Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting

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The Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting was until 2020 an elite chess tournament held every summer in Dortmund, Germany. Dortmund was an invite-only event, with the exception that one slot at Dortmund was awarded to the winner of the annual Aeroflot Open in Moscow. After an interruption due to the covid pandemic, the meeting was relaunched as the Sparkassen Chess Trophy International Dortmund Chess Days.

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The elite tournament was 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.

A flagship event of the newer incarnation is the No Castling Masters (see No Castling Chess). It is accompanied by large open events and invite-only cup competitions.

The title sponsor is Sparkasse Dortmund, [1] the local public savings bank.

List of winners

#YearWinner
(1)1928 Flag of Germany.svg Fritz Sämisch
(2)1951 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Albéric O'Kelly de Galway
(3)1961 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Mark Taimanov
11973 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Westerinen
21974 Flag of Hungary.svg László Szabó
31975 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Westerinen
41976 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Oleg Romanishin
51977 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Smejkal
61978 Flag of Sweden.svg Ulf Andersson
71979 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tamaz Giorgadze
81980 Flag of England.svg Raymond Keene
91981 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Gennady Kuzmin
101982 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vlastimil Hort
111983 Flag of Romania.svg Mihai Suba
121984 Flag of Israel.svg Yehuda Gruenfeld
131985 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yuri Razuvayev
141986 Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltán Ribli
151987 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yuri Balashov
161988 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Smbat Lputian
171989 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Efim Geller
181990 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexander Chernin
191991 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Igor Štohl
201992 Flag of Russia.svg Garry Kasparov
211993 Flag of Russia.svg Anatoly Karpov
221994 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Piket
231995 Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Kramnik
241996 Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Kramnik (with the same score as Flag of India.svg Viswanathan Anand ; won on tiebreak because of higher Sonneborn–Berger score)
251997 Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Kramnik
261998 Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Kramnik (with the same score as Flag of England.svg Michael Adams and Flag of Russia.svg Peter Svidler ; won on tiebreak because of higher Sonneborn–Berger score)
271999 Flag of Hungary.svg Peter Leko
282000 Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Kramnik (with the same score as Flag of India.svg Viswanathan Anand ; won on tiebreak because of higher Sonneborn–Berger score)
292001 Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Kramnik (with the same score as Flag of Bulgaria.svg Veselin Topalov ; won on tiebreak)
302002 Flag of Hungary.svg Peter Leko
312003 Flag of Moldova.svg Victor Bologan
322004 Flag of India.svg Viswanathan Anand
332005 Flag of Germany.svg Arkadij Naiditsch
342006 Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Kramnik (with the same score as Flag of Russia.svg Peter Svidler ; won on tiebreak because of higher Sonneborn–Berger score)
352007 Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Kramnik
362008 Flag of Hungary.svg Peter Leko
372009 Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Kramnik
382010 Flag of Ukraine.svg Ruslan Ponomariov
392011 Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Kramnik
402012 Flag of Italy.svg Fabiano Caruana (with the same score as Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Karjakin ; won on tiebreak because of more wins)
412013 Flag of England.svg Michael Adams
422014 Flag of Italy.svg Fabiano Caruana
432015 Flag of the United States.svg Fabiano Caruana
442016 Flag of France.svg Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
452017 Flag of Poland.svg Radosław Wojtaszek
462018 Flag of Russia.svg Ian Nepomniachtchi
472019 Flag of the United States.svg Leinier Domínguez
482021 Flag of India.svg Viswanathan Anand (No Castling match) Flag of Ukraine.svg Pavel Eljanov (Grand Prix)
492022 Flag of Germany.svg Dmitrij Kollars (No Castling Masters) Flag of Ukraine.svg Pavel Eljanov (Grand Prix)
502023 Flag of the United States.svg Fabiano Caruana (No Castling Masters)

Events by year

1990s

1990

1991

1992

1993

21st Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, SuperGM group, 10–17 April 1993, Dortmund, Cat. XVI (2637)
Player Rating 12345678Points SB TPR
1Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Anatoly Karpov  (Russia)2725½1110112854
2Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)2685½Does not appear½½½½1½4 13.252680
3Flag of Germany.svg  Christopher Lutz  (Germany)25500½Does not appear½½½11411.502699
4Flag of the United States.svg  Gata Kamsky  (United States)26550½½Does not appear110½11.502634
5Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Sergey Dolmatov  (Russia)26150½½0Does not appear1½110.252640
6Flag of France.svg  Joël Lautier  (France)26451½½00Does not appear½½32586
7Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Grigory Serper  (Uzbekistan)26000001½½Does not appear½2540
8Flag of Germany.svg  Eric Lobron  (Germany)26200½0½0½½Does not appear22481

