[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Seger, Ruediger"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[ECO "A16"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. d3 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Nd4 9. Rc1 e5 10. Bh6 O-O 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. e3 Ne6 13. Nf3 f6 14. O-O c6 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. b3 a5 17. Qb2 a4 18. Nd2 Rd8 19. Nc4 Qb4 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21. b4 a3 22. Qb3 Nc7 23. Na4 Qb5 24. Nc5 b6 25. Ne4 Be6 26. Qc2 Na6 27. Qxc6 Qxc6 28. Rxc6 Bxa2 29. Ra1 Nxb4 30. Rxb6 Rab8 31. Rxb8 Rxb8 32. Nc3 Bf7 33. Rxa3 Nxd3 34. Ra7 Kf8 35. Be4 Nb4 36. Rc7 Rd8 37. g4 Rd2 38. Rb7 Na2 39. Nxa2 Bxa2 40. Rxh7 Rd1+ 41. Kg2 Bd5 42. Bxd5 Rxd5 43. h4 Kg8 44. Ra7 Rb5 45. Kf3 Rb4 46. Ra6 Kg7 47. g5 f5 48. Kg3 Rg4+ 49. Kh3 e4 50. Ra7+ Kg8 51. Ra1 Kf7 52. Rh1 Ke6 53. Rb1 Kf7 54. Rc1 Kg7 55. Rh1 Kf7 56. Rh2 Rg1 57. Rg2 Rh1+ 58. Rh2 Rg1 59. Rg2 Rh1+ 60. Kg3 Ke6 61. Rh2 Rg1+ 62. Rg2 Rh1 63. Rh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bode, Wilfried"]
[Black "Menacher, Manfred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2270"]
[ECO "A30"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O g6 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nc3 a6 9. e3 d5 10. d3 Nbd7 11. Qe2 e6 12. Rfd1 Qb8 13. Rac1 b5 14. Ba1 Bc6 15. d4 dxc4 16. bxc4 b4 17. d5 Bb7 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Nb1 Qc7 20. Nbd2 Rae8 21. Ng5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Ne5 23. f4 Qb7+ 24. Kg1 Ned7 25. e4 e5 26. f5 Nb8 27. Ne6 Rf7 28. Bxe5 Nxe4 29. Bxg7 Rxf5 30. Qxe4 Qxe4 31. Nxe4 Rxe6 32. Bh6 Nc6 33. Ng5 Re2 34. Re1 Nd4 35. Rcd1 a5 36. Rxe2 Nxe2+ 37. Kg2 Nd4 38. Re1 Rxg5 39. Bxg5 a4 40. Be7 b3 41. axb3 Nxb3 42. Re2 Nc1 43. Rc2 Nd3 44. Rc3 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Buhr, Carl Christian"]
[Black "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[ECO "A30"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Bb2 Na5 14. Qd3 Rc8 15. Rac1 Qd6 16. d5 Rxc1 17. Bxc1 Rd8 18. Ng5 e5 19. Qf3 Rf8 20. Qh5 Qg6 21. Qxg6 hxg6 22. f4 Bb4 23. Rd1 Bc5+ 24. Kh1 Nc4 25. Nf3 exf4 26. Bxf4 Ne3 27. Bxe3 Bxe3 28. Ne5 Rd8 29. Nc4 Bc5 30. Rc1 Ba8 31. Ne5 Re8 32. Nd3 Bd6 33. Kg1 Bb7 34. Kf2 f6 35. Nb2 Bc5+ 36. Kf3 f5 37. Kf4 fxe4 38. Bxe4 g5+ 39. Kxg5 Rxe4 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Darius, Harald"]
[Black "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[ECO "A37"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "165"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 e5 4. O-O g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc3 Nge7 7. a3 O-O 8. d3 a6 9. Bd2 Rb8 10. Ne1 b5 11. b3 d6 12. cxb5 axb5 13. a4 b4 14. Nd5 Na5 15. Rb1 Be6 16. e4 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bc8 18. Qe2 Ba6 19. Nc2 Re8 20. Ne3 e4 21. Nc4 exd3 22. Qxd3 Nxc4 23. bxc4 Qa5 24. Bf4 Rbd8 25. Bg5 Ra8 26. Bf4 Qd8 27. Bh3 f5 28. Bg2 Bc8 29. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Bf8 31. h4 Rxa4 32. Bg5 Qd7 33. h5 Ra3 34. Qe2 Qf7 35. h6 Bd7 36. Qb2 Ra8 37. Re6 Ba4 38. Rf6 Qd7 39. Kh2 Re8 40. Bf4 Bd1 41. Re6 b3 42. Bxd6 Bxh6 43. Bxc5 Bg7 44. Rxe8+ Qxe8 45. Bd4 Bf8 46. d6 h5 47. Bd5+ Kh7 48. c5 Qb5 49. Qd2 Bxd6 50. Qxd1 Bxc5 51. Bb2 Bxf2 52. Kg2 Bc5 53. Bxb3 Qb7+ 54. Kh2 Bf8 55. Be5 Bg7 56. Bf4 Qe4 57. Bc2 Qd4 58. Qe2 Qb2 59. Qg2 Bf6 60. Kh3 Bg7 61. Qe2 Qb7 62. Kh2 Qb2 63. Bg5 Qd4 64. Bf4 Qb2 65. Qg2 Qd4 66. Kh3 Qb2 67. Qf2 Qb7 68. Kh2 Qb2 69. Be3 Qe5 70. Qd2 Qc3 71. Qe2 Qe5 72. Qf2 Qb2 73. Qg2 Qe5 74. Bd2 Qb2 75. Bd3 Bh6 76. Bf4 Qxg2+ 77. Kxg2 Bxf4 78. gxf4 Kh6 79. Kg3 g5 80. Bxf5 gxf4+ 81. Kxf4 h4 82. Kg4 h3 83. Kxh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dittmar, Peter"]
[Black "Teske, Henrik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[ECO "D10"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Qxb6 axb6 9. Bb5 e6 10. Nge2 Be7 11. f3 O-O 12. g4 Bg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dobierzin, Olaf"]
[Black "Gisbrecht, Ewgeni"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2180"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[ECO "B29"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 Nxc3 5. dxc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 e6 7. Qd2 Qc7 8. O-O-O h6 9. h4 b6 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Qe2 O-O-O 12. Bg3 d5 13. exd6 Bxd6 14. Bxd6 Rxd6 15. Ba6 Rhd8 16. Rxd6 Qxd6 17. Bxb7+ Kxb7 18. b3 Qf4+ 19. Kb2 Qg4 20. Rh3 g6 21. Qe3 Qxg2 22. Rg3 Qf1 23. Rg1 Qh3 24. Rg3 Qf5 25. Qxh6 Ne7 26. Qg5 Qxg5 27. hxg5 Rd5 28. c4 Rf5 29. Kc3 Nc6 30. a3 Kc7 31. Kd3 Rxf3+ 32. Rxf3 Ne5+ 33. Ke3 Nxf3 34. Kxf3 Kd6 35. Ke4 e5 36. Ke3 Ke7 37. Kf3 f5 38. gxf6+ Kxf6 39. Ke4 Ke6 40. c3 a6 41. b4 Kd6 42. bxc5+ bxc5 43. Ke3 Ke7 44. Kf3 Kf6 45. Kg4 g5 46. f3 Kg6 47. Kh3 Kf5 48. Kg3 a5 49. a4 e4 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gietl, Thomas"]
[Black "Maiwald, Jens Uwe"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[ECO "B20"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3 d5 4. e5 Nc6 5. d4 f6 6. Bd3 g6 7. h4 fxe5 8. h5 Bg7 9. hxg6 h6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Bb5+ Kf8 12. Bb2 Qb6 13. Nf3 Nxg6 14. Bxg7+ Kxg7 15. Qxd5 Nf6 16. Qc4 Bg4 17. Qxb4 a5 18. Qb3 e5 19. Nbd2 Rhd8 20. Nc4 Qc5 21. Qe3 Qxe3+ 22. Nxe3 Rac8 23. Nh4 Nxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gutman, Lev"]
[Black "Schwing, Hans Elmar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[ECO "A14"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c6 7. Bb2 b5 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. d3 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 Qb6 11. e4 Rfc8 12. Rac1 a5 13. Bd4 Qd8 14. Qb1 Ba6 15. Rfe1 a4 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. e5 Ne8 18. b4 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20. a3 Rxc1+ 21. Qxc1 Qc8 22. Qxc8 Bxc8 23. Nb1 Nc7 24. Nc3 Kf8 25. Ba7 Ke8 26. d4 Bb7 27. Ne1 Bc6 28. Nd3 Kd8 29. f4 Kc8 30. Bc5 Bd8 31. Bf1 f5 32. Be2 g6 33. Kf2 Na8 34. Ne1 Nc7 35. Bd6 Nb6 36. Bxc7 Bxc7 37. Nxb5 Bxb5 38. Bxb5 Kd8 39. Ke3 Ke7 40. Nd3 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Heinemann, Thies"]
[Black "Walter, Guenter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[ECO "B42"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 dxc6 7. Nd2 e5 8. Qh5 Bd6 9. Nc4 Bc7 10. O-O b5 11. Ne3 Nf6 12. Qg5 O-O 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. Qxf5 Qd7 15. Qf3 Qe6 16. Rd1 Bb6 17. Be3 Nd7 18. Be2 Nc5 19. b3 Rab8 20. a4 Qg6 21. a5 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Keitlinghaus, Ludger"]
[Black "Oswald, Hans Joachim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[ECO "B01"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6 5. c4 Nb6 6. c5 Nd5 7. Bc4 Bg7 8. Qb3 c6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 b5 12. cxb6 axb6 13. Re1 b5 14. Bd3 Nd7 15. Ba3 Bf6 16. h3 Nb6 17. Bb4 Kg7 18. Nd2 Be6 19. Qc2 Nd5 20. a3 Nf4 21. Ne4 Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Re8 23. Re3 Bf5 24. g4 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 e6 26. Rae1 Qd5 27. R1e3 Be7 28. Re5 Qd7 29. Rf3 Bd6 30. Re4 Bxb4 31. axb4 Ra1+ 32. Kg2 Qd5 33. Re5 Qb3 34. Rfe3 f6 35. Re1 Rxe1 36. Rxe1 Qd5+ 37. Qf3 Kf7 38. Ra1 Re7 39. Ra6 Rc7 40. Kg3 Qd6+ 41. Qf4 Ke7 42. Ra8 Qxf4+ 43. Kxf4 Kd6 44. Ke3 e5 45. Rf8 Ke7 46. Rh8 Ke6 47. dxe5 Kxe5 48. Re8+ Kd5 49. Kd3 Rd7 50. h4 c5 51. Rb8 cxb4 52. cxb4 Kc6+ 53. Kc3 Rf7 54. h5 Ra7 55. Rc8+ Kb6 56. Re8 Ra3+ 57. Kd4 gxh5 58. Re6+ Kb7 59. Re7+ Kc6 60. Re6+ Kb7 61. Re7+ Kc6 62. Re6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kersten, Uwe"]
[Black "Luther, Thomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[ECO "A08"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. g3 Bd6 6. Bg2 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 Bc7 9. c3 Rb8 10. exd5 exd5 11. Nb3 b6 12. d4 c4 13. Nbd2 b5 14. Nf1 b4 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 bxc3 17. bxc3 Ba5 18. Bd2 Bf5 19. Qc1 Bd3 20. Ne3 Re8 21. h4 Rb5 22. h5 h6 23. Bh3 d4 24. cxd4 Qxd4 25. Bxa5 Rxa5 26. e6 Rxh5 27. exf7+ Kxf7 28. Be6+ Kg6 29. Bxc4 Bxc4 30. Qxc4 Qxc4 31. Nxc4 Rc8 32. Rxe7 Rxc4 33. Rxa7 Rc2 34. Re1 Rf5 35. Ree7 Rcxf2 36. Rxg7+ Kf6 37. Rgf7+ Kg6 38. Rg7+ Kf6 39. Raf7+ Ke5 40. Rxf5+ Rxf5 41. Re7+ Kf6 42. Re4 Kg5 43. Kg2 Rc5 44. a4 Rc3 45. Kf2 Ra3 46. g4 h5 47. gxh5 Kxh5 48. Ke2 Kg5 49. Kd2 Kf5 50. Rb4 Ke6 51. Kc2 Kd5 52. Kb2 Rh3 53. a5 Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "Holzhaeuer, Mathias"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[ECO "B01"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. c4 Nb6 7. Nc3 e6 8. Be3 Nc6 9. d5 exd5 10. cxd5 Nb4 11. Bxb6 axb6 12. a3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Qe7+ 14. Be2 Na6 15. Qa4+ Kd8 16. d6 Qe6 17. dxc7+ Nxc7 18. O-O-O+ Kc8 19. Qc2 Bc5 20. Ne4 g6 21. Kb1 f5 22. Nxc5 bxc5 23. Qxc5 Qxe2 24. Rc1 Qd3+ 25. Rc2 Qd7 26. Rhc1 Kb8 27. Qxc7+ Qxc7 28. Rxc7 Ra6 29. Re7 Rb6 30. Rd1 Rc8 31. Rdd7 h5 32. Rd4 Rc3 33. Re3 Rc8 34. f4 h4 35. a4 Rbc6 36. Re7 Rc4 37. Rdd7 Rb4 38. a5 Rc5 39. Re5 Rc8 40. Rg7 Rd8 41. Re1 Rd6 42. Rg8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lampe, Dirk"]
[Black "Miltner, Arndt"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2295"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[ECO "C41"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 c6 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Ng5 Nh6 7. O-O Bc5 8. Qf3 Qe7 9. h3 Nf8 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. Qxe3 f6 12. Nf3 Ne6 13. Nc3 Nf7 14. Rfd1 O-O 15. Rd2 b5 16. Bb3 Nc5 17. Ne2 a5 18. a3 Nxb3 19. cxb3 Be6 20. Rc1 Rfc8 21. Rdc2 Nd8 22. Nd2 Qa7 23. Qxa7 Rxa7 24. Kf1 Kf8 25. Nc3 Rb8 26. Nd1 Rd7 27. Ke2 Rd6 28. Rc3 Rb7 29. Rd3 Rbd7 30. Rxd6 Rxd6 31. a4 Ke7 32. axb5 cxb5 33. Rc5 Nc6 34. Nf3 Nd4+ 35. Nxd4 Rxd4 36. Rxb5 Rxe4+ 37. Ne3 Rb4 38. Rxb4 axb4 39. Nc2 Kd6 40. Nxb4 Bxb3 41. Ke3 g5 42. g3 f5 43. f4 exf4+ 44. gxf4 g4 45. hxg4 fxg4 46. Nd3 h5 47. Nf2 Bd5 48. Ne4+ Bxe4 49. Kxe4 h4 50. Ke3 h3 51. Kf2 h2 52. Kg2 g3 53. b4 Kd5 54. f5 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Black "Hennings, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[ECO "B33"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 h6 7. Nd6+ Bxd6 8. Qxd6 Qe7 9. Nb5 Qxd6 10. Nxd6+ Ke7 11. Nf5+ Kf8 12. Bd3 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. c3 Be6 15. O-O Rd8 16. Bc2 g6 17. Ng3 Kg7 18. Re1 Rhe8 19. Ba4 f6 20. Ne4 g5 21. Nc5 Bc8 22. f3 Nde7 23. Be3 b6 24. Ne4 Be6 25. Bb5 Rd7 26. a4 f5 27. Nf2 Red8 28. Rad1 Rxd1 29. Nxd1 Bb3 30. Nf2 e4 31. fxe4 f4 32. Bc1 Ne5 33. Re2 Nc8 34. Rd2 Rxd2 35. Bxd2 Nd6 36. c4 Nxb5 37. cxb5 Nc4 38. Bc3+ Kf7 39. Ng4 h5 40. Ne5+ Nxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Schaller, Sven"]
[Black "Rabiega, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[ECO "A13"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bd6 6. Na3 Nf6 7. Nxc4 Be7 8. O-O b6 9. d4 Bb7 10. a5 O-O 11. Bg5 b5 12. Ncd2 c5 13. dxc5 Na6 14. c6 Bxc6 15. Nb3 Bd5 16. Rc1 Qb8 17. Nbd4 Rd8 18. Qd3 Nc7 19. Qc2 Na6 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. Qxc6 Rd6 22. Qc2 Qe8 23. Ne5 Nd5 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Bxd5 Rxd5 26. Qc6 Rf8 27. Nd3 Nb4 28. Nxb4 Qxb4 29. Qc7 a6 30. Qc3 Qxc3 31. Rxc3 Rd2 32. Rc6 Rxe2 33. Rxa6 Rxb2 34. Ra1 g6 35. Rb6 Rc2 36. a6 Rc7 37. a7 Rcc8 38. Rxb5 Ra8 39. Rb7 Kg7 40. Rd1 Kf6 41. Rdd7 h5 42. Kg2 g5 43. Kf3 Rac8 44. Rbc7 Ra8 45. Ke4 Kg6 46. Ke5 g4 47. Rc5 Rh8 48. Kd6 Kf6 49. Kc6 h4 50. Kb7 hxg3 51. hxg3 Rae8 52. Rdc7 Rh1 53. Rc1 Rh2 54. Rc8 Re7+ 55. R1c7 Rxf2 56. Rxe7 Rb2+ 57. Kc7 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Schmaltz, Roland"]
[Black "Puth, Dieter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[ECO "B93"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Kh1 b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. Qe1 Re8 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Nh4 g6 16. Qf2 Kh8 17. Qf3 Ng8 18. Qh3 Ndf6 19. Nf3 Bd6 20. Ng5 Rf8 21. Rf3 Bc8 22. Qh4 h6 23. Rxf6 Kg7 24. Nd5 Qb8 25. Rxf7+ Rxf7 26. Nxf7 Kxf7 27. Rf1+ Kg7 28. Nb6 Qa7 29. Qf2 Rb8 30. Nxc8 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Black "Bastian, Herbert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[ECO "C77"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O g6 6. c3 Bg7 7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 Nd7 9. Nf1 a6 10. Ba4 Nc5 11. Bc2 Ne6 12. Ng3 Qf6 13. Ne2 Bd7 14. h3 Rae8 15. a4 a5 16. Rb1 b6 17. b4 axb4 18. cxb4 h6 19. Bb3 Kh8 20. Bd2 Qe7 21. Qc1 Kh7 22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23. b5 Ne7 24. Qxc7 f5 25. exf5 Rxf5 26. Ned4 Qf7 27. Nxf5 Bxf5 28. Qxd6 Nc8 29. Qa3 Bxh3 30. Re3 Bf5 31. Rbe1 Qd5 32. Bc3 Bf8 33. Qb2 Bxd3 34. Rd1 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zude, Arno"]
[Black "Paehtz, Thomas Jr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2135"]
[ECO "B66"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Be7 10. f4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Be2 b4 13. Na4 Nxe4 14. Qe3 d5 15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Bd4 Qc7 17. Bd3 Bb7 18. g3 Qc6 19. b3 f5 20. Kb1 O-O-O 21. Bxe4 fxe4 22. Be5 Bd6 23. Qd4 Bxe5 24. fxe5 a5 25. Rhf1 Rgf8 26. Rf6 Rxf6 27. exf6 Qd6 28. Qa7 Rf8 29. Nc5 Rf7 30. Nxe4 Qc6 31. Qxa5 e5 32. Nc5 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zude, Erik"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[ECO "A04"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Ng5 Nc6 4. d3 e3 5. Bxe3 e5 6. Be2 Be7 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 d5 12. c4 c5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nc3 dxc4 15. Bxc4+ Kh8 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Rad1 Bf5 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Rd1 Rxd1+ 20. Nxd1 g5 21. Kf1 Kg7 22. Ke2 Bd7 23. Bd5 b5 24. b3 Bd4 25. Ne3 Kf6 26. Bf3 Ke5 27. Bg4 Be8 28. Kd2 h5 29. Be2 a6 30. g3 h4 31. Ng4+ Kd6 32. Bd3 Bd7 33. Ne3 Ke5 34. Ke2 a5 35. Kd2 Kf6 36. Nd5+ Ke5 37. Ne3 Bc6 38. Ng4+ Ke6 39. f4 gxf4 40. gxf4 Bf3 41. f5+ Ke7 42. h3 b4 43. Bc4 Be4 44. Bd3 Bf3 45. Bc4 Be4 46. Bd3 Bg2 47. Ke2 Bxh3 48. Kf3 Kd6 49. Bc4 Bc3 50. Ba6 Bxg4+ 51. Kxg4 Bf6 52. Kf4 Kd5 53. Ke3 Ke5 54. Bd3 Bg5+ 55. Kf3 Kd4 56. Bb5 Kc3 57. Ke4 Kb2 58. Kd5 Kxa2 59. Kc4 h3 60. Bc6 h2 61. Bd5 Ka3 62. Bc6 a4 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bastian, Herbert"]
[Black "Puth, Dieter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[ECO "B25"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. f4 e6 7. Nf3 Nge7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Nd4 10. Bf2 e5 11. fxe5 dxe5 12. Be3 b6 13. Qd2 Qd6 14. Rf2 f6 15. Raf1 Be6 16. b3 a6 17. Nd1 Rad8 18. Ne1 b5 19. c3 Ndc6 20. Nb2 Rf7 21. Qc1 Na5 22. Nf3 Nec6 23. h3 Rc8 24. Rc2 Rfc7 25. Kh2 Ne7 26. Rcf2 Nec6 27. Qe1 Rf7 28. Rc2 Rfc7 29. Qf2 Ne7 30. Rfc1 h6 31. Rf1 Kh7 32. Rd1 f5 33. Qd2 Rd7 34. Qc1 Rf8 35. d4 fxe4 36. dxc5 Qc7 37. Rxd7 Bxd7 38. Nd2 Nf5 39. Nxe4 Bc6 40. b4 Nc4 41. Nxc4 bxc4 42. Bf2 Qb7 43. Qh1 Qb5 44. Ng5+ hxg5 45. Bxc6 Qb8 46. Qe4 Ne7 47. Bb7 Rf6 48. Be3 g4 49. hxg4 Rf1 50. Rc1 Rxc1 51. Bxc1 a5 52. bxa5 Qc7 53. a6 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gisbrecht, Ewgeni"]
