TheDortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting is an openchess tournament held every summer inDortmund,Germany. Until 2020, Dortmund was an invite-only event, with the exception that one slot at Dortmund was awarded to the winner of the annualAeroflot Open inMoscow. After an interruption due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, the meeting was relaunched as the Sparkassen Chess Trophy International Dortmund Chess Days.
The elite tournament was usually played in around-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 theCandidates Tournament for theClassical World Chess Championship 2004.Péter Lékó won, defeatingVeselin Topalov in the finals.[1]
A flagship event of the newer incarnation is the "No Castling Masters", played according toNo Castling Chess rules. It is accompanied by large open events and invite-only cup competitions.
The title sponsor is Sparkasse Dortmund,[2] the local public savings bank.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | SB | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Anatoly Karpov (Russia) | 2725 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 2854 | ||
| 2 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2685 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4 | 13.25 | 2680 |
| 3 |  Christopher Lutz (Germany) | 2550 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11.50 | 2699 |
| 4 |  Gata Kamsky (United States) | 2655 | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 3½ | 11.50 | 2634 |
| 5 | Sergey Dolmatov (Russia) | 2615 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 10.25 | 2640 |
| 6 |  Joël Lautier (France) | 2645 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 3 | 2586 | |
| 7 |  Grigory Serper (Uzbekistan) | 2600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 2½ | 2540 | |
| 8 | Eric Lobron (Germany) | 2620 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 2 | 2481 |
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | SB | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jeroen Piket (Netherlands) | 2640 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6½ | 2806 | ||
| 2 |  Michael Adams (England) | 2640 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 2720 | |
| 3 |  Vladimir Epishin (Russia) | 2650 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5 | 2682 | |
| 4 | Artur Yusupov (Germany) | 2655 | ½ | 1 | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 4½ | 20.00 | 2638 |
| 5 | Alexey Dreev (Russia) | 2650 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4½ | 19.75 | 2639 |
| 6 |  Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland) | 2615 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4½ | 18.50 | 2643 |
| 7 | Anatoly Karpov (Russia) | 2780 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4½ | 18.25 | 2624 |
| 8 | Jan Timman (Netherlands) | 2635 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 4 | 2598 | |
| 9 | Christopher Lutz (Germany) | 2580 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | 0 | 3 | 13.50 | 2522 |
| 10 |  Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2555 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | Does not appear | 3 | 13.00 | 2524 |
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | SB | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2730 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2877 | ||
| 2 | Anatoly Karpov (Russia) | 2775 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 2818 | |
| 3 | Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2605 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 21.00 | 2714 |
| 4 |  Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) | 2740 | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5 | 20.00 | 2699 |
| 5 | Joël Lautier (France) | 2645 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 4½ | 2668 | |
| 6 | Nigel Short (England) | 2645 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 4 | 17.00 | 2624 |
| 7 | Jeroen Piket (Netherlands) | 2625 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4 | 15.75 | 2626 |
| 8 | Evgeny Bareev (Russia) | 2650 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | Does not appear | 0 | 1 | 3½ | 13.75 | 2586 |
| 9 | Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine) | 2650 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | Does not appear | 1 | 3½ | 12.50 | 2586 |
| 10 | Eric Lobron (Germany) | 2595 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | Does not appear | 2 | 2452 |
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | SB | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2765 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 7 | 28.50 | 2886 | |
| 2 |  Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2735 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 27.25 | 2889 |
| 3 |  Boris Gelfand (Belarus) | 2665 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2802 | |
| 4 | Michael Adams (England) | 2685 | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4½ | 17.50 | 2675 |
| 5 | Judit Polgár (Hungary) | 2665 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 4½ | 17.00 | 2677 |
| 6 |  Alexei Shirov (Spain) | 2685 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15.50 | 2632 |
| 7 |  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 2750 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14.75 | 2624 |
| 8 | Robert Hübner (Germany) | 2595 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 2605 | |
