Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting

List of winners

:{| class="sortable wikitable" ! # !! Year !! Winner |- | (1) ||1928|| GER |- | (2) ||1951|| BEL |- | (3) ||1961|| USSR |- | || || |- | 1 ||1973|| FIN |- | 2 ||1974|| HUN |- | 3 ||1975|| FIN |- | 4 ||1976|| USSR |- | 5 ||1977|| CZE |- | 6 ||1978|| SWE |- | 7 ||1979|| USSR |- | 8 ||1980|| ENG |- | 9 ||1981|| USSR |- | 10 ||1982|| CZE |- | 11 ||1983|| ROU |- | 12 ||1984|| ISR |- | 13 ||1985|| USSR |- | 14 ||1986|| HUN |- | 15 ||1987|| USSR |- | 16 ||1988|| USSR |- | 17 ||1989|| USSR |- | 18 ||1990|| USSR |- | 19 ||1991|| CZE |- | 20 ||1992|| RUS |- | 21 ||1993|| RUS |- | 22 ||1994|| NED |- | 23 ||1995|| RUS |- | 24 ||1996|| RUS |- | 25 ||1997|| RUS |- | 26 ||1998|| RUS |- | 27 ||1999|| HUN |- | 28 ||2000|| RUS |- | 29 ||2001|| RUS |- | 30 ||2002|| HUN |- | 31 ||2003|| MDA |- | 32 ||2004|| IND |- | 33 ||2005|| GER |- | 34 ||2006|| RUS |- | 35 ||2007|| RUS |- | 36 ||2008|| HUN |- | 37 ||2009|| RUS |- | 38 ||2010|| UKR |- | 39 ||2011|| RUS |- | 40 ||2012|| ITA |- | 41 ||2013|| ENG |- | 42 ||2014|| ITA |- | 43 ||2015|| USA |- | 44 ||2016|| FRA |- | 45 ||2017|| POL |- | 46 ||2018|| RUS |- | 47 ||2019|| USA |- | 48 ||2021|| IND (No Castling match) UKR (Grand Prix) |- | 49 ||2022|| GER (No Castling Masters) UKR (Grand Prix) |- | 50 ||2023|| USA (No Castling Masters) |- | 51 || 2024|| Netherlands (Open A) |- | 52 || 2025|| Germany (Open A) |}

Events by year

1990s

1990

1991

1992

1993

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 21st Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, SuperGM group, 10–17 April 1993, Dortmund, Cat. XVI (2637) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! Points !! SB !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | Anatoly Karpov || 2725 || || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 5½ || || 2854 |- | 2 || align=left | Vladimir Kramnik || 2685 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || **4 **|| 13.25 || 2680 |- | 3 || align=left | Christopher Lutz || 2550 || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 4 || 11.50 || 2699 |- | 4 || align=left | Gata Kamsky || 2655 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 1 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 3½ || 11.50 || 2634 |- | 5 || align=left | Sergey Dolmatov || 2615 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || || 1 || ½ || 1 || 3½ || 10.25 || 2640 |- | 6 || align=left | Joël Lautier || 2645 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || || ½ || ½ || 3|| || 2586 |- | 7 || align=left | Grigory Serper || 2600 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 2½ || || 2540 |- | 8 || align=left | Eric Lobron || 2620 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 2 || || 2481 |}

1994

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 22nd Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, SuperGM group, 15–24 July 1994, Dortmund, Cat. XVI (2640) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! SB !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left |Jeroen Piket || 2640 || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 6½ || || 2806 |- | 2 || align=left |Michael Adams || 2640 || ½ || || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 5½ || || 2720 |- | 3 || align=left |Vladimir Epishin || 2650 || 0 || ½ || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 5 || || 2682 |- | 4 || align=left |Artur Yusupov || 2655 || ½ || 1 || 0 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || 4½ || 20.00 || 2638 |- | 5 || align=left |Alexey Dreev || 2650 || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || 4½ || 19.75 || 2639 |- | 6 || align=left |Viktor Korchnoi || 2615 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4½ || 18.50 || 2643 |- | 7 || align=left |Anatoly Karpov || 2780 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || 1 || 1 || 4½ || 18.25 || 2624 |- | 8 || align=left |Jan Timman || 2635 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 4 || || 2598 |- | 9 || align=left |Christopher Lutz || 2580 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || ½ || || 0 || 3 || 13.50 || 2522 |- | 10 || align=left |Peter Leko || 2555 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || || 3 || 13.00 || 2524 |}

1995

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 23rd Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, SuperGM group, 14–23 July 1995, Dortmund, Cat. XVII (2666) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! SB !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | Vladimir Kramnik || 2730 || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 7 || || 2877 |- | 2 || align=left | Anatoly Karpov || 2775 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 6½ || || 2818 |- | 3 || align=left | Peter Leko || 2605 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 21.00 || 2714 |- | 4 || align=left | Vassily Ivanchuk || 2740 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 5 || 20.00 || 2699 |- | 5 || align=left | Joël Lautier || 2645 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 4½ || || 2668 |- | 6 || align=left | Nigel Short || 2645 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || 4 || 17.00 || 2624 |- | 7 || align=left | Jeroen Piket || 2625 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || 4 || 15.75 || 2626 |- | 8 || align=left | Evgeny Bareev || 2650 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || || 0 || 1 || 3½ || 13.75 || 2586 |- | 9 || align=left | Alexander Beliavsky || 2650 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || || 1 || 3½ || 12.50 || 2586 |- | 10 || align=left | Eric Lobron || 2595 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || || 2 || || 2452 |}

