2nd International Chess Tournament :: Bad Homburg 1997

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Crosstable

pos. name Elo flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 pts + = -
1. GM Dautov, Rustem 2595 GER ● ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 6 3 6 0
2.-3. GM Svidler, Peter 2660 RUS ½ ● ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 5½ 3 5 1
2.-3. GM Alterman, Boris 2615 ISR ½ ½ ● ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 5½ 3 5 1
4.-5. GM Xu Jun 2505 CHN ½ ½ ½ ● ½ 0 0 1 1 1 5 3 4 2
4.-5. GM Hráček, Zbyněk 2605 CZE 0 0 ½ ½ ● ½ 1 1 ½ 1 5 3 4 2
6.-8. GM Kindermann, Stefan 2570 GER ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ● ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ 1 7 1
6.-8. GM Lutz, Christopher 2590 GER 0 1 ½ 1 0 ½ ● ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2 5 2
6.-8. GM Hickl, Jörg 2565 GER ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ ● 1 1 4½ 3 3 3
9. GM Sutovsky, Emil 2590 ISR 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ● 1 3 1 4 4
10. GM Gabriel, Christian 2575 GER ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ● 1½ 0 3 6





Round by round results

1st round — 26th July 1997
GM Alterman, Boris ISR 2615 0 - 1 2565 GER GM Hickl, Jörg
GM Gabriel, Christian GER 2575 ½ - ½ 2595 GER GM Dautov, Rustem
GM Kindermann, Stefan GER 2570 ½ - ½ 2590 GER GM Lutz, Christopher
GM Svidler, Peter RUS 2660 ½ - ½ 2590 ISR GM Sutovsky, Emil
GM Xu Jun CHN 2505 ½ - ½ 2605 CZE GM Hráček, Zbyněk
1. Hickl — 1; 2.-9. Dautov, Svidler, Xu Jun, Hráček, Kindermann, Lutz, Sutovsky, Gabriel — ½; 10. Alterman — 0;



2nd round — 27th July 1997
GM Alterman, Boris ISR 2615 1 - 0 2570 GER GM Kindermann, Stefan
GM Hickl, Jörg GER 2565 0 - 1 2605 CZE GM Hráček, Zbyněk
GM Lutz, Christopher GER 2590 1 - 0 2660 RUS GM Svidler, Peter
GM Dautov, Rustem GER 2595 ½ - ½ 2505 CHN GM Xu Jun
GM Sutovsky, Emil ISR 2590 1 - 0 2575 GER GM Gabriel, Christian
1.-3. Hráček, Lutz, Sutovsky — 1½; 4.-7. Dautov, Alterman, Xu Jun, Hickl — 1; 8.-10. Svidler, Kindermann, Gabriel — ½;



3rd round — 28th July 1997
GM Hráček, Zbyněk CZE 2605 0 - 1 2595 GER GM Dautov, Rustem
GM Xu Jun CHN 2505 1 - 0 2590 ISR GM Sutovsky, Emil
GM Gabriel, Christian GER 2575 ½ - ½ 2590 GER GM Lutz, Christopher
GM Kindermann, Stefan GER 2570 ½ - ½ 2565 GER GM Hickl, Jörg
GM Svidler, Peter RUS 2660 ½ - ½ 2615 ISR GM Alterman, Boris
1.-3. Dautov, Xu Jun, Lutz — 2; 4.-7. Alterman, Hráček, Hickl, Sutovsky — 1½; 8.-10. Svidler, Kindermann, Gabriel — 1;



4th round — 29th July 1997
GM Kindermann, Stefan GER 2570 ½ - ½ 2660 RUS GM Svidler, Peter
GM Alterman, Boris ISR 2615 1 - 0 2575 GER GM Gabriel, Christian
GM Hickl, Jörg GER 2565 ½ - ½ 2595 GER GM Dautov, Rustem
GM Lutz, Christopher GER 2590 1 - 0 2505 CHN GM Xu Jun
GM Sutovsky, Emil ISR 2590 ½ - ½ 2605 CZE GM Hráček, Zbyněk
1. Lutz — 3; 2.-3. Dautov, Alterman — 2½; 4.-7. Xu Jun, Hráček, Hickl, Sutovsky — 2; 8.-9. Svidler, Kindermann — 1½; 10. Gabriel — 1;



