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☑️ Chess History - Tournaments
🛄 Sparkassen Chess Meeting Dortmund 2002
🔹 World Championship Candidates’ Tournament at the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting 2002 will be held in Dortmund between the 6th & 22nd of July 2002.
Games finished in July 21st.
Dortmund is one of the traditional chess strongholds in the world and it is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
🔹The Federal Chancellor, Dr Gerhard Schroeder, will be the patron of this top-level event.
🔹The Einstein candidates tournament at the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting 2002 starting July 6th, at 3 p.m.
🔸 The Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting is an elite chess tournament held every summer in Dortmund, Germany. Dortmund is an invite-only event, with the exception that one slot at Dortmund is awarded to the winner of the annual Aeroflot Open in Moscow.
🔸 The tournament is usually played in a round-robin or double round-robin format. However, it took the form of a series of heads-up matches in 2002 and 2004. The 2002 Dortmund event was also notable in that it served as the Candidates Tournament for the Classical World Chess Championship 2004. Péter Lékó won, defeating Veselin Topalov in the finals.
✔️ The final standing and full games results are as above👆
♦️ Download Dortmund 2002 games database by PGN format👇👇
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☑️ Chess History - Tournaments
🛄 Sparkassen Chess Meeting Dortmund 2002
🔹 World Championship Candidates’ Tournament at the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting 2002 will be held in Dortmund between the 6th & 22nd of July 2002.
Games finished in July 21st.
Dortmund is one of the traditional chess strongholds in the world and it is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
🔹The Federal Chancellor, Dr Gerhard Schroeder, will be the patron of this top-level event.
🔹The Einstein candidates tournament at the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting 2002 starting July 6th, at 3 p.m.
🔸 The Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting is an elite chess tournament held every summer in Dortmund, Germany. Dortmund is an invite-only event, with the exception that one slot at Dortmund is awarded to the winner of the annual Aeroflot Open in Moscow.
🔸 The tournament is usually played in a round-robin or double round-robin format. However, it took the form of a series of heads-up matches in 2002 and 2004. The 2002 Dortmund event was also notable in that it served as the Candidates Tournament for the Classical World Chess Championship 2004. Péter Lékó won, defeating Veselin Topalov in the finals.
✔️ The final standing and full games results are as above👆
♦️ Download Dortmund 2002 games database by PGN format👇👇
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#chess_history_tornaments
#Dortmund_2002
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♦️ A memorable game from Dortmund 2002👇
🔘 Alexey Shirov vs Peter Leko
🔘 Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (2002), Dortmund GER, rd 3, Jul-15
🔘 Sicilian Defense: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack. Fianchetto Variation (B31)
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🔘 Alexey Shirov vs Peter Leko
🔘 Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (2002), Dortmund GER, rd 3, Jul-15
🔘 Sicilian Defense: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack. Fianchetto Variation (B31)
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🔰 The PGN format game in Dortmund 2002 Games Database👆👆
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22...Rc8?
A wrong decision that creates a passive position for Black.
(22... g6 23. R1e7 Kg7=)
23. Qd7 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Qxd8 25. Re7 Qc8 26. Qxc8 Rxc8 27. Kf2 Kf8 28. Rxa7 Rc2+ 29. Ke3 Rxh2 30. d5 1-0
A wrong decision that creates a passive position for Black.
(22... g6 23. R1e7 Kg7=)
23. Qd7 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Qxd8 25. Re7 Qc8 26. Qxc8 Rxc8 27. Kf2 Kf8 28. Rxa7 Rc2+ 29. Ke3 Rxh2 30. d5 1-0
17... Qf4?!
Kramnik intends to take his pawn back. However, 17... Re8 would have been better.
18. Bg3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Qxg3 20. c5! Qg6
(20... Bxc5?? 21. Ne4 +-)
21. Rc1 Qf7 22. Ne4 Re8 23. Re1 Bf5 24. Ng3 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Bg4
(25...Qxd5)
26. Qe4 +/-
Kramnik intends to take his pawn back. However, 17... Re8 would have been better.
18. Bg3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Qxg3 20. c5! Qg6
(20... Bxc5?? 21. Ne4 +-)
21. Rc1 Qf7 22. Ne4 Re8 23. Re1 Bf5 24. Ng3 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Bg4
(25...Qxd5)
26. Qe4 +/-
42... Rh1?
Leaving the d-file makes White's task easier.
42... Rd4 43. Ke3 Rd8 44. f4 Rd1 45. Ke2 Rd4 46. Ke3 Rd1 47.Nc3 Rc1 48. Ne2 Rd1 49. Nd4 Re1+ 50. Kd3 Rd1+ 51. Ke4 Rc1 52. Nxb5 gxh5 53.gxh5 Rc5 54. Nd6 Rxh5 55. Nxb7 Rh2 +/- which gives some drawing chances.
43. Bd5 b6 44. hxg6 hxg6 45. Nc3 b4 46. Na2 g5+ 47. Ke3 Kf8 48. Nxb4 Ke7 49. Be4 1-0
Leaving the d-file makes White's task easier.
42... Rd4 43. Ke3 Rd8 44. f4 Rd1 45. Ke2 Rd4 46. Ke3 Rd1 47.Nc3 Rc1 48. Ne2 Rd1 49. Nd4 Re1+ 50. Kd3 Rd1+ 51. Ke4 Rc1 52. Nxb5 gxh5 53.gxh5 Rc5 54. Nd6 Rxh5 55. Nxb7 Rh2 +/- which gives some drawing chances.
43. Bd5 b6 44. hxg6 hxg6 45. Nc3 b4 46. Na2 g5+ 47. Ke3 Kf8 48. Nxb4 Ke7 49. Be4 1-0
39. Rc8?
The only move to obtain a draw is 39.Kg1!, defending the f2-knight to meet the threat of ...Bxe4.
39...Bxe4 40. fxe4 Kg8 41. Rxa7 Rf8 42. Rf1=
39... Re8 40.Kg3 Nf5+ 41. Kh2 Nd4 42. R1c3 a5 43. R8c4 Rd8 -+
The only move to obtain a draw is 39.Kg1!, defending the f2-knight to meet the threat of ...Bxe4.
39...Bxe4 40. fxe4 Kg8 41. Rxa7 Rf8 42. Rf1=
39... Re8 40.Kg3 Nf5+ 41. Kh2 Nd4 42. R1c3 a5 43. R8c4 Rd8 -+
9.Nd2!
With the idea of transferring the knight to e3-square via c4 and controlling the important d5-outpost.
9...Rc8 10. Nc4 Be6 11. Ne3 Nf6 12. Bd2 Be7 13. a4 O-O 14. O-O Qd7 15.a5 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 Bf8 17.Be1
With the idea of transferring the knight to e3-square via c4 and controlling the important d5-outpost.
9...Rc8 10. Nc4 Be6 11. Ne3 Nf6 12. Bd2 Be7 13. a4 O-O 14. O-O Qd7 15.a5 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 Bf8 17.Be1