1994

22nd Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, SuperGM group, 15–24 July 1994, Dortmund, Cat. XVI (2640)
Player Rating 12345678910Points SB TPR
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jeroen Piket  (Netherlands)2640½1½11½½1½2806
2Flag of England.svg  Michael Adams  (England)2640½Does not appear½0011½112720
3Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Epishin  (Russia)26500½Does not appear1½½½1½½52682
4Flag of Germany.svg  Artur Yusupov  (Germany)2655½10Does not appear½½½01½20.002638
5Flag of Russia.svg  Alexey Dreev  (Russia)265001½½Does not appear½½½0119.752639
6Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Viktor Korchnoi  (Switzerland)261500½½½Does not appear110118.502643
7Flag of Russia.svg  Anatoly Karpov  (Russia)2780½0½½½0Does not appear½1118.252624
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jan Timman  (Netherlands)2635½½01½0½Does not appear½½42598
9Flag of Germany.svg  Christopher Lutz  (Germany)258000½0110½Does not appear0313.502522
10Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)2555½0½½000½1Does not appear313.002524

1995

23rd Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, SuperGM group, 14–23 July 1995, Dortmund, Cat. XVII (2666)
Player Rating 12345678910Points SB TPR
1Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)2730½½1½11½1172877
2Flag of Russia.svg  Anatoly Karpov  (Russia)2775½Does not appear½½1½½1112818
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)2605½½Does not appear½½½½101521.002714
4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vassily Ivanchuk  (Ukraine)27400½½Does not appear½½½11½520.002699
5Flag of France.svg  Joël Lautier  (France)2645½0½½Does not appear½1½102668
6Flag of England.svg  Nigel Short  (England)26450½½½½Does not appear½01½417.002624
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jeroen Piket  (Netherlands)26250½½½0½Does not appear½½1415.752626
8Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeny Bareev  (Russia)2650½000½1½Does not appear0113.752586
9Flag of Ukraine.svg  Alexander Beliavsky  (Ukraine)2650001000½1Does not appear112.502586
10Flag of Germany.svg  Eric Lobron  (Germany)2595000½1½000Does not appear22452

1996

24th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, SuperGM group, 5–14 July 1996, Dortmund, Cat. XVIII (2676)
Player Rating 12345678910Points SB TPR
1Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)2765½½111½11½728.502886
2Flag of India.svg  Viswanathan Anand  (India)2735½Does not appear½½1½1111727.252889
3Flag of Belarus.svg  Boris Gelfand  (Belarus)2665½½Does not appear½½1½½1162802
4Flag of England.svg  Michael Adams  (England)26850½½Does not appear0½1½½117.502675
5Flag of Hungary.svg  Judit Polgár  (Hungary)266500½1Does not appear½101½17.002677
6Flag of Spain.svg  Alexei Shirov  (Spain)26850½0½½Does not appear½101415.502632
7Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Veselin Topalov  (Bulgaria)2750½0½00½Does not appear½11414.752624
8Flag of Germany.svg  Robert Hübner  (Germany)259500½½10½Does not appear½½2605
9Flag of Germany.svg  Eric Lobron  (Germany)2585000½010½Does not appear½2520
10Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)2630½000½00½½Does not appear22461

1997

25th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, SuperGM group, 4–13 July 1997, Dortmund, Cat. XVIII (2700)
Player Rating 12345678910Points TPR Place
1Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)2770½½11½1½½128571
2Flag of India.svg  Viswanathan Anand  (India)2765½Does not appear01½½½1½127722
3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Veselin Topalov  (Bulgaria)2745½1Does not appear½0½½½½1527373–4
4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vassily Ivanchuk  (Ukraine)272500½Does not appear½1½11½527393–4
5Flag of Hungary.svg  Judit Polgár  (Hungary)26700½1½Does not appear½½1½027025
6Flag of Belarus.svg  Boris Gelfand  (Belarus)2695½½½0½Does not appear½½½½426576–8
7Flag of Russia.svg  Anatoly Karpov  (Russia)27450½½½½½Does not appear0½1426516–8
8Flag of England.svg  Nigel Short  (England)2660½0½00½1Does not appear1½426606–8
9Flag of Germany.svg  Robert Hübner  (Germany)2580½½½0½½½0Does not appear½26329
10Flag of Germany.svg  Artur Yusupov  (Germany)2640000½1½0½½Does not appear3258110

Flag of Germany.svg GM Romuald Mainka won Open A tournament with the result 7½ out of 9.

1998

26th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, SuperGM group, 26 June – 5 July 1998, Dortmund, Cat. XVIII (2699)
Player Rating 12345678910Points SB TPR
1Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)2790½1½½½1½½1625.752813
2Flag of England.svg  Michael Adams  (England)2670½Does not appear½½½1½11½625.002827
3Flag of Russia.svg  Peter Svidler  (Russia)26900½Does not appear11½½1½1624.502825
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)2670½½0Does not appear½½1½½152745
5Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vassily Ivanchuk  (Ukraine)2740½½0½Does not appear½½½½12694
6Flag of India.svg  Viswanathan Anand  (India)2770½0½½½Does not appear½½½½417.502648
7Flag of Germany.svg  Artur Yusupov  (Germany)26300½½0½½Does not appear½1½416.502663
8Flag of Hungary.svg  Zoltán Almási  (Hungary)2630½00½½½½Does not appear1½416.002663
9Flag of Slovenia.svg  Alexander Beliavsky  (Slovenia)2690½0½½½½00Does not appear½32575
10Flag of Spain.svg  Alexei Shirov  (Spain)27100½000½½½½Does not appear2531

