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Sparkassen Chess-Meeting Dortmund 2012 (Games and Results)

Dortmund Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2012

Mateusz Bartel completed a miserable event quickly getting a lost position against the winner Caruana. Photo © Georgios Souleidis

Mateusz Bartel completed a miserable event quickly getting a lost position against the winner Caruana. Photo © Georgios Souleidis | http://www.sparkassen-chess-meeting.de

The Sparkassen Chess-Meeting took place in Dortmund 13th-22nd July 2012. Fabiano Caruana won the event on tie-break (more wins) from Sergey Karjakin after both scored 6/9. Ruslan Ponomariov or Arkadij Naiditsch could have won the event having played 5 games with black had they won in the final round. Vladimir Kramnik's challenge failed towards the end, he missed a simple win against Leko and had to settle for a draw after a marathon and then lost to Caruana probably partially as a result too, although his opponent played a fine game. Below are the games and results from the main section, Helmut Kohls tournament (a sponsor of the event rather than after Germany's former champion) and Open A (final standings not available yet)

3 way tie in Dortmund going into the rest day (4-5)

Ruslan Ponomariov, Sergey Karjakin and Vladimir Kramnik share the lead on 3.5/5 going into Wednesday's rest day. Round 3 saw all games drawn but Leko perhaps tired towards the end of a really complicated French Defence against an ambitious Fabiano Caruana. A great struggle. Leaders Vladimir Kramnik and Ruslan Ponomariov drew a Queen's Gambit Accepted where Kramnik could not break down his solid opponent. Daniel Fridman grabbed a hot pawn on the black side of a Caro Kann but Sergey Karjakin always looked likely to take advantage of his misplaced pieces. Fabiano Caruana overpowered the struggling Jan Gustafsson tactically in a complex game. Arkadij Naiditsch got a winning position against tail-ender Mateusz Bartel but didn't finish precisely and had then to play for many hours before grinding out the win. Round 6 is on Thursday 19th July 2012.

Dortmund Sparkassen Chess-Meetings 2012 (4-5)

Leko missed out on a win against Caruana in one of the games of the event so far. Photo © Georgios Souleidis.

Leko missed out on a win against Caruana in one of the games of the event so far. Photo © Georgios Souleidis. | http://www.sparkassen-chess-meeting.de/2012/

Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2012 (Dortmund GER)
Thu 12th Jul 2012 - Sun 22nd Jul 2012 - Official Site

40th GM (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:100:50:15+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games

Sparkassen Open A (9 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:120m+30spm) - Games in PGN: Open A

Helmut Kohls Turnier (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv ) - Games in PGN: Helmut Kohls

40th GM (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 100:50:15+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games

