Dortmund 2006

Dortmund R2: All games drawn
30.07.2006 – The two Peters, Svidler and Leko, stayed at the top of the table with a 23-move draw at the Dotrmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting. Naiditsch and Jobava, who had lost in round one, drew against Boris Gelfand and Michael Adams. Aronian and Kramnik drew in 43 moves. There is also a women's match to watch.

Dortmund R1: Svidler and Leko win
30.07.2006 – Peter Leko, playing his first serious tournament game in over four months, scored a convincing victory over the winner of last year's Dotrmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting, Arkadij Naiditsch. Newcomer Baadur Jobava pressed too hard against the world's number five player Peter Svidler, who won with the black pieces. Report and pictures.

Dortmund R3: All games drawn, but some excitement
02.08.2006 – Once again all four games were drawn in Dortmund, but they did offer moments of excitement for kibitzers from all over the world on the Playchess.com. Arkadij Naiditsch tried to provoke Vladimir Kramnik with the black pieces and almost succeeded in causing him trouble, and Adams played a wild game against Peter Leko. Report.

Dortmund R4: Adams beats Gelfand in 7½ hours
03.08.2006 – That was the grind that was! It took Michael Adams 117 moves, requiring seven hours and 25 minutes, to wrest, with a bit of luck, the full point from a tenacious Boris Gelfand and catch up with the leaders at the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting. Aronian was close to victory against Naiditsch, but this and the other two games ended in draws. Report.

Dortmund R5: Leko, Gelfand win, Leko leads
05.08.2006 – Peter Leko beat Levon Aronian for his second win and the sole lead in this event. After a 7½ hour marathon loss to Michael Adams in round four, Boris Gelfand, 38, was faced with another seven-hour game, but this time on the winning end. He ground down Baadur Jobova in an interesting and instructive endgame queen and pawn vs queen.

Dortmund R7: Vladimir Kramnik wins Super-GM
07.08.2006 – Who would have thought so a few days ago. With two dramatic victories in the last two rounds classical chess world champion Vladimir Kramnik snatched victory from the colleagues who had been looming ahead of him during the earlier part of the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting. Equal first was Peter Svidler. Full updated report.