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39th Dortmund Chess Meeting 2011 (Games and Results)
39th Dortmund Chess Meeting 2011
Mark Crowther - Sunday 31st July 2011
Vladimir Kramnik won his 10th Dortmund Title. Photo © Georgios Souleidis. | http://www.sparkassen-chess-meeting.de/2011/
The 39th Dortmund Chess Meeting took place 21st-31st July 2011 in the theater at Hiltropwall. Vladimir Kramnik was the convincing winner of the main GM group with 7/10 only spoiled with a final round loss to Nakamura. He was a point and a half clear of Le Quang Liem. Young Dutchman Robin van Kampen won the Helmut-Kohls-Turnier. Mikhail Zaitsev won the A-Group.
Nakamura gets small compensation with final round win against Dortmund winner Kramnik (10)
Vladimir Kramnik slightly took the shine off his fantastic performance at the 39th Dortmund tournament by losing to Hikaru Nakamura in the final round. Kramnik had already secured first place and his 10th Dortmund title so the result was not of much relevance. Kramnik made a rather speculative but not unsound sacrifice of a piece against Nakamura but this is not in his style and he quickly went astray. Although Nakamura was far from clinical in finishing the game off he brought the point home securely enough in the end. Le Quang Liem - Anish Giri and Georg Meier - Ruslan Ponomariov were fairly uninteresting draws. Le Quang Liem was in clear second place on 5.5/10. Young Dutchman Robin van Kampen won the Helmut-Kohls-Turnier. Mikhail Zaitsev by far and away the highest rated player won the Open on 7.5/9 half a point clear of Glenn De Schampheleire.
39th Dortmund Chess Meeting 2011 (10)
Mark Crowther (Sun Jul 31 17:52:00 2011)
Winner Vladimir Kramnik during his final round game against Hikaru Nakamura which he eventually went on to lose. Photo © Fred Lucas. | http://www.fredlucas.eu/
39th Dortmund Chess Meeting 2011 (9)
Kramnik coasts to 10th Dortmund victory
Mark Crowther | Sat Jul 30 18:49:00 2011
39th Dortmund Chess Meeting 2011 (8)
Kramnik maintains his two point lead after drawing with Le Quang Liem
Mark Crowther | Fri Jul 29 20:15:00 2011
39th Dortmund Chess Meeting 2011 (7)
Kramnik continues Dortmund masterclass
Mark Crowther | Thu Jul 28 19:22:00 2011
39th Dortmund Chess Meeting 2011 (6)
Kramnik's lead remains at 1.5 points after all drawn in round 6
Mark Crowther | Wed Jul 27 21:24:00 2011
39th Dortmund Chess Meeting 2011 (5)
Kramnik totally dominant with 4.5/5 in Dortmund
Mark Crowther | Mon Jul 25 22:33:00 2011
39th Dortmund Chess Meeting 2011 (4)
Kramnik extends his lead and compounds Nakamura misery
Mark Crowther | Sun Jul 24 20:31:00 2011
39th Dortmund Chess Meeting 2011 (3)
Kramnik held and is half a point clear of Ponomariov after three rounds
Mark Crowther | Sat Jul 23 21:03:00 2011
39th Dortmund Chess Meeting 2011 (2)
Kramnik beats Meier for perfect start to Dortmund
Mark Crowther | Fri Jul 22 19:30:00 2011
39th Dortmund Chess Meeting 2011 (1)
Kramnik takes early lead in Dortmund
Mark Crowther | Thu Jul 21 20:44:00 2011
39th Chess Meeting 2011 (Dortmund GER)
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| 39th GM Dortmund (GER), 21-31 vii 2011 | cat. XX (2731) | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2781 | * | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2870 |
| 2. | Le, Quang Liem | g | VIE | 2715 | ½ | ½ | * | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 2770 |
| 3. | Ponomariov, Ruslan | g | UKR | 2764 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5 | 2724 |
| 4. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2701 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5 | 2737 |
| 5. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2770 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | * | ½ | 1 | 4½ | 2687 |
| 6. | Meier, Georg | g | GER | 2656 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | * | 3 | 2597 |
| Round 1 (July 21, 2011) | ||||||
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| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Ponomariov, Ruslan | 1-0 | 42 | E94 | King's Indian Classical | |
| Giri, Anish | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 54 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
| Meier, Georg | - Le, Quang Liem | ½-½ | 38 | D81 | Gruenfeld Botvinnik | |
| Round 2 (July 22, 2011) | ||||||
| Le, Quang Liem | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 22 | E20 | Nimzo Indian | |
| Ponomariov, Ruslan | - Giri, Anish | 1-0 | 34 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations | |
| Meier, Georg | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 0-1 | 32 | E15 | Queens Indian | |
