Dortmund: A successful start

by Patrick Zelbel
8/11/2024 – The 51st edition of the Dortmund Chess Festival kicked off on Saturday, with the start of the A-Open and the B-Open tournaments. Most favourites prevailed, though a few of them only managed a draw. Sunday will see the start of the 6-game match between Elisabeth Paehtz and Dinara Wagner, the two highest-rated women players in Germany. | Pictured: Luc Zimmermann from the Netherlands | Photos: Official website
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The first day of the 51st International Dortmund Chess Days Festival saw the first round of the B-Open and A-Open. For the most part, the favourites prevailed, but there were also some initial surprises.

In the A-Open, GM Anton Korobov and GM Frederik Svane played the games on the stage in the Alte Schmiede cultural centre. Korobov had problems making it to Dortmund due to a cancelled flight, but was completely convincing despite the stressful journey. He clearly outplayed his opponent, Levi Malinowsky, and won his game with white convincingly.

Svane, on his part, had already been in Dortmund since the previous evening. He had a much tougher time against Luk Zimmermann in the first round. Zimmerman had a promising middlegame position, but spent too much time - from move 28, he lost the thread with little time left to think and went on to lose the game.

On board 3, rising star Christopher Woojin Yoo (17 years young) played against the even younger Jan Morawski (13). Although the 2600 grandmaster from the USA, Yoo, had an extra pawn, Morawski's queen and knight tandem was very solid. After 5 hours, Yoo was able to break through the defence and win the game.

The tournament favourites thus got through the first round unscathed. However, Fabian Schaller, among others, was able to achieve a success against a higher-rated opponent by securing a draw against GM Yahli Sokolovsky.

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Standings after round 1

Rk. Name Pts.  TB1 
1 Krams, Amatus 1 1
2 Korobov, Anton 1 0
Svane, Frederik 1 0
Yoo, Christopher Woojin 1 0
Sasikiran, Krishnan 1 0
Quesada Perez, Luis Ernesto 1 0
Romanov, Evgeny 1 0
Gavrilescu, David 1 0
Samadov, Read 1 0
Zwirs, Nico 1 0
Petrovskyi, Vadim 1 0
Vaganian, Rafael A 1 0
Gkoumas, Georgios 1 0
Peyrer, Konstantin 1 0
Kügel, Tobias 1 0
Buksa, Nataliya 1 0
Weishäutel, Moritz 1 0
Stelmaszyk, Nico 1 0
Zuferi, Enis 1 0
Meins, Gerlef 1 0