| 9 | Eric Lobron (Germany) | 2585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 2½ | 2520 | |
| 10 | Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2630 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 2 | 2461 |
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | TPR | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2770 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 2857 | 1 | |
| 2 | Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2765 | ½ | Does not appear | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 2772 | 2 |
| 3 | Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 2745 | ½ | 1 | Does not appear | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2737 | 3–4 |
| 4 | Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) | 2725 | 0 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5 | 2739 | 3–4 |
| 5 | Judit Polgár (Hungary) | 2670 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 4½ | 2702 | 5 |
| 6 | Boris Gelfand (Belarus) | 2695 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 | 2657 | 6–8 |
| 7 | Anatoly Karpov (Russia) | 2745 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2651 | 6–8 |
| 8 | Nigel Short (England) | 2660 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | Does not appear | 1 | ½ | 4 | 2660 | 6–8 |
| 9 | Robert Hübner (Germany) | 2580 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | 3½ | 2632 | 9 |
| 10 | Artur Yusupov (Germany) | 2640 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 3 | 2581 | 10 |
GMRomuald Mainka won Open A tournament with the result 7½ out of 9.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | SB | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2790 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6 | 25.75 | 2813 | |
| 2 | Michael Adams (England) | 2670 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6 | 25.00 | 2827 |
| 3 | Peter Svidler (Russia) | 2690 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6 | 24.50 | 2825 |
| 4 | Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2670 | ½ | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2745 | |
| 5 | Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) | 2740 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4½ | 2694 | |
| 6 | Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2770 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 | 17.50 | 2648 |
| 7 | Artur Yusupov (Germany) | 2630 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4 | 16.50 | 2663 |
| 8 | Zoltán Almási (Hungary) | 2630 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | ½ | 4 | 16.00 | 2663 |
| 9 |  Alexander Beliavsky (Slovenia) | 2690 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | 3 | 2575 | |
| 10 | Alexei Shirov (Spain) | 2710 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 2½ | 2531 |
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2701 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2863 | |
| 2 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2760 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4½ | 2798 |
| 3 | Anatoly Karpov (Russia) | 2700 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4 | 2755 |
| 4 | Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2771 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2745 |
| 5 | Michael Adams (England) | 2708 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2754 |
| 6 |  Ivan Sokolov (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | 2656 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 0 | ½ | 2½ | 2609 |
| 7 | Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 2690 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | Does not appear | 0 | 2 | 2548 |
| 8 | Jan Timman (Netherlands) | 2650 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | Does not appear | 2 | 2554 |
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GMEckhard Schmittdiel (Germany) | 2505 | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2604 |
| 2 | GMZoltán Varga (Hungary) | 2541 | ½ | Does not appear | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2600 |
| 3 | IMMichael Feygin (Ukraine) | 2500 | 0 | 1 | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2523 |
| 4 |  GMArshak Petrosian (Armenia) | 2514 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2521 |
| 5 | GMKlaus Bischoff (Germany) | 2509 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 4½ | 2479 |
| 6 | GMAdrian Mikhalchishin (Slovenia) | 2552 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 4 | 2431 |
| 7 |  IMAlisa Marić (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) | 2489 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 | 2438 |
| 8 | FMArkadij Naiditsch (Germany) | 2417 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2446 |
| 9 | IMDirk Poldauf (Germany) | 2453 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | 4 | 2442 |
| 10 | Gregor Mainka (Germany) | 2340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | Does not appear | 2½ | 2331 |
17-year-oldOlaf Wegener won Open ASwiss-system tournament with the score 8/10.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | SB | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2770 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6 | 25.75 | 2789 | |
| 2 | Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2762 | 0 | Does not appear | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 23.75 | 2836 |