1999

27th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, SuperGM group, 10–17 July 1999, Dortmund, Cat. XIX (2705)
Player Rating 12345678Points TPR
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)2701½½½1½1152863
2Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)2760½Does not appear½½½½112798
3Flag of Russia.svg  Anatoly Karpov  (Russia)2700½½Does not appear½½1½½42755
4Flag of India.svg  Viswanathan Anand  (India)2771½½½Does not appear½½½142745
5Flag of England.svg  Michael Adams  (England)27080½½½Does not appear½1142754
6Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Ivan Sokolov  (Bosnia and Herzegovina)2656½½0½½Does not appear0½2609
7Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Veselin Topalov  (Bulgaria)269000½½01Does not appear022548
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jan Timman  (Netherlands)265000½00½1Does not appear22554
27th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, Masters Event, 9–17 July 1999, Dortmund, Germany, Category X (2482)
Player Rating 12345678910Points TPR
1Flag of Germany.svg  GM Eckhard Schmittdiel  (Germany)2505Does not appear½1½½0½11162604
2Flag of Hungary.svg  GM Zoltán Varga  (Hungary)2541½Does not appear0½½1½11162600
3Flag of Ukraine.svg  IM Michael Feygin  (Ukraine)250001Does not appear½½½10½152523
4Flag of Armenia.svg  GM Arshak Petrosian  (Armenia)2514½½½Does not appear½½½½½152521
5Flag of Germany.svg  GM Klaus Bischoff  (Germany)2509½½½½Does not appear½½1½02479
6Flag of Slovenia.svg  GM Adrian Mikhalchishin  (Slovenia)255210½½½Does not appear½½½042431
7Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  IM Alisa Marić  (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)2489½½0½½½Does not appear½½½42438
8Flag of Germany.svg  FM Arkadij Naiditsch  (Germany)2417001½0½½Does not appear½142446
9Flag of Germany.svg  IM Dirk Poldauf  (Germany)245300½½½½½½Does not appear142442
10Flag of Germany.svg  Gregor Mainka  (Germany)2340000011½00Does not appear2331

17-year-old Flag of Germany.svg Olaf Wegener won Open A Swiss-system tournament with the score 8/10.

2000s

2000

28th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 7 – 16, 2000) [2]
28th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, SuperGM group, 7–16 July 2000, Dortmund, Category XIX (2702)
Player Rating 12345678910Points SB TPR
1Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)277010½11½½½1625.752789
2Flag of India.svg  Viswanathan Anand  (India)27620Does not appear1½½½1½11623.752836
3Flag of England.svg  Michael Adams  (England)275510Does not appear½½½½½1½521.752739
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)2743½½½Does not appear½0½1½1520.752792
5Flag of Armenia.svg  Vladimir Akopian  (Armenia)26600½½½Does not appear½½11½520.752750
6Flag of Israel.svg  Deep Junior 6  (Israel)Does not appear0½½1½Does not appear½½012702
7Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Khalifman  (Russia)2667½0½½½½Does not appear½½½417.502664
8Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeny Bareev  (Russia)2702½½½00½½Does not appear½1416.502659
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jeroen Piket  (Netherlands)2649½00½01½½Does not appear½2568
10Flag of Germany.svg  Robert Hübner  (Germany)261500½0½0½0½Does not appear22520
28th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, GM group, 7–16 July 2000, Dortmund, Category IX (2456)
Player Rating 12345678910Points TPR
1Flag of Germany.svg  GM Eckhard Schmittdiel  (Germany)2490Does not appear01½½1½½1162577
2Flag of Germany.svg  IM Arkadij Naiditsch  (Germany)24421Does not appear1½½½½½102538
3Flag of Hungary.svg  GM Zoltán Varga  (Hungary)253000Does not appear111½½1½2528
4Flag of Armenia.svg  GM Arshak Petrosian  (Armenia)2476½½0Does not appear½½11½12534
5Flag of Slovenia.svg  GM Adrian Mikhalchishin  (Slovenia)2552½½0½Does not appear½½1½152488
6Flag of Germany.svg  FM Fabian Döttling  (Germany)24770½0½½Does not appear½11152497
7Flag of Germany.svg  IM Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska  (Germany)2437½½½0½½Does not appear½0142415
8Flag of Moldova.svg  IM Almira Skripchenko-Lautier  (Moldova)2444½½½000½Does not appear½12377
9Flag of Germany.svg  FM Olaf Wegener  (Germany)2359000½½01½Does not appear02301
10Flag of Germany.svg  Gregor Mainka  (Germany)235701½000001Does not appear2301

2001

29th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 12 – 22, 2001) [3]
29th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 12–22 July 2001, Dortmund, Germany, Category XXI (2755)
Player Rating 123456Points TPR
1Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)28021 ½½ ½1 ½½ ½½ 12855
2Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Veselin Topalov  (Bulgaria)27110 ½Does not appear½ ½1 1½ ½1 12873
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)2730½ ½½ ½Does not appear½ ½1 ½½ ½2796
4Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Morozevich  (Russia)27490 ½0 0½ ½Does not appear1 1½ 152756
5Flag of England.svg  Michael Adams  (England)2744½ ½½ ½0 ½0 0Does not appear½ ½2647
6Flag of India.svg  Viswanathan Anand  (India)2794½ 00 0½ ½½ 0½ ½Does not appear32598

Flag of Germany.svg IM Arkadij Naiditsch (2524) defeated Flag of Moldova.svg IM Almira Skripchenko-Lautier (2494) in Dortmund Sparkassen Match with the score 7:3.

