Baden-Baden 1992

Karpov dominates Baden-Baden without a defeat
December 1992 · Baden-Baden, Germany
Karpov won with 9½/11

Anatoly Karpov won Baden-Baden 1992 with an unbeaten 9½/11. The complete 12-player, 66-game round robin ended with Karpov two points clear of Christopher Lutz.

A complete twelve-player round robin

Twelve players met once each over 11 rounds. The field included Karpov, Christopher Lutz, Artur Yusupov, Uwe Bönsch, Lev Psakhis, Robert Hübner, and six further masters; every scheduled pairing is present.

That meant 66 games over 11 rounds.

Eight wins and a two-point margin

Karpov scored eight wins and three draws without a loss. Lutz was also unbeaten and finished second on 7½, with Yusupov third on 7.

The games match the published crosstable: Karpov's 9½/11, his two-point margin, and every other player's final score.

The games

All 66 games are here: 33 decisive and 33 drawn. The standings worked out from these games match the published crosstable.

Final standings

9½/11
Karpov won with 9½/11
# Player Score Record Games
1 Karpov, Anatoly 9½/11 +8 -0 =3
2 Lutz, Christopher 7½/11 +4 -0 =7
3 Yusupov, Artur 7/11 +4 -1 =6
=4 Boensch, Uwe 6/11 +4 -3 =4
=4 Psakhis, Lev 6/11 +1 -0 =10
6 Huebner, Robert 5½/11 +2 -2 =7
=7 Lautier, Joel 5/11 +4 -5 =2
=7 Lobron, Eric 5/11 +2 -3 =6
=9 Kindermann, Stefan 4/11 +1 -4 =6
=9 Knaak, Rainer 4/11 +1 -4 =6
11 Wahls, Matthias 3½/11 +1 -5 =5
12 Hertneck, Gerald 3/11 +1 -6 =4

Cross Table

Rank Player 123456789101112
1 Karpov, Anatoly ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 Lutz, Christopher ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½
3 Yusupov, Artur ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1
4 Boensch, Uwe 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1
5 Psakhis, Lev ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½
6 Huebner, Robert 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1
7 Lautier, Joel 0 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1
8 Lobron, Eric 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1
9 Kindermann, Stefan 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½
10 Knaak, Rainer 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½
11 Wahls, Matthias 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0
12 Hertneck, Gerald 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1

Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.