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1.d4 2 Nf6 7 2.c4 4 g6 11 3.Nc3 7 d5 12 4.cxd5 5 Nxd5 10 5.e4 5 Nxc3 7 6.bxc3 4 Bg7 19 7.Bc4 8 c5 27 8.Ne2 7 Nc6 34 9.Be3 9 0-0 1:44 10.0-0 5 Bg4 51 11.f3 3:09 Bd7 20 12.Rc1 1:12 b6 5:14 13.h4 2:21       Na5 4:17 14.Bd3 3:21 The position is equal. Rc8 7:49
15.h5! 54 e5 13:38 16.Ba6 6:37 Rc7 3:30 17.h6 5:21 Bh8 1:11 17...Bf6= 18.dxc5± 1:07 Black is on the road to losing. bxc5 1:35
19.c4! 1:00 White is much more active. Qf6 21:42 Black should play 19...Bc8 20.Bxc8 Qxd1 21.Rfxd1 Rfxc8 20.Bb5 33       White has strong initiative. Rd8 1:36 And now ...Bxb5 would win. 21.Qe1 3:00 Nc6 3:25 22.Nc3 36 22.Bxc5?! Nd4 23.Ba3 Nxb5 24.cxb5 Rxc1 25.Qxc1 Bxb5 22...Be6? 2:13
22...Qd6 was necessary. 23.Nd5 Rcc8 24.Bxc6 Bxc6 23.Bxc6!+- 31 23.Bxc5 Nd4 24.Bb4 Rdc8± 23.Nd5 Bxd5 24.cxd5 Nd4 23...Rxc6 17 24.Nd5 6 Bxd5 26 25.cxd5 6 Rcc8 4:10 26.Rxc5 59 Rxc5 1:31 27.Bxc5 3 Qa6? 1:04 27...Qg5 keeps fighting. 28.Be3 28.Bxa7 Qxh6 29.Bb6 Rb8± 28...Qh5 28.Qf2 45 Hoping for Be7! Bf6 59 29.Bxa7 3:33       Bg5 4:02 30.Be3 47 Be7 2:20 30...Bxe3 31.Qxe3 Ra8 31.f4 4:49 exf4 3:08 32.Qxf4 15 f6 50 33.Qc7 3:03 Qe2? 1:35 33...Qa3 34.Bf2 54 Weaker is 34.Qxe7 Qxe3+ 35.Kh2 35.Rf2 Qc1+ 36.Rf1 Qe3+ 37.Rf2 Qc1+ 38.Rf1 Qe3+= 35...Qxh6+ 36.Kg3 Qe3+ 37.Kh4 Qg5+ 38.Kh3 Qh5+ 39.Kg3 Qg5+ 40.Kf3 Ra8= 34...Kf7 3:04      
35.e5! 1:18 Rxd5 1:36 35...Qxe5 36.Qxe5 36.exf6 11 Kxf6 2:23 37.Bh4+ 9 Ke6 8 38.Qxe7# 7 Weighted Error Value: White=0.19 (very precise) /Black=0.72. Mistake: --- Black=6 Inaccurate: White=2 Black=1 OK: White=6 Black=7 Best: White=4 --- Strong: White=2 --- 1–0
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Korobov,A2648Malinowsky,L20061–02024D8751st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20241.1
Zimmermann,L2095Svane,F26360–12024B0651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20241.2
Yoo,C2616Murawski,J20931–02024A1351st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20241.3
Kruse,V2063Sasikiran,K25790–12024E1551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20241.4
Quesada Perez,L2576Beisteiner,J20891–02024D4251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20241.5
Zwirs,J2088Romanov,E25670–12024D0051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20241.6
Gavrilescu,D2534Meuer,D20871–02024C0251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20241.7
Schaller,F2086Sokolovsky,Y25220–12024D0051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20241.8
Samadov,R2509Dornieden,J20751–02024D3751st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20241.9
Sommer,J2075Zwirs,N24670–12024B5251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20241.10
Petrovskyi,V2440Rodriguez,A20791–02024B4551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20241.11
Bungarten,J2073Vaganian,R24520–12024B1451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20241.12
Gkoumas,G2450Linde,W20701–02024C9051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20241.13
Harutyunyan,H1992Stalmach,R2443½–½2024B0651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20241.14
Peyrer,K2425Herrmann,J20651–02024E1751st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20241.15
Kurt,S2064Kulon,K24151–02024B0151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20241.16
Kuegel,T2419Mann,G20621–02024B1151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20241.17
Pfaltz,M2061Buksa,N23960–12024C5451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20241.18
Weishaeutel,M2400Vollbehr,B20191–02024C5851st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20241.19
Erofeev,A2030Stelmaszyk,N23800–12024E3251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20241.20
Noeldner,J2189Korobov,A26480–12024B8151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20242.1
Svane,F2636Panjer,S22081–02024D3551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20242.2
Engel,B2211Yoo,C26160–12024B5151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20242.3
Sasikiran,K2579Wickenfeld,S22061–02024B4851st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20242.4
Mainka,G2210Quesada Perez,L25760–12024E6051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20242.5
Romanov,E2567Boehme,M21381–02024E0651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20242.6
Ohler,J2182Gavrilescu,D25340–12024A2051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20242.7
Klaska,P2184Samadov,R2509½–½2024B8151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20242.8
Zwirs,N2467Pipiras,F21921–02024B4551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20242.9
Labruyere,R2189Petrovskyi,V24400–12024C4851st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20242.10
Vaganian,R2452Wichtrup,J2138½–½2024E0651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20242.11
Lyutsinger,I2176Gkoumas,G2450½–½2024B3151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20242.12