1996

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 24th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, SuperGM group, 5–14 July 1996, Dortmund, Cat. XVIII (2676) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! SB !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | Vladimir Kramnik || 2765 || || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 7 || 28.50 || 2886 |- | 2 || align=left | Viswanathan Anand || 2735 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 7 || 27.25 || 2889 |- | 3 || align=left | Boris Gelfand || 2665 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 6 || || 2802 |- | 4 || align=left | Michael Adams || 2685 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 4½ || 17.50 || 2675 |- | 5 || align=left | Judit Polgár || 2665 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 4½ || 17.00 || 2677 |- | 6 || align=left | Alexei Shirov || 2685 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 15.50 || 2632 |- | 7 || align=left | Veselin Topalov || 2750 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || || ½ || 1 || 1 || 4 || 14.75 || 2624 |- | 8 || align=left | Robert Hübner || 2595 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 3½ || || 2605 |- | 9 || align=left | Eric Lobron || 2585 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || ½ || || ½ || 2½ || || 2520 |- | 10 || align=left | Peter Leko || 2630 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 2 || || 2461 |}

1997

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 25th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, SuperGM group, 4–13 July 1997, Dortmund, Cat. XVIII (2700) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! TPR !! Place |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | Vladimir Kramnik || 2770 || || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 6½ || 2857 || 1 |- | 2 || align=left | Viswanathan Anand || 2765 || ½ || || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 5½ || 2772 || 2 |- | 3 || align=left | Veselin Topalov || 2745 || ½ || 1 || || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 5 || 2737 || 3–4 |- | 4 || align=left | Vassily Ivanchuk || 2725 || 0 || 0 || ½ || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 5 || 2739 || 3–4 |- | 5 || align=left | Judit Polgár || 2670 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || 4½ || 2702 || 5 |- | 6 || align=left | Boris Gelfand || 2695 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4 || 2657 || 6–8 |- | 7 || align=left | Anatoly Karpov || 2745 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 0 || ½ || 1 || 4 || 2651 || 6–8 |- | 8 || align=left | Nigel Short || 2660 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || || 1 || ½ || 4 || 2660 || 6–8 |- | 9 || align=left | Robert Hübner || 2580 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || 3½ || 2632 || 9 |- | 10 || align=left | Artur Yusupov || 2640 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 3 || 2581 || 10 |}

Germany GM Romuald Mainka won Open A tournament with the result 7½ out of 9.

1998

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 26th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, SuperGM group, 26 June – 5 July 1998, Dortmund, Cat. XVIII (2699) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! SB !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | Vladimir Kramnik || 2790 || || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 6 || 25.75 || 2813 |- | 2 || align=left | Michael Adams || 2670 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 6 || 25.00 || 2827 |- | 3 || align=left | Peter Svidler || 2690 || 0 || ½ || || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 6 || 24.50 || 2825 |- | 4 || align=left | Peter Leko || 2670 || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 5 || || 2745 |- | 5 || align=left | Vassily Ivanchuk || 2740 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || **4½ **|| || 2694 |- | 6 || align=left | Viswanathan Anand || 2770 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4 || 17.50 || 2648 |- | 7 || align=left | Artur Yusupov || 2630 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 4 || 16.50 || 2663 |- | 8 || align=left | Zoltán Almási || 2630 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 1 || ½ || 4 || 16.00 || 2663 |- | 9 || align=left | Alexander Beliavsky || 2690 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || || ½ || 3 || || 2575 |- | 10 || align=left | Alexei Shirov || 2710 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || **2½ **|| || 2531 |}

1999

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 27th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, SuperGM group, 10–17 July 1999, Dortmund, Cat. XIX (2705) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! Points !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | Peter Leko || 2701 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 5 || 2863 |- | 2 || align=left | Vladimir Kramnik || 2760 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || **4½ **|| 2798 |- | 3 || align=left | Anatoly Karpov || 2700 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 4 || 2755 |- | 4 || align=left | Viswanathan Anand || 2771 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 4 || 2745 |- | 5 || align=left | Michael Adams || 2708 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || 1 || 4 || 2754 |- | 6 || align=left | Ivan Sokolov || 2656 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 0 || ½ || **2½ **|| 2609 |- | 7 || align=left | Veselin Topalov || 2690 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || || 0 || 2 || 2548 |- | 8 || align=left | Jan Timman || 2650 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || || 2 || 2554 |}

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 27th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, Masters Event, 9–17 July 1999, Dortmund, Germany, Category X (2482) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! TPR |- | 1 || align=left | GM Eckhard Schmittdiel || 2505 || || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 6 || 2604 |- | 2 || align=left | GM Zoltán Varga || 2541 || ½ || || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 6 || 2600 |- | 3 || align=left | IM Michael Feygin || 2500 || 0 || 1 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 5 || 2523 |- | 4 || align=left | GM Arshak Petrosian || 2514 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 5 || 2521 |- | 5 || align=left | GM Klaus Bischoff || 2509 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || **4½ **|| 2479 |- | 6 || align=left | GM Adrian Mikhalchishin || 2552 || 1 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 4 || 2431 |- | 7 || align=left | IM Alisa Marić || 2489 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4 || 2438 |- | 8 || align=left | FM Arkadij Naiditsch || 2417 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || 4 || 2446 |- | 9 || align=left | IM Dirk Poldauf || 2453 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 1 || 4 || 2442 |- | 10 || align=left | Gregor Mainka || 2340 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 0 || || **2½ **|| 2331 |}

17-year-old Germany Olaf Wegener won Open A Swiss-system tournament with the score 8/10.