The Dortmund Sparkassen Man-Machine Match between Flag of Germany.svg GM Robert Hübner (2612) and Deep Fritz ended in a draw with the score 3:3 (all the games were drawn).

2002

30th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 6 – 21, 2002) [4]
Candidates Tournament

The main event was a Candidates Tournament to determine a challenger for Vladimir Kramnik's Einstein Group World Chess title.

30th Sparkassen Chess, Group 1, 6–11 July 2002, Dortmund, Cat. XIX (2701) [5]
Player Rating 1234Points TB TPR
1Flag of Spain.svg  Alexei Shirov  (Spain)2697Does not appear½ ½½ 1½ 142826
2Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Veselin Topalov  (Bulgaria)2745½ ½Does not appear1 ½1 ½4½2810
3Flag of Israel.svg  Boris Gelfand  (Israel)2710½ 00 ½Does not appear1 ½2640
4Flag of Germany.svg  Christopher Lutz  (Germany)2650½ 00 ½0 ½Does not appear2524
Group 1 first place playoff, 12 July 2002, Dortmund, Germany
Player Rating 12PointsPlace TPR
Flag of Spain.svg  Alexei Shirov  (Spain)2697½112938
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Veselin Topalov  (Bulgaria)2745½0½22504
30th Sparkassen Chess, Group 2, 6–11 July 2002, Dortmund, Cat. XX (2728)
Player Rating 1234Points TPR
1Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeny Bareev  (Russia)2726Does not appear1 0½ ½1 142853
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)27170 1Does not appear½ 1½ ½2788
3Flag of England.svg  Michael Adams  (England)2752½ ½½ 0Does not appear½ ½2662
4Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Morozevich  (Russia)27160 0½ ½½ ½Does not appear22606
Semifinals Final
      
Flag of Spain.svg  Alexei Shirov  (Spain)½
Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Veselin Topalov  (Bulgaria)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Veselin Topalov  (Bulgaria)
Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeny Bareev  (Russia)
Side events

Flag of Armenia.svg IM Tigran Nalbandian (2458) won Dortmund Open Swiss-system tournament with the score 9/11.

The match between Flag of Germany.svg GM Arkadij Naiditsch (2581) and Flag of the Netherlands.svg GM Jan Timman (2623) ended in a draw with the score 4:4.

Flag of Germany.svg David Baramidze (2351) defeated Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg IM Alisa Marić (2470) in Dortmund Sparkassen Match with the score 4½:3½.

2003

31st Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 31 – August 10, 2003) [6]

Flag of Moldova.svg GM Victor Bologan qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2003.

31st Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 31 July – 10 August 2003, Dortmund, Category XVIII (2695)
Player Rating 123456Points TPR
1Flag of Moldova.svg  Victor Bologan  (Moldova)2650½ ½1 0½ ½1 ½1 12814
2Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)2785½ ½Does not appear½ ½1 ½½ ½½ ½2713
3Flag of India.svg  Viswanathan Anand  (India)27740 1½ ½Does not appear0 ½½ 11 ½2715
4Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Teimour Radjabov  (Azerbaijan)2648½ ½0 ½1 ½Does not appear½ ½0 152704
5Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)27390 ½½ ½½ 0½ ½Does not appear½ ½42614
6Flag of Germany.svg  Arkadij Naiditsch  (Germany)25740 0½ ½0 ½1 0½ ½Does not appear2609

Flag of Germany.svg IM Yuri Boidman (2407) won Dortmund Open A Swiss-system tournament with the score 8/9 and performance rating 2616.

Flag of Russia.svg GM Vladimir Belikov (2499) defeated Flag of Germany.svg IM David Baramidze (2470) in Dortmund Match with the score 6:4.

2004

32nd Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 22 – August 1, 2004) [7]

Flag of Russia.svg GM Sergei Rublevsky qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2004.

Preliminaries
32nd Sparkassen Chess, Group A, 22–27 July 2004, Dortmund, Cat. XVIII (2692)
Player Rating 1234Points TPR
1Flag of India.svg  Viswanathan Anand  (India)2782Does not appear1 ½½ ½½ 142787
2Flag of Russia.svg  Peter Svidler  (Russia)27270 ½Does not appear1 1½ ½2737
3Flag of Germany.svg  Arkadij Naiditsch  (Germany)2574½ ½0 0Does not appear½ 12674
4Flag of Russia.svg  Sergei Rublevsky  (Russia)2686½ 0½ ½½ 0Does not appear22569
32nd Sparkassen Chess, Group B, 22–27 July 2004, Dortmund, Cat. XVIII (2691)
Player Rating 1234Points TB TPR
1Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)2770Does not appear½ ½½ ½½ ½342665
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)2741½ ½Does not appear½ ½½ ½32674
3Flag of Moldova.svg  Victor Bologan  (Moldova)2663½ ½½ ½Does not appear½ ½32700
4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Sergey Karjakin  (Ukraine)2591½ ½½ ½½ ½Does not appear322724
Group B Rapid playoff, 27 July 2004, Dortmund, Cat. XVIII (2691)
Player Rating 1234Points TPR
1Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)2770Does not appear½ ½1 11 042790
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)2741½ ½Does not appear½ ½1 ½2731
3Flag of Moldova.svg  Victor Bologan  (Moldova)26630 0½ ½Does not appear1 ½2643
4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Sergey Karjakin  (Ukraine)25910 10 ½0 ½Does not appear22599
Knockout
Semifinals Final
      
