Dortmund Sparkassen 1999

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Dortmund Sparkassen 1999
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The 27th Dortmunder Sparkassen Chess-Meeting took place in the Dortmunder Opernhaus (Theater, Schauspielhaus) in Dortmund, Germany 10-17 July 1999. Rest day: July 13. Games started at 2 pm local time. Organizers: Dortmund city, Stadtsparkasse Dortmund and Schachfreunde DO-Brackel. The young Hungarian Peter Leko won with 5/7, half a point over future world champion Kramnik. This was Leko's first elite tournament victory.

Age Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Leko 19 2701 * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 5 2 Kramnik 24 2760 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 4½ 3 Karpov 48 2700 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 4 4 Anand 29 2771 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 4 5 Adams 27 2708 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 1 4 6 Sokolov 31 2656 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * 0 ½ 2½ 7 Topalov 24 2690 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 * 0 2 8 Timman 47 2650 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 * 2

Category: XIX (2705).

The Masters tournament (10-player round robin, Category X) was won by Eckhard Schmittdiel ahead of Zoltan Varga, both with 6/9. The Open A Swiss tournament was won by 17-year-old Olaf Wegener with 8/10.

Wikipedia article: Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting
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Délmagyarország, 19 July 1999, p. 1: https://library.hungaricana.hu/en/v...

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Round 1 July 10
Adams vs Timman, 1999
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 45 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Topalov, 1999
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
Karpov vs I Sokolov, 1999
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 1-0
Leko vs Kramnik, 1999
(C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 2 July 11
Adams vs Anand, 1999
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kramnik vs Karpov, 1999
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Timman vs I Sokolov, 1999
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Topalov vs Leko, 1999
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 48 moves, 0-1
Round 3 July 12
Anand vs Timman, 1999
(C18) French, Winawer, 47 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Topalov, 1999
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
Leko vs Adams, 1999
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 30 moves, 1-0
I Sokolov vs Kramnik, 1999
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 4 July 14
Adams vs Karpov, 1999
(C42) Petrov Defense, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Anand vs Leko, 1999
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Timman vs Kramnik, 1999
(B50) Sicilian, 28 moves, 0-1
Topalov vs I Sokolov, 1999
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0
Round 5 July 15
Karpov vs Anand, 1999
(E15) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kramnik vs Topalov, 1999
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1-0
Leko vs Timman, 1999
(C42) Petrov Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
I Sokolov vs Adams, 1999
(E12) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 6 July 16
Adams vs Kramnik, 1999
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Anand vs I Sokolov, 1999
(C42) Petrov Defense, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Leko vs Karpov, 1999
(C42) Petrov Defense, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Timman vs Topalov, 1999
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 46 moves, 1-0
Round 7 July 17
Karpov vs Timman, 1999
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kramnik vs Anand, 1999
(E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
I Sokolov vs Leko, 1999
(D85) Grunfeld, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Topalov vs Adams, 1999
(E15) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 0-1
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