[Black "Gutman, Lev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[ECO "E60"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "188"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 Nc6 6. Nc3 a6 7. d4 Rb8 8. Qa4 d6 9. d5 Na7 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Qa3 c5 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. c5 dxc5 14. Qxc5 Ng4 15. Bf4 Rc8 16. Rad1 h6 17. h3 Nf6 18. Qa3 Qa5 19. Qxa5 Nxa5 20. Ne5 Be6 21. Be3 b5 22. Bb6 Nc4 23. Nxc4 Rxc4 24. Ba5 b4 25. Na4 Rb8 26. Rd2 Bf5 27. b3 Rcc8 28. g4 Be4 29. Rfd1 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 Ne4 31. Rd8+ Rxd8 32. Rxd8+ Rxd8 33. Bxd8 e6 34. Be7 Bf8 35. Bxf8 Kxf8 36. Kf3 f5 37. Ke3 Ke7 38. f3 Nd6 39. Kd4 a5 40. Kc5 fxg4 41. hxg4 h5 42. gxh5 gxh5 43. Nb2 Nf5 44. Nd3 h4 45. Nf4 e5 46. Nh3 Nd4 47. Ng1 Kf6 48. Kc4 Kf5 49. e3 Nc2 50. Kd3 Na3 51. Nh3 Nb1 52. e4+ Kf6 53. f4 Nc3 54. f5 Nb5 55. Nf2 Kg5 56. Ke3 Nd4 57. Nd3 h3 58. Kf2 h2 59. Kg2 Nf3 60. Nf2 Kf4 61. f6 Ng5 62. Kxh2 Kf3 63. Kg1 Nf7 64. Kf1 Nd6 65. Ke1 Nf7 66. Kf1 Nd6 67. Nd3 Kxe4 68. Nc5+ Kd5 69. Nb7 Ke6 70. Nxa5 Kxf6 71. Nc6 e4 72. Ke2 Nf5 73. Nxb4 Ke5 74. Nc2 Nd6 75. Kd2 Kd5 76. a4 Kc5 77. Kc3 Nf5 78. b4+ Kd5 79. a5 Nd6 80. Na3 Nc8 81. Nc4 Kc6 82. Kb3 Na7 83. Ne3 Nb5 84. Kc4 Nd6+ 85. Kb3 Nb5 86. Nd1 Nd6 87. Ne3 Nb5 88. Kc4 Nd6+ 89. Kd4 Kb5 90. Kd5 Kxb4 91. a6 Nc8 92. Kc6 Ka5 93. Kb7 Nd6+ 94. Kc6 Nb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hennings, Artur"]
[Black "Keitlinghaus, Ludger"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[ECO "C28"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. h3 d6 6. Nge2 Be6 7. O-O Bxc4 8. dxc4 Bb4 9. Qd3 Bxc3 10. Nxc3 Nd7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rad1 b6 13. Nd5 Ne7 14. b4 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Qc8 16. c5 Nf6 17. Qc6 dxc5 18. bxc5 Re8 19. f3 Re6 20. Qa4 h6 21. Rf2 Qb7 22. Rfd2 Rae8 23. c4 Kh7 24. Qb5 a6 25. Qb3 b5 26. Rb2 Rb8 27. Rdb1 Qc6 28. Qd1 Ree8 29. Qe2 b4 30. Rxb4 Rxb4 31. Rxb4 Rd8 32. Rb2 Qa4 33. Qc2 Qc6 34. Rb1 Qe6 35. Kh2 Nh5 36. Rd1 Rb8 37. Qa4 Rb2 38. Rd2 Rb1 39. Qd7 Qf6 40. c6 Re1 41. Rd6 cxd6 42. Qf5+ Qxf5 43. exf5 Rh1+ 44. Kxh1 Ng3+ 45. Kg1 Nxf5 46. Bb6 Ne7 47. Bc7 Nxc6 48. Bxd6 Kg6 49. Kf2 Kf6 50. Ke3 h5 51. g4 Ke6 52. Bf8 g6 53. f4 hxg4 54. hxg4 exf4+ 55. Kxf4 Ne5 56. c5 f6 57. Bd6 Kd5 58. g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Holzhaeuer, Mathias"]
[Black "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[ECO "B51"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Qxd4 e5 6. Bb5+ Nbd7 7. Qd3 h6 8. O-O a6 9. Bxd7+ Bxd7 10. a4 Rc8 11. Rd1 Be7 12. a5 Qc7 13. Be3 O-O 14. Nd2 Be6 15. Bb6 Qc6 16. Nf1 Nd7 17. Ne3 Nxb6 18. axb6 Qxb6 19. Ncd5 Qd8 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Rfd8 23. Rad1 Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Kf8 25. f3 Ke8 26. Kf2 Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Luther, Thomas"]
[Black "Lampe, Dirk"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2295"]
[ECO "B33"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. h4 Bh6 14. g3 Ne7 15. Ncb4 Be6 16. Qd3 Nc8 17. Rd1 Qd7 18. Bg2 Kh8 19. a3 Ra7 20. Bf3 a5 21. Nc2 Rb7 22. Nce3 Rd8 23. Nf5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Ne7 25. Qxf7 Nxf5 26. Qxf5 Qe7 27. Bg4 b4 28. Qe6 bxc3 29. bxc3 Qxe6 30. Bxe6 Rb2 31. g4 g6 32. Rh3 Rf8 33. f3 Bf4 34. g5 Rfb8 35. h5 gxh5 36. Rxh5 Rg2 37. Kf1 Rbb2 38. Rxd6 Rbf2+ 39. Ke1 Bd2+ 40. Kd1 Rf1+ 41. Kc2 Bxg5+ 42. Kb3 h6 43. Bg4 Rb1+ 44. Kc4 Rb7 45. Kd5 Rd2+ 46. Kc6 Rb3 47. c4 Rc2 48. c5 Rxa3 49. Rd5 Rac3 50. Rxe5 Kg7 51. Rd5 Rc1 52. f4 Bxf4 53. Rhf5 Be3 54. Bh5 Bxc5 55. Rf7+ Kg8 56. Rd8+ Bf8+ 57. Kb7 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Bode, Wilfried"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[ECO "C96"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. dxc5 dxc5 13. b3 Ra7 14. a4 b4 15. Qe2 c4 16. cxb4 cxb3 17. bxa5 bxc2 18. Qxc2 Qxa5 19. Bd2 Bb4 20. Bxb4 Qxb4 21. Nbd2 f6 22. Rab1 Qe7 23. Rec1 Rd8 24. Nb3 Nf8 25. Na5 Bd7 26. Qb3+ Kh8 27. Nc6 Bxc6 28. Rxc6 Rd6 29. Rc8 Rd8 30. Rc6 Rd6 31. Rc8 Rd8 32. Qb8 Rxc8 33. Qxc8 g6 34. a5 Kg7 35. Rb8 Qf7 36. h4 h5 37. Kh2 Nh7 38. Qh8+ Kh6 39. Qc8 Qc7 40. Qxc7 Rxc7 41. Rb6 Rc4 42. Rxa6 Rxe4 43. Rd6 Ra4 44. a6 Ra2 45. Nd2 Ra4 46. Nf3 Ra2 47. Nd2 Ra4 48. g3 e4 49. Kg2 f5 50. Nb3 Nf8 51. Nd4 Kg7 52. Nb5 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Maiwald, Jens Uwe"]
[Black "Darius, Harald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[ECO "B07"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3 Bg7 6. f4 O-O 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. g4 b5 9. e5 Nd5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. Qd2 Rb8 12. Bg2 Nb6 13. b3 Qc7 14. O-O Bd7 15. c3 Rbc8 16. Rac1 a5 17. Qf2 Qb8 18. Bd2 Qa7 19. Rfe1 a4 20. Qh4 b4 21. Qxe7 bxc3 22. Bxc3 Rfe8 23. Qh4 axb3 24. axb3 dxe5 25. Nxe5 Bb5 26. Ra1 Qb8 27. Ba5 Rc2 28. g5 Qd6 29. Kh1 Nd7 30. Ng4 Be2 31. Qf2 Nf8 32. Ne5 Bd1 33. Qe3 Bh5 34. Nxf7 Rxe3 35. Nxd6 Rxh3+ 36. Bxh3 Bf3+ 37. Bg2 Rxg2 38. Bb6 Ne6 39. Rxe6 Re2+ 40. Kg1 Rxe6 41. Ra8+ Bf8 42. Bc5 Kg7 43. Ne8+ Kf7 44. Nc7 Bxc5 45. Nxe6 Bd6 46. Nd8+ Kg7 47. Ra6 Bb4 48. Kf2 Bg4 49. Ra7+ Kg8 50. Ke3 Bd1 51. Nc6 Bf8 52. Ne7+ Bxe7 53. Rxe7 Bxb3 54. Kd2 Bc4 55. Kc3 Bf1 56. Kb4 Bg2 57. Kc5 Be4 58. Kd6 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Menacher, Manfred"]
[Black "Zude, Erik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2270"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[ECO "C45"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bb4+ 5. c3 Be7 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Ne4 9. Qf3 d5 10. exd6 Nxd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Bd3 Rb8 13. Qxc6 Bg5 14. f4 Bf6 15. Qa4 Re8 16. Qc2 c5 17. Nd2 g6 18. Ne4 c4 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Be2 Bf5 21. Qd2 Rbd8 22. Bf3 Ne4 23. Qe1 Rd3 24. h3 Re6 25. Bxe4 Rxe4 26. Qf2 Qe7 27. b3 Re2 28. Ba3 Qe4 29. Rfe1 Rxf2 30. Rxe4 Rxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Bxe4+ 32. Kf2 Rxc3 33. Rd1 Bd3 34. Rc1 Rxc1 35. Bxc1 cxb3 36. axb3 f6 37. Ke3 Bf1 38. h4 Kf7 39. b4 Ke6 40. Bb2 Bb5 41. Kf3 a6 42. Bd4 Kf5 43. Bc5 Bc6+ 44. Kg3 Ke6 45. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Miltner, Arndt"]
[Black "Walter, Guenter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[ECO "D12"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Qb3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Nbd7 10. h3 Nb6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 Bd6 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Kb1 Kb8 15. a4 Nc8 16. f3 Qb6 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. e4 dxe4 19. fxe4 Bb4 20. e5 Nd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd2 22. Rxd2 Rxd5 23. Bc4 Rd7 24. Rf1 Rf8 25. e6 Re7 26. Rxf7 Rexf7 27. exf7 Nd6 28. Bb3 Kc7 29. Re2 Kd7 30. Re6 g5 31. Rg6 Nxf7 32. Rxg7 Ke7 33. Kc2 Kf6 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Oswald, Hans Joachim"]
[Black "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[ECO "B18"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. e3 Bf5 4. Bd3 Bxd3 5. Qxd3 Nf6 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. O-O e6 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Be7 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Rad1 Qa5 13. a3 Rfd8 14. Qb3 Nb6 15. Bc7 Rd7 16. Bxb6 axb6 17. c3 Rad8 18. Rfe1 h6 19. h3 Rd5 20. Nh2 b5 21. Ng4 Bg5 22. Ne3 R5d7 23. Qc2 Qc7 24. Qe4 c5 25. dxc5 Bxe3 26. Rxd7 Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Rxd7 28. b4 b6 29. cxb6 Qxb6+ 30. Qe3 Qd8 31. Kg1 Rd2 32. Re2 Rd3 33. Qc5 Rd1+ 34. Kh2 Rd5 35. Qe3 Qd6+ 36. Kg1 Rd3 37. Qe5 Qc6 38. Re3 Qb6 39. Kf2 Rd5 40. Qe4 Qa7 41. Kf3 Rf5+ 42. Ke2 Qxa3 43. Rf3 Qb2+ 44. Kf1 Qc1+ 45. Kf2 Qd2+ 46. Kg1 Qd1+ 47. Kh2 Rxf3 48. Qa8+ Kh7 49. gxf3 Qd2+ 50. Kg3 Qxc3 51. Qe4+ g6 52. Qb7 Qe5+ 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Paehtz, Thomas Jr"]
[Black "Buhr, Carl Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2135"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[ECO "B66"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. f3 b5 11. Bd3 Rb8 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Ne2 e5 14. Kb1 Be7 15. c4 Nd7 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Rc1 Ba8 18. Ng3 Nc5 19. Nf5 Ne6 20. Rhd1 g6 21. Nxh6 Kf8 22. Ng4 Kg7 23. Bc2 Bb7 24. Bb3 Bc8 25. h3 Qe8 26. Nf2 f5 27. Nd3 Rh4 28. g3 Rxh3 29. Rh1 Rxh1 30. Rxh1 Nd4 31. Bh6+ 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rabiega, Robert"]
[Black "Gietl, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[ECO "B07"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 d5 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Nd2 Nc6 7. Ngf3 Nc5 8. Bb1 Be7 9. h3 d4 10. cxd4 Nxd4 11. O-O Be6 12. b4 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 Bd5 14. Qe3 Ne6 15. a3 c6 16. Bb2 a5 17. Ne4 axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Bxa1 Bxb4 20. f4 Qa5 21. f5 Bc5 22. Nxc5 Qxc5 23. Qxc5 Nxc5 24. e6 f6 25. Bd4 Nb3 26. Bb6 Ke7 27. Bc2 Ra8 28. Bxb3 Bxb3 29. Rb1 Bc2 30. Bc5+ Kd8 31. Rxb7 Bxf5 32. Rxg7 Ra1+ 33. Kh2 Re1 34. e7+ Kd7 35. Rg8 Bg6 36. Rd8+ Kc7 37. g4 Kb7 38. h4 h5 39. Rg8 Bf7 40. Rf8 Bg6 41. Rxf6 Be8 42. Rf8 Bd7 43. gxh5 Kc7 44. Kg3 Re4 45. Rg8 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Schaller, Sven"]
[Black "Heinemann, Thies"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[ECO "A26"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Rb1 a5 6. a3 Nf6 7. b4 axb4 8. axb4 O-O 9. d3 Re8 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nf3 Bg7 13. O-O d6 14. b5 Ne7 15. Nd2 e4 16. Qc2 e3 17. fxe3 Nf5 18. Rxf5 gxf5 19. Nf1 h5 20. Nd5 h4 21. b6 cxb6 22. Nxb6 Ra7 23. Qb3 hxg3 24. hxg3 Bd7 25. Nxd7 Qxd7 26. Qb5 Qxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Schmaltz, Roland"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[ECO "B01"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 c6 6. Nf3 Bf5 7. O-O e6 8. d3 Nbd7 9. a4 Bb4 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Nd4 Bg4 12. f3 Bh5 13. Nb3 Qb6+ 14. Kh1 a5 15. g4 Bg6 16. f4 Rfe8 17. Qf3 Qc7 18. Be1 Nb6 19. Bh4 Nbd7 20. Bg3 Qd8 21. Ne4 Be7 22. Rad1 h6 23. Nbd2 Bh7 24. Nc4 Rf8 25. f5 Nb6 26. Ned6 Nxc4 27. dxc4 Qb6 28. b3 exf5 29. Nxf5 Bxf5 30. Qxf5 Qc5 31. Qf3 Rad8 32. Rde1 Rde8 33. Re5 Qd4 34. g5 hxg5 35. Rxg5 Nh7 36. Rxa5 g6 37. Qf2 Qd7 38. Re5 Bb4 39. Rxe8 Rxe8 40. Qb6 Bc3 41. a5 Ra8 42. Qc7 Nf8 43. Qxd7 Nxd7 44. Rd1 Rxa5 45. Bxc6 bxc6 46. Rxd7 Ra1+ 47. Kg2 Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Black "Dittmar, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[ECO "C16"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6 7. Nh3 Ng6 8. f4 c5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. a4 Bxb5 11. axb5 Qd7 12. Qe2 c4 13. O-O Ne7 14. Ba3 g6 15. g4 h5 16. f5 gxf5 17. gxh5 Qxb5 18. Kh1 Qd7 19. Rg1 Nbc6 20. Rg7 O-O-O 21. Rxf7 Rdg8 22. Bxe7 Nxe7 23. Nf4 Qe8 24. Rf6 Rg4 25. Qe3 Rxf4 26. Qxf4 Qxh5 27. Rxe6 Ng6 28. Rxg6 Qxg6 29. Rxa7 Kb8 30. Ra1 Qg4 31. Qxg4 fxg4 32. Rg1 Rh3 33. Rg3 Rh4 34. Kg2 Kc7 35. h3 gxh3+ 36. Rxh3 Rf4 37. Rh6 b5 38. Rd6 b4 39. Rxd5 bxc3 40. Kg3 Re4 41. Kf3 Rh4 42. e6 Rh7 43. Kf4 Kc6 44. Re5 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Schwing, Hans Elmar"]
[Black "Dobierzin, Olaf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2180"]
[ECO "E68"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. h3 Nc5 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Bf4 Qc8 13. Kh2 a5 14. b3 Ne6 15. Be3 Re7 16. Qd2 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bc6 18. Rac1 Qd7 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. cxd5 Qe8 21. f3 b6 22. Bf1 a4 23. b4 a3 24. Rc2 Qa4 25. Rec1 Ra7 26. Rc4 Qd7 27. Rc6 Ne8 28. h4 Bxd4 29. Qxd4 Qd8 30. R6c2 Qd7 31. f4 f6 32. Bh3 f5 33. Re1 Qa4 34. Rce2 Qb5 35. Re3 Ra4 36. exf5 Rxb4 37. Qxb4 Qxb4 38. Rxe7 Nf6 39. fxg6 hxg6 40. Be6+ Kh8 41. Re2 Qc4 42. Rg2 b5 43. Rf7 Qc3 44. Rf8+ Kg7 45. Rf7+ Kh8 46. f5 Ng4+ 47. Kh3 Ne5 48. Re7 g5 49. hxg5 Qf3 50. Rh2 Ng4 51. g6 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Seger, Ruediger"]
[Black "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[ECO "C06"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 Qb6 9. Nf3 f6 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. O-O Bd6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. a3 Bd7 14. b4 Be8 15. Na4 Qc7 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. bxc5 Bh5 18. Be2 Ne4 19. Bb2 Qf4 20. Bc1 Qf6 21. Bb2 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Nxc5 23. Rc1 Nd7 24. Qd2 Nb6 25. Be2 a6 26. Ba1 Nc8 27. a4 Nd6 28. f3 Qf4 29. Rfd1 Qxd2 30. Rxd2 Na5 31. Rb2 Rfc8 32. Rc5 b5 33. axb5 axb5 34. Bxb5 Nac4 35. Rxc8+ Rxc8 36. Bd7 Kf7 37. Re2 Rb8 38. Bxe6+ Kf6 39. Kf2 Rb1 40. Bc3 Ne4+ 41. fxe4 Kxe6 42. exd5+ Kxd5 43. Re7 Rb3 44. Be1 g6 45. Rxh7 Kxd4 46. Rg7 Ne5 47. Ba5 Ke4 48. h3 Kf5 49. Bc7 Nd3+ 50. Kg1 Kf6 51. Rg8 Nc5 52. Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Black "Zude, Arno"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[ECO "C26"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. d3 a6 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 Nd4 9. Bxd4 exd4 10. Ne2 Bg4 11. Qd2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Re8 13. Nf4 Qd7 14. a3 c6 15. Rfe1 Re7 16. Re2 Rae8 17. Rae1 h6 18. h4 b5 19. Nh5 Nxh5 20. Bxh5 Re5 21. Bf3 Bb6 22. Bg2 c5 23. c3 dxc3 24. bxc3 R5e7 25. Qb2 Ba5 26. Bf3 d5 27. exd5 Rxe2 28. Rxe2 Rxe2 29. Bxe2 Qxd5 30. c4 bxc4 31. dxc4 Qe5 32. Bf1 Bc7 33. Qd2 Qe6 34. h5 Qd6 35. Qe2 g6 36. hxg6 Qxg6 37. Bg2 Qe6 38. Be4 Be5 39. Bd5 Qf5 40. Kg2 Kg7 41. Bb7 a5 42. Be4 Qe6 43. Bd5 Qf5 44. a4 Bd4 45. Qd2 Qf6 46. Bf3 Qf5 47. Bd5 Qf6 48. Qe1 h5 49. f4 h4 50. Qxa5 Qg6 51. Qe1 Qc2+ 52. Kh3 Qf5+ 53. Kg2 Qc2+ 54. Kf3 Qxa4 55. gxh4 Qb3+ 56. Kg4 Qe3 57. Qxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Teske, Henrik"]