| 3 | Michael Adams (England) | 2755 | 1 | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5 | 21.75 | 2739 |
| 4 | Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2743 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5 | 20.75 | 2792 |
| 5 | Vladimir Akopian (Armenia) | 2660 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5 | 20.75 | 2750 |
| 6 |  Deep Junior 6 (Israel) | Does not appear | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4½ | 2702 | |
| 7 | Alexander Khalifman (Russia) | 2667 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 | 17.50 | 2664 |
| 8 | Evgeny Bareev (Russia) | 2702 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 4 | 16.50 | 2659 |
| 9 | Jeroen Piket (Netherlands) | 2649 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 3½ | 2568 | |
| 10 | Robert Hübner (Germany) | 2615 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | 2 | 2520 |
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GMEckhard Schmittdiel (Germany) | 2490 | Does not appear | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2577 |
| 2 | IMArkadij Naiditsch (Germany) | 2442 | 1 | Does not appear | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 5½ | 2538 |
| 3 | GMZoltán Varga (Hungary) | 2530 | 0 | 0 | Does not appear | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5½ | 2528 |
| 4 | GMArshak Petrosian (Armenia) | 2476 | ½ | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 2534 |
| 5 | GMAdrian Mikhalchishin (Slovenia) | 2552 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2488 |
| 6 | FMFabian Döttling (Germany) | 2477 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2497 |
| 7 | IMKetino Kachiani-Gersinska (Germany) | 2437 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2415 |
| 8 |  IMAlmira Skripchenko-Lautier (Moldova) | 2444 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2377 |
| 9 | FMOlaf Wegener (Germany) | 2359 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | Does not appear | 0 | 2½ | 2301 |
| 10 | Gregor Mainka (Germany) | 2357 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Does not appear | 2½ | 2301 |
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Points | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2802 | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 6½ | 2855 | |
| 2 | Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 2711 | 0 ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 1 1 | ½ ½ | 1 1 | 6½ | 2873 |
| 3 | Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2730 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 5½ | 2796 |
| 4 | Alexander Morozevich (Russia) | 2749 | 0 ½ | 0 0 | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 1 1 | ½ 1 | 5 | 2756 |
| 5 | Michael Adams (England) | 2744 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | 0 0 | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 3½ | 2647 |
| 6 | Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2794 | ½ 0 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 3 | 2598 |
IMArkadij Naiditsch (2524) defeatedIMAlmira Skripchenko-Lautier (2494) in Dortmund Sparkassen Match with the score 7:3.
The Dortmund Sparkassen Man-Machine Match betweenGMRobert Hübner (2612) andDeep Fritz ended in a draw with the score 3:3 (all the games were drawn).
The main event was aCandidates Tournament to determine a challenger forVladimir Kramnik's Einstein Group World Chess title.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points | TB | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexei Shirov (Spain) | 2697 | Does not appear | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | 4 | 1½ | 2826 |
| 2 | Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 2745 | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | 4 | ½ | 2810 |
| 3 | Boris Gelfand (Israel) | 2710 | ½ 0 | 0 ½ | Does not appear | 1 ½ | 2½ | 2640 | |
| 4 | Christopher Lutz (Germany) | 2650 | ½ 0 | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | Does not appear | 1½ | 2524 |
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | Points | Place | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexei Shirov (Spain) | 2697 | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 2938 |
| Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 2745 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 2 | 2504 |
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgeny Bareev (Russia) | 2726 | Does not appear | 1 0 | ½ ½ | 1 1 | 4 | 2853 |
| 2 | Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2717 | 0 1 | Does not appear | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 3½ | 2788 |
| 3 | Michael Adams (England) | 2752 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 2½ | 2662 |
| 4 | Alexander Morozevich (Russia) | 2716 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 2 | 2606 |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| Alexei Shirov (Spain) | ½ | ||||||||
| Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2½ | ||||||||
| Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2½ | ||||||||
| Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 1½ | ||||||||
| Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 3½ | ||||||||
| Evgeny Bareev (Russia) | 2½ | ||||||||
IMTigran Nalbandian (2458) won Dortmund OpenSwiss-system tournament with the score 9/11.
The match betweenGMArkadij Naiditsch (2581) andGMJan Timman (2623) ended in a draw with the score 4:4.
David Baramidze (2351) defeatedIMAlisa Marić (2470) in Dortmund Sparkassen Match with the score 4½:3½.
