|
 SPARKASSEN
CHESS MEETING
Dortmund 2007
June
23 to July 1, 2007
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The Sparkassen Chess Meeting will take place from June 23rd to July 1st, 2007,
in the Dortmund Civic Theater, with eight players competing in a single round
robin. The average rating is 2727, making the event a Category 20 tournament.
Participants
| Rank |
Name |
Fed. |
Rating |
Birth |
| 1 |
Viswanathan Anand |
IND |
2786 |
12.12.1969 |
| 3 |
Vladimir Kramnik |
RUS |
2772 |
25.06.1975 |
| 6 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov |
AZE |
2757 |
12.04.1985 |
| 8 |
Peter Leko |
HUN |
2738 |
08.09.1979 |
| 11 |
Boris Gelfand |
ISR |
2733 |
24.06.1968 |
| 22 |
Magnus Carlsen |
NOR |
2693 |
30.11.1990 |
| 30 |
Evgeny Alexeev |
RUS |
2679 |
28.11.1985 |
| 52 |
Arkadij Naiditsch |
GER |
2654 |
25.10.1985 |
The oldest player is Boris Gelfand, who starts the event on the eve of his
39th birthday. The world's top-ranked player, Viswanathan Anand, is a year and
a half younger. By far the youngest player in the field is 16-year-old Norwegian
prodigy Magnus Carlsen, who is playing in Dortmund for the first time. Russian
GM Evgeny Alexeev qualified for Dortmund by winning the Aeroflot Open 2007 in
Moscow, and Arkadij Naiditsch, the only German player, sensationally won the
tournament two years ago.
Full Schedule and Results
| Round 1: Saturday, June 23, 15:00h |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Vishy Anand |
Boris Gelfand |
|
Evgeny Alekseev |
Shak. Mamedyarov |
|
Arkadij Naiditsch |
Magnus Carlsen |
|
Peter Leko |
| Games – Report |
|
| Round 2: Sunday, June 24, 15:00h |
Vishy Anand |
|
Peter Leko |
Arkadij Naiditsch |
|
Magnus Carlsen |
Evgeny Alekseev |
|
Shak. Mamedyarov |
Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Boris Gelfand |
| Games – Report |
|
| Round 3: Tuesday, June 26, 15:00h |
Boris Gelfand |
|
Vishy Anand |
Shak. Mamedyarov |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
Magnus Carlsen |
|
Evgeny Alekseev |
Peter Leko |
|
Arkadij Naiditsch |
| Games – Report |
|
| Round 4: Wednesday, June 27, 15:00h |
Vishy Anand |
|
Arkadij Naiditsch |
Evgeny Alekseev |
|
Peter Leko |
Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Magnus Carlsen |
Boris Gelfand |
|
Shak. Mamedyarov |
| Games – Report |
|
| Round 5: Friday, June 29, 15:00h |
Shak. Mamedyarov |
|
Vishy Anand |
Magnus Carlsen |
|
Boris Gelfand |
Peter Leko |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
Arkadij Naiditsch |
|
Evgeny Alekseev |
| Games – Report |
|
| Round 6: Saturday, June 30, 15:00h |
Vishy Anand |
|
Evgeny Alekseev |
Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Arkadij Naiditsch |
Boris Gelfand |
|
Peter Leko |
Shak. Mamedyarov |
|
Magnus Carlsen |
| Games – Report |
|
| Round 7: Sunday, July 1, 13:00h |
Magnus Carlsen |
|
Vishy Anand |
Peter Leko |
|
Shak. Mamedyarov |
Arkadij Naiditsch |
|
Boris Gelfand |
Evgeny Alekseev |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
| Games – Report |
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Live coverage by Yasser Seirawan on Playchess
Playchess commentator GM Yasser Seirawan
The games of Dortmund 2007, which start at 15:00h local time (CEST),
will be broadcast live on the official site and on Playchess.com
server. On the latter, starting from Sunday, June 24, there will be daily live
audio commentary by GM Yasser Seirawan, with a minimum of three one hour lectures
per round, beginning approximately thirty minutes after play has started. For
a charge of ten Ducats (about one Euro) a visitor gets a twelve hour pass to
listen to the live lectures.
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