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Dortmund 1997
Compiled by suenteus po 147
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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 = = = *

Round One, Game #1
Kramnik vs Karpov, 1997 
(A14) English, 39 moves, 1-0

Round One, Game #2
Anand vs Ivanchuk, 1997 
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 50 moves, 1-0

Round One, Game #3
J Polgar vs Gelfand, 1997
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round One, Game #4
Huebner vs Topalov, 1997
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round One, Game #5
A Yusupov vs Short, 1997
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Two, Game #6
Anand vs Kramnik, 1997
(B33) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Two, Game #7
Topalov vs J Polgar, 1997 
(A16) English, 38 moves, 0-1

Round Two, Game #8
Ivanchuk vs Gelfand, 1997 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1-0

Round Two, Game #9
Karpov vs A Yusupov, 1997 
(D56) Queen's Gambit Declined, 63 moves, 1-0

Round Two, Game #10
Short vs Huebner, 1997 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 51 moves, 1-0

Round Three, Game #11
Kramnik vs Ivanchuk, 1997 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 19 moves, 1-0

Round Three, Game #12
J Polgar vs Short, 1997 
(B40) Sicilian, 39 moves, 1-0

Round Three, Game #13
Gelfand vs Topalov, 1997
(E92) King's Indian, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three, Game #14
Huebner vs Karpov, 1997
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three, Game #15
A Yusupov vs Anand, 1997 
(D29) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 32 moves, 0-1

Round Four, Game #16
Kramnik vs A Yusupov, 1997 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 1-0

Round Four, Game #17
Anand vs Huebner, 1997 
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four, Game #18
Ivanchuk vs Topalov, 1997
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four, Game #19
Karpov vs J Polgar, 1997
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four, Game #20
Short vs Gelfand, 1997
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Five, Game #21
Topalov vs Short, 1997
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Five, Game #22
J Polgar vs Anand, 1997
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Five, Game #23
Gelfand vs Karpov, 1997 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Five, Game #24
Huebner vs Kramnik, 1997
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Five, Game #25
A Yusupov vs Ivanchuk, 1997
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Six, Game #26
Kramnik vs J Polgar, 1997 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0

Round Six, Game #27
Anand vs Gelfand, 1997
(E97) King's Indian, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Six, Game #28
Ivanchuk vs Short, 1997 
(B40) Sicilian, 41 moves, 1-0

Round Six, Game #29
Karpov vs Topalov, 1997
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Six, Game #30
A Yusupov vs Huebner, 1997
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Seven, Game #31
Topalov vs Anand, 1997 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 42 moves, 1-0

Round Seven, Game #32
J Polgar vs A Yusupov, 1997 
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 62 moves, 0-1

Round Seven, Game #33
Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1997 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Seven, Game #34
Short vs Karpov, 1997 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 44 moves, 1-0

Round Seven, Game #35
Huebner vs Ivanchuk, 1997 
(A43) Old Benoni, 42 moves, 0-1

Round Eight, Game #36
Kramnik vs Topalov, 1997 
(E97) King's Indian, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eight, Game #37
Anand vs Short, 1997 
(C87) Ruy Lopez, 48 moves, 1-0

Round Eight, Game #38
Ivanchuk vs Karpov, 1997 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eight, Game #39
Huebner vs J Polgar, 1997
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eight, Game #40
A Yusupov vs Gelfand, 1997 
(E73) King's Indian, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Nine, Game #41
Topalov vs A Yusupov, 1997
(C18) French, Winawer, 75 moves, 1-0

Round Nine, Game #42
J Polgar vs Ivanchuk, 1997 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Nine, Game #43
Gelfand vs Huebner, 1997
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Nine, Game #44
Karpov vs Anand, 1997 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Nine, Game #45
Short vs Kramnik, 1997
(B33) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

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