2000s

2000

; 28th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 7 – 16, 2000)

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 28th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, SuperGM group, 7–16 July 2000, Dortmund, Category XIX (2702) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! SB !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left |Vladimir Kramnik || 2770 | || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 6 || 25.75 || 2789 |- | 2 || align=left | Viswanathan Anand || 2762 | 0 || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 6 || 23.75 || 2836 |- | 3 || align=left | Michael Adams || 2755 | 1 || 0 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 5 || 21.75 || 2739 |- | 4 || align=left | Peter Leko || 2743 | ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 5 || 20.75 || 2792 |- | 5 || align=left | Vladimir Akopian || 2660 | 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 5 || 20.75 || 2750 |- | 6 || align=left | Deep Junior 6 || | 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || 4½ || || 2702 |- | 7 || align=left | Alexander Khalifman || 2667 | ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4 || 17.50 || 2664 |- | 8 || align=left | Evgeny Bareev || 2702 | ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || 4 || 16.50 || 2659 |- | 9 || align=left | Jeroen Piket || 2649 | ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 3½ || || 2568 |- | 10 || align=left | Robert Hübner || 2615 | 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || || 2 || || 2520 |- |}

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 28th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, GM group, 7–16 July 2000, Dortmund, Category IX (2456) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! TPR |- | 1 || align=left |GM Eckhard Schmittdiel || 2490 | || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 6 || 2577 |- | 2 || align=left | IM Arkadij Naiditsch || 2442 | 1 || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 5½ || 2538 |- | 3 || align=left | GM Zoltán Varga || 2530 | 0 || 0 || || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 5½ || 2528 |- | 4 || align=left | GM Arshak Petrosian || 2476 | ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 5½ || 2534 |- | 5 || align=left | GM Adrian Mikhalchishin || 2552 | ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 5 || 2488 |- | 6 || align=left | FM Fabian Döttling || 2477 | 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 2497 |- | 7 || align=left | IM Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska || 2437 | ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 0 || 1 || 4 || 2415 |- | 8 || align=left | IM Almira Skripchenko-Lautier || 2444 | ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || || ½ || 1 || 3½ || 2377 |- | 9 || align=left | FM Olaf Wegener || 2359 | 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || || 0 || 2½ || 2301 |- | 10 || align=left | Gregor Mainka || 2357 | 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || || 2½ || 2301 |- |}

2001

; 29th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 12 – 22, 2001) :{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ 29th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 12–22 July 2001, Dortmund, Germany, Category XXI (2755) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! Points !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left|Vladimir Kramnik || 2802 || || 1 ½ || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 1 ||6½ || 2855 |- | 2 || align=left|Veselin Topalov || 2711 || 0 ½ || || ½ ½ || 1 1 || ½ ½ || 1 1 ||6½ || 2873 |- | 3 || align=left|Peter Leko || 2730 || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || ½ ½ ||5½ || 2796 |- | 4 || align=left|Alexander Morozevich || 2749 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || ½ ½ || || 1 1 || ½ 1 ||5 || 2756 |- | 5 || align=left|Michael Adams || 2744 || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || 0 ½ || 0 0 || || ½ ½ ||3½ || 2647 |- | 6 || align=left|Viswanathan Anand || 2794 || ½ 0 || 0 0 || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || ½ ½ || ||3 || 2598 |}

Germany IM Arkadij Naiditsch (2524) defeated Moldova IM Almira Skripchenko-Lautier (2494) in Dortmund Sparkassen Match with the score 7:3.

The Dortmund Sparkassen Man-Machine Match between Germany GM Robert Hübner (2612) and Deep Fritz ended in a draw with the score 3:3 (all the games were drawn).

2002

; 30th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 6 – 21, 2002)

Candidates Tournament

The main event was a Candidates Tournament to determine a challenger for Vladimir Kramnik's Einstein Group World Chess title.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ 30th Sparkassen Chess, Group 1, 6–11 July 2002, Dortmund, Cat. XIX (2701) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! Points !! TB !! TPR |- | 1 || align=left | Alexei Shirov || 2697 || || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || ½ 1 || 4 || 1½ || 2826 |- | 2 || align=left | Veselin Topalov || 2745 || ½ ½ || || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || 4 || ½ || 2810 |- | 3 || align=left | Boris Gelfand || 2710 || ½ 0 || 0 ½ || || 1 ½ || 2½ || || 2640 |- | 4 || align=left | Christopher Lutz || 2650 || ½ 0 || 0 ½ || 0 ½ || || 1½ || || 2524 |}

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Group 1 first place playoff, 12 July 2002, Dortmund, Germany ! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! Points !! Place !! TPR |- || 2697 || 1½ || 1 || 2938 |- || 2745 || ½ || 2 || 2504 |}

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ 30th Sparkassen Chess, Group 2, 6–11 July 2002, Dortmund, Cat. XX (2728) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! Points !! TPR |- | 1 || align=left | Evgeny Bareev || 2726 || || 1 0 || ½ ½ || 1 1 || 4 || 2853 |- | 2 || align=left | Peter Leko || 2717 || 0 1 || || ½ 1 || ½ ½ || 3½ || 2788 |- | 3 || align=left | Michael Adams || 2752 || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || || ½ ½ || 2½ || 2662 |- | 4 || align=left | Alexander Morozevich || 2716 || 0 0 || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || || 2 || 2606 |}

| seed-width = | team-width = 170px | score-width =

| RD1-seed1 = | RD1-team1 = Alexei Shirov | RD1-score1 = ½ | RD1-seed2 = | RD1-team2 = Peter Leko | RD1-score2 = 2½

| RD1-seed3 = | RD1-team3 = Veselin Topalov | RD1-score3 = 3½ | RD1-seed4 = | RD1-team4 = Evgeny Bareev | RD1-score4 = 2½

| RD2-seed1 = | RD2-team1 = Peter Leko | RD2-score1 = 2½ | RD2-seed2 = | RD2-team2 = Veselin Topalov | RD2-score2 = 1½

Side events

Armenia IM Tigran Nalbandian (2458) won Dortmund Open Swiss-system tournament with the score 9/11.

The match between Germany GM Arkadij Naiditsch (2581) and Netherlands GM Jan Timman (2623) ended in a draw with the score 4:4.

Germany David Baramidze (2351) defeated Federal Republic of Yugoslavia IM Alisa Marić (2470) in Dortmund Sparkassen Match with the score 4½:3½.

