The match between the two best German women in chess, Elisabeth Pähtz and Dinara Wagner, started on Sunday. Wagner opened the game with White.
After the first two rounds, 29 players out of 191 are still in the running with 2 out of 2 in the B-Open of the Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2024.
Every day at the 51st International Dortmund Chess Days, a game of the day will be chosen. From the submissions of the first day, the jury led by GM Artur Jussupow, IM Jonathan Carlstedt and IM Patrick Zelbel selected the winning game by Rustam Yangibayev.
The first day of the 51st International Dortmund Chess Days started on Saturday with the first round of the B-Open and A-Open. For the most part, the favourites prevailed, but there were also some initial surprises.