Sunday, July 31, 2011

In spite of loss, Kramnik still easily wins Dortmund


In spite of over pushing and losing the final game, Kramnik still won Dortmund by 1.5 points!

Final standings

1. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2781 7
2. Le, Quang Liem g VIE 2715
3. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2764 5
4. Giri, Anish g NED 2701 5
5. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2770
6. Meier, Georg g GER 2656 3

After this tournament, Georg Meier will soon head to Texas Tech University to begin his study. Le Quang Liem will come to Texas Tech in October to participate in the 2010 SPICE Cup A Group.

http://www.sparkassen-chess-meeting.de/2011/