GMVictor Bologan qualified as the winner ofAeroflot Open 2003.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Points | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Bologan (Moldova) | 2650 | ½ ½ | 1 0 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 1 1 | 6½ | 2814 | |
| 2 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2785 | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 5½ | 2713 |
| 3 | Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2774 | 0 1 | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 0 ½ | ½ 1 | 1 ½ | 5½ | 2715 |
| 4 |  Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) | 2648 | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | 1 ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 0 1 | 5 | 2704 |
| 5 | Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2739 | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 4 | 2614 |
| 6 | Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany) | 2574 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | 1 0 | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 3½ | 2609 |
IMYuri Boidman (2407) won Dortmund Open ASwiss-system tournament with the score 8/9 andperformance rating 2616.
GMVladimir Belikov (2499) defeatedIMDavid Baramidze (2470) in Dortmund Match with the score 6:4.
GMSergei Rublevsky qualified as the winner ofAeroflot Open 2004.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2782 | Does not appear | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 4 | 2787 |
| 2 | Peter Svidler (Russia) | 2727 | 0 ½ | Does not appear | 1 1 | ½ ½ | 3½ | 2737 |
| 3 | Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany) | 2574 | ½ ½ | 0 0 | Does not appear | ½ 1 | 2½ | 2674 |
| 4 | Sergei Rublevsky (Russia) | 2686 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | Does not appear | 2 | 2569 |
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points | TB | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2770 | Does not appear | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 3 | 4 | 2665 |
| 2 | Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2741 | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 3 | 3½ | 2674 |
| 3 | Victor Bologan (Moldova) | 2663 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 3 | 2½ | 2700 |
| 4 | Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine) | 2591 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 3 | 2 | 2724 |
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2770 | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 1 1 | 1 0 | 4 | 2790 |
| 2 | Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2741 | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 3½ | 2731 |
| 3 | Victor Bologan (Moldova) | 2663 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 1 ½ | 2½ | 2643 |
| 4 | Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine) | 2591 | 0 1 | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | Does not appear | 2 | 2599 |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1A | Viswanathan Anand (India) | 4 | |||||||
| 2B | Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2 | |||||||
| 1A | Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2½ | |||||||
| 1B | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 1½ | |||||||
| 2A | Peter Svidler (Russia) | 3 | |||||||
| 1B | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 5 | Third place | ||||||
| 2B | Peter Leko (Hungary) | 1½ | |||||||
| 2A | Peter Svidler (Russia) | 2½ | |||||||
| Playoffs 5th-8th | Playoffs 5th-6th | ||||||||
| 3A | Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany) | 2 | |||||||
| 4B | Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine) | 0 | |||||||
| 3A | Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany) | 1½ | |||||||
| 4A | Sergei Rublevsky (Russia) | ½ | |||||||
| 4A | Sergei Rublevsky (Russia) | 3 | |||||||
| 3B | Victor Bologan (Moldova) | 1 | Playoffs 7th-8th | ||||||
| 4B | Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine) | ½ | |||||||
| 3B | Victor Bologan (Moldova) | 1½ | |||||||
| Place | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2782 |
| 2 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2770 |
| 3 | Peter Svidler (Russia) | 2727 |
| 4 | Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2741 |
| 5 | Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany) | 2574 |
| 6 | Sergei Rublevsky (Russia) | 2686 |
| 7 | Victor Bologan (Moldova) | 2663 |
| 8 | Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine) | 2591 |
GMEmil Sutovsky qualified as the winner ofAeroflot Open 2005.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany) | 2612 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 2800 | |
| 2 | Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 2788 | 1 | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5 | 2743 |
| 3 | Étienne Bacrot (France) | 2729 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2750 |
| 4 | Peter Svidler (Russia) | 2738 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5 | 2749 |
| 5 | Loek van Wely (Netherlands) | 2655 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 5 | 2758 |
| 6 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2744 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4½ | 2705 |
| 7 | Michael Adams (England) | 2719 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4½ | 2708 |
| 8 | Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2763 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2660 |
| 9 | Emil Sutovsky (Israel) | 2674 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 3½ | 2633 |
| 10 |  Peter Heine Nielsen (Denmark) | 2668 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | 3 | 2589 |