Weigand,A2115Peyrer,K2425½–½2024C7751st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20242.13
Kummerow,H2117Kuegel,T24190–12024C5451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20242.14
Buksa,N2396Guo,P2146½–½2024B9051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20242.15
Kiese,M2106Weishaeutel,M24000–12024E9251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20242.16
Stelmaszyk,N2380Thiel,T21290–12024B0151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20242.17
Reuter,J2091Zuferi,E2394½–½2024E0551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20242.18
Akhmatovski,M2078Meins,G23840–12024A3851st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20242.19
Zemach,N2384Diduh,I20581–02024A5251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20242.20
Korobov,A2648Altini,N23741–02024B4551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20243.1
Hoang,T2354Svane,F26360–12024D0251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20243.2
Yoo,C2616Zamengo,F23421–02024D8551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20243.3
Kueppers,T2288Sasikiran,K25790–12024A2151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20243.4
Quesada Perez,L2576Bashirov,K23391–02024E1251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20243.5
Gloeckler,C2289Romanov,E2567½–½2024B3051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20243.6
Gavrilescu,D2534Gallasch,J22601–02024B1251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20243.7
Lain,L2236Zwirs,N2467½–½2024D3651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20243.8
Petrovskyi,V2440Fiedorek,M22971–02024D0251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20243.9
Kuegel,T2419Knudsen,S2251½–½2024B3351st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20243.10
Weishaeutel,M2400Froeyman,H22521–02024A8051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20243.11
Meins,G2384Green,M1997½–½2024A6151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20243.12
Thiel,T2129Zemach,N23840–12024B2251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20243.13
Spriestersbach,K2164Sumets,A2507½–½2024C0251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20243.14
Moeller,M2082Sokolovsky,Y25220–12024C4751st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20243.15
Samadov,R2509Eckert,M21291–02024D4351st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20243.16
Klaska,P2184Vaganian,R2452½–½2024A9051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20243.17
Wichtrup,J2138Stalmach,R2443½–½2024B5051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20243.19
Peyrer,K2425Lyutsinger,I21761–02024A1351st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20243.20
Quesada Perez,L2576Korobov,A2648½–½2024D5551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20244.1
Svane,F2636Gavrilescu,D2534½–½2024B4051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20244.2
Zemach,N2384Yoo,C26161–02024E7351st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20244.3
Sasikiran,K2579Petrovskyi,V2440½–½2024E0551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20244.4
Romanov,E2567Weishaeutel,M2400½–½2024A0651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20244.5
Sokolovsky,Y2522Meins,G2384½–½2024B5151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20244.6
Wegener,O2390Samadov,R2509½–½2024B5151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20244.7
Zwirs,N2467Van der Hagen,L23341–02024C5451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20244.8
Knudsen,S2251Gkoumas,G2450½–½2024B3351st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20244.9
Ferro,M2235Peyrer,K24250–12024D0251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20244.10
Christodoulaki,A1994Kuegel,T2419½–½2024C4751st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20244.11
Buksa,N2396Gloeckler,C22891–02024B3051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20244.12
Bagrationi,A2411Lain,L22360–12024C7851st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20244.13
Green,M1997Zuferi,E23940–12024A4851st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20244.14
Sumets,A2507Wickenfeld,S22061–02024E9751st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20244.15
Vaganian,R2452Riemland,A21121–02024D3551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20244.16
Stalmach,R2443Wagner,A22011–02024B3051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20244.17
Stelmaszyk,N2380Boehme,M2138½–½2024C1351st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20244.19
Altini,N2374Klaska,P2184½–½2024A6751st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20244.20
Korobov,A2648Zemach,N23841–02024D3051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20245.1
Petrovskyi,V2440Svane,F2636½–½2024B8551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20245.2
Peyrer,K2425Sasikiran,K2579½–½2024A4251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20245.3