1A Flag of India.svg  Viswanathan Anand  (India)4
2B Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)2
1A Flag of India.svg  Viswanathan Anand  (India)
1B Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)
2A Flag of Russia.svg  Peter Svidler  (Russia)3
1B Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)5Third place
2B Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)
2A Flag of Russia.svg  Peter Svidler  (Russia)
Playoffs 5th-8th Playoffs 5th-6th
      
3A Flag of Germany.svg  Arkadij Naiditsch  (Germany)2
4B Flag of Ukraine.svg  Sergey Karjakin  (Ukraine)0
3A Flag of Germany.svg  Arkadij Naiditsch  (Germany)
4A Flag of Russia.svg  Sergei Rublevsky  (Russia)½
4A Flag of Russia.svg  Sergei Rublevsky  (Russia)3
3B Flag of Moldova.svg  Victor Bologan  (Moldova)1 Playoffs 7th-8th
4B Flag of Ukraine.svg  Sergey Karjakin  (Ukraine)½
3B Flag of Moldova.svg  Victor Bologan  (Moldova)
Final standings
PlacePlayer Rating
1Flag of India.svg  Viswanathan Anand  (India)2782
2Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)2770
3Flag of Russia.svg  Peter Svidler  (Russia)2727
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)2741
5Flag of Germany.svg  Arkadij Naiditsch  (Germany)2574
6Flag of Russia.svg  Sergei Rublevsky  (Russia)2686
7Flag of Moldova.svg  Victor Bologan  (Moldova)2663
8Flag of Ukraine.svg  Sergey Karjakin  (Ukraine)2591

2005

33rd Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 8 – 17, 2005)

Flag of Israel.svg GM Emil Sutovsky qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2005.

33rd Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 8–17 July 2005, Dortmund, Germany, Category XIX (2709)
Player Rating 12345678910Points TPR
1Flag of Germany.svg  Arkadij Naiditsch  (Germany)26120½½½½½1112800
2Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Veselin Topalov  (Bulgaria)27881Does not appear½½1001½½52743
3Flag of France.svg  Étienne Bacrot  (France)2729½½Does not appear½011½1052750
4Flag of Russia.svg  Peter Svidler  (Russia)2738½½½Does not appear½½½1½½52749
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Loek van Wely  (Netherlands)2655½01½Does not appear½101½52758
6Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)2744½10½½Does not appear½½012705
7Flag of England.svg  Michael Adams  (England)2719½10½0½Does not appear½½12708
8Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)276300½01½½Does not appear½142660
9Flag of Israel.svg  Emil Sutovsky  (Israel)26740½0½01½½Does not appear½2633
10Flag of Denmark.svg  Peter Heine Nielsen  (Denmark)26680½1½½000½Does not appear32589

2006

34th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 29 – August 6, 2006)

Flag of Georgia.svg GM Baadur Jobava qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2006.

34th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 29 July – 6 August 2006, Dortmund, Category XIX (2720)
Player Rating 12345678Points SB TPR
1Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)2743½½1½½½114.502819
2Flag of Russia.svg  Peter Svidler  (Russia)2742½Does not appear½½½½1113.502819
3Flag of England.svg  Michael Adams  (England)2732½½Does not appear½1½½½414.002768
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)27380½½Does not appear½11½412.502768
5Flag of Israel.svg  Boris Gelfand  (Israel)2729½½0½Does not appear½11411.752769
6Flag of Germany.svg  Arkadij Naiditsch  (Germany)2665½½½0½Does not appear½111.002728
7Flag of Armenia.svg  Levon Aronian  (Armenia)2761½0½00½Does not appear½6.752612
8Flag of Georgia.svg  Baadur Jobava  (Georgia)265100½½00½Does not appear25.002572

2007

35th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (June 23 – July 1, 2007)

Flag of Russia.svg GM Evgeny Alekseev qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2007.

35th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 23 June – 1 July 2007, Dortmund, Category XX (2727)
Player Rating 12345678Points TPR
1Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)2772½½½½11152878
2Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeny Alekseev  (Russia)2679½Does not appear½½1½½½42783
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)2738½½Does not appear½½½1½42775
4Flag of India.svg  Viswanathan Anand  (India)2786½½½Does not appear½½½142768
5Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov  (Azerbaijan)2757½0½½Does not appear½½12722
6Flag of Norway.svg  Magnus Carlsen  (Norway)26930½½½½Does not appear½½32681
7Flag of Israel.svg  Boris Gelfand  (Israel)27330½0½½½Does not appear½2624
8Flag of Germany.svg  Arkadij Naiditsch  (Germany)26540½½00½½Does not appear22579

2008

36th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (June 28 – July 6, 2008)

Flag of Russia.svg GM Ian Nepomniachtchi qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2008.