| Round 3 (July 23, 2011) | ||||||
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Le, Quang Liem | ½-½ | 48 | D19 | Slav Defence | |
| Giri, Anish | - Meier, Georg | 1-0 | 75 | E00 | Catalan | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Ponomariov, Ruslan | 0-1 | 41 | E58 | Nimzo Indian | |
| Round 4 (July 24, 2011) | ||||||
| Ponomariov, Ruslan | - Meier, Georg | ½-½ | 90 | E31 | Nimzo Indian Leningrad | |
| Giri, Anish | - Le, Quang Liem | ½-½ | 47 | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 0-1 | 47 | E21 | Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3 | |
| Round 5 (July 25, 2011) | ||||||
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Giri, Anish | 1-0 | 43 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | |
| Le, Quang Liem | - Ponomariov, Ruslan | 1-0 | 71 | D35 | QGD Exchange | |
| Meier, Georg | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 150 | E98 | King's Indian Classical | |
| Round 6 (July 27, 2011) | ||||||
| Le, Quang Liem | - Meier, Georg | ½-½ | 38 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
| Ponomariov, Ruslan | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 50 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 72 | E53 | Nimzo Indian | |
| Round 7 (July 28, 2011) | ||||||
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Meier, Georg | 1-0 | 49 | A15 | English counter King's Fianchetto | |
| Giri, Anish | - Ponomariov, Ruslan | 1-0 | 64 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Le, Quang Liem | ½-½ | 56 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations | |
| Round 8 (July 29, 2011) | ||||||
| Le, Quang Liem | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 56 | E10 | Blumenfeld Counter Gambit | |
| Ponomariov, Ruslan | - Nakamura, Hikaru | 1-0 | 65 | E97 | King's Indian Classical | |
| Meier, Georg | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 69 | E04 | Catalan | |
| Round 9 (July 30, 2011) | ||||||
| Ponomariov, Ruslan | - Le, Quang Liem | ½-½ | 49 | B84 | Sicilian Scheveningen | |
| Giri, Anish | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 28 | E10 | Blumenfeld Counter Gambit | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Meier, Georg | 1-0 | 34 | A00 | Irregular Openings | |
| Round 10 (July 31, 2011) | ||||||
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Nakamura, Hikaru | 0-1 | 50 | E97 | King's Indian Classical | |
| Le, Quang Liem | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 38 | E00 | Catalan | |
| Meier, Georg | - Ponomariov, Ruslan | ½-½ | 44 | A13 | Reti Opening | |
Helmut Kohls Turnier (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv ) - Games in PGN: Helmut Kohl
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| Helmut-Kohls-Turnier Dortmund GER Thu 21st Jul 2011 - Sun 31st Jul 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings: |
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| Rk | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | + | - | = | Pts | TB1 | TB2 |
| 1. | van Kampen, Robin | IM | NED | 2519 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6.5 | 27.25 | 4 |
| 2. | Saltaev, Mihail | GM | UZB | 2473 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 25.50 | 3 |
| 3. | Bluebaum, Matthias | FM | GER | 2329 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6.0 | 23.50 | 4 |
| 4. | Kraemer, Martin | IM | GER | 2506 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5.0 | 20.50 | 3 |
| 5. | Savchenko, Viacheslav | IM | UKR | 2437 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.0 | 19.00 | 4 |
| 6. | Schmittdiel, Eckhard | GM | GER | 2484 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 17.00 | 0 |
| 7. | Michalczak, Thomas | FM | GER | 2325 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3.5 | 14.50 | 1 |
| 8. | Lauber, Arnd | IM | GER | 2478 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3.5 | 14.25 | 1 |
| 9. | Kotainy, Jens | FM | GER | 2433 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3.5 | 14.00 | 1 |
| 10. | Nalbandian, Tigran | GM | ARM | 2456 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 10.00 | 1 |
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Leading Final Round 9 Standings: |
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| Rk | Name | Rtg | Gms | + | - | = | Pts | TB1 |
| 1 | Zaitsev, Mikhail | 2499 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 49.5 |
| 2 | De Schampheleire, Glenn | 2263 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7.0 | 46.5 |
| 3 | Bomans, Arno | 2198 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6.5 | 50.0 |