2003

; 31st Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 31 – August 10, 2003)

Moldova GM Victor Bologan qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2003.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ 31st Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 31 July – 10 August 2003, Dortmund, Category XVIII (2695) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! Points !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left|Victor Bologan || 2650 || || ½ ½ || 1 0 || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || 1 1 ||6½ || 2814 |- | 2 || align=left|Vladimir Kramnik || 2785 || ½ ½ || || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ ½ ||5½ || 2713 |- | 3 || align=left|Viswanathan Anand || 2774 || 0 1 || ½ ½ || || 0 ½ || ½ 1 || 1 ½ ||5½ || 2715 |- | 4 || align=left|Teimour Radjabov || 2648 || ½ ½ || 0 ½ || 1 ½ || || ½ ½ || 0 1 ||5 || 2704 |- | 5 || align=left|Peter Leko || 2739 || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || ½ ½ || || ½ ½ ||4 || 2614 |- | 6 || align=left|Arkadij Naiditsch || 2574 || 0 0 || ½ ½ || 0 ½ || 1 0 || ½ ½ || ||3½ || 2609 |}

Germany IM Yuri Boidman (2407) won Dortmund Open A Swiss-system tournament with the score 8/9 and performance rating 2616.

Russia GM Vladimir Belikov (2499) defeated Germany IM David Baramidze (2470) in Dortmund Match with the score 6:4.

2004

; 32nd Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 22 – August 1, 2004)

Russia GM Sergei Rublevsky qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2004.

Preliminaries

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ 32nd Sparkassen Chess, Group A, 22–27 July 2004, Dortmund, Cat. XVIII (2692) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! Points !! TPR |- | 1 || align=left | Viswanathan Anand || 2782 || || 1 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || 4 || 2787 |- | 2 || align=left | Peter Svidler || 2727 || 0 ½ || || 1 1 || ½ ½ || 3½ || 2737 |- | 3 || align=left | Arkadij Naiditsch || 2574 || ½ ½ || 0 0 || || ½ 1 || 2½ || 2674 |- | 4 || align=left | Sergei Rublevsky || 2686 || ½ 0 || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || || 2 || 2569 |}

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ 32nd Sparkassen Chess, Group B, 22–27 July 2004, Dortmund, Cat. XVIII (2691) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! Points !! TB !! TPR |- | 1 || align=left | Vladimir Kramnik || 2770 || || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || 3 || 4 || 2665 |- | 2 || align=left | Peter Leko || 2741 || ½ ½ || || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || 3 || 3½ || 2674 |- | 3 || align=left | Victor Bologan || 2663 || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || || ½ ½ || 3 || 2½ || 2700 |- | 4 || align=left | Sergey Karjakin || 2591 || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || || 3 || 2 || 2724 |}

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Group B Rapid playoff, 27 July 2004, Dortmund, Cat. XVIII (2691) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! Points !! TPR |- | 1 || align=left | Vladimir Kramnik || 2770 || || ½ ½ || 1 1 || 1 0 || 4 || 2790 |- | 2 || align=left | Peter Leko || 2741 || ½ ½ || || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || 3½ || 2731 |- | 3 || align=left | Victor Bologan || 2663 || 0 0 || ½ ½ || || 1 ½ || 2½ || 2643 |- | 4 || align=left | Sergey Karjakin || 2591 || 0 1 || 0 ½ || 0 ½ || || 2 || 2599 |}

Knockout

| Team-Width =

| RD1-seed1 = 1A | RD1-team1 = Viswanathan Anand | RD1-score1 = 4 | RD1-seed2 = 2B | RD1-team2 = Peter Leko | RD1-score2 = 2

| RD1-seed3 = 2A | RD1-team3 = Peter Svidler | RD1-score3 = 3 | RD1-seed4 = 1B | RD1-team4 = Vladimir Kramnik | RD1-score4 = 5

| RD2-seed1 = 1A | RD2-team1 = Viswanathan Anand | RD2-score1 = 2½ | RD2-seed2 = 1B | RD2-team2 = Vladimir Kramnik | RD2-score2 = 1½

| RD2b-seed1 = 2B | RD2b-team1 = Peter Leko | RD2b-score1 = 1½ | RD2b-seed2 = 2A | RD2b-team2 = Peter Svidler | RD2b-score2 = 2½

| Team-Width =

| RD1-seed1 = 3A | RD1-team1 = Arkadij Naiditsch | RD1-score1 = 2 | RD1-seed2 = 4B | RD1-team2 = Sergey Karjakin | RD1-score2 = 0

| RD1-seed3 = 4A | RD1-team3 = Sergei Rublevsky | RD1-score3 = 3 | RD1-seed4 = 3B | RD1-team4 = Victor Bologan | RD1-score4 = 1

| RD2-seed1 = 3A | RD2-team1 = Arkadij Naiditsch | RD2-score1 = 1½ | RD2-seed2 = 4A | RD2-team2 = Sergei Rublevsky | RD2-score2 = ½

| RD2b-seed1 = 4B | RD2b-team1 = Sergey Karjakin | RD2b-score1 = ½ | RD2b-seed2 = 3B | RD2b-team2 = Victor Bologan | RD2b-score2 = 1½

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Final standings ! Place !! Player !! Rating |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | Viswanathan Anand || 2782 |- | 2 || align=left | Vladimir Kramnik || 2770 |- | 3 || align=left | Peter Svidler || 2727 |- | 4 || align=left | Peter Leko || 2741 |- | 5 || align=left | Arkadij Naiditsch || 2574 |- | 6 || align=left | Sergei Rublevsky || 2686 |- | 7 || align=left | Victor Bologan || 2663 |- | 8 || align=left | Sergey Karjakin || 2591 |}

2005

; 33rd Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 8 – 17, 2005)