36th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 28 June – 6 July 2008, Dortmund, Category XVIII (2694)
Player Rating 12345678Points TPR
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)27411½½1½½½2790
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vassily Ivanchuk  (Ukraine)27400Does not appear½½½11½42738
3Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov  (Azerbaijan)2752½½Does not appear½½½½142736
4Flag of Russia.svg  Ian Nepomniachtchi  (Russia)2634½½½Does not appear½½½142753
5Flag of Germany.svg  Jan Gustafsson  (Germany)26030½½½Does not appear1½142758
6Flag of Germany.svg  Arkadij Naiditsch  (Germany)2624½0½½0Does not appear112705
7Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)2788½0½½½0Does not appear132631
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Loek van Wely  (Netherlands)2677½½00000Does not appear12388

2009

37th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 2 – 12, 2009)

Flag of France.svg GM Étienne Bacrot qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2009.

37th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 2–12 July 2009, Dortmund, Germany, Category XX (2744)
Player Rating 123456Points TPR
1Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)2759½ ½½ 1½ ½½ ½1 12851
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)2756½ ½Does not appear½ ½½ ½1 ½½ ½2778
3Flag of Norway.svg  Magnus Carlsen  (Norway)2772½ 0½ ½Does not appear1 ½½ ½1 ½2775
4Flag of Russia.svg  Dmitry Jakovenko  (Russia)2760½ ½½ ½0 ½Does not appear½ 11 ½2777
5Flag of France.svg  Étienne Bacrot  (France)2721½ ½0 ½½ ½½ 0Does not appear½ ½42677
6Flag of Germany.svg  Arkadij Naiditsch  (Germany)26970 0½ ½0 ½0 ½½ ½Does not appear32605

2010s

2010

38th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 15–25, 2010)

Flag of Vietnam.svg GM Lê Quang Liêm qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2010.

38th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 15–25 July 2010, Dortmund, Germany, Category XX (2731)
Player Rating 123456Points SB TPR
1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ruslan Ponomariov  (Ukraine)27340 ½1 ½1 ½½ 11 ½2840
2Flag of Vietnam.svg  Lê Quang Liêm  (Vietnam)26811 ½Does not appear½ ½0 ½½ ½1 ½2777
3Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)27900 ½½ ½Does not appear½ 11 0½ ½524.252719
4Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov  (Azerbaijan)27610 ½1 ½½ 0Does not appear1 0½ 1524.002725
5Flag of Germany.svg  Arkadij Naiditsch  (Germany)2684½ 0½ ½0 10 1Does not appear½ 0420.752668
6Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)27340 ½0 ½½ ½½ 0½ 1Does not appear419.502658

2011

39th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 21 – 31, 2011)

Flag of Vietnam.svg GM Lê Quang Liêm qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2011.

39th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 21–31 July 2011, Dortmund, Germany, Category XX (2731)
Player Rating 123456Points SB Wins TPR
1Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)2781½ ½1 ½1 ½1 01 1731.0052870
2Flag of Vietnam.svg  Lê Quang Liêm  (Vietnam)2715½ ½Does not appear1 ½½ ½½ ½½ ½27.0012770
3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ruslan Ponomariov  (Ukraine)27640 ½0 ½Does not appear1 01 1½ ½523.2532761
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Anish Giri  (Netherlands)27010 ½½ ½0 1Does not appear½ ½1 ½523.0022737
5Flag of the United States.svg  Hikaru Nakamura  (United States)27700 1½ ½0 0½ ½Does not appear½ 122.0022687
6Flag of Germany.svg  Georg Meier  (Germany)26560 0½ ½½ ½0 ½½ 0Does not appear315.2502597

2012

40th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 13 – 22, 2012)

Flag of Poland.svg GM Mateusz Bartel qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2012.

40th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 13–22 July 2012, Dortmund, Germany, Category XIX (2711)
Player Rating 12345678910PointsBlackWins SB TPR
1Flag of Italy.svg  Fabiano Caruana  (Italy)2775½01½½½11164423.002829
2Flag of Russia.svg  Sergey Karjakin  (Russia)2779½Does not appear½½½½½11164323.002829
3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ruslan Ponomariov  (Ukraine)27261½Does not appear½½½1½015324.502789
4Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)27990½½Does not appear½½1½1155320.502744
5Flag of Germany.svg  Arkadij Naiditsch  (Germany)2700½½½½Does not appear½½½1155221.502755
6Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)2730½½½½½Does not appear½½1154221.502752
7Flag of Germany.svg  Georg Meier  (Germany)2644½½00½½Does not appear½1½44116.002676
8Flag of Germany.svg  Daniel Fridman  (Germany)265500½½½½½Does not appear½½4014.752637
9Flag of Poland.svg  Mateusz Bartel  (Poland)26740010000½Does not appear½2518.002495
10Flag of Germany.svg  Jan Gustafsson  (Germany)2629000000½½½Does not appear504.752447

