Dortmund 2002

Chess Siberia

Preliminary Rounds and Semifinals Results

Tie-break, July 17
Bareev-Topalov 1/2, 0-1
Semi-Finals, July 13-17
Shirov-Leko 0.5-2.5. 0-1 (Sicilian Cheliabinsk. Double-edged fight), 1/2 (Sicilian Najdorf. Peter had a small edge), 0-1 (Sicilian. Peter had a strong attack on the queenside).
Bareev-Topalov 2-2; tie-break 0.5-1.5. 0-1 (Modern Benoni. Veselin transferred his knight to d3, grabbed a pawn and obtained an active play. Interesting is 9.Nf3), 1-0 (Caro-Kann. Evgeny obtained some edge and won a pawn), 1-0 (Kings Indian. Double-edged game. Veselin had chances to win also), 0-1 (Caro-Kann. Evgeny made a mistake 22...Nd4? Better is 19...Nc4 with good counterattack).
Tie-break for 1st place, Group 1, July 12
Topalov - Shirov 1/2, 0-1
Final Standings after round 6
Group 1: 1-2. Alexei Shirov, Veselin Topalov - 4; 3. Boris Gelfand - 2.5; 4. Christopher Lutz - 1.5.
Group 2: 1. Evgeny Bareev - 4; 2. Peter Leko - 3.5; 3. Michael Adams - 2.5; 4. Alexander Morozevich - 2.
Round 6, July 11
Lutz-Topalov 1/2 (Spanish Berlin. Perpetual check)
Shirov-Gelfand 1-0 (Sicilian. Alexei got a pawn and the exchange)
Bareev-Morozevich 1-0 (A lot of mistakes, maybe timetrouble. Alexander had 3 extra pawns)
Leko-Adams 1-0 (Russian. Peter had an edge and played very strong).
Leko, Peter - Adams, Michael [C42], Sparkassen Chess Meeting G2, Dortmund (1.6) 2002
Round 5, July 10
Shirov-Lutz 1-0 (Sicilian. Complicated ending with a small edge to White)
Gelfand-Topalov 1/2 (English. A quick draw)
Leko-Bareev 1-0 (Caro-Kann. Peter obtained some initiative, then grabbed a piece and won in 78 moves)
Adams-Morozevich 1/2 (Russian. Alexander had an edge in the endgame, draw by repetition).
Round 4, July 9
Topalov-Shirov 1/2 (Spanish. Veselin had an advantage in the endgame)
Lutz-Gelfand 1/2 (Sicilian Najdorf. Double-edged fight)
Bareev-Adams 1/2 (Catalan System. Evgeny easily drawn)
Morozevich-Leko 1/2 (Sicilian. Peter grabbed a pawn).
Round 3, July 8
Shirov-Topalov 1/2 (Sicilian Novosibirsk. Veselin won the exchange for a pawn)
Gelfand-Lutz 1-0 (Catalan. Boris obtained an edge and won a piece)
Adams-Bareev 1/2 (Caro-Kann. Evgeny levelled)
Leko-Morozevich 1/2 (Russian. Double-edged fight).
Round 2, July 7
Lutz-Shirov 1/2 (Spanish. Alexei had a microscopic edge in the ending)
Topalov-Gelfand 1-0 (Caro-Kann. Double-edged game. Better is 23...Rxh4!)
Bareev-Leko 1-0 (Nimzo-Indian. Evgeny gained spatial advantage and won two exchanges)
Morozevich-Adams 1/2 (Russian. Alexander riskily sacrificed the exchange).
Round 1, July 6
Topalov-Lutz 1-0 (Sicilian. Veselin beautifully sacrificed a knight. Better was 26...Bxd5)
Gelfand-Shirov 1/2 (Semi-Slav: Meran. An equal game)
Morozevich-Bareev 0-1 (Caro-Kann. Interesting is 16.Nxd7)
Adams-Leko 1/2 (Sicilian. Michael had some edge).

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