Israel GM Emil Sutovsky qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2005.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ 33rd Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 8–17 July 2005, Dortmund, Germany, Category XIX (2709) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left|Arkadij Naiditsch || 2612 || || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 ||5½|| 2800 |- | 2 || align=left|Veselin Topalov || 2788 || 1 || || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ ||5|| 2743 |- | 3 || align=left|Étienne Bacrot || 2729 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 0 ||5|| 2750 |- | 4 || align=left|Peter Svidler || 2738 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ ||5|| 2749 |- | 5 || align=left|Loek van Wely || 2655 || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || ½ ||5|| 2758 |- | 6 || align=left|Vladimir Kramnik || 2744 || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 ||4½|| 2705 |- | 7 || align=left|Michael Adams || 2719 || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 ||4½|| 2708 |- | 8 || align=left|Peter Leko || 2763 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 ||4|| 2660 |- | 9 || align=left|Emil Sutovsky || 2674 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || || ½ ||3½|| 2633 |- | 10 || align=left|Peter Heine Nielsen || 2668 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ||3|| 2589 |}

2006

; 34th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 29 – August 6, 2006)

Georgia GM Baadur Jobava qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2006.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ 34th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 29 July – 6 August 2006, Dortmund, Category XIX (2720) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! Points !! SB !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left|Vladimir Kramnik || 2743 || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 ||4½|| 14.50 || 2819 |- | 2 || align=left|Peter Svidler || 2742 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 ||4½|| 13.50 || 2819 |- | 3 || align=left|Michael Adams || 2732 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ ||4|| 14.00 || 2768 |- | 4 || align=left|Peter Leko || 2738 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ ||4|| 12.50 || 2768 |- | 5 || align=left|Boris Gelfand || 2729 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || 1 || 1 ||4|| 11.75 || 2769 |- | 6 || align=left|Arkadij Naiditsch || 2665 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || 1 ||3½|| 11.00 || 2728 |- | 7 || align=left|Levon Aronian || 2761 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || || ½ ||2½|| 6.75 || 2612 |- | 8 || align=left|Baadur Jobava || 2651 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ||2|| 5.00 ||2572 |}

2007

; 35th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (June 23 – July 1, 2007)

Russia GM Evgeny Alekseev qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2007.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ 35th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 23 June – 1 July 2007, Dortmund, Category XX (2727) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! Points !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left|Vladimir Kramnik || 2772 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 ||5|| 2878 |- | 2 || align=left|Evgeny Alekseev || 2679 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ ||4|| 2783 |- | 3 || align=left|Peter Leko || 2738 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ ||4|| 2775 |- | 4 || align=left|Viswanathan Anand || 2786 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 ||4|| 2768 |- | 5 || align=left|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov || 2757 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 ||3½|| 2722 |- | 6 || align=left|Magnus Carlsen || 2693 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ ||3|| 2681 |- | 7 || align=left|Boris Gelfand || 2733 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ ||2½|| 2624 |- | 8 || align=left|Arkadij Naiditsch || 2654 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ||2|| 2579 |}

2008

; 36th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (June 28 – July 6, 2008)

Russia GM Ian Nepomniachtchi qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2008.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ 36th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 28 June – 6 July 2008, Dortmund, Category XVIII (2694) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! Points !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left|Peter Leko || 2741 || || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ ||4½|| 2790 |- | 2 || align=left|Vassily Ivanchuk || 2740 || 0 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ ||4|| 2738 |- | 3 || align=left|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov || 2752 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 ||4|| 2736 |- | 4 || align=left|Ian Nepomniachtchi || 2634 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 ||4|| 2753 |- | 5 || align=left|Jan Gustafsson || 2603 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 1 || ½ || 1 ||4|| 2758 |- | 6 || align=left|Arkadij Naiditsch || 2624 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || || 1 || 1 ||3½|| 2705 |- | 7 || align=left|Vladimir Kramnik || 2788 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || || 1 ||3|| 2631 |- | 8 || align=left|Loek van Wely || 2677 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ||1|| 2388 |}

2009

; 37th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 2 – 12, 2009)

France GM Étienne Bacrot qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2009.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ 37th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 2–12 July 2009, Dortmund, Germany, Category XX (2744) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! Points !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left|Vladimir Kramnik || 2759 || || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || 1 1 ||6½|| 2851 |- | 2 || align=left|Peter Leko || 2756 || ½ ½ || || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || ½ ½ ||5½|| 2778 |- | 3 || align=left|Magnus Carlsen || 2772 || ½ 0 || ½ ½ || || 1 ½ || ½ ½ || 1 ½ ||5½|| 2775 |- | 4 || align=left|Dmitry Jakovenko || 2760 || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || 0 ½ || || ½ 1 || 1 ½ ||5½|| 2777 |- | 5 || align=left|Étienne Bacrot || 2721 || ½ ½ || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || || ½ ½ ||4|| 2677 |- | 6 || align=left|Arkadij Naiditsch || 2697 || 0 0 || ½ ½ || 0 ½ || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || ||3|| 2605 |}

2010s

2010

; 38th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 15–25, 2010)

Vietnam GM Lê Quang Liêm qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2010.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ 38th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 15–25 July 2010, Dortmund, Germany, Category XX (2731) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! Points !! SB !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left|Ruslan Ponomariov || 2734 || || 0 ½ || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || ½ 1 || 1 ½ ||6½|| || 2840 |- | 2 || align=left|Lê Quang Liêm || 2681 || 1 ½ || || ½ ½ || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || 1 ½ ||5½|| || 2777 |- | 3 || align=left|Vladimir Kramnik || 2790 || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || || ½ 1 || 1 0 || ½ ½ ||5|| 24.25 || 2719 |- | 4 || align=left|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov || 2761 || 0 ½ || 1 ½ || ½ 0 || || 1 0 || ½ 1 ||5|| 24.00 || 2725 |- | 5 || align=left|Arkadij Naiditsch || 2684 || ½ 0 || ½ ½ || 0 1 || 0 1 || || ½ 0 ||4|| 20.75 || 2668 |- | 6 || align=left|Peter Leko || 2734 || 0 ½ || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || ½ 1 || ||4|| 19.50 || 2658 |}