2013

41st Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 26 – August 4, 2013)
41st Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 26 July – 4 August 2013, Dortmund, Category XIX (2709)
Player Rating 12345678910PointsWins TPR
1Flag of England.svg  Michael Adams  (England)2740½½11½111½752925
2Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)2784½Does not appear1½0111½152866
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)2737½0Does not appear1½½½½½½12705
4Flag of Germany.svg  Arkadij Naiditsch  (Germany)27100½0Does not appear10½11½32708
5Flag of Russia.svg  Dmitry Andreikin  (Russia)272701½0Does not appear½0½1½422664
6Flag of Germany.svg  Georg Meier  (Germany)2610½0½1½Does not appear½0½½412677
7Flag of Italy.svg  Fabiano Caruana  (Italy)279600½½1½Does not appear0½1422656
8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Hao  (China)275200½0½11Does not appear01432661
9Flag of Germany.svg  Igor Khenkin  (Germany)26050½½00½½1Does not appear½12640
10Flag of Germany.svg  Daniel Fridman  (Germany)2629½0½½½½00½Does not appear302592

2014

42nd Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 12 – 20, 2014)

The 42nd Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting took place between July 12 and July 20, 2014, in the "Orchesterzentrum NRW" in Dortmund, Germany. The eight-player round-robin tournament consisted of 7 games of Classical Chess. The field was led by Vladimir Kramnik, Fabiano Caruana, and Michael Adams. Players received 100 minutes for 40 moves, then an additional 50 minutes for 20 additional moves, and finally 15 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds per move starting from move one.

42nd Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 12–20 July 2014, Dortmund, Germany, Category XIX (2715)
Player Rating 12345678PointsWins TPR
1Flag of Italy.svg  Fabiano Caruana  (Italy)2789½1½11½152934
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (Hungary)2737½Does not appear½1½½½½432762
3Flag of Germany.svg  Georg Meier  (Germany)26320½Does not appear1½½1½422777
4Flag of Germany.svg  Arkadij Naiditsch  (Germany)2705½00Does not appear½1½132716
5Flag of England.svg  Michael Adams  (England)27430½½½Does not appear½½112711
6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ruslan Ponomariov  (Ukraine)27230½½0½Does not appear1½312664
7Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)2777½½0½½0Does not appear½02604
8Flag of Germany.svg  David Baramidze  (Germany)26160½½00½½Does not appear202571

2015

43rd Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (June 27 – July 5, 2015)

The 43rd Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting took place between June 27 to July 5 in the "Orchesterzentrum NRW" in Dortmund, Germany. The eight-player round-robin tournament consisted of 7 games of Classical Chess. The field was led by Vladimir Kramnik, Fabiano Caruana, and Wesley So. Players received 100 minutes for 40 moves, then an additional 50 minutes for 20 additional moves, and finally 15 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds per move starting from move one.

The tournament was also the final Dortmund appearance for Arkadij Naiditsch before his transfer to the Azerbaijan Chess Federation.

Flag of Russia.svg GM Ian Nepomniachtchi qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2015.

43rd Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 27 June – 5 July 2015, Dortmund, Category XIX (2724)
Player Rating 12345678PointsBlack TPR
1Flag of the United States.svg  Fabiano Caruana  (United States)28050111½112942
2Flag of the United States.svg  Wesley So  (United States)27781Does not appear0101½½442766
3Flag of Germany.svg  Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu  (Germany)265401Does not appear½1½½½432784
4Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)278300½Does not appear01112715
5Flag of Germany.svg  Arkadij Naiditsch  (Germany)27220101Does not appear0½½342674
6Flag of Russia.svg  Ian Nepomniachtchi  (Russia)2720½0½01Does not appear½½332674
7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Hou Yifan  (China)26760½½0½½Does not appear½42628
8Flag of Germany.svg  Georg Meier  (Germany)26540½½0½½½Does not appear32632

2016

44th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 9 – 17, 2016)

The 44th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting took place between July 9 to 17 in the "Orchesterzentrum NRW" in Dortmund, Germany. The eight-player round-robin tournament consisted of 7 games of Classical Chess. The field was led by Vladimir Kramnik, Fabiano Caruana, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Players received 100 minutes for 40 moves, then 50 minutes for 20 additional moves, then 15 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds per move starting from move one.

Flag of Russia.svg GM Evgeniy Najer qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2016.

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won the tournament on July 16 with 1 game to spare. This was his first Dortmund tournament victory.

44th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 9–17 July 2016, Dortmund, Germany, Category XX (2732)
Player Rating 12345678PointsBlackWins TPR
1Flag of France.svg  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave  (France)2798½1½1½112954
2Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)2812½Does not appear½½½½1½442771
3Flag of the United States.svg  Fabiano Caruana  (United States)28100½Does not appear½½½114322771
4Flag of Cuba.svg  Leinier Domínguez  (Cuba)2713½½½Does not appear1½½½4312786
5Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ruslan Ponomariov  (Ukraine)27060½½0Does not appear½1142735
6Flag of Germany.svg  Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu  (Germany)2674½½½½½Does not appear½½32740
7Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeniy Najer  (Russia)2687000½0½Does not appear122574
8Flag of Germany.svg  Rainer Buhmann  (Germany)26530½0½0½0Does not appear2512

2017

45th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 15 – 23, 2017)

Flag of Russia.svg GM Vladimir Fedoseev qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2017.

