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Mtel Masters 2008: General page / Photos from Mtel
Mtel Masters live: Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 / Topalov - Ivanchuk / Radjabov - Aronian
Report: Round 1 / Round 2 / Round 3 / Round 4 / Round 5 / Round 6 / Round 7 / Round 8
Last round results:
Aronian Levon 2763 ARM ½ - ½ Bu Xiangzhi 2708 CHN
Cheparinov Ivan 2695 BUL 0 - 1 Ivanchuk Vassily 2740 UKR
Topalov Veselin 2767 BUL ½ - ½ Radjabov Teimour 2751 AZE
Vassily Ivanchuk beat Ivan Cheparinov in the last round of 2008 Mtel Masters to add a cherry on the top of the cake. The Ukrainian convincingly won the tournament with 1.5 points ahead of 2nd placed Veselin Topalov and performed at 2977 FIDE Elo. This magnificent result in such a short tournament came after five consecutive wins in the first leg and all he had to do later was to hold the distance. This puts an end on Topalov's winning streak in Sofia where he won previous three editions.
"Topalov did not win the tournament, so that he tricks Kramnik to come to Sofia," Boiko Borisov, mayor of Sofia
Over 100 photos from the closing ceremony can be found at the Chessdom photo gallery
The happy winner
At the closing ceremony all the players received their caricatures and special wine with their names on the label
Bu Xiangzhi and Levon Aronian drew their game and finished on the last place tie. Veselin Topalov - Teimour Radjabov was a very interesting Loewental Sicilian. Radjabov bravely sacrificed Queen for two minor pieces and strong positional pressure. Topalov's King remained stuck in the center and he had huge problems with establishing pieces' coordination. Eventually black delivered perpetual check, dropping the curtain to this wonderful event.
Final standings:
1. Ivanchuk Vassily 2740 UKR - 8.0
2. Topalov Veselin 2767 BUL - 6.5
3. Radjabov Teimour 2751 AZE - 5.5
4. Cheparinov Ivan 2695 BUL - 4.0
5-6. Aronian Levon 2763 ARM and Bu Xiangzhi 2708 CHN - 3.0
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