2011

; 39th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 21 – 31, 2011)

Vietnam GM Lê Quang Liêm qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2011.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ 39th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 21–31 July 2011, Dortmund, Germany, Category XX (2731) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! Points !! SB !! Wins !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left|Vladimir Kramnik || 2781 || || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || 1 0 || 1 1 ||7|| 31.00 || 5 || 2870 |- | 2 || align=left|Lê Quang Liêm || 2715 || ½ ½ || || 1 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || ½ ½ ||5½|| 27.00 || 1 || 2770 |- | 3 || align=left|Ruslan Ponomariov || 2764 || 0 ½ || 0 ½ || || 1 0 || 1 1 || ½ ½ ||5|| 23.25 || 3 || 2761 |- | 4 || align=left|Anish Giri || 2701 || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || 0 1 || || ½ ½ || 1 ½ ||5|| 23.00 || 2 || 2737 |- | 5 || align=left|Hikaru Nakamura || 2770 || 0 1 || ½ ½ || 0 0 || ½ ½ || || ½ 1 ||4½|| 22.00 || 2 || 2687 |- | 6 || align=left|Georg Meier || 2656 || 0 0 || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || 0 ½ || ½ 0 || ||3|| 15.25 || 0 || 2597 |}

2012

; 40th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 13 – 22, 2012)

Poland GM Mateusz Bartel qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2012.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 40th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 13–22 July 2012, Dortmund, Germany, Category XIX (2711) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! Black !! Wins !! SB !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left |Fabiano Caruana || 2775 | || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 6 || 4 || 4 || 23.00 || 2829 |- | 2 || align=left |Sergey Karjakin || 2779 | ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 6 || 4 || 3 || 23.00 || 2829 |- | 3 || align=left |Ruslan Ponomariov || 2726 | 1 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 5½ || 5 || 3 || 24.50 || 2789 |- | 4 || align=left |Vladimir Kramnik || 2799 | 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 5 || 5 || 3 || 20.50 || 2744 |- | 5 || align=left |Arkadij Naiditsch || 2700 | ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 5 || 5 || 2 || 21.50 || 2755 |- | 6 || align=left |Peter Leko || 2730 | ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 5 || 4 || 2 || 21.50 || 2752 |- | 7 || align=left |Georg Meier || 2644 | ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 4 || 4 || 1 || 16.00 || 2676 |- | 8 || align=left |Daniel Fridman || 2655 | 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 3½ || 4 || 0 || 14.75 || 2637 |- | 9 || align=left |Mateusz Bartel || 2674 | 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || || ½ || 2 || 5 || 1 || 8.00 || 2495 |- | 10 || align=left |Jan Gustafsson || 2629 | 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 1½ || 5 || 0 || 4.75 || 2447 |- |}

2013

; 41st Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 26 – August 4, 2013)

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 41st Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 26 July – 4 August 2013, Dortmund, Category XIX (2709) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! Wins !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left |Michael Adams || 2740 | || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 7 || 5 || 2925 |- | 2 || align=left | Vladimir Kramnik || 2784 | ½ || || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 6½ || 5 || 2866 |- | 3 || align=left | Peter Leko || 2737 | ½ || 0 || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4½ || 1 || 2705 |- | 4 || align=left | Arkadij Naiditsch || 2710 | 0 || ½ || 0 || || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 4½ || 3 || 2708 |- | 5 || align=left | Dmitry Andreikin || 2727 | 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 4 || 2 || 2664 |- | 6 || align=left | Georg Meier || 2610 | ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 4 || 1 || 2677 |- | 7 || align=left | Fabiano Caruana || 2796 | 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || || 0 || ½ || 1 || 4 || 2 || 2656 |- | 8 || align=left | Wang Hao || 2752 | 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || || 0 || 1 || 4 || 3 || 2661 |- | 9 || align=left | Igor Khenkin || 2605 | 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || || ½ || 3½ || 1 || 2640 |- | 10 || align=left | Daniel Fridman || 2629 | ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || || 3 || 0 || 2592 |- |}

2014

; 42nd Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 12 – 20, 2014)

The 42nd Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting took place between July 12 and July 20, 2014, in the "Orchesterzentrum NRW" in Dortmund, Germany. The eight-player round-robin tournament consisted of 7 games of Classical Chess. The field was led by Vladimir Kramnik, Fabiano Caruana, and Michael Adams. Players received 100 minutes for 40 moves, then an additional 50 minutes for 20 additional moves, and finally 15 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds per move starting from move one.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 42nd Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 12–20 July 2014, Dortmund, Germany, Category XIX (2715) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! Points !! Wins !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left |Fabiano Caruana || 2789 | || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 5½ || 5 || 2934 |- | 2 || align=left | Peter Leko || 2737 | ½ || || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4 || 3 || 2762 |- | 3 || align=left | Georg Meier || 2632 | 0 || ½ || || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 4 || 2 || 2777 |- | 4 || align=left | Arkadij Naiditsch || 2705 | ½ || 0 || 0 || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 3½ || 3 || 2716 |- | 5 || align=left | Michael Adams || 2743 | 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || 3½ || 1 || 2711 |- | 6 || align=left | Ruslan Ponomariov || 2723 | 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || 1 || ½ || 3 || 1 || 2664 |- | 7 || align=left | Vladimir Kramnik || 2777 | ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || 2½ || 0 || 2604 |- | 8 || align=left | David Baramidze || 2616 | 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 2 || 0 || 2571 |- |}

2015

; 43rd Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (June 27 – July 5, 2015)

The 43rd Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting took place between June 27 to July 5 in the "Orchesterzentrum NRW" in Dortmund, Germany. The eight-player round-robin tournament consisted of 7 games of Classical Chess. The field was led by Vladimir Kramnik, Fabiano Caruana, and Wesley So. Players received 100 minutes for 40 moves, then an additional 50 minutes for 20 additional moves, and finally 15 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds per move starting from move one.