5th round — 30th July 1997
GM Gabriel, Christian GER 2575 ½ - ½ 2570 GER GM Kindermann, Stefan
GM Hráček, Zbyněk CZE 2605 1 - 0 2590 GER GM Lutz, Christopher
GM Svidler, Peter RUS 2660 1 - 0 2565 GER GM Hickl, Jörg
GM Dautov, Rustem GER 2595 1 - 0 2590 ISR GM Sutovsky, Emil
GM Xu Jun CHN 2505 ½ - ½ 2615 ISR GM Alterman, Boris
1. Dautov — 3½; 2.-4. Alterman, Hráček, Lutz — 3; 5.-6. Svidler, Xu Jun — 2½; 7.-9. Kindermann, Hickl, Sutovsky — 2; 10. Gabriel — 1½;



6th round — 31st July 1997
GM Hickl, Jörg GER 2565 1 - 0 2590 ISR GM Sutovsky, Emil
GM Kindermann, Stefan GER 2570 1 - 0 2505 CHN GM Xu Jun
GM Alterman, Boris ISR 2615 ½ - ½ 2605 CZE GM Hráček, Zbyněk
GM Lutz, Christopher GER 2590 0 - 1 2595 GER GM Dautov, Rustem
GM Svidler, Peter RUS 2660 1 - 0 2575 GER GM Gabriel, Christian
1. Dautov — 4½; 2.-4. Svidler, Alterman, Hráček — 3½; 5.-7. Kindermann, Lutz, Hickl — 3; 8. Xu Jun — 2½; 9. Sutovsky — 2; 10. Gabriel — 1½;



7th round — 1st August 1997
GM Dautov, Rustem GER 2595 ½ - ½ 2615 ISR GM Alterman, Boris
GM Gabriel, Christian GER 2575 0 - 1 2565 GER GM Hickl, Jörg
GM Sutovsky, Emil ISR 2590 ½ - ½ 2590 GER GM Lutz, Christopher
GM Hráček, Zbyněk CZE 2605 ½ - ½ 2570 GER GM Kindermann, Stefan
GM Xu Jun CHN 2505 ½ - ½ 2660 RUS GM Svidler, Peter
1. Dautov — 5; 2.-5. Svidler, Alterman, Hráček, Hickl — 4; 6.-7. Kindermann, Lutz — 3½; 8. Xu Jun — 3; 9. Sutovsky — 2½; 10. Gabriel — 1½;



8th round — 2nd August 1997
GM Alterman, Boris ISR 2615 1 - 0 2590 ISR GM Sutovsky, Emil
GM Kindermann, Stefan GER 2570 ½ - ½ 2595 GER GM Dautov, Rustem
GM Gabriel, Christian GER 2575 0 - 1 2505 CHN GM Xu Jun
GM Hickl, Jörg GER 2565 ½ - ½ 2590 GER GM Lutz, Christopher
GM Svidler, Peter RUS 2660 1 - 0 2605 CZE GM Hráček, Zbyněk
1. Dautov — 5½; 2.-3. Svidler, Alterman — 5; 4. Hickl — 4½; 5.-8. Xu Jun, Hráček, Kindermann, Lutz — 4; 9. Sutovsky — 2½; 10. Gabriel — 1½;



9th round — 3rd August 1997
GM Dautov, Rustem GER 2595 ½ - ½ 2660 RUS GM Svidler, Peter
GM Hráček, Zbyněk CZE 2605 1 - 0 2575 GER GM Gabriel, Christian
GM Lutz, Christopher GER 2590 ½ - ½ 2615 ISR GM Alterman, Boris
GM Sutovsky, Emil ISR 2590 ½ - ½ 2570 GER GM Kindermann, Stefan
GM Xu Jun CHN 2505 1 - 0 2565 GER GM Hickl, Jörg
1. Dautov — 6; 2.-3. Svidler, Alterman — 5½; 4.-5. Xu Jun, Hráček — 5; 6.-8. Kindermann, Lutz, Hickl — 4½; 9. Sutovsky — 3; 10. Gabriel — 1½;








Information

2nd International Chess Tournament
Dates: 27th July - 3rd August 1997
City: Bad Homburg (Germany)
Venue: Park-Hotel
Organizers:
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 10 (incl. 10 GMs)
Games played: 45
Competition format: Round Robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
PGN game file: badhomburg-1997.pgn






Tournament Review

The second international grandmaster chess tournament took place in Bad Homburg, Germany 27th July - 3rd August. The Category 14 event ended in victory for Rustem Dautov above Peter Svidler and Boris Alterman. The event brought to an end a run of success for Emil Sutovskij who only scored 3/9. Dautov played solidly but won two very strange games, one against Sutovskij where the Israeli overpressed and one against Christopher Lutz who cannot have being paying attention when he made his 10th move blunder that led to immediate resignation. (TWIC)