GMBaadur Jobava qualified as the winner ofAeroflot Open 2006.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | SB | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2743 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4½ | 14.50 | 2819 | |
| 2 | Peter Svidler (Russia) | 2742 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4½ | 13.50 | 2819 |
| 3 | Michael Adams (England) | 2732 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 | 14.00 | 2768 |
| 4 | Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2738 | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4 | 12.50 | 2768 |
| 5 | Boris Gelfand (Israel) | 2729 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11.75 | 2769 |
| 6 | Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany) | 2665 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 11.00 | 2728 |
| 7 | Levon Aronian (Armenia) | 2761 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 2½ | 6.75 | 2612 |
| 8 | Baadur Jobava (Georgia) | 2651 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | 2 | 5.00 | 2572 |
GMEvgeny Alekseev qualified as the winner ofAeroflot Open 2007.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2772 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2878 | |
| 2 | Evgeny Alekseev (Russia) | 2679 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 | 2783 |
| 3 | Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2738 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4 | 2775 |
| 4 | Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2786 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2768 |
| 5 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) | 2757 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2722 |
| 6 |  Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2693 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 3 | 2681 |
| 7 | Boris Gelfand (Israel) | 2733 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 2½ | 2624 |
| 8 | Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany) | 2654 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 2 | 2579 |
GMIan Nepomniachtchi qualified as the winner ofAeroflot Open 2008.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2741 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 2790 | |
| 2 | Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) | 2740 | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4 | 2738 |
| 3 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) | 2752 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2736 |
| 4 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) | 2634 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2753 |
| 5 | Jan Gustafsson (Germany) | 2603 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2758 |
| 6 | Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany) | 2624 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | 1 | 1 | 3½ | 2705 |
| 7 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2788 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | 1 | 3 | 2631 |
| 8 | Loek van Wely (Netherlands) | 2677 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Does not appear | 1 | 2388 |
GMÉtienne Bacrot qualified as the winner ofAeroflot Open 2009.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Points | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2759 | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 1 | 6½ | 2851 | |
| 2 | Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2756 | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 5½ | 2778 |
| 3 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2772 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 5½ | 2775 |
| 4 | Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia) | 2760 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | Does not appear | ½ 1 | 1 ½ | 5½ | 2777 |
| 5 | Étienne Bacrot (France) | 2721 | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 4 | 2677 |
| 6 | Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany) | 2697 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 3 | 2605 |
GMLê Quang Liêm qualified as the winner ofAeroflot Open 2010.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Points | SB | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine) | 2734 | 0 ½ | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | ½ 1 | 1 ½ | 6½ | 2840 | ||
| 2 | Lê Quang Liêm (Vietnam) | 2681 | 1 ½ | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 5½ | 2777 | |
| 3 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2790 | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ 1 | 1 0 | ½ ½ | 5 | 24.25 | 2719 |
| 4 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) | 2761 | 0 ½ | 1 ½ | ½ 0 | Does not appear | 1 0 | ½ 1 | 5 | 24.00 | 2725 |
| 5 | Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany) | 2684 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | 0 1 | 0 1 | Does not appear | ½ 0 | 4 | 20.75 | 2668 |
| 6 | Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2734 | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | ½ 1 | Does not appear | 4 | 19.50 | 2658 |
GMLê Quang Liêm qualified as the winner ofAeroflot Open 2011.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Points | SB | Wins | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2781 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | 1 0 | 1 1 | 7 | 31.00 | 5 | 2870 | |
| 2 | Lê Quang Liêm (Vietnam) | 2715 | ½ ½ | Does not appear | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 5½ | 27.00 | 1 | 2770 |
| 3 | Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine) | 2764 | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | Does not appear | 1 0 | 1 1 | ½ ½ | 5 | 23.25 | 3 | 2761 |