The tournament was also the final Dortmund appearance for Arkadij Naiditsch before his transfer to the Azerbaijan Chess Federation.

Russia GM Ian Nepomniachtchi qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2015.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 43rd Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 27 June – 5 July 2015, Dortmund, Category XIX (2724) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! Points !! Black !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left |Fabiano Caruana || 2805 | || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 5½ || || 2942 |- | 2 || align=left | Wesley So || 2778 | 1 || || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 4 || 4 || 2766 |- | 3 || align=left | Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu || 2654 | 0 || 1 || || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4 || 3 || 2784 |- | 4 || align=left | Vladimir Kramnik || 2783 | 0 || 0 || ½ || || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 3½ || || 2715 |- | 5 || align=left | Arkadij Naiditsch || 2722 | 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || || 0 || ½ || ½ || 3 || 4 || 2674 |- | 6 || align=left | Ian Nepomniachtchi || 2720 | ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || || ½ || ½ || 3 || 3 || 2674 |- | 7 || align=left | Hou Yifan || 2676 | 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 2½ || 4 || 2628 |- | 8 || align=left | Georg Meier || 2654 | 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 2½ || 3 || 2632 |- |}

2016

; 44th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 9 – 17, 2016)

The 44th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting took place between July 9 to 17 in the "Orchesterzentrum NRW" in Dortmund, Germany. The eight-player round-robin tournament consisted of 7 games of Classical Chess. The field was led by Vladimir Kramnik, Fabiano Caruana, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Players received 100 minutes for 40 moves, then 50 minutes for 20 additional moves, then 15 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds per move starting from move one.

Russia GM Evgeniy Najer qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2016.

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won the tournament on July 16 with 1 game to spare. This was his first Dortmund tournament victory.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 44th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 9–17 July 2016, Dortmund, Germany, Category XX (2732) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! Points !! Black !! Wins !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left |Maxime Vachier-Lagrave || 2798 | || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 5½ || || || 2954 |- | 2 || align=left | Vladimir Kramnik || 2812 | ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 4 || 4 || || 2771 |- | 3 || align=left | Fabiano Caruana || 2810 | 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 2771 |- | 4 || align=left | Leinier Domínguez || 2713 | ½ || ½ || ½ || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4 || 3 || 1 || 2786 |- | 5 || align=left | Ruslan Ponomariov || 2706 | 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || 1 || 1 || 3½ || 4 || || 2735 |- | 6 || align=left | Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu || 2674 | ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 3½ || 3 || || 2740 |- | 7 || align=left | Evgeniy Najer || 2687 | 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || || 1 || 2 || || || 2574 |- | 8 || align=left | Rainer Buhmann || 2653 | 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || || 1½ || || || 2512 |- |}

2017

; 45th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 15 – 23, 2017)

Russia GM Vladimir Fedoseev qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2017.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 45th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 15–23 July 2017, Dortmund, Germany, Category XIX (2725) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! Points !! Black !! Wins !! SB !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left |Radosław Wojtaszek || 2736 | || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 4½ || 4 || 2 || 14.75 || 2826 |- | 2 || align=left | Vladimir Fedoseev || 2726 | ½ || || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 4 || 4 || 2 || 13.75 || 2775 |- | 3 || align=left | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave || 2791 | ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 4 || 3 || 1 || 13.50 || 2766 |- | 4 || align=left | Vladimir Kramnik || 2812 | ½ || 0 || ½ || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 3½ || 3 || 1 || 11.75 || 2713 |- | 5 || align=left | Matthias Blübaum || 2642 | ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || || ½ || 0 || ½ || 3 || 4 || 1 || 11.25 || 2687 |- | 6 || align=left | Dmitry Andreikin || 2712 | ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 3 || 4 || 0 || 10.50 || 2677 |- | 7 || align=left | Wang Yue || 2699 | 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || || ½ || 3 || 3 || 1 || 9.75 || 2679 |- | 8 || align=left | Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu || 2683 | 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 3 || 3 || 0 || 10.25 || 2681 |- |}

2018

; 46th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 14 – 22, 2018)

Belarus GM Vladislav Kovalev qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2018.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 46th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 14–22 July 2018, Dortmund, Germany, Category XIX (2720) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! Points !! Black !! Wins !! SB !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | Ian Nepomniachtchi || 2757 | || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 5 || 3 || 3 || 15.50 || 2873 |- | 2 || align=left | Anish Giri || 2782 | ½ || || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 4 || 4 || 2 || 12.25 || 2761 |- | 3 || align=left | Vladislav Kovalev || 2655 | ½ || 1 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4 || 4 || 1 || 14.00 || 2778 |- | 4 || align=left | Jan-Krzysztof Duda || 2737 | ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 12.75 || 2776 |- | 5 || align=left | Georg Meier || 2638 | 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || **3½ ** || 4 || 1 || 10.50 || 2732 |- | 6 || align=left | Vladimir Kramnik || 2792 | 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 3 || 3 || 1 || 10.00 || 2668 |- | 7 || align=left | Radosław Wojtaszek || 2733 | ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 3 || 3 || 0 || 10.50 || 2660 |- | 8 || align=left | Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu|| 2672 | 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 1½ || 4 || 0 || 5.00 || 2501 |- |}

2019

; 47th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (July 13 – 21, 2019)