Weishaeutel,M2400Quesada Perez,L25760–12024D4151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20245.4
Gavrilescu,D2534Buksa,N23961–02024C5451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20245.5
Zuferi,E2394Zwirs,N2467½–½2024D3551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20245.6
Lain,L2236Sumets,A2507½–½2024E2051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20245.7
Yoo,C2616Gallasch,J22601–02024A1651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20245.8
Kueppers,T2288Romanov,E25670–12024A1051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20245.9
Farokhi,K2307Sokolovsky,Y25220–12024B9051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20245.10
Samadov,R2509Gallana,M22761–02024D3051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20245.11
Song,E2269Vaganian,R2452½–½2024C0751st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20245.12
Gkoumas,G2450Froeyman,H22521–02024C8451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20245.13
Knudsen,S2251Stalmach,R2443½–½2024B4751st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20245.14
Kulon,K2415Rosen,B22451–02024A0151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20245.15
Kuegel,T2419Keyser,R22291–02024A1851st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20245.16
Albert,M2247Wegener,O2390½–½2024B7251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20245.17
Meins,G2384Labruyere,R21891–02024E0451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20245.18
Collin,M2234Waldhausen Gordon,F23420–12024E5151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20245.19
Noeldner,J2189Bashirov,K23390–12024A1351st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20245.20
Gavrilescu,D2534Korobov,A2648½–½2024C4551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20246.1
Svane,F2636Quesada Perez,L25761–02024C6051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20246.2
Yoo,C2616Kulon,K24151–02024D4551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20246.3
Sasikiran,K2579Kuegel,T2419½–½2024B7651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20246.4
Sokolovsky,Y2522Zuferi,E2394½–½2024B9351st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20246.5
Zemach,N2384Samadov,R2509½–½2024E4951st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20246.6
Zwirs,N2467Meins,G23841–02024B3251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20246.7
Waldhausen Gordon,F2342Gkoumas,G24500–12024C5051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20246.8
Bashirov,K2339Petrovskyi,V24400–12024E4351st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20246.9
Lain,L2236Peyrer,K24250–12024E3551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20246.10
Sumets,A2507Song,E22691–02024E1851st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20246.11
Vaganian,R2452Knudsen,S22511–02024D0051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20246.12
Stalmach,R2443Albert,M22471–02024E9051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20246.13
Buksa,N2396Follesa,E22412024B8451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20246.14
Panjer,S2208Weishaeutel,M2400½–½2024D0651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20246.14
Buksa,N2396Follesa,E22411–02024B8451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20246.15
Panjer,S2208Weishaeutel,M24002024D0651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20246.15
Wegener,O2390Boehme,M2138½–½2024C1151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20246.16
Ohler,J2182Altini,N2374½–½2024A2551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20246.17
Lyutsinger,I2176Scholz,C23051–02024B9951st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20246.19
Fronda,J2089Fiedorek,M22970–12024B1251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20246.20
Korobov,A2648Zwirs,N2467½–½2024B9251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20247.1
Gkoumas,G2450Svane,F2636½–½2024C8451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20247.2
Petrovskyi,V2440Yoo,C26161–02024B9251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20247.3
Peyrer,K2425Gavrilescu,D2534½–½2024A2151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20247.4
Buksa,N2396Sasikiran,K25790–12024B9051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20247.5
Quesada Perez,L2576Zemach,N2384½–½2024C3951st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20247.6
Romanov,E2567Klaska,P21841–02024E1251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20247.7
Kuegel,T2419Sumets,A2507½–½2024B1151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20247.8
Fiedorek,M2297Sokolovsky,Y2522½–½2024C4551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20247.9
Samadov,R2509Gloeckler,C22890–12024D4151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20247.10
Zuferi,E2394Vaganian,R24520–12024A9051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20247.11
