Grischuk defeated Topalov in round 9 to catch him in the standings. Now there is just one final game left for the 2010 Linares title.
Final round 10 pairings:
Veselin Topalov – Boris Gelfand
Levon Aronian – Vugar Gashimov
Francisco Vallejo – Alexander Grischuk
Standings after 9 rounds:
| 1-2. | Grischuk, Alexander | g | RUS | 2736 | 5½ | 2848 | ||||||||||||
| 1-2. | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2805 | 5½ | 2827 | ||||||||||||
| 3. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2781 | 4½ | 2752 | ||||||||||||
| 4-5. | Gelfand, Boris | g | ISR | 2761 | 4 | 2708 | ||||||||||||
| 4-5. | Gashimov, Vugar | g | AZE | 2759 | 4 | 2712 | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Vallejo Pons, Francisco | g | ESP | 2705 | 3½ | 2692 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Go get him Judit!
TOPALOV WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!