[Black "Kersten, Uwe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[ECO "A30"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 a6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. b3 Rac8 14. f4 Qb8 15. Bf2 Qa8 16. g4 Nc5 17. Qe2 g6 18. b4 Ncd7 19. f5 e5 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. exd5 Bg5 22. Nc6 Bxc1 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Nxc8 Rxc8 25. Rxc1 b5 26. fxg6 hxg6 27. Qf3 Kg8 28. c5 dxc5 29. bxc5 e4 30. Qxe4 Nf6 31. Qe5 Nxd5 32. Bd4 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Hennings, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[ECO "C90"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Nbd2 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. Nf1 h6 10. Ng3 Re8 11. O-O Bf8 12. Re1 Bd7 13. h3 Na5 14. Bc2 c5 15. d4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qc7 17. b3 Rac8 18. Re2 Nc6 19. Bb2 g6 20. Qd2 exd4 21. Nxd4 Bg7 22. Rd1 Nxd4 23. Bxd4 Re6 24. b4 Ne8 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Bb3 Re5 27. f4 Qb6+ 28. Kh2 Re7 29. Rf1 Be6 30. f5 Bc4 31. fxg6 fxg6 32. Qc3+ Kh7 33. Rf8 Rg7 34. Ref2 Qc7 35. e5 Bxb3 36. Qxb3 Qe7 37. e6 d5 38. Nh5 Qxe6 39. Nxg7 Nxg7 40. Rxc8 Qxc8 41. Qxd5 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bode, Wilfried"]
[Black "Schwing, Hans Elmar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[ECO "A22"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. e3 Bb4 4. Nge2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Nxc3 Re8 7. Be2 d6 8. O-O Nc6 9. b3 Bf5 10. f4 Qd7 11. Bb2 Rad8 12. e4 Bxe4 13. fxe5 Rxe5 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. d3 Ng5 16. Bxe5 dxe5 17. Qe1 Nd4 18. Bd1 f6 19. Qe3 Nc6 20. Be2 Ne6 21. Bg4 Qd6 22. Bxe6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dittmar, Peter"]
[Black "Menacher, Manfred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2270"]
[ECO "A40"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "1"]

1. d4 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gietl, Thomas"]
[Black "Oswald, Hans Joachim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[ECO "B02"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 d5 2. Nc3 d4 3. Nce2 Nf6 4. e5 Ng4 5. f4 h5 6. Nf3 c5 7. Ng3 h4 8. Ne4 e6 9. Nfg5 Nh6 10. Qh5 Be7 11. Bc4 Kf8 12. O-O g6 13. Qxh4 Kg7 14. d3 Nc6 15. Bd2 Nb4 16. Bxb4 cxb4 17. g4 Nf5 18. Qf2 Ne3 19. Qf3 Nxf1 20. Rxf1 Rf8 21. Qh3 Rh8 22. Qf3 Rf8 23. Qg3 f6 24. f5 fxg5 25. f6+ Kg8 26. Qh3 Bxf6 27. Nxf6+ Rxf6 28. exf6 Qf8 29. f7+ Kg7 30. Qg3 e5 31. Qxe5+ Kh6 32. Qxd4 b5 33. Bd5 Rb8 34. Rf3 Bxg4 35. Qxg4 Qc5+ 36. d4 Qxd5 37. f8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gutman, Lev"]
[Black "Schaller, Sven"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[ECO "A22"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. Nf3 c6 2. c4 d6 3. g3 e5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 a6 7. d4 Qc7 8. h3 Nbd7 9. Qc2 b5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nh4 b4 12. Ne4 Nc5 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. Bg5 Nh5 15. Qe4 h6 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Qxc6+ Qxc6 18. Bxc6+ Ke7 19. Bxa8 Bc5 20. Kg2 Nf6 21. Nf3 e4 22. Nd2 e3 23. fxe3 Bxe3 24. Ne4 Bd4 25. Nxf6 Bxf6 26. Bd5 Be6 27. Bxe6 Kxe6 28. Rab1 Rd8 29. Rfd1 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Bxb2 31. Rd5 Bc3 32. Ra5 Kd6 33. Kf3 Kc6 34. Rxa6+ Kc5 35. Ke4 Kxc4 36. Rc6+ Kb5 37. Rc7 f6 38. Kd3 f5 39. Rb7+ Kc6 40. Rf7 Be5 41. Kc4 Bxg3 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Heinemann, Thies"]
[Black "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[ECO "C59"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nh3 Bc5 10. d3 O-O 11. O-O Nd5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Qh4 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. fxe3 Bxh3 16. gxh3 Qxh3 17. Bf3 Qd7 18. Qe1 f5 19. c4 Nb7 20. Qc3 Rae8 21. Bg2 Rf6 22. Rab1 Nd8 23. Rf2 f4 24. Re1 Nf7 25. Qd2 g5 26. Qe2 Rf8 27. exf4 exf4 28. h3 Kg7 29. c3 c5 30. Qe4 Rd8 31. Bf1 Nd6 32. Qe7+ Qxe7 33. Rxe7+ Rf7 34. Re5 Rc8 35. Bg2 Nf5 36. Bd5 Rf6 37. Rb2 Rc7 38. Rb8 Ne7 39. Be4 Ra6 40. Rb7 Rxb7 41. Bxb7 Ng6 42. Rxc5 Rxa2 43. Rc7+ Kf6 44. Rc6+ Kg7 45. Rc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Keitlinghaus, Ludger"]
[Black "Holzhaeuer, Mathias"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[ECO "B01"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. c4 Nb6 7. Nc3 e6 8. Be3 Bb4 9. Qb3 Nc6 10. Be2 O-O 11. a3 Be7 12. g4 Bg6 13. d5 Na5 14. Qb5 Nbxc4 15. Bxc4 c6 16. dxc6 a6 17. Bb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kersten, Uwe"]
[Black "Darius, Harald"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[ECO "A41"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. g3 Bg4 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. h3 Bd7 7. O-O Qc8 8. Kh2 h5 9. Nc3 h4 10. Nxh4 Nc6 11. d5 Nd4 12. e4 c5 13. f4 Nh5 14. Be3 Bf6 15. Bxd4 cxd4 16. Ne2 Nxg3 17. Nxg3 Rxh4 18. Qd3 Bxh3 19. Rh1 Qg4 20. c5 Kf8 21. c6 bxc6 22. dxc6 Rc8 23. Rac1 Qxf4 24. Rc2 Bd7+ 25. Kg1 Rxh1+ 26. Nxh1 Rxc6 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "Bastian, Herbert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[ECO "C67"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. h3 a6 11. Bf4 Be6 12. Rad1+ Ke8 13. g4 Ne7 14. Nd4 Nd5 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Bd2 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 h5 18. Kg2 Be7 19. f4 hxg4 20. hxg4 g6 21. Rh1 Rf8 22. Rh6 Rxf4 23. Kg3 g5 24. Rxe6 Kf7 25. Rh6 Rf8 26. Rd3 Kg7 27. Re6 Kf7 28. Rh6 Kg7 29. Re6 Kf7 30. Rh6 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lampe, Dirk"]
[Black "Rabiega, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2295"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[ECO "B33"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 d6 8. O-O a6 9. Be3 Qc7 10. f4 Be7 11. Qf3 b5 12. a3 Bb7 13. Rad1 O-O 14. g4 Rfe8 15. g5 Nd7 16. h4 b4 17. axb4 Nxb4 18. Qg3 Bf8 19. Rf2 Rad8 20. Bf1 Nc5 21. Nxc5 dxc5 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. h5 Bc8 24. Bc4 Qa5 25. g6 Qa1+ 26. Rf1 Qxb2 27. gxf7+ Kh8 28. Bc1 Qxc2 29. h6 Rd7 30. Bxe6 Rd8 31. f5 Qd3 32. Qxd3 Rxd3 33. Bxc8 Rg3+ 34. Kh1 Nd3 35. Bxa6 Nxc1 36. Rxc1 gxh6 37. f6 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Maiwald, Jens Uwe"]
[Black "Luther, Thomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[ECO "D45"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "27"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Rd1 b6 10. b3 Bb7 11. Bb2 Qe7 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Black "Gisbrecht, Ewgeni"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[ECO "B29"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. Ne5 Qd6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Bd7 9. Qxd5 Qxe5+ 10. Qxe5 Nxe5 11. Bf4 Nc6 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Rhe1 e6 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Nb4 17. Bc4 Bc6 18. a3 Nd5 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Bg3 Re8 21. Bf1 g5 22. f3 a6 23. c4 Nf4 24. Kc2 e5 25. Kc3 f5 26. Bf2 h5 27. Be3 Kc7 28. b3 h4 29. Bc1 h3 30. gxh3 Bxf3 31. h4 Ng6 32. Bxg5 Bg4 33. h3 Bh5 34. Bg2 e4 35. Kd4 Kd7 36. Rf1 Ke6 37. Rf2 Rf8 38. Rd2 Rf7 39. Ke3 Rd7 40. Rxd7 Kxd7 41. Kd4 Kd6 42. Bf1 Ke6 43. c5 Ne5 44. Bf4 Nf3+ 45. Ke3 Nxh4 46. Bg3 Nf3 47. Bc4+ Kf6 48. Bd5 Bf7 49. Bxb7 Bxb3 50. Bxa6 Bd5 51. Kf4 Bc6 52. Bc8 Nd4 53. Bh4+ Kg6 54. Bf2 Ne2+ 55. Ke5 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Puth, Dieter"]
[Black "Buhr, Carl Christian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[ECO "D48"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. a3 Qc7 11. Nc3 Be7 12. e4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 O-O 14. Bg5 Rad8 15. Rac1 Qb8 16. Kh1 Ne5 17. Bb1 Ng6 18. Nf3 h6 19. Be3 Ng4 20. Bb6 Rc8 21. h3 N4e5 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Bd4 Bg5 24. Be3 Bxe3 25. Qxe3 Nc4 26. Qe2 Qe5 27. Ba2 Rc7 28. a4 Nd6 29. axb5 axb5 30. f3 Rfc8 31. Qd2 Nc4 32. Bxc4 Rxc4 33. Ne2 f5 34. exf5 exf5 35. Rxc4 Rxc4 36. Nc3 b4 37. Na4 Kh7 38. Qd7 Bc6 39. Qa7 Qe2 40. Rg1 Rc2 41. Qa5 Bxa4 42. Qxa4 Rxb2 43. Qa5 Qd3 44. Qa1 Qc2 45. Qe1 b3 46. h4 Ra2 47. h5 f4 48. Qe6 Ra5 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Seger, Ruediger"]
[Black "Miltner, Arndt"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[ECO "C41"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 e5 5. Bc4 Be7 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Ng5+ Kg6 9. f4 exf4 10. Ne6 Qg8 11. Nxf4+ Kf7 12. O-O Qd8 13. Nd3 Bd6 14. e5 Bxe5 15. Nxe5+ Nxe5 16. Qh5+ Ng6 17. Nd5 Bg4 18. Qg5 h6 19. Qd2 c6 20. Nxf6 gxf6 21. Qc3 Be6 22. Be3 f5 23. Rad1 Qc7 24. Bd4 Rh7 25. Qh3 Kg8 26. b3 b6 27. Bb2 Re8 28. Rfe1 c5 29. Re3 h5 30. Rde1 Qf7 31. Qf3 h4 32. Qc6 Nf8 33. Qd6 Qg6 34. R1e2 Rd7 35. Qf4 Qh5 36. Qe5 Qh6 37. Qc3 Rd1+ 38. Re1 Red8 39. h3 R8d4 40. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 41. Re1 Rxe1+ 42. Qxe1 Kf7 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Teske, Henrik"]
[Black "Schmaltz, Roland"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[ECO "E61"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. b3 c5 7. e3 Nc6 8. Nge2 cxd4 9. exd4 d5 10. cxd5 Nb4 11. Nf4 Bf5 12. O-O Nc2 13. Rb1 Rc8 14. Bb2 Qa5 15. Qd2 Nb4 16. a3 Na6 17. Rbc1 Bh6 18. Rfe1 Rfe8 19. Re5 Qb6 20. b4 Nh5 21. d6 Qxd6 22. Bxb7 Rcd8 23. Qe2 Nxf4 24. gxf4 Nc7 25. Ne4 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Ne6 27. Rc6 Qb8 28. d5 Nxf4 29. Ba6 e6 30. dxe6 Rd1+ 31. Bf1 fxe6 32. Qf3 Qd8 33. Rec5 Qd2 34. Rc8 Rf8 35. Rxf8+ Bxf8 36. Rc8 Ne2+ 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[ECO "B92"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Kh1 b6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Rb8 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Rad1 Nf6 15. Qxd6 Qxd6 16. Rxd6 Nxe4 17. Rd5 Re8 18. f3 Nf6 19. Rd6 Bf5 20. c3 a5 21. Rfd1 Kf8 22. Nd2 b5 23. Nb3 Bc2 24. Ra1 a4 25. Nc5 Rbc8 26. Na6 a3 27. bxa3 Rxc3 28. Bxb5 Rec8 29. a4 e4 30. Nb4 exf3 31. gxf3 Rxf3 32. Rc1 Be4 33. Rxc8+ Ke7 34. Kg1 Kxd6 35. a5 Ra3 36. a6 Nd5 37. Rc6+ Ke5 38. Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Walter, Guenter"]
[Black "Dobierzin, Olaf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2180"]
[ECO "E71"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Be3 e5 8. d5 a5 9. Bd3 Na6 10. Nge2 Nc5 11. Bc2 Bd7 12. Qd2 Kh7 13. g4 Ng8 14. Ng3 Bf6 15. O-O-O Bh4 16. Kb1 a4 17. Rdg1 Qe7 18. Rg2 Rfb8 19. Nge2 Bg5 20. Bxg5 Qxg5 21. f4 exf4 22. h4 Qe5 23. Nd4 Re8 24. Nf3 Qe7 25. g5 h5 26. Qxf4 Bc8 27. Rf2 a3 28. e5 Bg4 29. exd6 cxd6 30. Nd4 axb2 31. Qxf7+ Qxf7 32. Rxf7+ Kh8 33. Bxg6 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zude, Arno"]
[Black "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[ECO "B32"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 b5 8. Nd5 Nce7 9. c4 Nxd5 10. exd5 Nf6 11. cxb5 Be7 12. Bc4 O-O 13. O-O axb5 14. Nxb5 Nd7 15. b3 Nb6 16. a4 Ba6 17. Ba3 f5 18. Qe2 Kh8 19. Rfd1 Nxc4 20. bxc4 Qd7 21. Bb4 Rfc8 22. Rac1 h6 23. h3 Bb7 24. Qa2 Ba6 25. Qa3 Rxc4 26. Rxc4 Bxb5 27. Rc3 Rxa4 28. Qb2 Bf6 29. Ra3 e4 30. Bc3 Rxa3 31. Qxa3 Qe7 32. Qb2 Bxc3 33. Qxc3 Kh7 34. Qd4 Bd3 35. Ra1 Qg5 36. Ra7 f4 37. Kh2 Qg6 38. Re7 e3 39. Qxf4 e2 40. g4 Kg8 41. Qe3 Bc4 42. Re8+ Kh7 43. Qe4 Qxe4 44. Rxe4 g5 45. Kg3 Kg6 46. f3 Bxd5 47. Rxe2 Kf6 48. Re8 Be6 49. Rh8 Kg7 50. Rd8 d5 51. Kf2 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zude, Erik"]
[Black "Paehtz, Thomas Jr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2135"]
[ECO "B70"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Bg5 Bg7 8. Nb3 O-O 9. O-O a5 10. a4 Be6 11. f4 Rc8 12. Kh1 Qb6 13. f5 Bxb3 14. cxb3 Qd4 15. Qe1 Ne5 16. Bb5 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nd5 Qxb2 19. Rb1 Qd4 20. Rd1 Qc5 21. Qg3 g5 22. Qe1 b6 23. Qd2 Kg7 24. Rc1 Qa3 25. Rb1 g4 26. Nxb6 Bg5 27. Qe2 Rc3 28. Nc4 Nxc4 29. Bxc4 h5 30. e5 dxe5 31. Qxe5+ Bf6 32. Qxa5 Qa2 33. Qd5 Rc2 34. Rbd1 h4 35. Qe4 g3 36. Qg4+ Kh6 37. Bxf7 Rg8 38. Bxg8 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bastian, Herbert"]
[Black "Gietl, Thomas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[ECO "B08"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. a4 a5 8. Re1 Qc7 9. Bf4 Bg4 10. Qd2 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e5 12. Be3 Na6 13. Rad1 Rad8 14. Qc1 Rfe8 15. d5 Nb4 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bxh6 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Nxc2 19. Rf1 Nd4 20. Rd3 Qe7 21. Bd1 Qf8 22. Qh4 Nd7 23. f4 Qe7 24. Qf2 Nc5 25. Rg3 exf4 26. Qxf4 Rd7 27. Bg4 Rc7 28. Bf5 Qe5 29. Qg4 Nxf5 30. exf5 cxd5 31. fxg6 f6 32. Qh4 Ne4 33. Nxe4 dxe4 34. Rh3 f5 35. Qh6 Qg7 36. Qg5 e3 37. Re1 Qd4 38. Qxf5 e2+ 39. Qf2 Qxb2 40. Rh7 Rxh7 41. gxh7+ Kh8 42. g4 Qe5 43. h4 Re7 44. Qf3 Kxh7 45. Kg2 d5 46. g5 Kg6 47. Kh3 d4 48. h5+ Kg7 49. h6+ Kg6 50. Kg2 Qxg5+ 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Zude, Arno"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[ECO "C75"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "203"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 Nge7 7. d5 Nb8 8. c4 Ng6 9. g3 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bxd7 Nxd7 12. h4 Re8 13. Be3 c5 14. a4 Qc8 15. Nd2 Nf6 16. f3 Nh5 17. Bf2 Nf8 18. Qe2 g6 19. Kd1 Nd7 20. Kc2 Bf8 21. Rag1 Bh6 22. Be3 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Qd8 24. Nb3 Nb6 25. Nd2 Nd7 26. Nb3 Nb6 27. Qd3 Rb8 28. Nc1 Nd7 29. N1e2 Qa5 30. Ra1 Qd8 31. Qd2 Nf8 32. g4 Nf6 33. Ng3 N6d7 34. b3 Qf6 35. Qe3 b6 36. Nge2 Qe7 37. Kd2 Qd8 38. Nc1 Nf6 39. Nd3 h5 40. Rag1 N8h7 41. g5 Nd7 42. Ke2 Nhf8 43. Kf2 Rb7 44. Kg3 a5 45. Nb5 Qe7 46. Re1 f6 47. gxf6 Nxf6 48. Kf2 Qd8 49. Ke2 Rg7 50. Kd1 Ree7 51. Kc2 Ref7 52. Ref1 Qe7 53. Rf2 N8d7 54. Rg2 Ne8 55. Rh3 Kh7 56. Qg1 Qf8 57. Rf2 Rf6 58. Rg3 Rgf7 59. Qg2 Qe7 60. Nc3 Qf8 61. Ne2 Qh6 62. Ng1 Rf4 63. Nxf4 exf4 64. Rg5 Qg7 65. Rf1 Ne5 66. Nh3 Rf6 67. Qd2 Qf8 68. Qc3 Qe7 69. Nf2 Nf7 70. Rg2 Ne5 71. Nd3 Nxd3 72. Kxd3 Ng7 73. Rfg1 Qf8 74. Rg5 Qf7 75. Kc2 Qf8 76. R1g2 Qf7 77. Kb2 Qf8 78. Ka2 Qf7 79. Re2 Qf8 80. Qe1 Rf7 81. Qg1 Rf6 82. Qg2 Qf7 83. Qh3 Qe8 84. Reg2 Kh6 85. Qh1 Kh7 86. Qa1 Qf7 87. Re2 Qf8 88. Qc3 Qe7 89. Qe1 Qf8 90. e5 dxe5 91. Rgxe5 Nf5 92. Re8 Qg7 93. R2e6 Rf7 94. Rxb6 Qd4 95. Ka3 Ne3 96. Qb1 Rg7 97. Rbb8 Nxc4+ 98. bxc4 Qc3+ 99. Qb3 Qa1+ 100. Qa2 Qc3+ 101. Rb3 Qxc4 102. Rh8+ 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Buhr, Carl Christian"]
[Black "Schaller, Sven"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[ECO "A84"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 f5 4. Bf4 c6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. Qc2 Bd7 8. Nge2 O-O 9. f3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Bd3 Nd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. O-O Qb6 14. Qc7 Qxc7 15. Bxc7 Na6 16. Bg3 Nb4 17. Bb1 Rac8 18. Nc3 a6 19. Rc1 Bg5 20. Kf2 f4 21. Bxf4 Bxf4 22. exf4 Rxf4 23. a3 Nc6 24. Ne2 Rh4 25. Kg3 g5 26. Rd1 Kg7 27. b3 Na5 28. Rd3 Be8 29. Re3 Kf6 30. Ra2 Nc6 31. Rd2 Ne7 32. h3 Bg6 33. Bd3 Bxd3 34. Rdxd3 Ng6 35. Rc3 Rxc3 36. Nxc3 Ne7 37. Kf2 Nc6 38. Ne2 Na5 39. Rd3 Ke7 40. Kg3 Rh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Darius, Harald"]