Stalmach,R2443Lyutsinger,I21761–02024B9451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20247.12
Kulon,K2415Froeyman,H22521–02024A8551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20247.13
Weishaeutel,M2400Lain,L2236½–½2024E4051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20247.14
Collin,M2234Stelmaszyk,N23800–12024E4651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20247.15
Noeldner,J2189Wegener,O2390½–½2024A3051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20247.16
Meins,G2384Panjer,S2208½–½2024E0551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20247.17
Altini,N2374Moeller,M20821–02024B4551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20247.18
Hoang,T2354Ohler,J2182½–½2024E0451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20247.19
Wagner,A2201Waldhausen Gordon,F2342½–½2024D9451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20247.20
Korobov,A2648Petrovskyi,V24401–02024C5451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20248.1
Svane,F2636Stalmach,R24431–02024B5751st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20248.2
Sasikiran,K2579Gkoumas,G2450½–½2024D4551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20248.3
Romanov,E2567Peyrer,K2425½–½2024D0051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20248.4
Vaganian,R2452Gavrilescu,D2534½–½2024E0151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20248.5
Zwirs,N2467Gloeckler,C22891–02024A3451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20248.6
Yoo,C2616Kuegel,T24191–02024D3551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20248.7
Stelmaszyk,N2380Quesada Perez,L2576½–½2024B1151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20248.8
Sumets,A2507Farokhi,K23071–02024D4151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20248.9
Sokolovsky,Y2522Altini,N23741–02024B4551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20248.10
Zemach,N2384Kulon,K2415½–½2024E1051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20248.11
Samadov,R2509Fiedorek,M2297½–½2024E9451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20248.12
Albert,M2247Buksa,N2396½–½2024C3651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20248.13
Ferro,M2235Weishaeutel,M24000–12024D0051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20248.14
Lain,L2236Zuferi,E23940–12024E2451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20248.15
Wegener,O2390Panjer,S22081–02024C7851st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20248.16
Mainka,G2210Meins,G23840–12024A3051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20248.17
Mainka,R2370Wagner,A22011–02024A0951st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20248.18
Boehme,M2138Hoang,T23540–12024C0251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20248.19
Waldhausen Gordon,F2342Klaska,P21841–02024E1551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20248.20
Svane,F2636Korobov,A2648½–½2024C9251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20249.1
Zwirs,N2467Yoo,C26161–02024B9051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20249.2
Gavrilescu,D2534Sasikiran,K25791–02024B3151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20249.3
Petrovskyi,V2440Romanov,E25670–12024B5651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20249.4
Gkoumas,G2450Sumets,A25070–12024B1251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20249.5
Peyrer,K2425Sokolovsky,Y25220–12024E9251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20249.6
Quesada Perez,L2576Vaganian,R24521–02024A1151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20249.7
Stalmach,R2443Waldhausen Gordon,F23420–12024E1551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20249.8
Kulon,K2415Gallasch,J22600–12024A1651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20249.9
Weishaeutel,M2400Song,E2269½–½2024D0051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20249.10
Hoang,T2354Stelmaszyk,N2380½–½202451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20249.11
Zuferi,E2394Ohler,J21821–02024D3151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20249.12
Fiedorek,M2297Wegener,O2390½–½2024B7251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20249.13
Meins,G2384Fronda,J20891–02024E9151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20249.14
Gloeckler,C2289Zemach,N2384½–½2024C9651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20249.15
Bernig Le Duigou,V1876Mainka,R23700–12024E2051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20249.16
Noeldner,J2189Samadov,R25090–12024B2251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20249.17
Kuegel,T2419Albert,M22471–02024C5751st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20249.18
Buksa,N2396Strehse,N22230–12024C5051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20249.19
Engel,B2211Bagrationi,A24111–02024B2751st Sparkassen Trophy Open-A 20249.20