| 4 | Sundorf, Jannik | 2121 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6.5 | 48.5 |
| 5 | Jesse, Ingemars | 2270 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6.5 | 46.5 |
| 6 | Ciornei, Dragos | 2182 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6.5 | 46.5 |
| 7 | Albers, Damian | 2091 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6.5 | 40.5 |
| 8 | Steinmetzer, Thomas | 2083 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6.5 | 38.5 |
| 9 | Mundorf, Johannes | 2024 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6.0 | 51.0 |
| 10 | Quast, Marcel | 2173 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6.0 | 50.5 |
| 11 | Richters, Marc | 1969 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6.0 | 46.0 |
| 12 | Savchenko, Aleksij | 2257 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6.0 | 44.5 |
| 13 | Rott, Georg | 2223 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | 43.0 |
| 14 | Tran, Duc Cuong | 1974 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6.0 | 43.0 |
| 15 | Kartsev, Soel | 2182 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6.0 | 42.5 |
| 16 | Boehm, Juergen | 2220 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6.0 | 42.0 |
| 17 | Kusnetsov, Mark | 2184 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6.0 | 39.0 |
| 18 | Kartsev, Alexandr | 2196 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5.5 | 45.5 |
| 19 | Conrad, Joachim | 2079 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5.5 | 41.0 |
| 20 | Neuer, Thomas | 2096 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5.5 | 41.0 |
| 20 | Sievert, Jan-Thorwald | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5.5 | 41.0 | |
| 22 | Hobusch, Jan | 1934 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5.5 | 39.5 |
| 23 | Butschek, Marc | 1891 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5.5 | 39.0 |
| 24 | Chapman, Alan | 2043 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5.5 | 38.5 |
| 25 | Wittenberg, Andreas | 2166 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5.5 | 38.0 |
| 26 | Koke, Christoph | 2131 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.5 | 38.0 |
| 26 | Eigemann, Frederik | 1976 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.5 | 38.0 |
| 28 | Strathoff, Jens | 2098 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5.5 | 34.0 |
| 29 | Schorra, Helmut | 2110 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5.5 | 33.5 |
| 30 | Luncescu, Christian | 2163 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.0 | 43.5 |
| 31 | Pueschel, Werner | 2163 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.0 | 42.0 |
| 32 | Kirsanova, Ekaterina | 2157 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.0 | 40.5 |
| 33 | Roth, Thorsten | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.0 | 40.0 | |
| 34 | Virnyi, Julius | 2081 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.0 | 39.0 |
| 35 | Aulich, Marcell | 2086 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 | 38.5 |
| 36 | Begna, Bozidar | 2102 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.0 | 38.0 |
| 37 | Happe, Reinhold | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5.0 | 38.0 | |
| 38 | Andersen, Knut | 2093 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5.0 | 37.0 |
| 39 | Mulder, Bart-Piet | 2260 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5.0 | 37.0 |
| 40 | Hillebrand, Carsten | 2145 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5.0 | 28.5 |
| 41 | Steinle, Carsten | 2146 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4.5 | 43.0 |
| 42 | Evers, Leo | 2101 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4.5 | 42.5 |
| 43 | Linker, Walter | 2112 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | 42.0 |
| 44 | Schiefelbusch, Dirk | 2128 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | 41.5 |
| 45 | Beutelhoff, Josef | 2128 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | 40.5 |
| 46 | Baumhackel, Mario | 2157 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4.5 | 40.0 |
| 47 | Peter, Sebastian | 1974 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | 37.5 |
| 48 | Bramkamp, Rainer | 2115 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4.5 | 37.5 |
| 49 | Weber, Martin | 2033 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | 37.0 |
| 50 | Happe, Ulrich | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4.5 | 37.0 | |
| 51 | Schmidt, Kai-Uwe | 2050 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4.5 | 36.5 |
| 52 | Kropp, Andreas J. | 2126 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | 36.5 |