[Black "Bode, Wilfried"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[ECO "A07"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. d3 Nbd7 5. O-O e5 6. e4 dxe4 7. dxe4 Bc5 8. Nh4 O-O 9. Nd2 b6 10. Qf3 Re8 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Nf5 Bf8 13. b3 g6 14. Ne3 Bb7 15. Bb2 Rad8 16. a4 a6 17. a5 b5 18. c4 b4 19. Bh3 Be7 20. Bxd7 Nxd7 21. Ng4 Rf8 22. Nf1 h5 23. Nh6+ Kg7 24. Bc1 Nf6 25. Bg5 Nxe4 26. Bxe7 Qxe7 27. Qxe4 Kxh6 28. Qe3+ Kg7 29. Qb6 c5 30. Ne3 f5 31. Nd5 Bxd5 32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33. cxd5 Rf6 34. Qb8 Rf8 35. Qb6 Rf6 36. Qb8 Qd6 37. Qb7+ Rf7 38. Qa8 e4 39. Rc1 h4 40. Qc6 Qe5 41. Qxc5 Rd7 42. Rd1 h3 43. Qb6 Rd6 44. Qa7+ Kh6 45. Qc5 Kg7 46. Kf1 Kh6 47. Qxb4 Rxd5 48. Qf8+ Kg5 49. Re1 Qc3 50. Qe7+ Kh6 51. Qf8+ Kg5 52. Qe7+ Kh6 53. Qf8+ Kg5 54. Qe7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dittmar, Peter"]
[Black "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[ECO "E61"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nc6 7. Be2 Nh5 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Nd2 Nf4 11. exf4 gxh4 12. Nb3 e5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. dxe5 Qg5 15. Qd2 Bxe5 16. Qxg5+ hxg5 17. O-O a5 18. Na4 Nd4 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Rad1 Rd8 21. Bf3 c6 22. Rd2 Bf5 23. Rfd1 Bf6 24. Nc5 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Re8 26. g4 h3 27. Kf1 Bc8 28. Ne4 Be5 29. Re2 Rd8 30. Nxg5 Rd1+ 31. Re1 Rxe1+ 32. Kxe1 f5 33. gxf5 Bxf5 34. Be4 Bg4 35. Nf3 Bxb2 36. Kd2 Kg7 37. Ke3 Kf6 38. Kf4 Be6 39. Bd3 a4 40. Bf1 a3 41. Ke3 b5 42. cxb5 cxb5 43. Bxb5 Bxa2 44. Bd3 Bc1+ 45. Ke2 Be6 46. Bb1 Bg4 47. Ba2 Bf4 48. Bb1 Ke7 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dobierzin, Olaf"]
[Black "BYE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2180"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "0"]

1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gisbrecht, Ewgeni"]
[Black "Zude, Erik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[ECO "E63"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 d6 6. d4 Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 Nd7 10. Qc2 Ne5 11. b3 c6 12. Bb2 cxd5 13. Nxd5 Be6 14. Bc3 Bxd5 15. Bxd5 Nd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nb1 Nc6 18. Qb2+ Kg8 19. Nc3 Nf6 20. Bg2 Qa5 21. Rfd1 Qe5 22. Qd2 Rac8 23. Rac1 Kg7 24. Nd5 Ne4 25. Qe3 Nc5 26. Qxe5+ dxe5 27. Nb6 Rcd8 28. Rd5 Ne6 29. Rcd1 Ned4 30. Kf1 e6 31. Rxd8 Rxd8 32. e3 Nf5 33. Rd7 Rxd7 34. Nxd7 Nfe7 35. Nc5 Nb4 36. Bxb7 a5 37. a4 Kf8 38. Nd7+ Ke8 39. Nxe5 f6 40. Nf3 Na2 41. Ke1 Kd7 42. Kd2 Kd6 43. Be4 Nb4 44. Kc3 Na2+ 45. Kb2 Nb4 46. Ne1 Ke5 47. Bb1 Kd6 48. Kc3 Nec6 49. Nf3 Ne5 50. Nxe5 Kxe5 51. f4+ Kd6 52. Be4 Na2+ 53. Kd4 e5+ 54. fxe5+ fxe5+ 55. Kd3 Nb4+ 56. Kc3 Na6 57. h4 Kc5 58. h5 gxh5 59. Bxh7 Nc7 60. Bg6 Ne6 61. Bxh5 Ng5 62. Bg6 Nh3 63. Bf5 Ng5 64. g4 Nh3 65. Kd3 Ng5 66. Ke2 Kb4 67. Kf2 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Holzhaeuer, Mathias"]
[Black "Teske, Henrik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[ECO "B27"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 b6 3. Bc4 Bb7 4. c3 e6 5. Qe2 Ne7 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 d5 8. Bb5+ Nbc6 9. e5 a6 10. Ba4 Nf5 11. Be3 Be7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bc2 Qd7 14. O-O a5 15. Bxf5 exf5 16. Rfe1 Ba6 17. Qd2 h6 18. h4 Rac8 19. a3 Rc7 20. Ne2 Bxe2 21. Qxe2 Rfc8 22. Bf4 Qe6 23. Rac1 Nd8 24. Qd2 Rc4 25. Rxc4 Rxc4 26. Rc1 Qc6 27. b3 Rxc1+ 28. Qxc1 Qb5 29. Qc8 Qxb3 30. e6 fxe6 31. Bc7 Qc2 32. Qd7 Nc6 33. Qxe6+ Kh7 34. h5 Bxa3 35. Qg6+ Kg8 36. Qe8+ Bf8 37. Bd6 Ne7 38. Bxe7 Qc1+ 39. Kh2 Qc7+ 40. Ne5 Qxe7 41. Qg6 a4 42. g3 a3 43. Qxb6 f4 44. g4 Qh4+ 45. Kg1 Qf6 46. Qb8 f3 47. Qa8 Qe6 48. Kh2 Qd6 49. Kh3 Kh7 50. Ng6 Kg8 51. Ne5 Kh7 52. Ng6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Luther, Thomas"]
[Black "Heinemann, Thies"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[ECO "B96"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qc7 8. Qf3 Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Kb1 O-O-O 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. f5 Be7 14. Bc4 Bd7 15. Bb3 Qa5 16. Ne2 Qe5 17. Nf4 Rde8 18. Rhe1 Bd8 19. Nd3 Qa5 20. Qh5 exf5 21. exf5 Qxf5 22. Qxf7 Rhf8 23. Qc4+ Kb8 24. Qd4 Bc7 25. Bd5 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Re8 27. Rxe8+ Bxe8 28. a3 Bc6 29. Bxc6 bxc6 30. g4 Qf1+ 31. Ka2 d5 32. Qa4 Kb7 33. Qb4+ Kc8 34. Qf8+ Kb7 35. Qb4+ Kc8 36. Qf8+ Kb7 37. h4 Qe2 38. Qb4+ Bb6 39. Nc5+ Ka7 40. Nd7 Bc7 41. Qc5+ Kb7 42. Nxf6 h6 43. g5 hxg5 44. hxg5 Qg2 45. Qb4+ Ka7 46. Qe7 Kb8 47. Nd7+ Kb7 48. Nc5+ Kb6 49. Ne6 Bh2 50. Qb4+ Ka7 51. Nd8 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Gutman, Lev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[ECO "B92"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Bd7 7. O-O Bc6 8. Nxc6 Nxc6 9. Be3 e6 10. f4 Be7 11. Bf3 O-O 12. Qe2 Rc8 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. Qf2 b5 15. a3 Qb8 16. Kh1 b4 17. axb4 Qxb4 18. Bc1 a5 19. Qg3 Nd4 20. e5 dxe5 21. fxe5 Nd7 22. Be4 f5 23. exf6 Nxf6 24. Bd3 Rf7 25. Qh3 Rcf8 26. Rf4 g6 27. Rff1 Nf5 28. Rf4 Nd4 29. Rff1 Nf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Miltner, Arndt"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[ECO "A45"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Qa5+ 5. c3 Nf6 6. Nd2 cxd4 7. Nb3 Qf5 8. Bxb8 Rxb8 9. Qxd4 b6 10. e4 Qf4 11. Nh3 Qc7 12. e5 Ng8 13. Bd3 e6 14. O-O f5 15. Kh1 Nh6 16. Rfe1 Be7 17. Nd2 Nf7 18. a4 O-O 19. b4 d6 20. exd6 Bxd6 21. Nc4 Bxh2 22. f4 Bg3 23. Re2 Bh4 24. Rc1 Bb7 25. Ne5 Bf6 26. Qe3 Bxe5 27. fxe5 Nh6 28. Nf4 Ng4 29. Qg3 Rbe8 30. Bb1 Qf7 31. Ba2 g5 32. Nxe6 Rxe6 33. Rd1 Kh8 34. Rd6 Qh5+ 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Oswald, Hans Joachim"]
[Black "Puth, Dieter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[ECO "B91"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 b5 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. h3 Rc8 11. g4 h6 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Rc1 Nb6 14. Qd3 Nc4 15. Nd1 Be7 16. b3 Nxe3 17. Nxe3 g6 18. c4 bxc4 19. Nxc4 Qc5 20. Rfd1 Rd8 21. Nc3 O-O 22. b4 Qa7 23. Na5 Ba8 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. exd5 Bg5 26. Rc2 Rc8 27. Be4 Kg7 28. Kg2 Qb6 29. a3 Bh4 30. Rdc1 Rxc2 31. Rxc2 f5 32. gxf5 gxf5 33. Bxf5 Bxd5+ 34. Qxd5 Rxf5 35. Qb7+ Qxb7+ 36. Nxb7 Rf6 37. f3 d5 38. Re2 Rg6+ 39. Kf1 Kf6 40. Nc5 Kf5 41. Nd3 e4 42. fxe4+ dxe4 43. Nc5 Rg3 44. Rxe4 Bf6 45. Re6 Rxa3 46. Rxa6 Rxh3 47. b5 Rh1+ 48. Kg2 Rb1 49. Nd7 Bg5 50. b6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Paehtz, Thomas Jr"]
[Black "Seger, Ruediger"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2135"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[ECO "B14"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nf3 Bb4 8. Bd2 Nc6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Be7 11. Qe2 Nf6 12. Ne4 Qb6 13. a3 Bd7 14. Be3 Nd5 15. Ne5 Be8 16. Nc4 Qd8 17. Rac1 Bf6 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Ne5 Rd8 20. Qh5 g6 21. Qg4 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Qxe5 24. Bc4 Qxe3+ 25. Kh1 Rd4 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rabiega, Robert"]
[Black "Hennings, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[ECO "C90"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. c3 h6 11. d4 exd4 12. cxd4 Bxb3 13. Qxb3 d5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Nbd2 Nxd2 16. Bxd2 Qd7 17. Rac1 Nd8 18. Be3 c6 19. Rc2 Ne6 20. Rec1 Rac8 21. Qd3 a5 22. Nh2 Bg5 23. Nf1 f5 24. exf6 Rxf6 25. Re1 Rd8 26. Qc3 Qf7 27. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Schmaltz, Roland"]
[Black "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[ECO "C00"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. Be2 e5 6. O-O Bd6 7. c3 a5 8. b3 O-O 9. a3 Ne7 10. Re1 Ng6 11. Bf1 c6 12. Bb2 Re8 13. g3 b6 14. b4 Bb7 15. Qb3 Qc7 16. Bg2 c5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. c4 Bc6 19. b5 Bb7 20. Bc3 Re7 21. Qb2 Rae8 22. Re2 Nd7 23. Rae1 f6 24. Nf1 Rf7 25. Ne3 Ne7 26. Qa2 Nf8 27. Nd5 Nxd5 28. cxd5 Rd8 29. Nd2 Ng6 30. Bh3 Kh8 31. Be6 Re7 32. Ne4 Rxe6 33. dxe6 Be7 34. Qc2 Qc8 35. Rf1 Qxe6 36. f4 f5 37. Nd2 Qd5 38. Rf3 exf4 39. gxf4 Bd6 40. Qb2 Bxf4 41. Bxg7+ Kg8 42. Bf6 Bxd2 43. Bxd8 Qxf3 44. Rxd2 Qh1+ 45. Kf2 Qg2+ 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Black "Maiwald, Jens Uwe"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[ECO "B09"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. Be3 Qb6 9. Qd2 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Nbd7 11. Ne2 Qc7 12. Kh1 e5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. c3 Rfe8 15. Ng3 Rad8 16. Rad1 b5 17. Qf2 Kh8 18. Bc2 a5 19. a4 bxa4 20. Bxa4 Qb7 21. Qe2 Nb6 22. Bc2 exd4 23. Bxd4 Nbd5 24. Ba4 Nf4 25. Qc2 Rb8 26. Rf2 Qc7 27. Bc5 Bf8 28. Be3 Ne6 29. Bb3 Bc5 30. Bxc5 Nxc5 31. Ba2 h5 32. Qd2 Rbd8 33. Qh6+ Nh7 34. Rfd2 Rxd2 35. Qxd2 Qe7 36. Qd4+ Nf6 37. Qd6 Na4 38. Qxc6 Nxb2 39. Rd2 Rb8 40. Ne2 Kg7 41. Rd4 h4 42. Nf4 Qe5 43. Nd5 Nxd5 44. Qxd5 Qf4 45. e5 Qc1+ 46. Kg2 h3+ 47. Kxh3 Qf1+ 48. Kg3 Qe1+ 49. Kg4 Qg1+ 50. Kf4 Qxh2+ 51. Ke3 Qg1+ 52. Ke2 Qg2+ 53. Ke1 Qg1+ 54. Ke2 Qg2+ 55. Ke3 Qg1+ 56. Kf4 Qh2+ 57. Kg5 Qh5+ 58. Kf4 Qh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Schwing, Hans Elmar"]
[Black "Keitlinghaus, Ludger"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[ECO "A85"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O 7. Nf3 d6 8. O-O Nc6 9. Ba3 Ne4 10. Qd3 Qe7 11. Ne1 e5 12. Bxe4 fxe4 13. Qxe4 Bf5 14. Qe3 Na5 15. Qxe5 Qxe5 16. dxe5 Nxc4 17. Bc1 Nxe5 18. Ng2 Bh3 19. Rb1 b6 20. Rd1 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Nc6 22. e4 Rae8 23. f3 Re5 24. Rd5 Rxd5 25. exd5 Na5 26. Rb4 Rf5 27. Rd4 b5 28. f4 Nc4 29. g4 Rf8 30. Kf3 Kf7 31. Be3 h5 32. Re4 hxg4+ 33. Kxg4 Ra8 34. a4 Re8 35. Rxc4 bxc4 36. Bxa7 Ra8 37. Bd4 Ra5 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Black "Lampe, Dirk"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2295"]
[ECO "B33"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bb7 12. Nc2 Nb8 13. g3 Nd7 14. Bg2 O-O 15. O-O g6 16. Re1 Bg7 17. Qd2 Nb6 18. Nxb6 Qxb6 19. Red1 Rfd8 20. Nb4 Bc6 21. Qc2 Rab8 22. Bf1 Qb7 23. Bg2 Qb6 24. Rd3 Qb7 25. Re1 Qa8 26. Qd2 Rbc8 27. Bf3 Bf8 28. Nxc6 Rxc6 29. Bd1 Kg7 30. Bb3 Rc7 31. Rf3 f6 32. Kg2 a5 33. a3 Be7 34. Rd3 Qb8 35. Qe2 Rc5 36. Red1 Qc7 37. h4 Qd7 38. Rd5 Rdc8 39. R5d3 R5c6 40. R1d2 Rc5 41. Qd1 R8c7 42. Ba2 a4 43. Qe2 Qc8 44. Rd5 Qd7 45. Rd1 R7c6 46. h5 Rxd5 47. Bxd5 Rc8 48. Rh1 f5 49. hxg6 hxg6 50. exf5 Qxf5 51. Qxb5 e4 52. Kg1 e3 53. Rh2 Rf8 54. f3 Qg5 55. Kg2 Rf5 56. Qe8 Rxd5 57. Qh8+ Kf7 58. Rh7+ Ke6 59. Qc8+ Kf6 60. Qh8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Walter, Guenter"]
[Black "Kersten, Uwe"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[ECO "E48"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bc2 Re8 11. Qd3 g6 12. Be3 Bf8 13. a3 Nce7 14. Bg5 Qa5 15. Ne4 Bd7 16. N2c3 Bg7 17. Rfd1 b5 18. Bb3 Qb6 19. Qf3 Rac8 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Nf6+ Bxf6 23. Bxf6 Bg4 24. Qxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bode, Wilfried"]
[Black "Holzhaeuer, Mathias"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[ECO "A17"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. a3 Ba5 8. d3 d6 9. Rb1 Rb8 10. Ne1 Bd7 11. Bd2 a6 12. Nc2 b5 13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4 Bc7 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. c5 d5 19. Nc3 a5 20. d4 axb4 21. Na2 Ra8 22. Naxb4 Ra4 23. Nxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Buhr, Carl Christian"]
[Black "Walter, Guenter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[ECO "D31"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Qb3 c6 7. e4 Nf6 8. e5 Ne4 9. Bd3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nd7 11. O-O b5 12. Qb1 Nf8 13. Ne1 Be6 14. f4 g6 15. a4 Rb8 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nc2 f5 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Nb4 Bd7 20. Re1+ Kf7 21. Ra7 Qb6 22. Qa1 Rb7 23. Ra6 Qc7 24. Qa2 Ne6 25. f5 Nd8 26. Rf1 g5 27. Qe2 Kg7 28. Bb1 Nf7 29. Nd3 Re8 30. Qf3 Ra7 31. Rxa7 Qxa7 32. Nc5 Bc8 33. Ne6+ Kh8 34. Qh5 Rg8 35. Qh3 Qe7 36. Qf3 Nd6 37. Ba3 Qd7 38. Qh5 Ne4 39. Bxe4 dxe4 40. Nf8 Qb7 41. Qh6 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dobierzin, Olaf"]
[Black "Oswald, Hans Joachim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2180"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[ECO "B01"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6 5. c4 Nb6 6. h3 Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Qd2 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. g4 e4 12. Nxe4 f5 13. Nc5 fxg4 14. Ng5 Nf5 15. Nge6 Bxe6 16. Nxe6 Qf6 17. hxg4 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Qf3 19. Qh2 Qxe3+ 20. Be2 Bc3+ 21. bxc3 Qxc3+ 22. Kd1 Qxa1+ 23. Kc2 Qxa2+ 24. Kc1 Rf7 25. Ng5 Nxc4 26. Bxc4 Qxc4+ 27. Kb2 Qd4+ 28. Kb1 Qb6+ 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gietl, Thomas"]
[Black "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[ECO "C56"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Nxe4 7. cxd4 d5 8. dxc5 dxc4 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Ng5 Nxg5 11. Bxg5+ f6 12. Bf4 Nb4 13. Na3 Nd3 14. Rad1 Bd7 15. Bg3 Nxb2 16. Rd4 Kc8 17. Rc1 Re8 18. f3 b5 19. cxb6 axb6 20. Nxc4 Nxc4 21. Rdxc4 c5 22. Rb4 Re6 23. Rc2 Be8 24. Rbb2 Kd7 25. Rc3 Kc6 26. Rcb3 Kb7 27. Bf2 Ba4 28. Rc3 Kc6 29. Be3 Rd8 30. Kf2 Rd5 31. Rb1 b5 32. Rbc1 c4 33. Re1 Kd7 34. Rec1 Rc6 35. Ke1 g5 36. Kf2 h6 37. h4 Ke6 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. Re1 Kf7 40. Rb1 Kg6 41. g4 Rd8 42. a3 Bb3 43. f4 gxf4 44. Bxf4 Ra6 45. Rh3 Rxa3 46. Rh6+ Kg7 47. Rbh1 Ra2+ 48. Kg3 Rd3+ 49. Kh4 Rf2 50. Bc1 Rg2 51. Bf4 Bd1 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gutman, Lev"]
[Black "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[ECO "A14"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. c4 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. b3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Bxd5 10. Bb2 c5 11. Qc2 Nd7 12. Rac1 Rc8 13. Rfd1 Bf6 14. Bc3 Rc7 15. Qb2 Qa8 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Qe5 Rd7 18. d4 Rfd8 19. Qf4 Be4 20. g4 Bb7 21. g5 Nd5 22. Qg4 Ne7 23. e3 cxd4 24. Rxd4 Bxf3 25. Bxf3 Rxd4 26. Qxd4 Rxd4 27. Bxa8 Rd7 28. Kf1 h6 29. gxh6 g6 30. Rc4 Kh7 31. Ke2 Kxh6 32. b4 Kg7 33. a4 Kf6 34. a5 Nd5 35. Bxd5 Rxd5 36. a6 Rd7 37. e4 Ke5 38. Ke3 g5 39. f3 f6 40. h4 gxh4 41. Rc8 Rh7 42. Rc6 f5 43. f4+ Kf6 44. e5+ Kf7 45. Kf2 h3 46. Kg1 h2+ 47. Kh1 b5 48. Rc7+ Kg6 49. Rb7 Rh4 50. Rxa7 Rxf4 51. Ra8 Rf1+ 52. Kxh2 Ra1 53. a7 Kg7 54. Kg3 Ra4 55. Kf3 Ra3+ 56. Kf4 Ra1 57. Ke3 Ra3+ 58. Kf4 Ra1 59. Rb8 Rxa7 60. Rxb5 Rc7 61. Kg5 Rf7 62. Kf4 Rc7 63. Rb6 Rc4+ 64. Kg5 Rg4+ 65. Kh5 Rg1 66. Rxe6 Kf7 67. Rc6 Ke7 68. b5 Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Heinemann, Thies"]