| 4 | Anish Giri (Netherlands) | 2701 | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | 0 1 | Does not appear | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 5 | 23.00 | 2 | 2737 |
| 5 | Hikaru Nakamura (United States) | 2770 | 0 1 | ½ ½ | 0 0 | ½ ½ | Does not appear | ½ 1 | 4½ | 22.00 | 2 | 2687 |
| 6 | Georg Meier (Germany) | 2656 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | Does not appear | 3 | 15.25 | 0 | 2597 |
GMMateusz Bartel qualified as the winner ofAeroflot Open 2012.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | Black | Wins | SB | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fabiano Caruana (Italy) | 2775 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23.00 | 2829 | |
| 2 | Sergey Karjakin (Russia) | 2779 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23.00 | 2829 |
| 3 | Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine) | 2726 | 1 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 5½ | 5 | 3 | 24.50 | 2789 |
| 4 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2799 | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20.50 | 2744 |
| 5 | Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany) | 2700 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21.50 | 2755 |
| 6 | Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2730 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21.50 | 2752 |
| 7 | Georg Meier (Germany) | 2644 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16.00 | 2676 |
| 8 | Daniel Fridman (Germany) | 2655 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 4 | 0 | 14.75 | 2637 |
| 9 | Mateusz Bartel (Poland) | 2674 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8.00 | 2495 |
| 10 | Jan Gustafsson (Germany) | 2629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 1½ | 5 | 0 | 4.75 | 2447 |
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | Wins | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Adams (England) | 2740 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 7 | 5 | 2925 | |
| 2 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2784 | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 5 | 2866 |
| 3 | Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2737 | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 1 | 2705 |
| 4 | Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany) | 2710 | 0 | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4½ | 3 | 2708 |
| 5 | Dmitry Andreikin (Russia) | 2727 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4 | 2 | 2664 |
| 6 | Georg Meier (Germany) | 2610 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 4 | 1 | 2677 |
| 7 | Fabiano Caruana (Italy) | 2796 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | Does not appear | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2656 |
| 8 |  Wang Hao (China) | 2752 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | Does not appear | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2661 |
| 9 | Igor Khenkin (Germany) | 2605 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | Does not appear | ½ | 3½ | 1 | 2640 |
| 10 | Daniel Fridman (Germany) | 2629 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | 3 | 0 | 2592 |
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.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | Wins | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabiano Caruana (Italy) | 2789 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 5 | 2934 | |
| 2 | Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2737 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 | 3 | 2762 |
| 3 | Georg Meier (Germany) | 2632 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4 | 2 | 2777 |
| 4 | Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany) | 2705 | ½ | 0 | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 3 | 2716 |
| 5 | Michael Adams (England) | 2743 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 1 | 2711 |
| 6 | Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine) | 2723 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | ½ | 3 | 1 | 2664 |
| 7 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2777 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | 2½ | 0 | 2604 |
| 8 | David Baramidze (Germany) | 2616 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 2 | 0 | 2571 |
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 forArkadij Naiditsch before his transfer to theAzerbaijan Chess Federation.
GMIan Nepomniachtchi qualified as the winner ofAeroflot Open 2015.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | Black | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabiano Caruana (United States) | 2805 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 2942 | ||
| 2 | Wesley So (United States) | 2778 | 1 | Does not appear | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4 | 4 | 2766 |
| 3 | Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Germany) | 2654 | 0 | 1 | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 | 3 | 2784 |
| 4 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2783 | 0 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3½ | 2715 | |
| 5 | Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany) | 2722 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Does not appear | 0 | ½ | ½ | 3 | 4 | 2674 |
| 6 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) | 2720 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 3 | 3 | 2674 |
| 7 | Hou Yifan (China) | 2676 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 2½ | 4 | 2628 |
| 8 | Georg Meier (Germany) | 2654 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 2½ | 3 | 2632 |
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.
GMEvgeniy Najer qualified as the winner ofAeroflot Open 2016.