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40th GM Dortmund GER Thu 12th Jul 2012 - Sun 22nd Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Caruana, FabianoGMITA27756.04423.00
2Karjakin, SergeyGMRUS27796.04323.00
3Ponomariov, RuslanGMUKR27265.55324.50
4Kramnik, VladimirGMRUS27995.55320.50
5Naiditsch, ArkadijGMGER27005.55221.50
6Leko, PeterGMHUN27305.54221.50
7Meier, GeorgGMGER26444.04116.00
8Fridman, DanielGMGER26553.54014.75
9Bartel, MateuszGMPOL26742.0518.00
10Gustafsson, JanGMGER26291.5504.75
40th GM Dortmund (GER), 13-22 vii 2012 cat. XIX (2711)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2775 * ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 6 2829
2. Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2779 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 6 2828
3. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2726 1 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 2789
4. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2799 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 2781
5. Naiditsch, Arkadij g GER 2700 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 2792
6. Leko, Peter g HUN 2730 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 2789
7. Meier, Georg g GER 2644 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ 4 2675
8. Fridman, Daniel g GER 2655 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 2637
9. Bartel, Mateusz g POL 2674 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ½ * ½ 2 2495
10. Gustafsson, Jan g GER 2629 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 2447
Round 1 (July 13, 2012)
Caruana, Fabiano - Naiditsch, Arkadij ½-½ 60 C45 Scotch Game
Karjakin, Sergey - Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½ 32 C45 Scotch Game
Leko, Peter - Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½ 38 D27 QGA
Meier, Georg - Bartel, Mateusz 1-0 39 E04 Catalan
Fridman, Daniel - Gustafsson, Jan ½-½ 35 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Round 2 (July 14, 2012)
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 36 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Naiditsch, Arkadij - Meier, Georg ½-½ 53 A30 English Symmetrical
Fridman, Daniel - Leko, Peter ½-½ 27 E06 Catalan
Bartel, Mateusz - Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 34 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Gustafsson, Jan - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 27 E92 King's Indian Classical
Round 3 (July 15, 2012)
Caruana, Fabiano - Fridman, Daniel 1-0 52 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Karjakin, Sergey - Naiditsch, Arkadij ½-½ 59 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Leko, Peter - Gustafsson, Jan 1-0 45 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Kramnik, Vladimir - Bartel, Mateusz 1-0 50 A25 English Sicilian Attack
Meier, Georg - Ponomariov, Ruslan 0-1 52 D12 Slav Defence
Round 4 (July 16, 2012)
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 46 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Naiditsch, Arkadij - Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½ 24 C43 Petroff's Defence
Leko, Peter - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 42 C19 French Winawer
Fridman, Daniel - Meier, Georg ½-½ 32 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Gustafsson, Jan - Bartel, Mateusz ½-½ 35 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Round 5 (July 17, 2012)
Caruana, Fabiano - Gustafsson, Jan 1-0 35 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Karjakin, Sergey - Fridman, Daniel 1-0 46 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Kramnik, Vladimir - Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½ 37 D27 QGA
Meier, Georg - Leko, Peter ½-½ 24 E06 Catalan
Bartel, Mateusz - Naiditsch, Arkadij 0-1 110 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Round 6 (July 19, 2012)
Caruana, Fabiano - Meier, Georg ½-½ 58 C11 French Defence
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Bartel, Mateusz 0-1 51 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Leko, Peter - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 33 E06 Catalan
Fridman, Daniel - Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½ 39 D93 Gruenfeld 5.Bf4
Gustafsson, Jan - Naiditsch, Arkadij 0-1 25 E94 King's Indian Classical
Round 7 (July 20, 2012)
Karjakin, Sergey - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 41 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
Naiditsch, Arkadij - Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½ 42 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Kramnik, Vladimir - Leko, Peter ½-½ 134 E01 Catalan
Meier, Georg - Gustafsson, Jan ½-½ 53 B13 Caro Kann Exchange
Bartel, Mateusz - Fridman, Daniel ½-½ 53 A13 Reti Opening
Round 8 (July 21, 2012)
Caruana, Fabiano - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 53 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Leko, Peter - Bartel, Mateusz 1-0 33 C18 French Winawer
Meier, Georg - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 56 D12 Slav Defence
Fridman, Daniel - Naiditsch, Arkadij ½-½ 45 E04 Catalan
Gustafsson, Jan - Ponomariov, Ruslan 0-1 70 D46 Semi-Slav Defence
Round 9 (July 22, 2012)
Karjakin, Sergey - Gustafsson, Jan 1-0 35 B19 Caro Kann
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Fridman, Daniel ½-½ 33 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Naiditsch, Arkadij - Leko, Peter ½-½ 38 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Kramnik, Vladimir - Meier, Georg 1-0 33 A16 English Opening
Bartel, Mateusz - Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 27 D85 Gruenfeld Defence