[Black "Darius, Harald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[ECO "B08"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. a4 Nbd7 8. h3 Qc7 9. Re1 e5 10. Be3 Re8 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Bc4 Nf8 13. Ng5 Be6 14. Nxe6 Nxe6 15. Bxe6 Rxe6 16. Qe2 Nd7 17. Red1 Ree8 18. Qc4 Nf8 19. Nb5 Qe7 20. Nd6 Reb8 21. c3 Ne6 22. Qb3 Bf6 23. a5 Bg5 24. Nc4 Bxe3 25. Nxe3 Rd8 26. Qc4 Rac8 27. b4 a6 28. g3 h5 29. h4 Kg7 30. Qe2 Nc7 31. Nc4 Nb5 32. Qe3 f6 33. Nb6 Rxd1+ 34. Rxd1 Rd8 35. Rd3 Rxd3 36. Qxd3 Qd6 37. Qc4 Qd1+ 38. Kg2 Qc2 39. Nd7 Nd4 40. Nc5 Qc1 41. Nxb7 Nc2 42. Nd8 Ne3+ 43. fxe3 Qd2+ 44. Kf3 Qxd8 45. Qxa6 Qd1+ 46. Kf2 Qd2+ 47. Qe2 Qxc3 48. Qa2 Qxb4 49. a6 Qb8 50. a7 Qa8 51. Qa5 Kh6 52. Kg1 c5 53. Qxc5 Qb7 54. Qf8+ Kh7 55. a8=Q Qb1+ 56. Kh2 Qc2+ 57. Kh3 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hennings, Artur"]
[Black "Bastian, Herbert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[ECO "B80"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "170"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. O-O Nf6 9. Nde2 Be7 10. b3 b5 11. Bb2 Rc8 12. Qd2 Qc7 13. a4 b4 14. Nd1 O-O 15. Ne3 Rfd8 16. Rac1 Qb8 17. Rfd1 Ne5 18. Nd4 Qb7 19. f3 Nc6 20. Ne2 Na5 21. Nf4 Bc6 22. Nd3 Rb8 23. Rf1 Nd7 24. Ng4 d5 25. Rce1 Nc5 26. Nxc5 Bxc5+ 27. Kh1 Be7 28. Qf4 d4 29. Rd1 Qb6 30. Rd3 Be8 31. Rfd1 Nc6 32. e5 Qc5 33. Qd2 h5 34. Nf2 Qxe5 35. f4 Qc7 36. Qe2 g6 37. Kg1 Bf6 38. Bxc6 Bxc6 39. Bxd4 Bxd4 40. Rxd4 Rxd4 41. Rxd4 Bd5 42. Nd1 Qc5 43. Qf2 Rc8 44. Rd2 Qc7 45. Qd4 Ba8 46. Ne3 Qb7 47. Nf1 Kh7 48. Kf2 a5 49. Ke1 Rc6 50. Qf6 Rc8 51. h3 Qe4+ 52. Re2 Qf5 53. Qxf5 gxf5 54. Re5 Bd5 55. Kd2 Kh6 56. h4 Kh7 57. Re3 Kg7 58. c4 bxc3+ 59. Rxc3 Rd8 60. Kc1 Kf6 61. Nd2 e5 62. fxe5+ Kxe5 63. Rc5 f4 64. gxf4+ Kxf4 65. Nc4 f5 66. Nxa5 Ke3 67. Rc3+ Ke2 68. Rc2+ Ke1 69. Nc6 Ra8 70. Nd4 f4 71. Re2+ Kf1 72. Re5 Rd8 73. Rxh5 f3 74. Nxf3 Bxf3 75. Re5 Rh8 76. Kb2 Rxh4 77. a5 Kf2 78. Kc3 Kg3 79. b4 Kf4 80. Re7 Kf5 81. Rf7+ Ke4 82. a6 Bg2 83. a7 Ke5 84. Rf8 Rh3+ 85. Kb2 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Keitlinghaus, Ludger"]
[Black "Gisbrecht, Ewgeni"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[ECO "B23"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. f4 d6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe1 Nd7 10. Kh1 Rb8 11. b3 Re8 12. Bb2 Qa5 13. e5 Qd8 14. Qe4 d5 15. Qe1 Nb6 16. h3 c4 17. d4 a5 18. Ba3 Ra8 19. b4 axb4 20. Bxb4 Na4 21. Nxa4 Rxa4 22. g4 Bh6 23. Bd2 c5 24. f5 Bg7 25. e6 Rf8 26. Ng5 fxe6 27. Nxe6 Bxe6 28. Qxe6+ Kh8 29. fxg6 Rxa2 30. Rxf8+ Qxf8 31. Rxa2 Qf1+ 32. Kh2 Qf2+ 33. Kh1 Qf1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kersten, Uwe"]
[Black "Paehtz, Thomas Jr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2135"]
[ECO "B53"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. c4 Nc6 6. Qd2 g6 7. b3 Bg7 8. Bb2 Bxb2 9. Qxb2 Nf6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bd3 e5 12. O-O Nh5 13. Nd5 Ne7 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. Rfc1 Nf4 16. Bf1 f5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. c5 dxc5 19. Qxe5 Qxe5 20. Nxe5 Rac8 21. g3 Nh3+ 22. Kg2 Rce8 23. Rxc5 b6 24. Bc4+ Be6 25. Bxe6+ Rxe6 26. Rc2 Nxf2 27. Nxg6 hxg6 28. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Rc6 30. Re1 Kg7 31. Kf3 Kf6 32. Re2 Kf5 33. h4 Rc3+ 34. Re3 Rc2 35. a4 a5 36. Rd3 Rc6 37. Rd5+ Kf6 38. Kg4 Kg7 39. Kg5 Rc3 40. Rd7+ Kg8 41. g4 Rc6 42. Kh6 Kf8 43. Rb7 Rd6 44. g5 Re6 45. Kh7 Rd6 46. h5 Rd3 47. Kxg6 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "Schmaltz, Roland"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[ECO "C41"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 e5 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. a4 c6 8. Re1 b6 9. d5 cxd5 10. Nxd5 Bb7 11. b3 Rc8 12. Re2 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Qxd5 Nf6 15. Qd1 d5 16. exd5 e4 17. Ng5 Nxd5 18. Nxe4 Bb4 19. Bd2 Re8 20. Bxb4 Nxb4 21. Rd2 Qh4 22. Nd6 Nxc2 23. Rxc2 Rxc2 24. Qxc2 Qf6 25. Qd1 Rd8 26. Rc1 Qe6 27. Rc6 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lampe, Dirk"]
[Black "Teske, Henrik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2295"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[ECO "B49"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. O-O Bb4 9. Na4 O-O 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. Nxc8 Rfxc8 13. Bxa6 Re8 14. Bd3 Bd6 15. f4 e5 16. f5 Rxb2 17. g4 h6 18. Kh1 Be7 19. h4 d5 20. g5 dxe4 21. gxf6 exd3 22. fxe7 e4 23. Qg4 Rxc2 24. Rf4 f6 25. Rf2 Rxf2 26. Bxf2 Rxe7 27. Bg3 Qd8 28. Bf4 e3 29. Rg1 e2 30. Bxh6 e1=Q 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[ECO "B87"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Qf3 Qb6 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Be3 Qb7 12. Qg3 b4 13. Nd5 exd5 14. Nf5 Ne5 15. Nxd6+ Bxd6 16. Qxg7 Ng6 17. Qxf6 Qe7 18. Qd4 Be5 19. Qxd5 Bb7 20. Ba4+ Kf8 21. Qa5 Bf4 22. Bxf4 Nxf4 23. f3 Ne6 24. Qb6 Rb8 25. Qf2 Qc5 26. Qh4 Qg5+ 27. Qxg5 Nxg5 28. Rd7 Kg7 29. Rhd1 Bc8 30. Ra7 Ne6 31. Bb3 Re8 32. Rd5 h6 33. Rd6 Kf8 34. Bxe6 Rxe6 35. Rxe6 Bxe6 36. Rxa6 Ke7 37. f4 h5 38. Ra5 h4 39. Rh5 Rg8 40. g3 hxg3 41. hxg3 Rxg3 42. Rb5 Rg4 43. Rxb4 Rxf4 44. a3 Kd6 45. Kd2 Rf2+ 46. Kd3 Kc5 47. c3 Rf3+ 48. Kd2 Bg4 49. a4 Rf2+ 50. Ke3 Rf3+ 51. Kd2 Rf2+ 52. Ke3 Rf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Puth, Dieter"]
[Black "BYE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "0"]

1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rabiega, Robert"]
[Black "Dittmar, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[ECO "C01"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Qf6 8. Rb1 Nge7 9. Ne2 O-O 10. Bf4 b6 11. Bxc7 Bf5 12. Bg3 h5 13. h3 h4 14. Bh2 Qg5 15. Nf4 Na5 16. O-O Rac8 17. Re1 Rxc3 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. Nxd5 Rxa3 20. c3 Nc6 21. Bf4 Qd8 22. Ne3 Nxe3 23. Rxe3 Re8 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. d5 Nb8 26. Bxb8 Qxb8 27. d6 Ra5 28. d7 Qd8 29. Qd6 f6 30. f4 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Schaller, Sven"]
[Black "Miltner, Arndt"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[ECO "A22"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7. d3 c6 8. Rb1 a6 9. c5 d5 10. Na4 Nbd7 11. Qc2 Bf8 12. Bg5 Rb8 13. e4 h6 14. Bd2 g6 15. Ne1 dxe4 16. dxe4 Nxc5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Bxh6 Qb6 19. Nd3 Bd4 20. Kh1 Be6 21. b3 Rbc8 22. h3 Kh7 23. Bg5 Nh5 24. g4 f6 25. Bd2 Ng7 26. f4 Rh8 27. f5 gxf5 28. exf5 Bd5 29. Rbc1 Qb5 30. Nf2 Rcd8 31. Ne4 Ne8 32. Ng3 Kg8 33. Kh2 Rd7 34. Bxd5+ Rxd5 35. a4 Qb6 36. Ne4 Be3 37. a5 Qd4 38. Bc3 Qd3 39. Rf3 Bf4+ 40. Kg2 Qb5 41. Rd1 Rh7 42. Be1 Rhd7 43. Nc3 Qc5 44. Bf2 Rxd1 45. Bxc5 R1d2+ 46. Qxd2 Rxd2+ 47. Kf1 Kg7 48. Ke1 Rd7 49. Ne4 Nc7 50. Ke2 Nd5 51. Rd3 Kf7 52. Kf3 Kg7 53. h4 Rf7 54. Nd6 Rd7 55. Ke4 Kh7 56. Kf3 Rxd6 57. Bxd6 e4+ 58. Kxe4 Bxd6 59. g5 Bb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Seger, Ruediger"]
[Black "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[ECO "B22"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Be3 Qb6 6. dxc5 Qxb2 7. Qb3 Qxa1 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. Nf3 Bxc5 11. O-O Bxe3 12. fxe3 Ngf6 13. Nd4 Nc5 14. Qa3 Nd3 15. Nf5 O-O-O 16. Qxa7 Rhe8 17. Nxg7 Rg8 18. Qa8+ Kc7 19. Qa5+ Kb8 20. Qb6 Ne4 21. Rxf7 Ndc5 22. Ne6 Rd6 23. Qc7+ Ka7 24. Nxc5 Qxb1+ 25. Rf1 Rxg2+ 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Black "Luther, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[ECO "C06"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Nf3 Qb6 11. O-O Bd6 12. b3 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Rb1 O-O 16. Bf4 Bxf4 17. Nxf4 Qd6 18. Qd2 Bd7 19. Rbd1 Rad8 20. g3 Rfe8 21. f3 Qb6+ 22. Qf2 Re3 23. Kh1 Rde8 24. Ng2 Rxd3 25. Rxd3 Bb5 26. Qxb6 axb6 27. Rfd1 Bxd3 28. Rxd3 Re2 29. Nf4 Rxa2 30. Nxd5 Nxd5 31. Rxd5 Ra5 32. Rd4 Rb5 33. b4 Re5 34. Kg1 Re1+ 35. Kf2 Rb1 36. Ke3 Kf7 37. h4 Ke6 38. Kf4 b5 39. Kg5 Rc1 40. Re4+ Kd6 41. Rf4 Ke6 42. Rf5 Rc3 43. g4 b6 44. f4 Rg3 45. Rxb5 h6+ 46. Kh5 g6+ 47. Kxg6 Rxg4+ 48. Kxh6 Rxf4 49. Kg5 Rf1 50. Rxb6+ Ke5 51. Rb5+ Ke6 52. Rc5 Rg1+ 53. Kh5 Rb1 54. b5 Kf6 55. Kg4 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zude, Arno"]
[Black "Maiwald, Jens Uwe"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[ECO "B44"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "144"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Be3 Bb7 12. Qb3 Nd7 13. Rfd1 Nc5 14. Qc2 Qc7 15. Qd2 Ne5 16. f3 Rac8 17. Rac1 Ncd7 18. Qe1 Ng6 19. Kh1 Qb8 20. Qg3 Rfe8 21. Bf1 h5 22. Qf2 Bd8 23. Ne2 Bc7 24. Nf4 Nxf4 25. Bxf4 Nf8 26. Be3 Nd7 27. Nb1 Bc6 28. Nc3 Ne5 29. a4 Rf8 30. Qh4 g6 31. Rd2 Bd8 32. Qf2 f5 33. Bh6 Rf7 34. exf5 Rxf5 35. Qd4 Kh7 36. Be3 Bc7 37. Ne4 Bxe4 38. Qxe4 Re8 39. Bd4 Ref8 40. Bc3 Rf4 41. Qe3 Qe8 42. b3 Ng4 43. Qg1 Nh6 44. Re1 Qf7 45. Rde2 e5 46. Bd2 Rf6 47. Re4 Nf5 48. Bg5 Re6 49. Bd3 Ree8 50. f4 Nd4 51. fxe5 dxe5 52. Rf1 Qd7 53. Rd1 Kg7 54. Ree1 Bd8 55. Bc1 Kh7 56. Qe3 Qg7 57. Be4 Rf6 58. Bb2 Ref8 59. g3 Be7 60. Bg2 Bb4 61. Qxe5 Bxe1 62. Qxd4 Qe7 63. Qh4 Rf1+ 64. Bxf1 Rxf1+ 65. Kg2 Qe2+ 66. Kh3 Qe6+ 67. Kg2 Rg1+ 68. Kf3 Rf1+ 69. Kg2 Rf2+ 70. Kh1 Rxb2 71. Qf4 Bc3 72. Qf3 Bg7 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zude, Erik"]
[Black "Schwing, Hans Elmar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[ECO "E13"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 d6 9. Nd2 e5 10. f3 Qe7 11. e4 c5 12. Bd3 Nc6 13. d5 Nb8 14. Bc2 Nbd7 15. Ba4 Kd8 16. Nf1 Bc8 17. Bc6 Rb8 18. a4 Nf8 19. a5 Ng6 20. axb6 axb6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Ne3 Qg5 23. Kd2 f5 24. exf5 Bxf5 25. h4 Qf6 26. Qa4 Rc8 27. Qa7 Re8 28. h5 Nf4 29. g4 e4 30. Nxf5 e3+ 31. Kc2 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bastian, Herbert"]
[Black "Kersten, Uwe"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[ECO "C02"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Bd7 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Rc8 9. Be3 Nh6 10. Bxh6 gxh6 11. Be2 Bg7 12. O-O f6 13. b5 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 fxe5 15. Bh5+ Ke7 16. Ne2 e4 17. Nbc3 Bxc3 18. Nxc3 Rxc3 19. Qd2 Qc5 20. Qxh6 Qd4 21. a4 Qf6 22. Qd2 Rhc8 23. Rae1 R8c4 24. Qa2 Qd4 25. Ra1 Rc5 26. Rad1 Qe5 27. Qe2 Qg5 28. Kh1 Rc2 29. f4 Qh4 30. Rd2 Rxd2 31. Qxd2 Qxh5 32. f5 exf5 33. Qd4 b6 34. Qe5+ Be6 35. Qb8 Qe2 36. Qxa7+ Bd7 37. Rg1 Qd2 38. Qb8 Qb2 39. Qxb6 Rc1 40. Qh6 Rxg1+ 41. Kxg1 Qd4+ 42. Kf1 e3 43. Qxh7+ Kd8 44. Qg8+ Kc7 45. Qg3+ f4 46. Qf3 Qa1+ 47. Ke2 Bg4 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Darius, Harald"]
[Black "Dittmar, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[ECO "A12"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. d3 Nd7 5. Nbd2 Ngf6 6. c4 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 Re8 10. Qc2 Bf8 11. Rad1 Qb6 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Rad8 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qc3 f5 17. h3 Bg7 18. Qc2 Bh5 19. Rb1 a5 20. a3 Rd7 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Red8 23. Rb3 Ra8 24. Nh4 Bf6 25. Qd2 Qd8 26. Nf3 Ra4 27. c5 Qf8 28. Rfb1 Rd8 29. Qe3 Qe7 30. Qf4 e5 31. Qc4 e4 32. dxe4 fxe4 33. Nh2 Rd4 34. Qc2 Bg6 35. Re3 Raxb4 36. Ng4 Rdc4 37. Nxf6+ Qxf6 38. Qa2 Qd4 39. h4 h5 40. Qa8+ Kg7 41. Rxb4 Rxb4 42. Qe8 Rb1+ 43. Kh2 Rb2 44. Kg1 Qd1+ 45. Kh2 Qd2 46. Qe5+ Kh7 47. g4 Qxf2 48. Rg3 hxg4 49. h5 Bf5 50. h6 Kxh6 51. Qf6+ Bg6 52. Qh8+ Kg5 53. Qe5+ Kh4 54. Qh8+ Bh5 55. Qb8 Rb1 56. Qd8+ f6 57. Rxg4+ Bxg4 58. Qh8+ Bh5 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hennings, Artur"]
[Black "Gietl, Thomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[ECO "B07"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f3 Bg7 5. Be3 c6 6. Qd2 O-O 7. Nge2 b5 8. Bh6 e5 9. h4 Qa5 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. h5 b4 12. hxg6 fxg6 13. Nd1 Be6 14. a3 Na6 15. c3 Rab8 16. g4 Ng8 17. dxe5 bxc3 18. Qxc3 Qxe5 19. f4 Qxc3+ 20. Nexc3 Nc5 21. f5 Bb3 22. Nf2 Rfe8 23. Bg2 gxf5 24. gxf5 Nf6 25. O-O Bc2 26. Rae1 Bb3 27. Re3 Kh8 28. Rfe1 Ncd7 29. Nb1 Ne5 30. Nd2 Bf7 31. b4 a5 32. bxa5 Rb2 33. Nf1 Bc4 34. Nh2 Ra8 35. Rc3 Rxa5 36. Nf3 Nfd7 37. Rd1 d5 38. exd5 cxd5 39. Nd4 Nf6 40. Re1 Nfg4 41. Nxg4 Nxg4 42. Rg3 h5 43. Bh3 Nf6 44. Re6 Rb1+ 45. Kh2 Rb2+ 46. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Holzhaeuer, Mathias"]
[Black "Schmaltz, Roland"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[ECO "C41"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 e5 5. Bc4 Be7 6. Ng5 O-O 7. Bxf7+ Rxf7 8. Ne6 Qe8 9. Nxc7 Qd8 10. Nxa8 b5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nxb5 Qa5+ 13. Nc3 Ba6 14. Bd2 Bc5 15. Qf3 Ne8 16. Qg4 Bxf2+ 17. Kd1 Nf8 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. c4 Qxa8 20. Rc1 Nd6 21. b3 Bc8 22. Qe2 Ne6 23. Bb4 Nd4 24. Qh5 Nxe4 25. h3 Nc6 26. Rf1 Be6 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lampe, Dirk"]
[Black "Zude, Arno"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2295"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[ECO "C49"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Bg5 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 c6 11. Bf1 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. g4 Bg6 14. Bh4 Qc7 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qc1 Ne6 18. Qh6 Nf4 19. h4 Qd7 20. Nh2 Qd2 21. g5 fxg5 22. Rad1 Qxc3 23. Re3 Qc5 24. Ng4 Qe7 25. Rd7 Qe6 26. Rg3 Kh8 27. Rxb7 Nh5 28. Qxg5 Nxg3 29. fxg3 f6 30. Qh6 Rf7 31. Rxf7 Qxf7 32. Bd3 Qg7 33. Qe3 Bf7 34. Nh6 Be6 35. Kh2 Rb8 36. a4 c5 37. Bb5 c4 38. Kg1 a6 39. Bxa6 Rb2 40. Qc1 Qxg3+ 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Luther, Thomas"]
[Black "Gisbrecht, Ewgeni"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[ECO "B29"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. Ne5 Qd6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Ndb4 9. Qxd6 exd6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Ba4 Bb7 12. Be3 Be7 13. a3 Na6 14. Nd5 Bd8 15. Nb4 Nxb4 16. axb4 Bb6 17. Ra3 O-O 18. Kd2 Bxe3+ 19. Rxe3 a5 20. bxa5 Rxa5 21. b3 c5 22. f3 g6 23. Rd1 Rd8 24. Re7 Bd5 25. Rd7 Rxd7 26. Bxd7 Be6 27. Bxe6 fxe6 28. Kc3 d5 29. Kb2 Kf7 30. c3 Kf6 31. b4 Ra8 32. Rb1 Ke7 33. f4 Kd6 34. Re1 Rf8 35. g3 g5 36. bxc5+ Kxc5 37. fxg5 Rf2+ 38. Kb3 Kd6 39. Rh1 Rg2 40. Kb4 Rb2+ 41. Ka3 Rg2 42. Kb4 e5 43. Rf1 Rb2+ 44. Ka3 Rxh2 45. Rf6+ Kc5 46. Kb3 Rg2 47. g6 Rxg3 48. gxh7 Rh3 49. Re6 e4 50. Re7 Kd6 51. Rg7 d4 52. h8=Q Rxh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[ECO "B42"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "34"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. O-O Nbc6 7. Nb3 Ng6 8. c4 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 b6 11. Rc1 Nge5 12. Be2 d6 13. Qd2 Bb7 14. Rfd1 Nd7 15. Nd4 Qb8 16. Rc2 Rd8 17. Rcc1 Qa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Maiwald, Jens Uwe"]
[Black "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[ECO "A04"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. Re1 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qb6 11. d5 Bxb2 12. Bxb2 Qxb2 13. dxc6 Qxa1 14. Qb3 Nxc6 15. Nc3 Nd4 16. Rxa1 Nxb3 17. axb3 Bd7 18. e5 d5 19. Bh3 Rfd8 20. Nd4 a6 21. f4 h5 22. Kf2 Rac8 23. Nce2 Rc5 24. Ke3 Bb5 25. Nxb5 Rxb5 26. Nd4 Rc5 27. Bf1 Rdc8 28. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Miltner, Arndt"]
