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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Dortmund Tournament
Vladimir Kramnik6.5/9(+4 -0 =5)[view games]
Viswanathan Anand5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[view games]
Veselin Topalov5/9(+2 -1 =6)[view games]
Vassily Ivanchuk5/9(+3 -2 =4)[view games]
Judit Polgar4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[view games]
Boris Gelfand4/9(+0 -1 =8)[view games]
Anatoly Karpov4/9(+1 -2 =6)[view games]
Nigel Short4/9(+2 -3 =4)[view games]
Robert Huebner3.5/9(+0 -2 =7)[view games]
Artur Yusupov3/9(+1 -4 =4)[view games]

Chessgames.com Historical Chess Event
Dortmund (1997)
The Dortmund International Chess Tournament held from July 3rd to July 14th, 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: 
01 Kramnik  6.5/9  * = 1 = 1 1 = = = 1         
02 Anand    5.5/9  = * 1 0 = = = 1 = 1          
03 Ivanchuk 5.0/9  0 0 * = = = 1 1 1 =        
04 Topalov  5.0/9  = 1 = * 0 = = = = 1         
05 Polgar   4.5/9  0 = = 1 * = = 1 = 0          
06 Karpov   4.0/9  0 = = = = * = 0 = 1          
07 Gelfand  4.0/9  = = 0 = = = * = = =          
08 Short    4.0/9  = 0 0 = 0 1 = * 1 =          
09 Huebner  3.5/9  = = 0 = = = = 0 * =        
10 Yusupov  3.0/9  0 0 = 0 1 0 = = = *
Original collection: Game Collection: Dortmund 1997, by User: suenteus po 147

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Anand vs Ivanchuk 1-050 1997 DortmundC19 French, Winawer, Advance
2. Yusupov vs Short  ½-½22 1997 DortmundD05 Queen's Pawn Game
3. Huebner vs Topalov  ½-½32 1997 DortmundD78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6
4. Judit Polgar vs Gelfand  ½-½32 1997 DortmundB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
5. Kramnik vs Karpov 1-039 1997 DortmundA14 English
6. Ivanchuk vs Gelfand 1-049 1997 DortmundD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
7. Short vs Huebner 1-051 1997 DortmundC52 Evans Gambit
8. Topalov vs Judit Polgar 0-138 1997 DortmundA16 English
9. Karpov vs Yusupov 1-063 1997 DortmundD56 Queen's Gambit Declined
10. Anand vs Kramnik  ½-½24 1997 DortmundB33 Sicilian
11. Yusupov vs Anand 0-132 1997 DortmundD29 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
12. Huebner vs Karpov  ½-½35 1997 DortmundB12 Caro-Kann Defense
13. Judit Polgar vs Short 1-039 1997 DortmundB40 Sicilian
14. Kramnik vs Ivanchuk 1-019 1997 DortmundD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
15. Gelfand vs Topalov  ½-½43 1997 DortmundE92 King's Indian
16. Anand vs Huebner ½-½60 1997 DortmundD21 Queen's Gambit Accepted
17. Kramnik vs Yusupov 1-044 1997 DortmundD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
18. Short vs Gelfand  ½-½25 1997 DortmundB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
19. Ivanchuk vs Topalov  ½-½51 1997 DortmundB23 Sicilian, Closed
20. Karpov vs Judit Polgar  ½-½13 1997 DortmundD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
21. Topalov vs Short  ½-½43 1997 DortmundB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
22. Yusupov vs Ivanchuk  ½-½40 1997 DortmundD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
23. Judit Polgar vs Anand  ½-½20 1997 DortmundB76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
24. Huebner vs Kramnik  ½-½16 1997 DortmundD02 Queen's Pawn Game
25. Gelfand vs Karpov ½-½20 1997 DortmundE12 Queen's Indian
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