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 | 5½ |
| 3. | Ponomariov, Ruslan | g | UKR | 2764 | 5 |
| 4. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2701 | 5 |
| 5. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2770 | 4½ |
| 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/
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Congratulations Kramnik! A superb performance. Letting off steam at the end was entertaining.