| 53 | Sehn, Norbert | 2083 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4.5 | 35.0 |
| 54 | Freise, Eckhard | 2032 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4.0 | 39.0 |
| 55 | Simon, Thomas | 1963 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4.0 | 39.0 |
| 56 | Eckert, Marius | 1894 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4.0 | 38.0 |
| 56 | Reisberg, Andre | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4.0 | 38.0 | |
| 58 | Zimmermann, Dirk | 2075 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4.0 | 38.0 |
| 59 | Schuetzhold, Frank | 1908 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4.0 | 38.0 |
| 60 | Maniocha, Marek | 2052 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4.0 | 37.5 |
| 61 | Henkemeier, Michael | 1917 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4.0 | 36.5 |
| 62 | Henkemeier, Markus | 1895 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4.0 | 36.0 |
| 63 | Zwielich, Frank | 2056 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4.0 | 35.5 |
| 64 | Mazarov, Juergen | 2172 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4.0 | 35.5 |
| 65 | Fichtner, Ewald | 2038 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4.0 | 35.0 |
| 66 | Losch, Heinz-Juergen | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4.0 | 35.0 | |
| 67 | Fischoeder, Heiko | 1989 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4.0 | 32.5 |
| 68 | Elefteriadis, Paul-Gabriel | 1905 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4.0 | 30.0 |
| 69 | Moeller, Jeremy | 1863 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4.0 | 29.5 |
| 70 | Meyer, Michael | 2083 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4.0 | 28.0 |
| 71 | Henrotte, Nils | 1951 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3.5 | 37.5 |
| 72 | Barth, Hans-Joachim | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3.5 | 36.5 | |
| 73 | Andrae, Philipp | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3.5 | 36.0 | |
| 74 | Hagedorn, Alfons | 1958 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 36.0 |
| 75 | Schmitz, Tim | 1934 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3.5 | 35.0 |
| 76 | Mackowiak, Sascha | 1964 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 34.0 |
| 77 | Merkel, Markus | 2197 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3.5 | 33.5 |
| 78 | Ditmas, Hugh | 1912 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3.5 | 32.0 |
| 79 | Bosshard, Rolf | 1842 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3.5 | 31.0 |
| 80 | Baerwolf, Steven | 1818 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3.5 | 31.0 |
| 81 | Raskin, Vitali | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3.5 | 29.5 | |
| 82 | Brehm, Stefan | 1760 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3.5 | 28.5 |
| 83 | Strohmann, Marcel | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3.5 | 27.0 | |
| 84 | Fluechter, Gregor | 1832 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.0 | 39.5 |
| 85 | Shishkov, Mark | 1954 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | 36.0 |
| 86 | Puetter, Pascal | 1965 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3.0 | 36.0 |
| 87 | Blumenthal, Ralf | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3.0 | 35.0 | |
| 88 | Morgenroth, Hubertus | 1829 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3.0 | 33.5 |
| 89 | Schaller, Fabian | 1944 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3.0 | 28.5 |
| 90 | Schwiddessen, Jan | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 37.5 | |
| 91 | Simanowski, Mio | 1833 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 35.5 |
| 92 | Niediek, Cedric | 1820 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 32.0 |
| 93 | Heimer, Hans-Joachim | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2.5 | 31.0 | |
| 94 | Oberste, Norbert | 1865 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 30.0 |
| 95 | Ehrlacher, Markus | 1928 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 29.0 |
| 96 | Reinhardt, Raphael-Timon | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2.5 | 28.5 | |
| 97 | Hobusch, Alexander | 2133 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 33.0 |
| 98 | Topp, Michael | 2102 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 30.5 |
| 99 | Deinert, Wolfgang | 1843 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 29.0 |
| 100 | Kelm, Marcel | 1972 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 27.5 |
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