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won the tournament on July 16 with 1 game to spare. This was his first Dortmund tournament victory.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | Black | Wins | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) | 2798 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 2954 | |||
| 2 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2812 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4 | 4 | 2771 | |
| 3 | Fabiano Caruana (United States) | 2810 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2771 |
| 4 |  Leinier Domínguez (Cuba) | 2713 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2786 |
| 5 | Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine) | 2706 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3½ | 4 | 2735 | |
| 6 | Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Germany) | 2674 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 3 | 2740 | |
| 7 | Evgeniy Najer (Russia) | 2687 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | 2 | 2574 | ||
| 8 | Rainer Buhmann (Germany) | 2653 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | 1½ | 2512 |
GMVladimir Fedoseev qualified as the winner ofAeroflot Open 2017.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | Black | Wins | SB | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radosław Wojtaszek (Poland) | 2736 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4½ | 4 | 2 | 14.75 | 2826 | |
| 2 | Vladimir Fedoseev (Russia) | 2726 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13.75 | 2775 |
| 3 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) | 2791 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13.50 | 2766 |
| 4 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2812 | ½ | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 3 | 1 | 11.75 | 2713 |
| 5 | Matthias Blübaum (Germany) | 2642 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | 0 | ½ | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11.25 | 2687 |
| 6 | Dmitry Andreikin (Russia) | 2712 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10.50 | 2677 |
| 7 | Wang Yue (China) | 2699 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9.75 | 2679 |
| 8 | Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Germany) | 2683 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10.25 | 2681 |
GMVladislav Kovalev qualified as the winner ofAeroflot Open 2018.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | Black | Wins | SB | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) | 2757 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15.50 | 2873 | |
| 2 | Anish Giri (Netherlands) | 2782 | ½ | Does not appear | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12.25 | 2761 |
| 3 | Vladislav Kovalev (Belarus) | 2655 | ½ | 1 | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14.00 | 2778 |
| 4 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) | 2737 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12.75 | 2776 |
| 5 | Georg Meier (Germany) | 2638 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 4 | 1 | 10.50 | 2732 |
| 6 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2792 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10.00 | 2668 |
| 7 | Radosław Wojtaszek (Poland) | 2733 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10.50 | 2660 |
| 8 | Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Germany) | 2672 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 1½ | 4 | 0 | 5.00 | 2501 |
GMKaido Külaots qualified as the winner ofAeroflot Open 2019.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | Black | Wins | SB | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leinier Domínguez (United States) | 2760 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 2798 | ||||
| 2 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) | 2775 | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2744 | |
| 3 | Radosław Wojtaszek (Poland) | 2737 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2749 | |
| 4 | Richárd Rapport (Hungary) | 2735 | ½ | 1 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14.00 | 2750 |
| 5 | Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) | 2759 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13.25 | 2746 |
| 6 | Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Germany) | 2667 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 2½ | 4 | 1 | 2607 | |
| 7 | Kaido Külaots (Estonia) | 2574 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 0 | 2½ | 4 | 0 | 2623 | |
| 8 | Daniel Fridman (Germany) | 2644 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | Does not appear | 2½ | 3 | 2612 |
FMThomas Michalczak (2239) won Sparkassen Chess Meeting Open Aswiss-system tournament with the score 7½/9 and performance rating 2533.
