| 2nd International Chess Tournament :: Bad Homburg 1997 |
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| pos. | name | Elo | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | pts | + | = | - |
| 1. | GM Dautov, Rustem | 2595 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2.-3. | GM Svidler, Peter | 2660 | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2.-3. | GM Alterman, Boris | 2615 | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
| 4.-5. | GM Xu Jun | 2505 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 4.-5. | GM Hráček, Zbyněk | 2605 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 6.-8. | GM Kindermann, Stefan | 2570 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
| 6.-8. | GM Lutz, Christopher | 2590 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| 6.-8. | GM Hickl, Jörg | 2565 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ● | 1 | 1 | 4½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 9. | GM Sutovsky, Emil | 2590 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ● | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 10. | GM Gabriel, Christian | 2575 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ● | 1½ | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 1st round — 26th July 1997 | |||||||||
| GM Alterman, Boris | 2615 | 0 - 1 | 2565 | GM Hickl, Jörg | |||||
| GM Gabriel, Christian | 2575 | ½ - ½ | 2595 | GM Dautov, Rustem | |||||
| GM Kindermann, Stefan | 2570 | ½ - ½ | 2590 | GM Lutz, Christopher | |||||
| GM Svidler, Peter | 2660 | ½ - ½ | 2590 | GM Sutovsky, Emil | |||||
| GM Xu Jun | 2505 | ½ - ½ | 2605 | 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 | 2615 | 1 - 0 | 2570 | GM Kindermann, Stefan | |||||
| GM Hickl, Jörg | 2565 | 0 - 1 | 2605 | GM Hráček, Zbyněk | |||||
| GM Lutz, Christopher | 2590 | 1 - 0 | 2660 | GM Svidler, Peter | |||||
| GM Dautov, Rustem | 2595 | ½ - ½ | 2505 | GM Xu Jun | |||||
| GM Sutovsky, Emil | 2590 | 1 - 0 | 2575 | 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 | 2605 | 0 - 1 | 2595 | GM Dautov, Rustem | |||||
| GM Xu Jun | 2505 | 1 - 0 | 2590 | GM Sutovsky, Emil | |||||
| GM Gabriel, Christian | 2575 | ½ - ½ | 2590 | GM Lutz, Christopher | |||||
| GM Kindermann, Stefan | 2570 | ½ - ½ | 2565 | GM Hickl, Jörg | |||||
| GM Svidler, Peter | 2660 | ½ - ½ | 2615 | 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 | 2570 | ½ - ½ | 2660 | GM Svidler, Peter | |||||
| GM Alterman, Boris | 2615 | 1 - 0 | 2575 | GM Gabriel, Christian | |||||
| GM Hickl, Jörg | 2565 | ½ - ½ | 2595 | GM Dautov, Rustem | |||||
| GM Lutz, Christopher | 2590 | 1 - 0 | 2505 | GM Xu Jun | |||||
| GM Sutovsky, Emil | 2590 | ½ - ½ | 2605 | 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 | 2575 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | GM Kindermann, Stefan | |||||
| GM Hráček, Zbyněk | 2605 | 1 - 0 | 2590 | GM Lutz, Christopher | |||||
| GM Svidler, Peter | 2660 | 1 - 0 | 2565 | GM Hickl, Jörg | |||||
| GM Dautov, Rustem | 2595 | 1 - 0 | 2590 | GM Sutovsky, Emil | |||||
| GM Xu Jun | 2505 | ½ - ½ | 2615 | 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 | 2565 | 1 - 0 | 2590 | GM Sutovsky, Emil | |||||
| GM Kindermann, Stefan | 2570 | 1 - 0 | 2505 | GM Xu Jun | |||||
| GM Alterman, Boris | 2615 | ½ - ½ | 2605 | GM Hráček, Zbyněk | |||||
| GM Lutz, Christopher | 2590 | 0 - 1 | 2595 | GM Dautov, Rustem | |||||
| GM Svidler, Peter | 2660 | 1 - 0 | 2575 | 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 | 2595 | ½ - ½ | 2615 | GM Alterman, Boris | |||||
| GM Gabriel, Christian | 2575 | 0 - 1 | 2565 | GM Hickl, Jörg | |||||
| GM Sutovsky, Emil | 2590 | ½ - ½ | 2590 | GM Lutz, Christopher | |||||
| GM Hráček, Zbyněk | 2605 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | GM Kindermann, Stefan | |||||
| GM Xu Jun | 2505 | ½ - ½ | 2660 | 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 | 2615 | 1 - 0 | 2590 | GM Sutovsky, Emil | |||||
| GM Kindermann, Stefan | 2570 | ½ - ½ | 2595 | GM Dautov, Rustem | |||||
| GM Gabriel, Christian | 2575 | 0 - 1 | 2505 | GM Xu Jun | |||||
| GM Hickl, Jörg | 2565 | ½ - ½ | 2590 | GM Lutz, Christopher | |||||
| GM Svidler, Peter | 2660 | 1 - 0 | 2605 | 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 | 2595 | ½ - ½ | 2660 | GM Svidler, Peter | |||||
| GM Hráček, Zbyněk | 2605 | 1 - 0 | 2575 | GM Gabriel, Christian | |||||
| GM Lutz, Christopher | 2590 | ½ - ½ | 2615 | GM Alterman, Boris | |||||
| GM Sutovsky, Emil | 2590 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | GM Kindermann, Stefan | |||||
| GM Xu Jun | 2505 | 1 - 0 | 2565 | 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; | |||||||||
| 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 |
| 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) |