Kramnik wins Dortmund for the ninth time From 2nd to 12th July 2009 six of the world's strongest grandmasters are taking part in the annual Sparkassen Chess-Meeting – the 37th edition. Each player has to play two games against each other, one with white and one with black pieces. The winner of this tournament will be determined after ten rounds. Games start at 15:15 = 3:15 p.m. local time (CEST, = 17:15 Moscow, 14:15 p.m. London, 9:15 a.m. New York). All games will be broadcast by the official web site's "Live Games" page and on the Playchess.com server with live audio commentary (by FM Valeri Lilov, with a 10 Ducat charge per evening). As in the previous year the moves of the Sparkassen Chess-Meeting will be transmitted on the Internet with a delay of 15 minutes – which means that the moves stay in the playing hall for that period, before they are broadcast to the rest of the world). This is an important anti-cheating measure that has been proposed to FIDE since October 2005 and has the support of most of the top players. We commend the Dortmund organisers for taking the initiative. Leko-Jakavenko For these members of the chasing group, a win for either would have meant a potential share of first, or possibly even sole first, in the unlikely event that Kramnik suffered a loss. With that in mind, they chose to engage in the Marshall Attack of the Closed Ruy Lopez – not the first time this opening has reared its head in this event. For a time, the moves followed the text of two games, including Caruana-Sargissian (2008), in which a repetition was spurned, ultimately seeing Caruana falter and lose. The deviation came with Leko’s 17.Qxh3, where 17.Rxe8 had been seen in both games previous. White enjoyed an edge in the position, but, as in the Carlsen-Bacrot game, no clear opportunities for victory came to light; thus, with the conclusion of Kramnik’s game, Leko and Jakavenko shook hands on their 44th move. WWW.chessbase.com Back to news Source: