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: 01 Kramnik 6.0/9 * = = 1 = 1 = = = 1 02 Anand 6.0/9 = * 1 = = 1 = 1 = = 03 Salov 5.0/9 = 0 * = 1 = 1 = 0 1 04 Karpov 5.0/9 0 = = * = = = 1 1 = 05 Topalov 5.0/9 = = 0 = * = = = 1 1 06 Polgar 4.5/9 0 0 = = = * = = 1 1 07 Gelfand 4.5/9 = = 0 = = = * = 1 = 08 Shirov 4.5/9 = 0 = 0 = = = * 1 1 09 Short 3.0/9 = = 1 0 0 0 0 0 * 1 10 Illescas-Cordoba 1.5/9 0 = 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 * Original collection: Game Collection: Dos Hermanas 1997, by User: suenteus po 147  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Kramnik vs Anand ½-½ 41 1997 Dos Hermanas D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 2. Illescas Cordoba vs Karpov   ½-½ 49 1997 Dos Hermanas B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 3. Gelfand vs Short 1-0 37 1997 Dos Hermanas E47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 4. Judit Polgar vs Salov   ½-½ 52 1997 Dos Hermanas B65 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4 5. Shirov vs Topalov   ½-½ 41 1997 Dos Hermanas C02 French, Advance 6. Salov vs Kramnik   ½-½ 25 1997 Dos Hermanas A07 King's Indian Attack 7. Short vs Topalov 0-1 65 1997 Dos Hermanas B23 Sicilian, Closed 8. Anand vs Shirov 1-0 35 1997 Dos Hermanas D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 9. Karpov vs Judit Polgar   ½-½ 60 1997 Dos Hermanas E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 10. Gelfand vs Illescas Cordoba   ½-½ 32 1997 Dos Hermanas D85 Grunfeld 11. Judit Polgar vs Gelfand   ½-½ 29 1997 Dos Hermanas B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. Shirov vs Salov   ½-½ 40 1997 Dos Hermanas B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 13. Illescas Cordoba vs Short   0-1 35 1997 Dos Hermanas C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 14. Topalov vs Anand ½-½ 26 1997 Dos Hermanas D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 15. Kramnik vs Karpov 1-0 35 1997 Dos Hermanas A17 English 16. Salov vs Topalov 1-0 91 1997 Dos Hermanas B06 Robatsch 17. Karpov vs Shirov 1-0 32 1997 Dos Hermanas E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation 18. Short vs Anand ½-½ 48 1997 Dos Hermanas B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 19. Illescas Cordoba vs Judit Polgar 0-1 32 1997 Dos Hermanas B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. Gelfand vs Kramnik   ½-½ 17 1997 Dos Hermanas D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 21. Anand vs Salov 1-0 42 1997 Dos Hermanas B89 Sicilian 22. Kramnik vs Illescas Cordoba 1-0 77 1997 Dos Hermanas A17 English 23. Judit Polgar vs Short   1-0 66 1997 Dos Hermanas C18 French, Winawer 24. Shirov vs Gelfand ½-½ 45 1997 Dos Hermanas B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 25. Topalov vs Karpov   ½-½ 35 1997 Dos Hermanas B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 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: You need to pick a username and password to post a reply. Getting your account takes less than a minute, totally anonymous, and 100% free--plus, it entitles you to features otherwise unavailable. Pick your username now and join the chessgames community! If you already have an account, you should login now. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, or duplicating posts. No personal attacks against other users. Nothing in violation of United States law. See something which violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform an administrator. NOTE: Keep all discussion on the topic of this page. This forum is for this specific tournament and nothing else. If you want to discuss chess in general, or this site, you might try the Kibitzer's Café. Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors. Spot an error? Please suggest your correction and help us eliminate database mistakes! home | about | login | logout | F.A.Q. | your profile | preferences | Premium Membership | Kibitzer's Café | Biographer's Bistro | new kibitzing | chessforums | Tournament Index | Player Directory | World Chess Championships | Opening Explorer | Guess the Move | Game Collections | ChessBookie Game | Chessgames Challenge | Little ChessPartner | privacy notice | contact us Copyright 2001-2013, Chessgames Services LLC Web design & database development by 20/20 Technologies