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Dos Hermanas 2001
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The eleventh annual Dos Hermanas international chess tournament was held from April 18th to the 27th, 2001 in Dos Hermanas, Spain. The prestigious A event was an invitational round robin tournament. Ten grandmasters participated, including (on order of ELO): Ilia Smirin (2691), Mikhail Gurevich (2688), Alexey Dreev (2685), Zurab Azmaiparashvili (2670), Ivan Sokolov (2659), Mikhail Krasenkow (2655), Zoltan Almasi (2640), Miguel Illescas-Cordoba (2562), Fernando Vallejo-Pons (2559), and Teimour Radjabov (2533). The average of the combined ratings of the players qualified the tournament as a category XVI event. Dreev managed to beat Smirin in the tiebreaks for first place due to his win in their head-to-head game. The final standings and crosstable are as follows:

01 Dreev 5.5/9 * 1 = = 0 = = = 1 1

02 Smirin 5.5/9 0 * = = = = 1 1 = 1

03 Almasi 5/9 = = * 1 = = = = = =

04 Vallejo-Pons 5/9 = = 0 * 1 = = = 1 =

05 Illescas-Cordoba 5/9 1 = = 0 * 1 0 = = 1

06 Azmaiparashvili 5/9 = = = = 0 * = = 1 1

07 Gurevich 4.5/9 = 0 = = 1 = * 1 0 =

08 Radjabov 4/9 = 0 = = = = 0 * = 1

09 Sokolov 4/9 0 = = 0 = 0 1 = * 1

10 Krasenkow 1.5/9 0 0 = = 0 0 = 0 0 *

Round One, Game #1, April 19th
Azmaiparashvili vs F Vallejo Pons, 2001
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round One, Game #2
M Gurevich vs Z Almasi, 2001
(A36) English, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round One, Game #3
M Illescas vs Dreev, 2001
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 34 moves, 1-0
Round One, Game #4
Krasenkow vs Radjabov, 2001
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 40 moves, 0-1
Round One, Game #5
I Sokolov vs Smirin, 2001
(E77) King's Indian, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #6, April 20th
Z Almasi vs Radjabov, 2001
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #7
Dreev vs Azmaiparashvili, 2001
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #8
M Gurevich vs M Illescas, 2001
(D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
Round Two, Game #9
Smirin vs Krasenkow, 2001
(B30) Sicilian, 72 moves, 1-0
Round Two, Game #10
F Vallejo Pons vs I Sokolov, 2001
(C87) Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 1-0
Round Three, Game #11, April 21st
Azmaiparashvili vs M Gurevich, 2001
(A80) Dutch, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #12
M Illescas vs Z Almasi, 2001
(A04) Reti Opening, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #13
Krasenkow vs F Vallejo Pons, 2001
(A06) Reti Opening, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #14
Radjabov vs Smirin, 2001
(E97) King's Indian, 56 moves, 0-1
Round Three, Game #15
I Sokolov vs Dreev, 2001
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 0-1
Round Four, Game #16, April 22nd
Z Almasi vs Smirin, 2001
(B32) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #17
Dreev vs Krasenkow, 2001
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 52 moves, 1-0
Round Four, Game #18
M Gurevich vs I Sokolov, 2001
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 75 moves, 0-1
Round Four, Game #19
M Illescas vs Azmaiparashvili, 2001
(B07) Pirc, 59 moves, 1-0
Round Four, Game #20
F Vallejo Pons vs Radjabov, 2001
(C11) French, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #21, April 23rd
Azmaiparashvili vs Z Almasi, 2001
(B30) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #22
Krasenkow vs M Gurevich, 2001
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #23
Radjabov vs Dreev, 2001
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #24
Smirin vs F Vallejo Pons, 2001
(C42) Petrov Defense, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #25
I Sokolov vs M Illescas, 2001
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #26, April 24th
Z Almasi vs F Vallejo Pons, 2001
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 38 moves, 1-0
Round Six, Game #27
Azmaiparashvili vs I Sokolov, 2001
(C45) Scotch Game, 35 moves, 1-0
Round Six, Game #28
Dreev vs Smirin, 2001
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 43 moves, 1-0
Round Six, Game #29
M Gurevich vs Radjabov, 2001
(A36) English, 70 moves, 1-0
Round Six, Game #30
M Illescas vs Krasenkow, 2001
(D85) Grunfeld, 64 moves, 1-0
Round Seven, Game #31, April 25th
Krasenkow vs Azmaiparashvili, 2001
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 19 moves, 0-1
Round Seven, Game #32
Radjabov vs M Illescas, 2001
(E77) King's Indian, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #33
Smirin vs M Gurevich, 2001
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 55 moves, 1-0
Round Seven, Game #34
I Sokolov vs Z Almasi, 2001
(E12) Queen's Indian, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #35
F Vallejo Pons vs Dreev, 2001
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #36, April 26th
Z Almasi vs Dreev, 2001
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #37
Azmaiparashvili vs Radjabov, 2001
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #38
M Gurevich vs F Vallejo Pons, 2001
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #39
M Illescas vs Smirin, 2001
(E92) King's Indian, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #40
I Sokolov vs Krasenkow, 2001
(D85) Grunfeld, 44 moves, 1-0
Round Nine, Game #41, April 27th
Dreev vs M Gurevich, 2001
(E12) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #42
Krasenkow vs Z Almasi, 2001
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #43
Radjabov vs I Sokolov, 2001
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 91 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #44
Smirin vs Azmaiparashvili, 2001
(C71) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #45
F Vallejo Pons vs M Illescas, 2001
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
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