The 2024 edition features a 6-games standard rules match between the top 2 German women, GMElisabeth Pähtz versus IMDinara Wagner, alongside open tournaments. The Open A tournament is included in the2024 FIDE Circuit.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elisabeth Pähtz | 2465 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3 |
| Dinara Wagner | 2455 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3 |
| Player | Rating | Points | TB | Circuit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Zwirs (Netherlands) | 2467 | 7½/9 | 48 | 9.12 | |
| 2 | Anton Korobov (Ukraine) | 2648 | 7/9 | 51 | 5.59 | |
| 3 | Frederik Svane (Germany) | 2636 | 7/9 | 49½ | 5.18 | |
| 4 |  David Gavrilescu (Romania) | 2534 | 7/9 | 49 | 4.77 | |
| 5 | Yahli Sokolovsky (Israel) | 2522 | 7/9 | 46½ | 4.35 | |
| 6 |  Evgeny Romanov (North Macedonia) | 2567 | 7/9 | 43 | 3.94 | |
| 7 | Andrey Sumets (Ukraine) | 2507 | 7/9 | 41½ | 3.52 | |
| 8 | Luis Ernesto Quesada Perez (Cuba) | 2576 | 6½/9 | 48½ | 0.97 | |
| 9 | Enis Zuferi (Germany) | 2394 | 6½/9 | 45½ | 0.14 | |
| 10 | Gerlef Meins (Germany) | 2384 | 6½/9 | 44 | 0.14 | |
| 11 |  Frederick Waldhausen Gordon (Scotland) | 2342 | 6½/9 | 43½ | 0.14 | |
| 12 | Jonas Gallasch (Germany) | 2260 | 6½/9 | 42 | 0.14 | |
| 13 | Romuald Mainka (Germany) | 2370 | 6½/9 | 38 | 0.14 | |
| Total entries: 193 players | ||||||
The 2025 edition features a standard double round-robin tournament between 4 female players, GMElisabeth Pähtz, IMDinara Wagner, IMDeimantė Cornette & IMLu Miaoyi alongside open tournaments. The Open A tournament is included in the2025 FIDE Circuit.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lu Miaoyi | 2439 | Does not appear | 1 ½ | 0 1 | 1 1 | 4½ |
| 2 | Elisabeth Pähtz | 2406 | 0 ½ | Does not appear | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 3 |
| 3 | Dinara Wagner | 2404 | 1 0 | ½ 0 | Does not appear | 1 0 | 2½ |
| 4 | Deimantė Cornette | 2401 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | 0 1 | Does not appear | 2 |
| Player | Rating | Points | TB | Circuit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthias Blübaum (Germany) | 2660 | 7/9 | 50 | 6.89 | |
| 2 | Surya Shekhar Ganguly (India) | 2566 | 7/9 | 49 | 6.06 | |
| 3 | Dau Khuong Duy (Vietnam) | 2462 | 7/9 | 46½ | 5.65 | |
| 4 | Dmitrij Kollars (Germany) | 2644 | 7/9 | 46½ | 5.23 | |
| 5 | Liu Yan (China) | 2531 | 7/9 | 44 | 4.82 | |
| 6 | Jan Malek (Poland) | 2526 | 7/9 | 44 | 4.41 | |
| 7 | Luis Engel (Germany) | 2548 | 6½/9 | 51 | 1.47 | |
| 8 |  Rinat Jumabayev (Kazakhstan) | 2556 | 6½/9 | 48½ | 1.06 | |
| 9 | Xiao Tong (China) | 2539 | 6½/9 | 47 | 0.23 | |
| 10 | Jan Klimkowski (Poland) | 2517 | 6½/9 | 46½ | 0.23 | |
| 11 | David Gavrilescu (Romania) | 2531 | 6½/9 | 45½ | 0.23 | |
| 12 |  Ebrahim Ahmadinia (Iran) | 2388 | 6½/9 | 45 | 0.23 | |
| 13 | Christian Gloeckler (Germany) | 2446 | 6½/9 | 42½ | 0.23 | |
| 14 |  Konstantin Peyrer (Austria) | 2490 | 6½/9 | 42 | 0.23 | |
| 15 | Marco Materia (France) | 2500 | 6½/9 | 40 | 0.23 | |
| Total entries: 196 players | ||||||
Viswanathan Anand; won on tiebreak because of higherSonneborn–Berger score.Michael Adams andPeter Svidler; won on tiebreak because of higherSonneborn–Berger score.Viswanathan Anand; won on tiebreak because of higherSonneborn–Berger score.Veselin Topalov; won on tiebreak.Peter Svidler; won on tiebreak because of higherSonneborn–Berger score.Sergey Karjakin; won on tiebreak because of more wins.