[Black "Buhr, Carl Christian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[ECO "A44"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. h3 Ne8 8. Qe2 Kh8 9. g4 a6 10. a4 b6 11. Nd1 Ra7 12. c4 Bd7 13. Ne3 Nc7 14. h4 Rb7 15. g5 b5 16. b3 bxa4 17. bxa4 a5 18. Kf1 Nca6 19. Bd2 Nb4 20. Bb1 Be8 21. h5 Nd7 22. Nf5 Nb6 23. Ra3 g6 24. Nxe7 Qxe7 25. Kg2 Nxa4 26. Nh2 gxh5 27. Qxh5 f5 28. Qh6 f4 29. Ng4 Rg8 30. Qf6+ Qxf6 31. Nxf6 Rxg5+ 32. Kf3 Nb6 33. Nxe8 Nxc4 34. Nxd6 Nxd2+ 35. Ke2 Nxb1 36. Rxa5 Rd7 37. Ra8+ Rg8 38. Rxg8+ Kxg8 39. Nb5 Rb7 40. Nd6 Nc3+ 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[ECO "B87"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Qf3 Qc7 10. e5 Bb7 11. exd6 Bxd6 12. Qe3 Bc5 13. O-O-O Nbd7 14. Bxe6 O-O 15. Bb3 Rae8 16. Qh3 b4 17. Na4 Bd6 18. Kb1 Ne4 19. Be3 Ndf6 20. Rhe1 Bc8 21. Nf5 g6 22. Nh6+ Kg7 23. Qf3 Bb7 24. Qe2 Bf4 25. Ng4 Nxg4 26. Qxg4 Bxe3 27. Rxe3 Qxh2 28. Rh3 Qxg2 29. Qxg2 Nd2+ 30. Kc1 Bxg2 31. Rh4 Bf3 32. Rg1 Nxb3+ 33. axb3 a5 34. Rf4 Bc6 35. Nb6 Re4 36. Rxe4 Bxe4 37. Nc4 Bd5 38. Kd2 Rd8 39. Ke3 a4 40. Nb6 axb3 41. Nxd5 Rxd5 42. cxb3 Re5+ 43. Kf3 Rf5+ 44. Ke3 h5 45. Rh1 Re5+ 46. Kf3 f5 47. Rc1 Re4 48. Kg3 h4+ 49. Kh3 g5 50. Rc6 Rf4 51. Kg2 g4 52. Rb6 h3+ 53. Kg1 Kf7 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Oswald, Hans Joachim"]
[Black "Seger, Ruediger"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[ECO "E60"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "21"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 d6 9. b3 Bd7 10. Bb2 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Paehtz, Thomas Jr"]
[Black "Dobierzin, Olaf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2135"]
[BlackElo "2180"]
[ECO "B38"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Be3 d6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Bd7 10. Nc2 Rc8 11. f3 Na5 12. b3 Ng4 13. Bd2 Qb6+ 14. Kh1 Nf2+ 15. Rxf2 Qxf2 16. Be3 Qh4 17. g3 Qf6 18. Nd5 Qe6 19. Nf4 Qe5 20. Nd3 Qf6 21. Bd4 e5 22. Bxa7 Nc6 23. Bb6 Nd4 24. Ne3 Qe6 25. c5 Nxe2 26. Qxe2 Bb5 27. b4 dxc5 28. bxc5 Ra8 29. Qd2 Bxd3 30. Qxd3 Rxa2 31. Rd1 Qh3 32. Nc2 h5 33. Qb3 Rfa8 34. Bc7 R8a3 35. Qc4 Rxf3 36. Kg1 Rf2 37. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 38. Kf3 Rxc2 39. Qf1 h4 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Puth, Dieter"]
[Black "Walter, Guenter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[ECO "D31"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "158"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Bf4 Nf6 7. e3 Bf5 8. Ne5 c6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Na4 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Nd7 15. Bg3 Bh4 16. b4 Bxg3 17. hxg3 Nf6 18. Nc5 Rb8 19. a4 h5 20. Bxh5 g6 21. Be2 Kg7 22. Kg1 Qc8 23. b5 axb5 24. axb5 Re7 25. Qb3 Qh8 26. f3 Rbe8 27. Rc3 Qh6 28. Kf2 b6 29. Na6 c5 30. Rd1 c4 31. Qa3 Bd3 32. Rcxd3 cxd3 33. Rxd3 Rd7 34. Qc3 Qh2 35. Qc6 Re6 36. Qc8 Rde7 37. Qb8 Re8 38. Qf4 Ne4+ 39. fxe4 dxe4 40. d5 Rf6 41. Qxf6+ Kxf6 42. Rd4 Rd8 43. Nb4 Rd6 44. Rxe4 Qh1 45. Bf1 Kg7 46. Be2 Qa1 47. g4 g5 48. Rd4 Rf6+ 49. Bf3 Qb2+ 50. Kg3 Qc1 51. Kf2 Qc5 52. Nc6 Qc2+ 53. Kg3 Qc1 54. Kf2 Rh6 55. Rd1 Qc2+ 56. Kg3 Qh7 57. d6 Rxd6 58. Kf2 Qc2+ 59. Ke1 Qc3+ 60. Kf2 Qb2+ 61. Kg3 Rxd1 62. Bxd1 Qxb5 63. Nd4 Qe5+ 64. Kf3 b5 65. Kf2 b4 66. Bb3 Qc5 67. Kf3 Qc1 68. Kf2 Qd2+ 69. Kf3 Kf6 70. Nc2 Ke5 71. Nd4 f6 72. Ba4 Qe1 73. Bc2 Qf1+ 74. Kg3 Kd5 75. Ba4 Ke4 76. Nf5 Qe1+ 77. Kh2 Kd3 78. Bb5+ Kc3 79. Ne7 b3 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Schaller, Sven"]
[Black "Bode, Wilfried"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[ECO "A10"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. c4 b6 2. Nc3 Bb7 3. e4 e6 4. a3 c5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. e5 Ne4 7. Nxe4 Bxe4 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Qg4 h5 12. Qf4 h4 13. Bd2 h3 14. Qg3 Qh4 15. O-O-O Rc8 16. Bc3 Bc5 17. f3 hxg2 18. Bxg2 g6 19. b3 Bxa3+ 20. Kc2 Bc5 21. Be1 g5 22. Qxh4 gxh4 23. Rd3 a5 24. h3 Ke7 25. Bf1 Rcg8 26. Kd1 Rg5 27. Bc3 Rf5 28. Ke2 Rg8 29. Rh2 Rg3 30. Kd2 Bxf3 31. Ke1 Be4 32. Rxg3 hxg3 33. Re2 Bd3 34. Rd2 Rxf1# 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Black "Keitlinghaus, Ludger"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[ECO "C42"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "18"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Qxe2+ 8. Bxe2 Be7 9. c4 h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Schwing, Hans Elmar"]
[Black "BYE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "0"]

1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Black "Gutman, Lev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[ECO "B92"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Kh1 Be6 10. f4 b5 11. a4 Nbd7 12. fxe5 Nxe5 13. Nd5 Nxe4 14. axb5 Bh4 15. Qd4 f5 16. Nf4 Bf7 17. Rxa6 Rc8 18. Nd2 Nf2+ 19. Kg1 Rxc2 20. Rxd6 Qe7 21. b3 Nfg4 22. Ba3 Rxd2 23. Qxd2 Qa7+ 24. Qd4 Qxa3 25. h3 Be7 26. Rd5 Bf6 27. Qc5 Qxc5+ 28. Rxc5 Ng6 29. Nxg6 hxg6 30. Rd1 Bg5 31. Rc7 Be3+ 32. Kf1 Bf4 33. Rxf7 Ne3+ 34. Kg1 Kxf7 35. Rd7+ Kf6 36. Kf2 Nc2 37. Bd3 Rc8 38. b6 Nb4 39. Bc4 g5 40. b7 Rb8 41. g4 fxg4 42. hxg4 Nc6 43. Be2 Ne5 44. Rd6+ Ke7 45. Rb6 Kd7 46. Rb4 Kc7 47. Ba6 Nxg4+ 48. Kf3 Nf6 49. Rb5 Kc6 50. b4 Nd7 51. Rf5 Kb6 52. Ra5 Rf8 53. Kg2 Nb8 54. Be2 Kxb7 55. Rb5+ Kc7 56. Rc5+ Kd6 57. Bf3 Nd7 58. Ra5 Rh8 59. Ra6+ Ke7 60. Ra7 Rh2+ 61. Kf1 Be3 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Teske, Henrik"]
[Black "Heinemann, Thies"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[ECO "A39"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Ng4 9. e3 Nge5 10. b3 Nxd4 11. exd4 Nc6 12. Be3 d6 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Rfe1 Bd7 15. Rac1 a6 16. d5 Ne5 17. Ne4 Bf5 18. Bd4 Rb8 19. Qc3 Bh6 20. Rc2 Nd7 21. Rce2 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Bg5 23. Bh3 Bf6 24. Bxd7 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 Qxd7 26. Qe3 b5 27. Rxe7 Rxe7 28. Qxe7 Qxe7 29. Rxe7 bxc4 30. bxc4 Rb4 31. Rc7 Kf8 32. Rc6 Ke7 33. Rxa6 Rxc4 34. Ra7+ Kf6 35. Rd7 Ra4 36. Rxd6+ Ke7 37. Rb6 Rxa2 38. Rb7+ Kd8 39. Rb5 h5 40. Kg2 Ra3 41. f3 Ra2+ 42. Kh3 Rf2 43. f4 Rd2 44. f5 Ke7 45. fxg6 fxg6 46. Rb6 Rxd5 47. Rxg6 Kf7 48. Ra6 Kg7 49. Kh4 Kh7 50. Re6 Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zude, Erik"]
[Black "Rabiega, Robert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[ECO "E01"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. g3 c6 6. Bg2 a6 7. O-O dxc4 8. e4 Bb4 9. e5 Nd5 10. Ne4 b5 11. Bd2 Be7 12. Bg5 O-O 13. b3 c3 14. Qc2 b4 15. Rfe1 h6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. a3 c5 18. Nd6 Rb8 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Nd4 Qc7 21. axb4 Rxb4 22. Red1 Nd7 23. Nxf7 Rxf7 24. Nxe6 Qxe5 25. Bxd5 Nb6 26. Nf4 Nxd5 27. Rxd5 Qf6 28. Rc5 Bb7 29. Qxc3 Rxf4 30. gxf4 Qg6+ 31. Qg3 Qe4 32. Kf1 Rxf4 33. Rc4 Qh1+ 34. Qg1 Qd5 35. Rxf4 Qd3+ 36. Ke1 Qc3+ 37. Ke2 Qe5+ 38. Kd3 Qxf4 39. Re1 Qb4 40. Re8+ 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[ECO "D45"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. b3 e5 9. Bb2 e4 10. Nd2 Re8 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nb5 Nb8 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. h3 Nc6 15. O-O Bf5 16. Qc5 Qd7 17. Ba3 Rad8 18. Kh2 Qc7+ 19. Kg1 Qd7 20. Kh2 h5 21. Rfc1 Re6 22. b4 a6 23. b5 axb5 24. Qxb5 Qc7+ 25. Kg1 Nh7 26. Rab1 Rd7 27. Nc4 Bxh3 28. Ne5 Rxe5 29. dxe5 Ng5 30. Rxc6 Qxe5 31. Rd6 Rxd6 32. Bxd6 Qxd6 33. Qxb7 Qg6 34. Qb8+ Kh7 35. gxh3 d4 36. exd4 e3 37. fxe3 Qe4 38. Rb3 Qh4 39. Qb7 Qe1+ 40. Bf1 Qg3+ 41. Qg2 Nxh3+ 42. Kh1 Nf2+ 43. Kg1 Nh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bode, Wilfried"]
[Black "Luther, Thomas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[ECO "A06"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. e3 Nbd7 5. Be2 Bxf3 6. Bxf3 e5 7. g3 Bd6 8. d3 Qe7 9. a3 e4 10. Bg2 Be5 11. d4 Bd6 12. c4 c6 13. Nc3 h5 14. h3 a6 15. c5 Bc7 16. Kd2 h4 17. g4 Nh7 18. f4 exf3 19. Qxf3 Ng5 20. Qe2 Rh6 21. Qd3 Re6 22. Bc1 Nf6 23. Kc2 Nfe4 24. Nxe4 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 Rxe4 26. Bd2 Qe6 27. Rhf1 Kf8 28. Rf3 Re8 29. Raf1 Re7 30. Kb2 Kg8 31. Kc2 Bg3 32. Kb2 Qc8 33. Kc2 Qe8 34. Kb2 Qc8 35. Kc2 Qe8 36. Kb2 Bc7 37. Kb1 Rd7 38. Kb2 Bd8 39. Rc1 Bg5 40. Rc3 Rde7 41. Bc1 R7e6 42. b4 Qe7 43. a4 Rf6 44. Qf1 Ree6 45. b5 axb5 46. axb5 cxb5 47. Rb3 b4 48. Qg2 Re4 49. Rxf6 gxf6 50. Qf3 Qc7 51. Rxb4 Qg3 52. Qd1 Bxe3 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Buhr, Carl Christian"]
[Black "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[ECO "A33"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. g3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O d6 10. Nd4 Bd7 11. b3 a6 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Rc1 Qb6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxc6 Qxc6 16. Qd3 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Rb8 18. f3 h6 19. e4 Qe8 20. Kg2 b5 21. Qd4 Qf8 22. Rd2 Rdc8 23. Nd1 bxc4 24. Rxc4 d5 25. exd5 Nxd5 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Qf2 a5 28. Bd4 Bb4 29. Rc2 Rd8 30. Bc5 Bxc5 31. Rxc5 Nb4 32. Nb2 Nxa2 33. Rxa5 Nc1 34. Rb5 Qd6 35. Rb6 Qd2 36. Nc4 Qc3 37. Qe3 Nd3 38. Kh3 Qc2 39. Ne5 Nf2+ 40. Kh4 Nd1 41. Qg1 Qf5 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dittmar, Peter"]
[Black "Lampe, Dirk"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2295"]
[ECO "E90"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bg5 Re8 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 c6 12. Bc4 cxd5 13. Bxd5 Nd7 14. O-O Nf6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Rfc1 Bd8 17. Rc2 Rb8 18. Rd1 Kg7 19. Rd3 f6 20. Nd2 Re7 21. Nc4 Bc7 22. Ra3 a6 23. Nd2 Bb6 24. Rb3 Ba5 25. Nc4 Bc7 26. Nb6 Bxb6 27. Rxb6 f5 28. f3 Kf8 29. Rc3 Bd7 30. Rc7 Bc8 31. Rf6+ Ke8 32. Rxe7+ Kxe7 33. Rf7+ Kd8 34. Rxh7 b5 35. Rg7 Rb6 36. b4 Rd6 37. Kh2 f4 38. h4 Bd7 39. a3 Bc6 40. Bxc6 Rxc6 41. Ra7 Rd6 42. Kh3 Rc6 43. Rg7 Rc3 44. Rxg6 Rxa3 45. h5 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dobierzin, Olaf"]
[Black "Bastian, Herbert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2180"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[ECO "B41"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 e6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Rc1 Qc7 11. f4 b6 12. Bf3 Bb7 13. Nde2 Rfe8 14. Ng3 Rad8 15. b3 Qb8 16. Qe2 Nc5 17. Rfd1 Bc6 18. b4 Na4 19. b5 Nxc3 20. Rxc3 axb5 21. cxb5 Ba8 22. Qf2 Nd7 23. Nf1 Qa7 24. Qc2 Qa5 25. Qb3 Nc5 26. Bxc5 dxc5 27. Rcd3 Rd4 28. Rxd4 cxd4 29. Nd2 Rc8 30. Nc4 Qa7 31. Kf1 Qc7 32. Ne5 Bf6 33. Nd3 Qd7 34. Rc1 Rc3 35. Rxc3 dxc3 36. Qc4 Bd4 37. Ke2 g6 38. e5 Bxf3+ 39. gxf3 Kg7 40. Nc1 Bxe5 41. Nd3 Bf6 42. a4 Qd6 43. Qc6 Qa3 44. Qc4 Qa1 45. Qb3 Qg1 46. Qd1 Qxh2+ 47. Ke3 Qa2 48. Nb4 Qc4 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gietl, Thomas"]
[Black "Miltner, Arndt"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[ECO "B07"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Qxd4 c6 7. Be3 d5 8. exd5 Bc5 9. Qd3 O-O 10. O-O-O cxd5 11. Nd4 a6 12. Be2 Re8 13. Bf3 Nb6 14. Rhe1 Qc7 15. Kb1 Bg4 16. Bc1 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rxe1 19. Rxe1 Qc6 20. h4 h6 21. f5 Rc8 22. Rg1 Kh7 23. Rg2 Re8 24. Qg1 Nh5 25. Be3 Qf6 26. Bd4 Re5 27. Re2 Nd7 28. Bxe5 Nxe5 29. Nxd5 Qxf5 30. f4 Ng6 31. Qd1 Qg4 32. Re1 Qxd1+ 33. Rxd1 Nxh4 34. Rd4 g5 35. fxg5 hxg5 36. Rb4 Kg6 37. Ne3 Nf6 38. Rb6 Kg7 39. Rxb7 Nf3 40. c4 g4 41. Rb6 Nd4 42. c5 g3 43. Rd6 Ng4 44. Ng2 Nf5 45. Rd5 Kf6 46. c6 Nge3 47. c7 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gisbrecht, Ewgeni"]
[Black "Teske, Henrik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[ECO "A39"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "18"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Heinemann, Thies"]
[Black "Rabiega, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[ECO "C47"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 12. h3 Rb8 13. Na4 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. b3 c5 17. Rad1 Be6 18. c4 dxc4 19. Bxc4 Bxc4 20. bxc4 Rfd8 21. Rd5 Be5 22. Nxc5 Rxd5 23. cxd5 Rb5 24. Rc1 Bd4 25. Ne4 Rxd5 26. Rd1 Kf8 27. Kf1 Ke7 28. g4 Ke6 29. Ng3 Be5 30. Rxd5 Kxd5 31. Nf5 Bf4 32. Ke2 Kc4 33. Kf3 Bc1 34. Ke4 a5 35. f4 Kb4 36. Nxh6 Ka3 37. Nxf7 Kxa2 38. h4 a4 39. h5 a3 40. h6 Kb1 41. h7 a2 42. h8=Q a1=Q 43. Qb8+ Bb2 44. Qb7 Qa4+ 45. Kf5 Qa5+ 46. Kg6 Qa4 47. Qf3 Qe8 48. Qd1+ Ka2 49. Qd5+ Ka1 50. Kh7 Qa4 51. Qf5 Qe8 52. Kg7 Qe7 53. Qa5+ Kb1 54. Kg6 Qe8 55. Qd5 Ka1 56. Qc4 Qd7 57. Qe2 Qc8 58. Qe1+ Ka2 59. Qa5+ Ba3 60. Qd5+ Ka1 61. Qd1+ Ka2 62. Kxf6 Bb2+ 63. Ne5 Qf8+ 64. Kg5 Qe7+ 65. Kg6 Qe8+ 66. Kf5 Qf8+ 67. Ke4 Qb4+ 68. Kf3 Qb7+ 69. Kg3 Qe4 70. Nd3 Qe3+ 71. Qf3 Qg1+ 72. Kh3 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Holzhaeuer, Mathias"]
[Black "Hennings, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[ECO "B07"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Bc4 Be6 8. Bxe6 fxe6 9. a3 Nbd7 10. Nd2 c6 11. f3 Ke7 12. Ne2 a5 13. a4 Nb6 14. b3 Rhd8 15. Bb2 Nfd7 16. Nc1 Rdc8 17. Nd3 c5 18. c4 Rf8 19. O-O-O Nc8 20. Bc3 b6 21. g3 Na7 22. f4 Nc6 23. Nf3 Bc7 24. Nfxe5 Ndxe5 25. Nxe5 Nxe5 26. fxe5 Rf3 27. Kc2 Raf8 28. Rd2 Rf1 29. Rxf1 Rxf1 30. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Keitlinghaus, Ludger"]
[Black "Maiwald, Jens Uwe"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[ECO "B13"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Qc7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nf3 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Bg5 Bf5 11. Bxf5 gxf5 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nbd2 e6 14. Nb3 Kh8 15. Nc1 Rg8 16. Nd3 Rg7 17. Kh1 Rag8 18. Rg1 Be7 19. Qe2 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[ECO "B91"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 Nbd7 8. Bg2 b5 9. h3 Bb7 10. O-O Be7 11. g4 b4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 O-O 14. Ng3 Re8 15. a3 bxa3 16. Rxa3 Nb6 17. Rb3 Bc8 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Bd7 20. Re1 Rc8 21. Nh5 Bf8 22. Rxe8 Bxe8 23. Qd4 Na4 24. c4 Rb8 25. Rxb8 Qxb8 26. Qe3 Qb6 27. Qxb6 Nxb6 28. b3 f5 29. Ng3 fxg4 30. hxg4 Bd7 31. Bf3 Be7 32. Ne4 Nc8 33. Kf2 a5 34. Ke2 a4 35. bxa4 Bxa4 36. Kd3 h6 37. Kd4 Kf7 38. Kc3 Bd7 39. Kd4 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Paehtz, Thomas Jr"]
[Black "BYE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2135"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "0"]

1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Puth, Dieter"]
