenD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
9. Svidler vs Anand ½-½301998Dortmund SparkassenC43 Petrov, Modern Attack
10. Z Almasi vs Shirov  ½-½171998Dortmund SparkassenC47 Four Knights
11. Anand vs Ivanchuk  ½-½371998Dortmund SparkassenB81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
12. Kramnik vs Adams ½-½411998Dortmund SparkassenE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
13. Svidler vs A Beliavsky  ½-½331998Dortmund SparkassenB06 Robatsch
14. Adams vs Svidler ½-½271998Dortmund SparkassenB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
15. A Beliavsky vs Anand ½-½311998Dortmund SparkassenE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
16. Ivanchuk vs Leko  ½-½211998Dortmund SparkassenD85 Grunfeld
17. A Yusupov vs Z Almasi  ½-½211998Dortmund SparkassenE49 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Botvinnik System
18. Anand vs Leko  ½-½301998Dortmund SparkassenB12 Caro-Kann Defense
19. Z Almasi vs Ivanchuk  ½-½201998Dortmund SparkassenB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
20. Ivanchuk vs Kramnik ½-½171998Dortmund SparkassenC42 Petrov Defense
21. A Yusupov vs Svidler  ½-½181998Dortmund SparkassenD86 Grunfeld, Exchange
22. Leko vs Z Almasi  ½-½411998Dortmund SparkassenC92 Ruy Lopez, Closed
23. Shirov vs A Beliavsky  ½-½471998Dortmund SparkassenC95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer
24. Adams vs Shirov  ½-½331998Dortmund SparkassenC42 Petrov Defense
25. Anand vs Z Almasi  ½-½301998Dortmund SparkassenE12 Queen's Indian
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Dec-19-13  hellopolgar: Poor Shirov.

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