45th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 15–23 July 2017, Dortmund, Germany, Category XIX (2725)
Player Rating 12345678PointsBlackWins SB TPR
1Flag of Poland.svg  Radosław Wojtaszek  (Poland)2736½½½½½114214.752826
2Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Fedoseev  (Russia)2726½Does not appear½10½1½44213.752775
3Flag of France.svg  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave  (France)2791½½Does not appear½½1½½43113.502766
4Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)2812½0½Does not appear1½½½3111.752713
5Flag of Germany.svg  Matthias Blübaum  (Germany)2642½1½0Does not appear½0½34111.252687
6Flag of Russia.svg  Dmitry Andreikin  (Russia)2712½½0½½Does not appear½½34010.502677
7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Yue  (China)269900½½1½Does not appear½3319.752679
8Flag of Germany.svg  Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu  (Germany)26830½½½½½½Does not appear33010.252681

2018

46th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 14 – 22, 2018)

Flag of Belarus.svg GM Vladislav Kovalev qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2018.

46th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 14–22 July 2018, Dortmund, Germany, Category XIX (2720)
Player Rating 12345678PointsBlackWins SB TPR
1Flag of Russia.svg  Ian Nepomniachtchi  (Russia)2757½½½11½153315.502873
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Anish Giri  (Netherlands)2782½Does not appear0½½1½144212.252761
3Flag of Belarus.svg  Vladislav Kovalev  (Belarus)2655½1Does not appear½½½½½44114.002778
4Flag of Poland.svg  Jan-Krzysztof Duda  (Poland)2737½½½Does not appear½01143212.752776
5Flag of Germany.svg  Georg Meier  (Germany)26380½½½Does not appear½½14110.502732
6Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (Russia)279200½1½Does not appear½½33110.002668
7Flag of Poland.svg  Radosław Wojtaszek  (Poland)2733½½½0½½Does not appear½33010.502660
8Flag of Germany.svg  Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu  (Germany)267200½00½½Does not appear405.002501

2019

47th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 13 – 21, 2019)

Flag of Estonia.svg GM Kaido Külaots qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2019.

47th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 13–21 July 2019, Dortmund, Germany, Category XIX (2705)
Player Rating 12345678PointsBlackWins SB TPR
1Flag of the United States.svg  Leinier Domínguez  (United States)27601½½½1½½2798
2Flag of Russia.svg  Ian Nepomniachtchi  (Russia)27750Does not appear½0½1114432744
3Flag of Poland.svg  Radosław Wojtaszek  (Poland)2737½½Does not appear½½½½14412749
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Richárd Rapport  (Hungary)2735½1½Does not appear½½½½43114.002750
5Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Teimour Radjabov  (Azerbaijan)2759½½½½Does not appear1½½43113.252746
6Flag of Germany.svg  Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu  (Germany)266700½½0Does not appear½1412607
7Flag of Estonia.svg  Kaido Külaots  (Estonia)2574½0½½½½Does not appear0402623
8Flag of Germany.svg  Daniel Fridman  (Germany)2644½00½½01Does not appear32612

Flag of Germany.svg FM Thomas Michalczak (2239) won Sparkassen Chess Meeting Open A swiss-system tournament with the score 7½/9 and performance rating 2533.

2020s

2021

2022

2023

2024

The 2024 edition features a 6-games standard rules match between the top 2 German women, GM Elisabeth Pähtz versus IM Dinara Wagner, alongside open tournaments. The Open A tournament is included in the 2024 FIDE Circuit.

2024 Sparkassen Chess Meeting, Pähtz vs Wagner, 11–18 August
Player Rating 123456Total
Flag of Germany.svg Elisabeth Pähtz 2465½½½½½½3
Flag of Germany.svg Dinara Wagner 2455½½½½½½3
2024 Sparkassen Chess Meeting Open A, 10–18 August [8]
Player Rating PointsTB Circuit
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Nico Zwirs  (Netherlands)24677½/9489.12
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Anton Korobov  (Ukraine)26487/9515.59
3Flag of Germany.svg  Frederik Svane  (Germany)26367/949½5.18
4Flag of Romania.svg  David Gavrilescu  (Romania)25347/9494.77
5Flag of Israel.svg  Yahli Sokolovsky  (Israel)25227/946½4.35
6Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Evgeny Romanov  (North Macedonia)25677/9433.94
7Flag of Ukraine.svg  Andrey Sumets  (Ukraine)25077/941½3.52
8Flag of Cuba.svg  Luis Ernesto Quesada Perez  (Cuba)25766½/948½0.97
9Flag of Germany.svg  Enis Zuferi  (Germany)23946½/945½0.14
10Flag of Germany.svg  Gerlef Meins  (Germany)23846½/9440.14
11Flag of Scotland.svg  Frederick Waldhausen Gordon  (Scotland)23426½/943½0.14
12Flag of Germany.svg  Jonas Gallasch  (Germany)22606½/9420.14
13Flag of Germany.svg  Romuald Mainka  (Germany)23706½/9380.14
Total entries: 193 players

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