There was a wild game on the top board in the B-Open, in which the first seed Bernhard Zoremba from Dortmund club SV Eichlinghofen prevailed in the end.

The first surprise came from Helge Prause on board 6, as he outplayed his opponent, who has a rating 250 TWZ points higher than Prause's. The first 20 boards of the two open tournaments will be broadcast live this year.

Bernhard Zoremba

Bernhard Zoremba

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1.d4 40 d5 46 2.Bg5 25 Nd7 2:12 3.e3 44 Ngf6 47 4.c4 41 e6 34 5.Nc3 38 Be7 38 6.Nf3 1:56 h6 40 7.Bh4 1:20 0-0 31 8.Bd3 56 a6 3:49 9.0-0 8:04 dxc4 1:06 10.Bxc4 34 b5 37 11.Bd3 5:35 Bb7 38 12.Rc1 2:51 Rc8 1:03 13.Re1 5:11 c5 2:56 14.Bb1 6:28 cxd4 2:18 15.Nxd4 1:45 Nd5 3:00 16.Qd3 2:14 g6 8:03 17.Nxe6 2:02 Ne5 5:28 18.Bxe7 5:57 Qxe7 6:02 19.Nxd5 9:42 Qxe6 1:08 20.Nf4 37 Qg4 11:36 21.Qe2 5:52 Bf3 10:54 22.Qf1 3:49 Bb7 9:48 23.h3 6:20 Qg5 1:20 24.Kh2 1:27 Nc4 5:17 25.Qe2 3:57 Qe5 2:48 26.b3 3:30 Nd6 3:15 27.Kg1 4:03 g5 1:53 28.Nd3 2:44 Qf6 6:10 29.Nc5 1:43 Rcd8 5:06 30.Qc2 50 Qg7 1:40 31.Rcd1 2:46 f5 1:33 32.Ne6 39 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Zoremba,B-Bruno,C17161–02024D6051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20241.1
Lohkaemper,T1713Adam,D16380–12024A2551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20241.2
Verlaine,A1985Wagner,D17131–02024C4751st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20241.3
Stoll,E1709ter Steeg,M19780–12024E4651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20241.4
Popp,M1985Alkin,M17071–02024C6451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20241.5
Prause,H1704Neuman,C19601–02024E8551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20241.6
Omar,M1960Singh-Dehne,D17021–02024C2851st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20241.7
Kratschkowskij,D1701Muranyi,E19300–12024B2551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20241.8
Schmidt-Schaeffer,S2344Krolik,W17001–02024A3951st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20241.9
Pollerberg,A1699Gerdell,F19280–12024E6151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20241.10
Kasapchuk,O1848Zabel,R16991–02024C4351st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20241.11
Pradeep,H1905Weise,L16921–02024C5651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20241.13
Groenebaum,B1686Brandel,L1895½–½2024B9051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20241.14
Roess,J1891Mohebbi,S16860–12024C0651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20241.15
Farokhi,D1683Hofmann,B2007½–½2024B1351st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20241.16
Hoevelmann,A1890Babczyk,D1656½–½2024D0251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20241.17
Zickler,R1682Le Coz,M18890–12024B2251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20241.18
Arp,P1875Tesic,L1680½–½2024D1551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20241.19
Leichnitz,L-Weber,C18751–02024A9651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20241.20
Stomberg,G1779Zoremba,B-0–12024B1351st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20242.1
Adam,D1638Faerber,A17781–02024B0851st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20242.2
Koehler,F1778Verlaine,A19850–12024A2651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20242.3
ter Steeg,M1978Ploeger,M17770–12024D2751st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20242.4
Gwardak,J1776Popp,M1985½–½2024C5451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20242.5
Hofmann,D1773Omar,M19600–12024B0751st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20242.6
Muranyi,E1930Mueller,M2093½–½2024B0051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20242.7
Kovar,M1769Schmidt-Schaeffer,S23440–12024E2151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20242.8
Gerdell,F1928Hoerstrup,R17580–12024E6051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20242.9
Kries,Y1759Kasapchuk,O18480–12024D0051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20242.10
Rosenberg,T1906Plenker,S-1–02024B5251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20242.11
Meyer,H1757Pradeep,H19050–12024A1551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20242.12
Le Coz,M1889Rathke,D17501–02024D1151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20242.13
Weber,C1875Schmidt,R21801–02024A0351st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20242.14
Alferova,E1750Walter,R1874½–½2024D0551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20242.15
Leidig,A1870Zarriess,B1744½–½2024C8351st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20242.16
Hartmann,N1749Garden,Z18680–12024D0051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20242.17
Schlefers,F1868Haller,N1738½–½2024C0251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20242.18
Hafermann,L1747Bilau,M17520–12024A0551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20242.19
Michalek,F1792Meiber,A17331–02024D0351st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20242.20
Zoremba,B-Kovalskyy,A18591–02024D0051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20243.1
Quass,M1842Adam,D16380–12024B0651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20243.2
