Vladimir Kramnik is very close to winning his 10th Sparkassen Chess Meeting in Dortmund. Today the Russian defeated Georg Meier and extended his lead to two full points, as Le Quang Liem drew with Hikaru Nakamura. Anish Giri won against Ruslan Ponomariov. More later.General info
The 39th Sparkassen Chess Meeting takes place July 21-31, 2011 in the City Theater of Dortmund, Germany. Like Biel, it’s a 6-player double round robin event. This year Vladimir Kramnik, Hikaru Nakamura, Ruslan Ponomariov, Anish Giri, Le Quang Liem and Georg Meier play. For the second time Dortmund uses an anti-draw rule: the players are not allowed to offer a draw during the game. The game will be declared a draw when a win for either side is not possible any more, or in case of a three-fold repetition.
Dortmund 2011 | Schedule & results
| Round 1 | 21.07.11 | 15:00 CET | Round 6 | 27.07.11 | 15:00 CET | |
| Meier | ½-½ | Le Quang Liem | Le Quang Liem | ½-½ | Meier | |
| Kramnik | 1-0 | Ponomariov | Ponomariov | ½-½ | Kramnik | |
| Giri | ½-½ | Nakamura | Nakamura | ½-½ | Giri | |
| Round 2 | 22.07.11 | 15:00 CET | Round 7 | 28.07.11 | 15:00 CET | |
| Le Quang Liem | ½-½ | Nakamura | Nakamura | ½-½ | Le Quang Liem | |
| Ponomariov | 1-0 | Giri | Giri | 1-0 | Ponomariov | |
| Meier | 0-1 | Kramnik | Kramnik | 1-0 | Meier | |
| Round 3 | 23.07.11 | 15:00 CET | Round 8 | 29.07.11 | 15:00 CET | |
| Kramnik | ½-½ | Le Quang Liem | Le Quang Liem | - | Kramnik | |
| Giri | 1-0 | Meier | Meier | - | Giri | |
| Nakamura | 0-1 | Ponomariov | Ponomariov | - | Nakamura | |
| Round 4 | 24.07.11 | 15:00 CET | Round 9 | 30.07.11 | 15:00 CET | |
| Giri | ½-½ | Le Quang Liem | Ponomariov | - | Le Quang Liem | |
| Nakamura | 0-1 | Kramnik | Nakamura | - | Meier | |
| Ponomariov | ½-½ | Meier | Giri | - | Kramnik | |
| Round 5 | 25.07.11 | 15:00 CET | Round 10 | 31.07.11 | 13:00 CET | |
| Le Quang Liem | 1-0 | Ponomariov | Le Quang Liem | - | Giri | |
| Meier | ½-½ | Nakamura | Kramnik | - | Nakamura | |
| Kramnik | 1-0 | Giri | Meier | - | Ponomariov |
Dortmund 2011 | Round 7 Standings
| # | Name | Rtg | Perf | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kramnik,V | 2781 | 3029 | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 11 | 6 | 16.5 | |
| 2 | Le Quang Liem | 2715 | 2778 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½½ | ½½ | 4 | 12.25 | |
| 3 | Giri,A | 2701 | 2746 | 0 | ½ | 01 | ½½ | 1 | 3.5 | 9.5 | |
| 4 | Ponomariov,R | 2764 | 2679 | 0½ | 0 | 10 | 1 | ½ | 3 | 10 | |
| 5 | Nakamura,Hi | 2770 | 2617 | 0 | ½½ | ½½ | 0 | ½ | 2.5 | 8.5 | |
| 6 | Meier,Geo | 2656 | 2588 | 00 | ½½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 2 | 6.75 |
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