[Black "Darius, Harald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[ECO "A42"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. d5 Nd4 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Bg4 8. f3 Nxe2 9. Bxe2 Bd7 10. O-O Qc7 11. Qd2 h5 12. f4 a6 13. Rae1 Nh6 14. h3 Qa5 15. a4 Qc7 16. Bd3 h4 17. f5 gxf5 18. exf5 Ng8 19. Bg5 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 O-O-O 21. Bxe7 Nxe7 22. Rxe7 f6 23. Ne2 Be5 24. Nf4 Qb6 25. Ng6 Rh5 26. Nxe5 dxe5 27. Be4 Rg5 28. d6 Kb8 29. a5 Qb3 30. Rf3 Qxc4 31. Bd5 Qb5 32. Rb3 Qf1+ 33. Kh2 b5 34. axb6 Qxf5 35. Bf3 Rdg8 36. Rc3 e4 37. Bxe4 Qf1 38. Rxd7 f5 39. Rb7+ Ka8 40. Ra7+ 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Schmaltz, Roland"]
[Black "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[ECO "C26"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. d3 a6 7. O-O O-O 8. h3 Nd4 9. Nxd4 Bxd4 10. Kh2 Nd7 11. Ne2 Ba7 12. f4 exf4 13. gxf4 f5 14. Ng3 fxe4 15. dxe4 Qh4 16. Nf5 Qd8 17. Qg4 Qf6 18. Bd2 d5 19. Rad1 Nb8 20. Qe2 dxe4 21. Nxg7 Qxg7 22. Bxe4 Rf6 23. Bc3 Qf8 24. Bd5+ Kh8 25. Qe8 Kg7 26. Qxf8+ Kxf8 27. Bxf6 c6 28. Be4 Nd7 29. Bd4 Bxd4 30. Rxd4 Nf6 31. Bd3 Be6 32. Re1 Bd5 33. c4 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Schwing, Hans Elmar"]
[Black "Oswald, Hans Joachim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[ECO "A57"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 g6 5. Nbd2 Bg7 6. e4 d6 7. cxb5 a6 8. bxa6 Qa5 9. Bd3 Bxa6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. O-O Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Na6 13. a3 Rfb8 14. Rb1 Qb5 15. Nc4 Nc7 16. Rd1 Qb3 17. Qxb3 Rxb3 18. Nfd2 Rb7 19. b3 Nb5 20. Bb2 Nd7 21. a4 Nc3 22. Bxc3 Bxc3 23. Rbc1 Bg7 24. g3 Rb4 25. Re1 g5 26. h3 Ra6 27. Kg2 h6 28. Re3 Bd4 29. Rd3 Kh7 30. Re1 Kg7 31. f4 Nb6 32. Re2 Nxc4 33. Nxc4 Rxc4 34. bxc4 Rxa4 35. Rc2 Ra1 36. fxg5 hxg5 37. Rdd2 Kf6 38. Kf3 Rf1+ 39. Kg4 Kg6 40. Re2 Rh1 41. h4 gxh4 42. gxh4 Bf6 43. Rh2 Re1 44. h5+ Kh6 45. Kf3 Be5 46. Rh3 Bd4 47. Rh4 Bf6 48. Rg4 Rh1 49. Rgg2 Rh3+ 50. Rg3 Rh1 51. Ra2 Rc1 52. Ra4 Be5 53. Rg8 Rc3+ 54. Ke2 Kxh5 55. Ra1 Rc2+ 56. Kd3 Bxa1 57. Kxc2 Kh6 58. Kb3 Kh7 59. Rg2 e6 60. dxe6 fxe6 61. Ka4 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Seger, Ruediger"]
[Black "Schaller, Sven"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[ECO "B19"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Qc7 11. Bd2 e6 12. O-O-O Bd6 13. Ne4 Ngf6 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Qe2 O-O-O 16. g3 Rhe8 17. c4 Qe7 18. Ne5 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Nd7 20. f4 Qc5 21. Be3 Qa5 22. a3 f6 23. exf6 gxf6 24. g4 f5 25. g5 e5 26. Qc2 exf4 27. Bxf4 Re4 28. Bd2 Qc5 29. gxh6 Rh8 30. Kb1 Rxc4 31. Bc3 Rxh6 32. Qd2 Rh7 33. h6 Qd5 34. Qxd5 cxd5 35. Rxd5 Rc5 36. Rd6 Rc6 37. Rxc6+ bxc6 38. Bg7 Nc5 39. Rc1 Ne6 40. Rxc6+ Kd7 41. Ra6 Nxg7 42. hxg7 Rh1+ 43. Kc2 Rg1 44. Kd3 Ke7 45. Kd4 Kf7 46. Rxa7+ Kf6 47. b4 Rg4+ 48. Kd5 Rg1 49. b5 Rd1+ 50. Kc5 Rc1+ 51. Kb4 Rc8 52. b6 f4 53. b7 Rb8 54. g8=Q Rxg8 55. Ra8 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Black "Gutman, Lev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[ECO "B93"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Qc7 7. Qf3 g6 8. Be3 Bg7 9. h3 Nc6 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. g4 Rc8 12. Kb1 h6 13. Be2 g5 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. exf5 gxf4 16. Qxf4 b5 17. Rd2 Qa5 18. Rhd1 Ne5 19. Nd5 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21. Qf3 Nxd5 22. Rxd5 O-O 23. Bd4 Bxd4 24. R5xd4 Rfc8 25. f6 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Qc7 27. c3 Re8 28. g5 hxg5 29. Qe3 Qc5 30. fxe7 Qf5+ 31. Kc1 d5 32. h4 f6 33. hxg5 fxg5 34. Rd2 b4 35. Rf2 Qg4 36. Rf1 bxc3 37. bxc3 d4 38. Qd3 Qe6 39. Qxd4 Rxe7 40. Qd8+ Kg7 41. Qd4+ Qe5 42. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Walter, Guenter"]
[Black "Zude, Erik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[ECO "E71"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Na6 8. Bd3 c6 9. Nge2 cxd5 10. cxd5 Nc5 11. Bc2 a5 12. O-O Bd7 13. a4 Rc8 14. Qd2 Qb6 15. Rfb1 Qb4 16. f3 Ne8 17. Nc1 f5 18. N1a2 Qb6 19. b4 axb4 20. Rxb4 Qc7 21. Rab1 Nf6 22. Kh2 fxe4 23. fxe4 Nh5 24. Nb5 Bxb5 25. Rxb5 Qd8 26. Rxc5 dxc5 27. Bd1 Nf6 28. Nc3 b6 29. Bf3 h5 30. Rb5 Ne8 31. Qb2 Nd6 32. Rb3 Kh7 33. Be2 Rb8 34. a5 bxa5 35. Bxc5 Rxb3 36. Qxb3 Qc7 37. Qa3 Rc8 38. Bxd6 Qxc3 39. Qxc3 Rxc3 40. Be7 Kg8 41. Bb5 Bf8 42. Bd8 Rc8 43. Bh4 Bd6 44. Be1 Rc5 45. Be8 Kg7 46. Kg3 Rc8 47. Bc6 Bb4 48. Bf2 Rf8 49. Bb6 h4+ 50. Kh2 Be1 51. Bc7 Bg3+ 52. Kg1 a4 53. d6 Bf2+ 54. Kh2 a3 55. Bd5 Bg3+ 56. Kg1 Bf2+ 57. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zude, Arno"]
[Black "Kersten, Uwe"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[ECO "B93"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 b6 7. f4 Qc7 8. Bd3 g6 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. O-O Bg7 11. Qe1 Bb7 12. Bd2 Nc5 13. Kh1 O-O 14. f5 d5 15. exd5 Nxd3 16. cxd3 Nxd5 17. fxg6 hxg6 18. Qh4 Nf6 19. Bh6 Qd7 20. Ne5 Qd6 21. Rae1 Rad8 22. Re3 Qd4 23. Qxd4 Rxd4 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Kg1 Rb4 26. Rf2 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bastian, Herbert"]
[Black "Dittmar, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[ECO "C02"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Ne7 5. Nf3 Nec6 6. dxc5 Nd7 7. Bf4 Bxc5 8. Bd3 f6 9. exf6 Qxf6 10. Bg5 Qf7 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. fxe3 Qh5 13. Nbd2 Nc5 14. Bc2 O-O 15. O-O Qh6 16. Qe2 a5 17. e4 b6 18. Qb5 Bd7 19. Qxb6 Qe3+ 20. Kh1 Rab8 21. Qc7 Rxb2 22. exd5 exd5 23. Rae1 Qxc3 24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Ng5+ Kg6 26. Rxf8 Qxd2 27. Qd6+ Kxg5 28. Qg3+ Bg4 29. h4+ Kh5 30. Rh8+ Qh6 31. Re5+ Nxe5 32. Qxe5+ Kxh4 33. Rxh6+ gxh6 34. Qxb2 Ne4 35. Kh2 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Darius, Harald"]
[Black "Dobierzin, Olaf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2180"]
[ECO "A49"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 e5 7. dxe5 Ng4 8. O-O Nc6 9. Nbd2 Ngxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Kh1 Re8 12. c4 Qe7 13. Ne4 f5 14. Nc3 c6 15. Qd2 Be6 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Ba3 Qf6 18. Nb1 Nf7 19. Qc1 d5 20. e3 dxc4 21. bxc4 Ne5 22. Bb2 Qf7 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Nd2 Bf6 25. e4 Rd4 26. exf5 Bxf5 27. Rde1 Bd3 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8 29. Re1 Qf7 30. Qa3 Bxc4 31. Nxc4 Rxc4 32. Qxa7 Rc2 33. Bh3 Kg7 34. Be6 Qe7 35. Re4 Rb2 36. h4 Qd6 37. Bb3 Qd3 38. Rf4 Rb1+ 39. Kh2 Qf1 40. Qxb7+ Kh6 41. Qxc6 Be5 42. Rf7 Qg1+ 43. Kh3 Qf1+ 44. Qg2 Qd3 45. Qb7 Bg7 46. Qf3 Qxf3 47. Rxf3 Rb2 48. g4 Rd2 49. g5+ Kh5 50. Rf7 Rd3+ 51. f3 Rd4 52. Rxg7 Rxh4+ 53. Kg3 Kxg5 54. Bg8 Ra4 55. Rxh7 Kf6 56. Rf7+ Kg5 57. Rb7 Kf6 58. Bb3 Ra6 59. f4 Kf5 60. Kf3 Rc6 61. Rf7+ 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gisbrecht, Ewgeni"]
[Black "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[ECO "A87"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nc3 d6 7. d4 Qe8 8. d5 Na6 9. Nd4 Bd7 10. e4 fxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 c6 13. Bg2 Nc7 14. Ne2 c5 15. a4 Na6 16. Nf4 Qc8 17. Qb3 Nb4 18. Bd2 a5 19. Rfe1 Rf7 20. Bc3 Bd4 21. Qd1 g5 22. Bxd4 cxd4 23. Ne6 Bxe6 24. dxe6 Rf6 25. Qd2 Qc5 26. Bxb7 Raf8 27. Rf1 h6 28. Rad1 d3 29. Be4 Qxc4 30. Bxd3 Qxe6 31. Bb1 d5 32. Qd4 Qd6 33. Rde1 Nc6 34. Qd3 R8f7 35. Rd1 e6 36. Qa6 e5 37. Qb6 Qb4 38. Qb5 Qxb5 39. axb5 Nb4 40. Bd3 Rc7 41. Rd2 Rc5 42. Be2 Rf8 43. Ra1 Ra8 44. Ra3 Kf8 45. Rc3 Rcc8 46. Bg4 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gutman, Lev"]
[Black "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[ECO "D44"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. a4 Bb4 7. e4 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 11. e5 Qe7 12. a5 b5 13. Bd3 a6 14. Qe2 Rd8 15. Na2 Bxa5 16. Nc1 Bb6 17. Be4 Bb7 18. Nd3 a5 19. Rfc1 Rac8 20. b3 Ba8 21. b4 axb4 22. Qb2 c5 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. dxc5 Nxc5 26. Qxb4 Qa7 27. Nxc5 Bxc5 28. Qxb5 Bxf2+ 29. Kh1 Qb6 30. Qc4 Qb2 31. Qf1 Be3 32. Re1 Qc3 33. Rd1 Rc8 34. Rd7 Qc4 35. Qe1 Qa4 36. Rd1 Qc2 37. Rd7 Bf2 38. Qf1 Qb2 39. Rd1 Be3 40. Re1 Rc1 41. Rxc1 Bxc1 42. Qc4 Be3 43. h4 Qb1+ 44. Kh2 Qf5 45. Qe2 Qe4 46. Qb5 Bf4+ 47. Kh1 g5 48. Qe8+ Kg7 49. Qd8 Qb1+ 50. Ng1 Be3 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hennings, Artur"]
[Black "Zude, Erik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[ECO "C68"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3 Qd6 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 Qxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Be3 O-O-O 10. O-O-O Re8 11. a3 c5 12. Nb3 b6 13. Nd2 Bc6 14. Rhe1 Nf6 15. f3 Bd6 16. g3 Be5 17. Ne2 Nd7 18. Nf4 h5 19. Nc4 h4 20. Nd3 Bf6 21. g4 Bb5 22. b3 Bxc4 23. bxc4 Nb8 24. Bd2 Nc6 25. f4 Be7 26. Bc3 h3 27. g5 Nd4 28. Bxd4 cxd4 29. a4 Rh4 30. e5 c5 31. Kb2 Bd8 32. Kb3 g6 33. Rf1 Kd7 34. Rf3 Ke6 35. Rg1 Kf5 36. Rgg3 Reh8 37. c3 Be7 38. cxd4 cxd4 39. a5 Rb8 40. axb6 Rxb6+ 41. Kc2 Rc6 42. Rxh3 Rxh3 43. Rxh3 Rxc4+ 44. Kd2 Rc8 45. Rh7 Ke6 46. h4 Rc7 47. f5+ Kxf5 48. Rxf7+ Ke6 49. Rf1 Rb7 50. Nf4+ Kf5 51. Nd3+ Ke6 52. Ke2 Kd5 53. Nf4+ Ke4 54. Nxg6 Rb2+ 55. Kd1 Rb1+ 56. Ke2 Rb2+ 57. Kd1 Bb4 58. Rf4+ Ke3 59. Kc1 Ba3 60. e6 d3 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kersten, Uwe"]
[Black "Bode, Wilfried"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[ECO "B07"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "30"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Be2 Nf6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 Re8 8. Re1 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Rxe5 11. Bf3 Qe7 12. Nc4 Re6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Qd3 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Luther, Thomas"]
[Black "Schmaltz, Roland"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[ECO "C41"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 e5 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. a4 c6 8. Ba2 b6 9. h3 a6 10. Qe2 Rb8 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Nh4 Nc5 14. Nf5 b5 15. axb5 axb5 16. Bg5 b4 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nb1 Be6 19. Qe3 Ra8 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Bxe6 Rxa1 22. Bf5 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Qh6 Rxb1+ 25. Kh2 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Heinemann, Thies"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[ECO "B92"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Kh1 Be6 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 Nc6 12. Qe1 Ne8 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Ne5 15. Qd2 Nf6 16. c4 Nfd7 17. Nd4 g6 18. Rac1 Bf6 19. b4 Qe7 20. Nb3 b6 21. c5 bxc5 22. bxc5 Nxc5 23. Nxc5 dxc5 24. d6 Qa7 25. Be3 Nd7 26. Bc4 Rae8 27. Bb3 Qb6 28. Ba4 Rxe3 29. Qxe3 Bd4 30. Qe7 Ne5 31. Bb3 Qb5 32. Rce1 c4 33. Bc2 Qc5 34. h3 a5 35. Re4 Bc3 36. Re2 Nc6 37. Qc7 Bb4 38. d7 Nd4 39. d8=Q Nxe2 40. Qxf7+ Kh8 41. Qdf6# 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Maiwald, Jens Uwe"]
[Black "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[ECO "B50"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "178"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 Nbd7 5. d3 b6 6. O-O Bb7 7. Nbd2 e6 8. Re1 Be7 9. Bf1 O-O 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Rc8 12. Bd3 Rc7 13. b3 Qa8 14. Ba3 Rfc8 15. Qe2 Nf8 16. Bb2 h6 17. Rab1 d5 18. e5 N6d7 19. Nf1 a5 20. Rbc1 Nb8 21. Qe3 a4 22. Rxc7 Rxc7 23. Rc1 Rxc1 24. Qxc1 Ba6 25. Bb1 axb3 26. axb3 Nc6 27. Ne3 Bb5 28. Ne1 Na5 29. Qc3 Qc6 30. Bc2 Qxc3 31. Bxc3 Nd7 32. Nf1 Nb8 33. Nd2 Nbc6 34. f4 Nb4 35. Bb1 Be2 36. Nc2 Nd3 37. g3 Nc6 38. Ne3 b5 39. Bxd3 Bxd3 40. Kf2 b4 41. Bb2 Bd8 42. Ng2 Bb6 43. Ne1 Bf5 44. Ke3 f6 45. Nd3 fxe5 46. fxe5 Kf7 47. Nf3 g5 48. Nfe1 Bd8 49. Nc2 Be7 50. Bc1 Na5 51. Bd2 Nxb3 52. Bxb4 Bd8 53. Na3 Na5 54. Nc5 Nc6 55. Bc3 Be7 56. Nb5 Nxe5 57. dxe5 Bxc5+ 58. Bd4 Bb4 59. Bc3 Bc5+ 60. Bd4 Be7 61. Nd6+ Kg6 62. Bc5 g4 63. Ke2 Bc2 64. Kd2 Ba4 65. Kd3 h5 66. Kd2 Bc6 67. Kd3 Bd8 68. Bd4 Bc7 69. Bc5 Ba4 70. Ke3 Bb3 71. Nb5 Bxe5 72. Nd4 Bc4 73. Nxe6 h4 74. Bd4 Bb8 75. Nf4+ Kf5 76. Nh5 Bb3 77. Ng7+ Kg6 78. Kf2 h3 79. Kg1 Ba4 80. Ne6 Kf5 81. Nc5 Bb5 82. Kf2 Bc7 83. Nb3 Bc4 84. Nc5 Ba5 85. Nd7 Ke4 86. Bg7 Bb4 87. Nf6+ Kf5 88. Ne8 Bc5+ 89. Ke1 Ke4 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Miltner, Arndt"]
[Black "Puth, Dieter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[ECO "E60"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. b4 O-O 5. Bb2 d6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Be2 e5 8. b5 e4 9. Nfd2 Re8 10. Nc3 Nf8 11. a4 h5 12. a5 h4 13. O-O g5 14. a6 bxa6 15. bxa6 g4 16. Qc2 Bh6 17. g3 hxg3 18. hxg3 Bf5 19. Kg2 N8h7 20. Rh1 Bg7 21. Nb3 Ng5 22. Na5 Bd7 23. Nb5 Nh3 24. d5 Nh5 25. Nc6 Bxc6 26. dxc6 f5 27. Rad1 Qe7 28. c5 Be5 29. cxd6 cxd6 30. Bxe5 dxe5 31. Rd7 Qg5 32. Qc4+ Kh8 33. Nd6 Rf8 34. Nf7+ Rxf7 35. Qxf7 Nf6 36. Rhd1 Nxd7 37. Rxd7 Qh6 38. c7 Ng5 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Oswald, Hans Joachim"]
[Black "Schaller, Sven"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[ECO "A14"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "150"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c6 5. b3 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 Nbd7 8. Bb2 b6 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Qc2 Rc8 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. Rfe1 c5 13. e3 Qb8 14. Qb1 Qa8 15. Qa1 dxc4 16. bxc4 Rfd8 17. e4 Nb8 18. Ne5 Ne8 19. Bh3 Bf6 20. Ndf3 Nc6 21. Nxc6 Rxc6 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Ne5 Rc7 24. Qc1 Re7 25. Qg5 h6 26. Qh4 Ree8 27. f4 Qb8 28. g4 Qd6 29. Qf2 Nd7 30. Nxd7 Rxd7 31. Bg2 Qd4 32. Re3 Bc6 33. Rc1 Rb8 34. e5 Bxg2 35. Kxg2 b5 36. cxb5 Rxb5 37. Rc2 Rb4 38. Rf3 Qxf2+ 39. Kxf2 Rd5 40. h3 Ra4 41. Ke2 g5 42. fxg5 Rxe5+ 43. Re3 Rxg5 44. Re4 Ra3 45. Rec4 Kg7 46. R4c3 Ra5 47. Rb3 h5 48. Kf3 hxg4+ 49. hxg4 Ra4 50. Rg2 Rd5 51. Rc3 Kg6 52. Rgc2 Rad4 53. Rxc5 Rxd3+ 54. Ke2 Rxc5 55. Rxc5 Ra3 56. Rc2 Kg5 57. Rc7 Rxa2+ 58. Kf3 Ra3+ 59. Kf2 f6 60. Re7 e5 61. Rg7+ Kf4 62. Rg6 Ra2+ 63. Ke1 Ke3 64. Kd1 Ra6 65. Kc2 e4 66. g5 Ra2+ 67. Kb3 Rg2 68. Rxf6 Rxg5 69. Ra6 Kd3 70. Kb4 e3 71. Rd6+ Kc2 72. Rc6+ Kd2 73. Rd6+ Ke1 74. Kc3 e2 75. Kd3 Rg3+ 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Paehtz, Thomas Jr"]
[Black "Lampe, Dirk"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2135"]
[BlackElo "2295"]
