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Perhaps Dortmund Chess Meeting should be renamed to Kramnik's lodge. World Champion has defended his last-year title and scored 8th victory in Dortmund over the last 15 years. Definitely, this is his event. All the remarks about the short tournament and peaceful players were overshadowed by his full-point triumph ahead of rest of the field.
Kramnik's participation was confirmed only one day before the start as he was struggling with respiratory infection. The illness left no scars on his determination, Kramnik played nice and innovative chess and used all the opportunities to score full points.
Vladimir Kramnik
Tied on 2nd place are Aeroflot-qualificant Alexeev, Anand and Leko, all with single win and six draws. Kramnik, Anand and Leko are probably pleased with their form before the Mexico World Championsip. Anand will still play in a rapid knockout tournament in Leon. 4th Mexico participant, Boris Gelfand, arrived in Dortmund after two exhausting Candidate matches, and he will seek to raise his level over the next two months. Gelfand will be preparing with his old friends GM Huzman and Gorenje 2007 winner Michael Roiz.
Final Standings:
1. Vladimir Kramnik (RUS 2772) 5.0
2-4. Viswanathan Anand (IND 2786), Peter Leko (HUN 2738) and Evgeny Alekseev (RUS 2679) 4.0
5. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE 2757) 3.5
6. Magnus Carlsen (NOR 2693) 3.0
7. Boris Gelfand (ISR 2733) 2.5
8. Arkadij Naiditsch (GER 2654) 2.0
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