Verlaine,A1985Longin-Boissinot,E1854½–½2024A3651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20243.3
Omar,M1960Kommessin,F18041–02024C3051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20243.4
Schmidt-Schaeffer,S2344Gierhardt,V18010–12024C5551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20243.5
Kasapchuk,O1848Boger,M17851–02024B0051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20243.6
Wiese,T1804Rosenberg,T19061–02024A3651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20243.7
Pradeep,H1905Rodriguez,A16671–02024C0251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20243.8
Ploeger,M1777Le Coz,M18890–12024B3251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20243.9
Hoerstrup,R1758Weber,C18750–12024B1351st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20243.10
Zinn,A1731Leidig,A18700–12024D3251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20243.11
Garden,Z1868Meis,J15271–02024E0151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20243.12
Bilau,M1752Gao,R15460–12024E2051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20243.13
Tupac Yupanqui Herrera,D1609Muranyi,E19301–02024B3051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20243.14
Popp,M1985Alferova,E17501–02024C5451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20243.15
Gwardak,J1776Brandel,L1895½–½2024B2151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20243.16
Mueller,M2093Hofmann,B20070–12024D5551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20243.17
Walter,R1874Allen,P17411–02024A4951st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20243.18
Scholle,R-Schlefers,F1868½–½2024C6251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20243.19
Rummelshaus,H1866Schulz,A17251–02024A0451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20243.20
Weber,C1875Zoremba,B-0–12024A0351st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20244.1
Adam,D1638Garden,Z18681–02024B2251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20244.2
Leidig,A1870Omar,M19601–02024C4151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20244.3
Gierhardt,V1801Kasapchuk,O18480–12024D0251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20244.4
Gao,R1546Pradeep,H19050–12024C4551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20244.5
Le Coz,M1889Tupac Yupanqui Herrera,D1609½–½2024A4951st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20244.6
Hofmann,B2007Wiese,T18041–02024E0451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20244.7
Naumann,F1851Verlaine,A1985½–½2024A4351st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20244.8
Longin-Boissinot,E1854Popp,M1985½–½2024C7451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20244.9
Levanzov,Y1721Walter,R18740–12024B1551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20244.10
Michalek,F1792Jaeger,N18501–02024D0351st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20244.11
Tesic,L1680Rummelshaus,H1866½–½2024E6251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20244.12
Grasse,H1862Albrandt,L-½–½2024A0751st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20244.13
Schmidt-Schaeffer,S2344Lampe,F1785½–½2024C1051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20244.14
Schmidt,R2180ter Steeg,M19780–12024E0151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20244.15
Rosenberg,T1906Zarriess,B17441–02024C7751st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20244.16
Brandel,L1895Zinn,A17311–02024B4451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20244.17
Schlefers,F1868Malinowsky,C1724½–½2024B2251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20244.18
Chua,D1732Bilau,M17521–02024E6551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20244.19
Kovalskyy,A1859Scholle,R-1–02024B1251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20244.20
Zoremba,B-Leidig,A1870½–½2024D0251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20245.1
Kasapchuk,O1848Adam,D16381–02024C4051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20245.2
Pradeep,H1905Le Coz,M18890–12024B3051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20245.3
Tupac Yupanqui Herrera,D1609Hofmann,B20071–02024B1251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20245.4
Walter,R1874Michalek,F17921–02024D0251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20245.5
Verlaine,A1985Kommessin,F18040–12024E9251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20245.6
ter Steeg,M1978Gierhardt,V18011–02024C0051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20245.7
Popp,M1985Kappelhoff,P17870–12024B1251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20245.8
Omar,M1960Boger,M17851–02024B0051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20245.9
Hofmann,D1773Rosenberg,T19060–12024B2151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20245.10
Kovar,M1769Brandel,L18950–12024A5751st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20245.11
Meyer,H1757Weber,C18750–12024A9651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20245.12
Garden,Z1868Chua,D17321–02024A1351st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20245.13
Rummelshaus,H1866Alkin,M17070–12024D0251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20245.14
Hoerstrup,R1758Grasse,H18621–02024B0651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20245.15
Kovalskyy,A1859Tesic,L16801–02024C1851st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20245.16
Leichnitz,L-Travica,A18561–02024A9651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20245.17
Chernomor,P-Longin-Boissinot,E18541–02024C4551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20245.18
Albrandt,L-Naumann,F18510–12024B0351st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20245.19
Scholtyssek,N1846White,W16710–12024A0151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20245.20
Zoremba,B-Kasapchuk,O18480–12024D0051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20246.1
Le Coz,M1889Walter,R18740–12024E0451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20246.2
Leidig,A1870Tupac Yupanqui Herrera,D16091–02024C8451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20246.3
Adam,D1638Naumann,F18511–02024C0051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20246.4
Arnz,T1830Verlaine,A19851–02024B7651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20246.5
Gierhardt,V1801Omar,M19600–12024D0251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20246.6
Rosenberg,T1906Hoerstrup,R17581–02024C7751st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20246.7
Kappelhoff,P1787Pradeep,H1905½–½2024C7451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20246.8
Brandel,L1895Leichnitz,L-½–½2024B1551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20246.9
Weber,C1875Chernomor,P-1–02024C3051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20246.10
White,W1671Garden,Z18680–12024B2851st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20246.11
Gao,R1546Kovalskyy,A18591–02024C4551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20246.12
Gerdell,F1928Hanemann,H1798½–½2024A0651st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20246.13
Hofmann,B2007Gwardak,J17761–02024A3051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20246.14
Wiese,T1804Hoevelmann,A18900–12024B1251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20246.15
Michalek,F1792Rodriguez,A16671–02024A1351st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20246.16
Levanzov,Y1721Rummelshaus,H1866½–½2024A4551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20246.17
Demiroers,E1563Vestrick,F18630–12024B0751st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20246.18
Alkin,M1707Lampe,F17850–12024C0151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20246.19
Ziegler,M1810Weise,L1692½–½202451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20246.20
Kasapchuk,O1848Leidig,A1870½–½2024B9251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20247.1
Walter,R1874Adam,D16381–02024D1151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20247.2
Omar,M1960Arnz,T18300–12024C0051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20247.3
Leichnitz,L-Rosenberg,T19060–12024E7451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20247.4
Garden,Z1868Weber,C18751–02024B1151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20247.5
Hoevelmann,A1890Gao,R15461–02024A4851st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20247.6
Tupac Yupanqui Herrera,D1609Zoremba,B-1–02024B0151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20247.7
Pradeep,H1905Michalek,F1792½–½2024B2851st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20247.8
Vestrick,F1863Hofmann,B20070–12024E1251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20247.9
Lampe,F1785Le Coz,M1889½–½2024B2251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20247.10
Verlaine,A1985Kappelhoff,P17870–12024D0251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20247.11
ter Steeg,M1978Cassel,S17921–02024D3751st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20247.12
Gierhardt,V1801Gerdell,F19281–02024A3051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20247.13
Hanemann,H1798Brandel,L18950–12024B2251st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20247.14
Faerber,A1778Bilau,M17520–12024E9451st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20247.15
Rummelshaus,H1866Boger,M17851–02024A0051st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20247.16
Meiber,A1733Grasse,H18621–02024A8551st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20247.17
Kovalskyy,A1859Kries,Y17591–02024B0151st Sparkassen Trophy Open-B 20247.19

The good atmosphere at the Chess Festival was particularly positive: bright sunshine, a punctual start to the tournament, a large foyer to analyse and relax, and a barbecue in the outdoor area awaited visitors.

Spectators are also welcome over the coming days. Tomorrow, the match between the German grandmasters Elisabeth Paehtz and Dinara Wagner will start on the main stage. From the second day of the tournament, GM Artur Yusupov will commentate the top games live in the upper tier of the foyer from 4 pm.

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Patrick Zelbel is the press officer at the Sparkassen Chess Trophy yearly event in Dortmund.
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