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Dos Hermanas Tournament

Vladimir Kramnik6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
Viswanathan Anand6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
Valery Salov5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Anatoly Karpov5/9(+2 -1 =6)[games]
Veselin Topalov5/9(+2 -1 =6)[games]
Judit Polgar4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Boris Gelfand4.5/9(+1 -1 =7)[games]
Alexey Shirov4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Nigel Short3/9(+2 -5 =2)[games]
Miguel Illescas1.5/9(+0 -6 =3)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Dos Hermanas (1997)

The 9th Annual Dos Hermanas Chess Tournament held from April 3rd to April 12th, 1997 was a Category XIX event. Ten of the world's best players, including the reigning FIDE World Champion, competed in a round robin format. The participants were (in order of Elo): Vishwanathan Anand (2765), Anatoli Karpov (2760), Vladimir Kramnik (2740), Veselin Topalov (2725), Boris Gelfand (2700), Alexei Shirov (2690), Nigel Short (2690), Valery Salov (2665), Judit Polgar (2645), and local Spanish favorite Miguel Illescas Cordoba (2635). Kramnik and Anand took first as co-champions, each with 6/9, a full point above the rest of the field. 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 Anand = * 1 = = 1 = 1 = = 6 =3 Salov = 0 * = 1 = 1 = 0 1 5 =3 Karpov 0 = = * = = = 1 1 = 5 =3 Topalov = = 0 = * = = = 1 1 5 =6 Polgar 0 0 = = = * = = 1 1 4½ =6 Gelfand = = 0 = = = * = 1 = 4½ =6 Shirov = 0 = 0 = = = * 1 1 4½ 9 Short = = 1 0 0 0 0 0 * 1 3 10 Illescas 0 = 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 * 1½

Original collection: Game Collection: Dos Hermanas 1997, by User: suenteus po 147.

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Gelfand vs Short 1-0371997Dos HermanasE47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3
2. Shirov vs Topalov  ½-½411997Dos HermanasC02 French, Advance
3. M Illescas vs Karpov  ½-½491997Dos HermanasB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
4. Kramnik vs Anand ½-½411997Dos HermanasD39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation
5. J Polgar vs Salov  ½-½521997Dos HermanasB65 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4
6. Anand vs Shirov 1-0351997Dos HermanasD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
7. Gelfand vs M Illescas  ½-½321997Dos HermanasD85 Grunfeld
8. Salov vs Kramnik  ½-½251997Dos HermanasA07 King's Indian Attack
9. Short vs Topalov 0-1651997Dos HermanasB23 Sicilian, Closed
10. Karpov vs J Polgar  ½-½601997Dos HermanasE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
11. Shirov vs Salov  ½-½401997Dos HermanasB81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
12. M Illescas vs Short  0-1351997Dos HermanasC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
13. J Polgar vs Gelfand  ½-½291997Dos HermanasB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
14. Topalov vs Anand ½-½261997Dos HermanasD17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
15. Kramnik vs Karpov 1-0351997Dos HermanasE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
16. Short vs Anand ½-½481997Dos HermanasB62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
17. Karpov vs Shirov 1-0321997Dos HermanasE63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
18. M Illescas vs J Polgar 0-1321997Dos HermanasB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
19. Gelfand vs Kramnik  ½-½171997Dos HermanasD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
20. Salov vs Topalov 1-0911997Dos HermanasB06 Robatsch
21. Topalov vs Karpov  ½-½351997Dos HermanasB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
22. J Polgar vs Short  1-0661997Dos HermanasC18 French, Winawer
23. Anand vs Salov 1-0421997Dos HermanasB89 Sicilian
24. Kramnik vs M Illescas 1-0771997Dos HermanasA17 English
25. Shirov vs Gelfand ½-½451997Dos HermanasB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
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