Estonia GM Kaido Külaots qualified as the winner of Aeroflot Open 2019.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 47th Sparkassen Chess-Meeting, 13–21 July 2019, Dortmund, Germany, Category XIX (2705) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! Points !! Black !! Wins !! SB !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | Leinier Domínguez || 2760 | || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 4½ || || || || 2798 |- | 2 || align=left | Ian Nepomniachtchi || 2775 | 0 || || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 4 || 3 || || 2744 |- | 3 || align=left | Radosław Wojtaszek || 2737 | ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 4 || 4 || 1 || || 2749 |- | 4 || align=left | Richárd Rapport || 2735 | ½ || 1 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4 || 3 || 1 || 14.00 || 2750 |- | 5 || align=left | Teimour Radjabov || 2759 | ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 1 || ½ || ½ || 4 || 3 || 1 || 13.25 || 2746 |- | 6 || align=left | Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu || 2667 | 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || 1 || 2½ || 4 || 1 || || 2607 |- | 7 || align=left | Kaido Külaots || 2574 | ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 0 || 2½ || 4 || 0 || || 2623 |- | 8 || align=left | Daniel Fridman|| 2644 | ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || || 2½ || 3 || || || 2612 |- |}

Germany FM Thomas Michalczak (2239) won Sparkassen Chess Meeting Open A swiss-system tournament with the score 7½/9 and performance rating 2533.

2020s

2021

2022

2023

2024

The 2024 edition features a 6-games standard rules match between the top 2 German women, GM Elisabeth Pähtz versus IM Dinara Wagner, alongside open tournaments. The Open A tournament is included in the 2024 FIDE Circuit. :{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ 2024 Sparkassen Chess Meeting, Pähtz vs Wagner, 11–18 August ! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! Total |- ! 3 |- ! 3 |}

:{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;" |+class=nowrap|2024 Sparkassen Chess Meeting Open A, 10–18 August |- ! !! Player !! Rating ! Points !! TB ! Circuit |- | 1 || align=left| Nico Zwirs || 2467 ! 7½/9 | 48 || 9.12 |- | 2 || align=left| Anton Korobov || 2648 ! 7/9 | 51 || 5.59 |- | 3 || align=left| Frederik Svane || 2636 ! 7/9 | 49½ || 5.18 |- | 4 || align=left| David Gavrilescu || 2534 ! 7/9 | 49 || 4.77 |- | 5 || align=left| Yahli Sokolovsky || 2522 ! 7/9 | 46½ || 4.35 |- | 6 || align=left| Evgeny Romanov || 2567 ! 7/9 | 43 || 3.94 |- | 7 || align=left| Andrey Sumets || 2507 ! 7/9 | 41½ || 3.52 |- | 8 || align=left| Luis Ernesto Quesada Perez || 2576 ! 6½/9 | 48½ || 0.97 |- | 9 || align=left| Enis Zuferi || 2394 ! 6½/9 | 45½ || 0.14 |- | 10 || align=left| Gerlef Meins || 2384 ! 6½/9 | 44 || 0.14 |- | 11 || align=left| Frederick Waldhausen Gordon || 2342 ! 6½/9 | 43½ || 0.14 |- | 12 || align=left| Jonas Gallasch || 2260 ! 6½/9 | 42 || 0.14 |- | 13 || align=left| Romuald Mainka || 2370 ! 6½/9 | 38 || 0.14

2025

The 2025 edition features a standard double round-robin tournament between 4 female players, GM Elisabeth Pähtz, IM Dinara Wagner, IM Deimantė Cornette & IM Lu Miaoyi alongside open tournaments. The Open A tournament is included in the 2025 FIDE Circuit. :{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ 2025 Sparkassen Chess Meeting, 3–10 August ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! Total |-bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 ||align=left| China Lu Miaoyi || 2439 | |1 ½ |0 1 |1 1 ! 4½ |- | 2 ||align=left| Germany Elisabeth Pähtz || 2406 |0 ½ | |½ 1 |½ ½ ! 3 |- | 3 ||align=left| Germany Dinara Wagner || 2404 |1 0 |½ 0 | |1 0 ! 2½ |- | 4 ||align=left| France Deimantė Cornette || 2401 |0 0 |½ ½ |0 1 | ! 2 |- |}

:{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;" |+class=nowrap|2025 Sparkassen Chess Meeting Open A, 2–10 August |- ! !! Player !! Rating ! Points !! TB ! Circuit |-bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || align=left| Matthias Blübaum || 2660 ! 7/9 | 50 || 6.89 |- | 2 || align=left| Surya Shekhar Ganguly || 2566 ! 7/9 | 49 || 6.06 |- | 3 || align=left| Dau Khuong Duy || 2462 ! 7/9 | 46½ || 5.65 |- | 4 || align=left| Dmitrij Kollars || 2644 ! 7/9 | 46½ || 5.23 |- | 5 || align=left| Liu Yan || 2531 ! 7/9 | 44 || 4.82 |- | 6 || align=left| Jan Malek || 2526 ! 7/9 | 44 || 4.41 |- | 7 || align=left| Luis Engel || 2548 ! 6½/9 | 51 || 1.47 |- | 8 || align=left| Rinat Jumabayev || 2556 ! 6½/9 | 48½ || 1.06 |- | 9 || align=left| Xiao Tong || 2539 ! 6½/9 | 47 || 0.23 |- | 10 || align=left| Jan Klimkowski || 2517 ! 6½/9 | 46½ || 0.23 |- | 11 || align=left| David Gavrilescu || 2531 ! 6½/9 | 45½ || 0.23 |- | 12 || align=left| Ebrahim Ahmadinia || 2388 ! 6½/9 | 45 || 0.23 |- | 13 || align=left| Christian Gloeckler || 2446 ! 6½/9 | 42½ || 0.23 |- | 14 || align=left| Konstantin Peyrer || 2490 ! 6½/9 | 42 || 0.23 |- | 15 || align=left| Marco Materia || 2500 ! 6½/9 | 40 || 0.23

Notes

References

Source

• Winners list and Reports since 1973 by Gerhard Hund (German)

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