Sparkassen Open A (9 Rds Swiss Indiv TC: 120m+30spm) - Games in PGN: Open A

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Sparkassen Open A Dortmund GER Thu 12th Jul 2012 - Sun 22nd Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameRtgGms+-=PtsTB1
1Zaitsev, Mikhail250596037.550.0
2Scheider, Julian229097117.546.5
3Schulze, Torben230995047.049.5
4Gindi, Shachar224596127.045.0
5Zatonskih, Vitaly227694056.547.5
6Piepho, Niels230195136.541.5
7Jesse, Ingemars234995226.046.5
8Sundorf, Jannik217094146.045.5
9Webb, Laurence226594146.044.5
10Braeuer, Karl-Heinz220296306.043.0
11Torres-Kuckel, Rafael230694146.043.0
11Ciornei, Dragos218294146.043.0
13Sievert, Jan-Thorwald214995226.042.5
14Kartsev, Soel219895226.041.5
15Kartsev, Alexandr220894235.544.0
16Eckardt, Joshua205794235.542.0
17Steinmetzer, Thomas211494235.541.0
18Wagner, Alexey221694235.540.5
19Schiefelbusch, Dirk210993155.540.5
20Chilla, Jan Eric215895315.538.5
21Krueger, Andre214394235.537.5
22Grahl, Matthias185194235.537.0
23Boehm, Juergen222593155.537.0
24Kozlov, Alexander220494235.535.0
25Brem, Stephan212195405.044.5
26Richters, Marc204594325.044.5
27Podzielny, Karl-Heinz243884225.043.0
28Schmuecker, Marcus217394325.041.0
28Schorra, Helmut208194325.041.0
30Hecht, Carsten205093245.040.5
31Hobusch, Jan202792165.039.5
32Mundorf, Johannes217493245.038.0
33Baumhackel, Mario212692165.037.5
34Mog, Martin92165.037.0
35Faust, Martin213395405.036.5
35Strathoff, Martin207495405.036.5
37Rueberg, Jobst217893245.036.0
38Fistoul, Michail208794325.035.0
39Heinzel, Peter208393245.035.0
40Haase, Thomas Konstantin184994325.034.0
41Zuse, Klaus-Peter227894414.546.5
42Lenaerts, Lennert204493334.543.5
43Schmitz, Philipp205384314.542.5
44Joppien, Arne207993334.542.0
45Cebulla, Konstantin197793334.541.0
46Schnelle, Lukas205493334.539.5
47Zolfagharian, Kevin194892254.538.5
48Schleich, Theodor210293334.537.5
49Giraud, Valerian202493334.536.5
50Butschek, Marc194394414.535.5
50Simanowski, Mio185894414.535.5
52Pustelny-Conrad, Dieter207093334.535.5
53Zimmermann, Dirk206992254.534.5
54Pedersen, Lars Wisler185393334.534.0
55Fenner, Martin200394414.533.5
56Heinert, Eugen217294414.532.0
57Henkemeier, Michael189894504.041.0
58Reisberg, Andre196594504.038.0
59Maniocha, Marek203594504.035.5
60Elefteriadis, Paul-Gabriel188093424.035.5
61Boldt, Manfred194694504.032.0
62Schneider, Manfred92433.538.5
63Imcke, Patrick187472233.538.0
64Henkemeier, Markus195092433.537.0
65Rohovoy, Dmitrij196983413.536.5
66Rodemann, Edmund203392433.536.5
67Wernert, Bruno204093513.533.5
68Begna, Bozidar208891353.533.5
69Bausch, Thomas194792433.533.0
70Strohmann, Marcel180193513.532.5
70Finke, Tobias93513.532.5
72Strohmann, Marc92433.532.0
73Holtel, Jasper92433.531.5
74Dyballa, Gerhard198683413.531.0
75Doerre, Alexander93513.530.0
76Niekrens, Stefan199662133.528.0
77Schuelke, Tilman200793603.037.5
78Schwarz, Larissa187091443.034.0
79Wichard, Harald92523.031.5
80Geyler, Stefan193592523.030.5
81Gebhardt, Florian93603.027.0
82Sieberg, Rolf193192523.027.0
83Schmidt, Kai-Uwe205182512.533.5
84Hassler, Rolf189792612.531.5
85Huebben, Dominik183692612.528.5
86Simon, Thomas195072412.523.5
87Hartung, Thomas201391622.038.0
88Deinert, Wolfgang181190542.029.0
89Schaller, Fabian193962402.021.5
90Butschek, Tanja204381611.531.0
91Oberste, Norbert181191711.522.5
92Koch, Till189271511.522.0
93Thomas, Ingo214320200.08.0
93 players

Helmut Kohls Turnier (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv ) - Games in PGN: Helmut Kohls

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Helmut Kohls Turnier Dortmund GER Thu 12th Jul 2012 - Sun 22nd Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
1Orlov, AndreyGMRUS25277.028.50
2Poetsch, HagenIMGER24365.523.00
3Zaragatski, IljaIMGER24625.522.50
4Andersen, MadsIMDEN24595.020.50
5Meins, GerlefIMGER24754.519.50
6Saltaev, MihailGMUZB24804.518.00
7Bluebaum, MatthiasIMGER24313.516.25
8Becker, MarcelFMGER24273.515.00
9Loetscher, RolandFMSUI24023.513.75
10Schmittdiel, EckhaGMGER24602.510.00
10 players

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