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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 results:
Aronian Levon 2763 ARM 0 - 1 Ivanchuk Vassily 2740 UKR
Cheparinov Ivan 2695 BUL ½ - ½ Radjabov Teimour 2751 AZE
Topalov Veselin 2767 BUL 1 - 0 Bu Xiangzhi 2708 CHN
Levon Aronian tried to keep Vassily Ivanchuk's king in the center by sacrificing a pawn but it hit him back in the head because the beautifully placed black Queen was destroying white's pieces' coordination. The last resort was to try and give up a Bishop to collect some queenside pawns. Ivanchuk then transposed to the position where he had two Rooks and a Bishop against white's lonely Queen, and once the black King reached safety, Aronian was forced to resign. Ivanchuk won all games in the first half of the Mtel Masters, leaving the 2nd placed Topalov 1.5 points behind.
The games are taking place inside the soundproof glass aquarium
Veselin Topalov was in great mood today and simply blasted Bu Xiangzhi off the board after black made a few inaccuracies in the Slav defence. Topalov is now 2nd with 3.5 points, point and a half behind Ivanchuk, but with same distance ahead of rest of the field. Ivan Cheparinov - Teimour Radjabov finished in a draw with perpetual check, since black successfully defended in the bayonet variation of the King's Indian defence.
More news coming in today, FIDE once again extended the deadline to receive bids for Kamsky - Topalov WCC semi-final match.
Current standings:
1. Ivanchuk Vassily 2740 UKR - 5.0
2. Topalov Veselin 2767 BUL - 3.5
3-4. Radjabov Teimour 2751 AZE and Cheparinov Ivan 2695 BUL - 2.0
5.Aronian Levon 2763 ARM - 1.5
6. Bu Xiangzhi 2708 CHN - 1.0
Round 6 pairings (Tuesday is rest day):
Ivanchuk Vassily 2740 UKR - Radjabov Teimour 2751 AZE
Bu Xiangzhi 2708 CHN - Cheparinov Ivan 2695 BUL
Topalov Veselin 2767 BUL - Aronian Levon 2763 ARM
Bu Xiangzhi and Ivan Cheparinov
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