[ECO "B33"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Rc8 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Ne3 Bh6 12. Ncd5 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 Qb6 14. b3 Qb4+ 15. Qd2 Qxe4 16. Bd3 Qb4 17. c3 Qa5 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Bxf5 Rd8 20. O-O d5 21. f4 e4 22. Qe3 Ne7 23. Qd4 Rd6 24. Bg4 Qb6 25. Rfd1 Qxd4+ 26. cxd4 f5 27. Be2 Kd7 28. Rac1 Rc6 29. Rxc6 Nxc6 30. Kf2 Rc8 31. a3 Nd8 32. Rb1 Ne6 33. Ke3 Rc2 34. Bf1 Kd6 35. a4 h5 36. a5 h4 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[ECO "B01"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d4 Nf6 7. Nf3 Ne4 8. O-O Nxc3 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Qxc3 Qxc3 11. bxc3 Bf5 12. Ne1 Na5 13. Nd3 O-O-O 14. Rb1 b6 15. Re1 Rhe8 16. h3 Bd7 17. Ne5 Be6 18. a4 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Nc4 20. Re1 Bd5 21. Bf1 Na5 22. h4 f6 23. Bb5 Bc6 24. Bf4 Bxb5 25. axb5 Rd5 26. Rb4 c6 27. bxc6 Nxc6 28. Rbb1 Na5 29. Ra1 Kd7 30. c4 Rxd4 31. c5 Rc4 32. cxb6 axb6 33. Reb1 Rc6 34. Bd2 Nc4 35. Bb4 Rec8 36. Re1 Ne5 37. Red1+ Ke8 38. c3 R8c7 39. f4 Nc4 40. Re1 Kf7 41. Ra8 Re6 42. Rd1 Re2 43. Rdd8 Ne3 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Schwing, Hans Elmar"]
[Black "Buhr, Carl Christian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[ECO "A80"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. e3 Be6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. a3 Qd7 8. Nge2 O-O-O 9. Qd2 Kb8 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Kb1 Nd8 12. Nf4 Bf7 13. Rhe1 h5 14. f3 g5 15. Nfe2 Bh6 16. Nc1 Bg6 17. Nb3 b6 18. Ka1 Nb7 19. Qf2 Rcf8 20. Nd2 Rhg8 21. g3 c6 22. Ne2 Nd6 23. c4 f4 24. Bxg6 fxe3 25. Qxe3 Rxg6 26. cxd5 cxd5 27. Nc3 Nf5 28. Qd3 Rgg8 29. Nf1 g4 30. f4 Re8 31. Ne3 Nxe3 32. Rxe3 Rxe3 33. Qxe3 Re8 34. Qf2 f5 35. Re1 Rxe1+ 36. Qxe1 Bg7 37. Qe3 Bf6 38. Kb1 a6 39. Kc2 Kb7 40. Kd2 Kc6 41. Qd3 Kb7 42. Qe3 Qc6 43. b3 Qd7 44. Kc2 Qc6 45. Kb2 Qd7 46. Ne2 Ka7 47. Nc1 Qg7 48. Ne2 Qd7 49. Kc2 Qc6+ 50. Nc3 Qd7 51. a4 Kb7 52. Kd3 Qc6 53. Kd2 Qd7 54. Ne2 Qe7 55. Qxe7+ Bxe7 56. Kc3 a5 57. Nc1 Bb4+ 58. Kc2 Kc6 59. Nd3 Kd6 60. Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Black "Seger, Ruediger"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[ECO "B12"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O h6 7. c3 Ne7 8. Re1 Qc7 9. Nbd2 O-O-O 10. b3 g5 11. Ba3 Ng6 12. Bxf8 Rdxf8 13. Nf1 f6 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. Ng3 Ne4 16. Qc1 Nxg3 17. hxg3 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Qe3 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Qb6 21. Qe2 a5 22. c4 dxc4 23. Qxc4 Kb8 24. Re5 Bc8 25. Rf1 Rf5 26. Rxf5 Bxf5 27. Qc3 Rf8 28. g4 Bc8 29. Qg7 Qc5 30. Qxh6 Rf4 31. Qh8 Rf8 32. Qb2 Rf4 33. Rc1 Qe7 34. Qc3 a4 35. Re1 Qc7 36. Qc5 axb3 37. axb3 Qg7 38. Re8 Qa1+ 39. Kh2 Qg7 40. Re1 Qh7+ 41. Kg1 Qg7 42. Re5 Rb4 43. Rxg5 Qa1+ 44. Kh2 Rxb3 45. Qd6+ Ka7 46. Qc7 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Teske, Henrik"]
[Black "Gietl, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[ECO "A45"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. Nf3 d5 5. e3 Qb6 6. b3 Bg4 7. Be2 Nd7 8. O-O Rd8 9. c4 Qa5 10. a3 dxc4 11. bxc4 Bd6 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. c5 Bb8 14. Qc2 Qc7 15. Rfc1 Rfe8 16. h3 Bh5 17. Bd3 Nf8 18. Rab1 Kh8 19. Rb4 Re7 20. Rcb1 Qc8 21. Qb3 b6 22. cxb6 Bd6 23. Ra4 axb6 24. Qxb6 Bc7 25. Qc5 Bg6 26. Qxe7 Bxd3 27. Rc1 Bb5 28. Rac4 Bd6 29. Qxf7 Bxa3 30. Ra1 Rd7 31. Qh5 Bxc4 32. Nxc4 Rd5 33. Qh4 Qa6 34. Nfd2 Ng6 35. Qe4 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Walter, Guenter"]
[Black "Holzhaeuer, Mathias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[ECO "E48"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Be7 11. Bc2 Nxc3 12. bxc3 b6 13. Qd3 g6 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Ng3 Bb7 16. f4 Qd5 17. Rf2 Rac8 18. f5 exf5 19. Nxf5 Bf8 20. Qh3 Qe6 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Nh6+ Kg7 23. Rxf7+ Qxf7 24. Nxf7 Rxf7 25. Bb3 Re7 26. Rf1 Ba6 27. Bc4 Bxc4 28. Qxc8 Bxf1 29. Kxf1 Na5 30. Qd8 Kf7 31. Qd5+ Kf6 32. c4 Nb3 33. Qf3+ 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zude, Arno"]
[Black "Keitlinghaus, Ludger"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[ECO "C67"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. b3 h6 10. Bb2 Ke8 11. Nbd2 Bd7 12. h3 Rd8 13. Rfd1 Ne7 14. c4 Ng6 15. Ne4 Bc8 16. Rxd8+ Kxd8 17. Rd1+ Ke8 18. Ne1 b6 19. Nd3 a5 20. f3 Be6 21. Kf2 Be7 22. Ke3 h5 23. Ndf2 h4 24. f4 Rh5 25. g4 hxg3 26. Nxg3 Rh4 27. f5 Bg5+ 28. Kf3 Bxf5 29. Nxf5 Rf4+ 30. Kg2 Rxf5 31. Ng4 Nf4+ 32. Kg3 Ne6 33. Bc1 Bxc1 34. Rxc1 Ke7 35. Re1 Nc5 36. Rd1 Nd7 37. Ne3 Rxe5 38. Kf4 g5+ 39. Kf3 Nc5 40. Rd4 Ne6 41. Rd1 f5 42. Rd2 Ke8 43. Rd1 c5 44. Rd5 Nd4+ 45. Kf2 Re6 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bastian, Herbert"]
[Black "Walter, Guenter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[ECO "B26"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 Nge7 8. Nge2 Nd4 9. O-O O-O 10. Rae1 Rb8 11. Nd1 b6 12. Nc1 d5 13. f3 e5 14. Nf2 Ne6 15. Bh6 d4 16. Bxg7 Nxg7 17. f4 exf4 18. Qxf4 Be6 19. e5 Nh5 20. Qd2 Nd5 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Ng4 f5 23. exf6 Nxf6 24. Rxf6 Rxf6 25. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[ECO "A30"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "11"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bode, Wilfried"]
[Black "Gisbrecht, Ewgeni"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[ECO "A11"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Be2 b5 6. b3 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Bb2 Nbd7 9. d4 O-O 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. c5 Qc7 12. a3 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Buhr, Carl Christian"]
[Black "Zude, Arno"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[ECO "E19"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "35"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 f5 10. Rd1 Bf6 11. Be3 Qe8 12. Qd2 d6 13. Rac1 Na6 14. Bg5 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 h6 17. Nf3 Rd8 18. Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dittmar, Peter"]
[Black "Miltner, Arndt"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[ECO "A41"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 3. Nf3 e4 4. Ng1 Nf6 5. Nc3 h6 6. e3 Qe7 7. Nge2 Bf5 8. Ng3 Bh7 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. cxd5 Nd7 11. Qa4 a6 12. Bd2 Qd8 13. Rc1 f5 14. Be2 g6 15. f3 exf3 16. Bxf3 Bg7 17. Ne2 g5 18. Bh5+ Ke7 19. O-O Nf6 20. Ng3 Rf8 21. Rxf5 Qd7 22. Qxd7+ Kxd7 23. Rf2 Nxh5 24. Nxh5 Rxf2 25. Kxf2 Rf8+ 26. Ke2 Bh8 27. Ng3 Bg8 28. b3 Bxd5 29. e4 Be6 30. Be3 c6 31. Rf1 Rxf1 32. Nxf1 b5 33. Nd2 Bf6 34. Kf3 h5 35. h3 g4+ 36. hxg4 hxg4+ 37. Kf4 Ke7 38. e5 Bg7 39. exd6+ Kxd6 40. Ne4+ Ke7 41. Kg5 Kf7 42. Nd6+ Ke7 43. Nf5+ Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dobierzin, Olaf"]
[Black "Puth, Dieter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2180"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[ECO "B92"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Kh1 b5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Ra7 13. Be3 Be6 14. Qd2 Rb7 15. a5 Qc8 16. Bd3 Kh8 17. f4 Qc6 18. Qe2 Rc8 19. Nd2 exf4 20. Bd4 Kg8 21. Rxf4 Bg5 22. Rf2 Bh4 23. Rff1 Bg5 24. Nf3 Be7 25. Qf2 Bc4 26. Nd2 Bxd3 27. Qxf7+ 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gietl, Thomas"]
[Black "Schwing, Hans Elmar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[ECO "C15"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Heinemann, Thies"]
[Black "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[ECO "B32"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 Be6 9. Bd3 Bg5 10. O-O Bxc1 11. Rxc1 Nge7 12. Nc2 O-O 13. Qd2 Qd7 14. Nd5 Rad8 15. b4 Kh8 16. a4 f5 17. b5 axb5 18. cxb5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nb8 20. Nb4 e4 21. Bb1 Ng6 22. f3 exf3 23. Rxf3 Ne5 24. Rff1 g6 25. Nc2 Rc8 26. Nd4 b6 27. Ne6 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Rc8 29. Rxc8+ Qxc8 30. Qh6 Qg8 31. Qg5 Nbd7 32. Qe7 h6 33. h3 Qf7 34. Qxd6 f4 35. Nd4 f3 36. Nxf3 Qf4 37. Nxe5 Qe3+ 38. Kh2 Qf4+ 39. Kg1 Qe3+ 40. Kf1 Nxe5 41. Qf8+ Kh7 42. d6 h5 43. Qf6 Qc1+ 44. Kf2 Qb2+ 45. Kg3 Qc3+ 46. Kf4 Nd3+ 47. Kg5 Qd2+ 48. Kh4 Qe1+ 49. g3 Qb4+ 50. Kg5 Qd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Holzhaeuer, Mathias"]
[Black "Darius, Harald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[ECO "B09"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 6. e5 Nfd7 7. e6 fxe6 8. Ng5 Nf6 9. dxc5 Nc6 10. cxd6 exd6 11. Bd3 d5 12. O-O Qb6+ 13. Kh1 Bd7 14. a3 O-O 15. Qe1 Ne7 16. Qh4 h6 17. Nf3 d4 18. Ne2 Nf5 19. Qh3 Bb5 20. Ne5 Nd5 21. Nxg6 Rfc8 22. Ng3 Bxd3 23. cxd3 Nxg3+ 24. Qxg3 Qc7 25. Qf3 Qf7 26. f5 Re8 27. Qh5 Nf6 28. Qh3 exf5 29. Qxf5 Qd5 30. Bxh6 Qxf5 31. Rxf5 Bxh6 32. Rxf6 Kg7 33. Raf1 Bg5 34. Rd6 Re2 35. h4 Be3 36. Ne5 Bf2 37. Rd7+ Kg8 38. Ng4 Re1 39. Rxe1 Bxe1 40. Nf6+ Kf8 41. h5 Bh4 42. Ne4 Rc8 43. Kh2 Rc2 44. Rxb7 a5 45. Kh3 Be7 46. g4 Re2 47. g5 Re3+ 48. Kg4 Rxd3 49. g6 Re3 50. h6 Rxe4+ 51. Kf5 Rh4 52. Rb8+ 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Keitlinghaus, Ludger"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[ECO "B22"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "148"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. O-O Nc6 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Be7 12. Rd1 O-O 13. c4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Qe4 15. Qxe4 Nxe4 16. Nd2 Nd6 17. b3 Rfd8 18. Nf3 f6 19. Bc5 Kf7 20. Re1 Nf5 21. Bxe7 Nxe7 22. Red1 Nc6 23. Ne1 g5 24. Kf1 h5 25. Nc2 f5 26. Ke2 Kf6 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Rd1 Rxd1 29. Kxd1 Ke5 30. Kd2 Nd4 31. Ne1 Kd6 32. b4 e5 33. g3 e4 34. Ke3 Nc6 35. a3 Ne5 36. Kd4 Nc6+ 37. Ke3 a5 38. f3 axb4 39. axb4 exf3 40. Nxf3 g4 41. hxg4 fxg4 42. Nd2 Nxb4 43. Ne4+ Ke5 44. Nc5 Nc2+ 45. Kf2 Na3 46. Nxb7 Nxc4 47. Nc5 Nd6 48. Nd3+ Kd4 49. Nf4 Ne4+ 50. Kg2 Nf6 51. Kf2 Kc4 52. Ne6 Kd3 53. Nf4+ Kd2 54. Ne6 Ne4+ 55. Kg2 Ke3 56. Ng7 Nf6 57. Ne6 Ne8 58. Nf4 Ng7 59. Nd5+ Kd4 60. Nf6 Ke5 61. Nd7+ Kf5 62. Nb6 Ne6 63. Nd5 Ke5 64. Ne7 Ng7 65. Ng6+ Kf5 66. Ne7+ Ke4 67. Ng8 Ne8 68. Ne7 Nf6 69. Kf2 Nd5 70. Ng6 Nb4 71. Ne7 Kd3 72. Nf5 Nd5 73. Ng7 Nf6 74. Kg2 Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "Teske, Henrik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[ECO "B19"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "30"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Bb4+ 12. c3 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lampe, Dirk"]
[Black "Seger, Ruediger"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2295"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[ECO "B19"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Qc7 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O e6 13. Ne4 O-O-O 14. g3 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Bd6 16. c4 c5 17. Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Maiwald, Jens Uwe"]
[Black "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[ECO "A21"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "162"]

1. c4 e5 2. e3 d6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nc3 Ne7 6. Nge2 O-O 7. b3 c5 8. Bb2 Nbc6 9. d3 Be6 10. Nd5 Qd7 11. h3 Rab8 12. Qd2 a6 13. h4 h5 14. Nec3 b5 15. O-O Kh8 16. Nxe7 Nxe7 17. Ne4 Qc7 18. Rac1 Qb6 19. Bc3 b4 20. Bb2 Nf5 21. Ng5 a5 22. Qd1 Qa7 23. Bf3 Bc8 24. Qe2 Qe7 25. Kg2 Nh6 26. Bd5 Qd7 27. Kg1 Qe7 28. Bg2 Bd7 29. Qd2 Nf5 30. Rfe1 Qd8 31. Rcd1 a4 32. Ne4 a3 33. Ba1 Qb6 34. Qe2 Rbe8 35. Qf1 Re7 36. Bh3 Rfe8 37. Re2 Kg8 38. Red2 Bc8 39. Ng5 Bf6 40. Ne4 Bg7 41. Qg2 Bb7 42. Qf1 Nh6 43. Bg2 Nf5 44. Kh2 Nh6 45. Qh1 f6 46. Re2 Nf7 47. Nd2 Bc8 48. Ree1 f5 49. Bd5 Bf6 50. Nf3 Kg7 51. Kg1 Qd8 52. Kf1 Nh6 53. Bc6 Rf8 54. d4 cxd4 55. exd4 e4 56. Ng5 Qb6 57. Bd5 Rfe8 58. f3 exf3 59. Qxf3 Ng4 60. Qf4 Nh2+ 61. Kf2 Ng4+ 62. Kf1 Qc7 63. Nf7 Bb7 64. Nxd6 Rxe1+ 65. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 66. Kxe1 Qe7+ 67. Kd2 Bxd5 68. cxd5 Qd7 69. Ke2 Be7 70. Nc4 Qxd5 71. Qf3 Nf6 72. Qxd5 Nxd5 73. Ne3 Nxe3 74. Kxe3 Bf6 75. Kd3 Kh6 76. Kc4 g5 77. Kxb4 f4 78. hxg5+ Kxg5 79. gxf4+ Kg4 80. Bc3 h4 81. d5 Be7+ 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Black "Luther, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[ECO "B49"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3 Bb4 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. f4 d5 11. e5 Nd7 12. Na4 c5 13. c3 Ba5 14. Rc1 c4 15. b4 Bb6 16. Nxb6 Nxb6 17. Qd4 Na4 18. Rc2 Bd7 19. Bd1 g6 20. g4 O-O-O 21. Rcf2 Bb5 22. Kh1 Rhe8 23. Bf3 Qd7 24. Rd2 Qc7 25. Bg2 Bc6 26. Rf3 Rh8 27. Rh3 h5 28. gxh5 gxh5 29. Bf2 Rdg8 30. Bf3 Rh6 31. Rc2 f6 32. exf6 Qh7 33. Re2 Qb1+ 34. Re1 Qf5 35. Rg3 Rxg3 36. hxg3 Rxf6 37. Kg2 h4 38. Re5 Qd3 39. Rh5 Rf8 40. Qe5 Re8 41. Rxh4 Nxc3 42. Qd6 Kb7 43. Qc5 Kc7 44. Qb6+ Kd7 45. Qa7+ Kc8 46. Rh7 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Oswald, Hans Joachim"]
[Black "Paehtz, Thomas Jr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2135"]
[ECO "A24"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O e5 7. d3 c6 8. Rb1 Re8 9. b4 d5 10. Nd2 Be6 11. b5 Nbd7 12. Ba3 Nb6 13. bxc6 bxc6 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Nb5 Qd7 16. d4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 20. Qb3 Nc4 21. Rbc1 Rec8 22. Rc2 Nxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Schaller, Sven"]
[Black "Hennings, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[ECO "B10"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "12"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 e5 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 f6 5. Be2 c5 6. dxc5 dxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Schmaltz, Roland"]
[Black "Gutman, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[ECO "B93"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "147"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 10. Be3 Rc8 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. Kb1 b5 13. Bd3 Nb4 14. Rc1 Qa5 15. a3 Nc6 16. Bd2 Qb6 17. Rhe1 Be7 18. Be3 Qb8 19. Nd5 exd5 20. exd5 Na5 21. Bd4 Nc4 22. Rcd1 Kf8 23. g4 Ng8 24. g5 b4 25. Qe2 Qb5 26. Qe4 Qd7 27. axb4 h6 28. h4 hxg5 29. hxg5 Rh2 30. Bxc4 Rxc4 31. Bxg7+ Kxg7 32. Qxc4 Qf5 33. Rh1 Rg2 34. Rdg1 Rxg1+ 35. Rxg1 Bd8 36. Qd4+ Kf8 37. Rh1 f6 38. gxf6 Bxf6 39. Qc4 Ne7 40. Rd1 Qg4 41. Re1 Kf7 42. Qe4 Kf8 43. Ka2 Qg3 44. Re2 Qg4 45. c4 Qd7 46. Ka3 Qh3+ 47. Ka2 Qd7 48. Qc2 Qg4 49. Re4 Qf5 50. Qd3 Qg6 51. Re3 Qg4 52. c5 dxc5 53. bxc5 Qxf4 54. Re6 Qa4+ 55. Kb1 Qh4 56. Rxa6 Qh1+ 57. Ka2 Nxd5 58. Qb3 Qe4 59. Ra4 Qg2 60. Ra8+ Kg7 61. Ra7+ Kh6 62. Ra6 Qe4 63. Ra4 Qg2 64. Rc4 Qd2 65. c6 Ne3 66. Re4 Nd5 67. Rc4 Ne3 68. Rc5 Qd4 69. Rc1 Qa7+ 70. Qa3 Qf7+ 71. Ka1 Qe6 72. c7 Nc4 73. Qf8+ Kg6 74. c8=Q 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 69th"]
[Site "Gladenbach"]
[Date "1997.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zude, Erik"]
[Black "Kersten, Uwe"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[ECO "E13"]
[EventDate "1997.11.17"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 d6 10. Nd2 Qe7 11. h4 Rg8 12. hxg5 hxg5 13. Qc2 Nc6 14. Be2 O-O-O 15. O-O-O Rh8 16. Qa4 Kb8 17. Rxh8 Rxh8 18. Bf3 Qd7 19. c5 g4 20. Be2 Nh5 21. Rh1 Qc8 22. Rxh5 Rxh5 23. cxd6 cxd6 24. Nc4 Na5 25. Nxd6 Qxc3+ 26. Qc2 Rh1+ 27. Bd1 Qa3+ 28. Kd2 Qb4+ 29. Kd3 Bc6 30. Nxf7+ Ka8 31. Ne5 Qa3+ 32. Kd2 Qb4+ 33. Kd3 Qa3+ 34. Kd2 Qb4+ 1/2-1/2
