This is the final round in the first half. The three players with the least amount of points all have White this round. None of them has a win yet. But with the soccer scoring system, one win can tighten the gap right away.
Round 5 matchups:
Vassily Ivanchuk (3) – Veselin Topalov (8)
Vishy Anand (3) – Magnus Carlsen (7)
Teimour Radjabov (3) – Levon Aronian (5)
What is your prediction?
Official website: http://www.bilbaofinalmasters.com/en_index.asp
Standings after 4 rounds:
1. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2777 8
2. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2775 7
3. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2737 5
4. Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2744 3
5. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2781 3
6. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2798 3
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Vassily Ivanchuk (3) – Veselin Topalov (8) (0 – 1)
Vishy Anand (3) – Magnus Carlsen (7) (1/2 – 1/2)
Teimour Radjabov (3) – Levon Aronian (5) (1/2 – 1/2)
Planet Sedna (8) – Planet San Fransisco (0) (1 – 0)
I predict all draws
Ivanchuk – Topalov (1 – 0)
Anand – Carlsen (1 – 0)
Radjabov – Aronian (1/2 – 1/2)
Might be helpful just to think in terms of ‘net wins’ as usual:
Topalov 2
Carlsen 1
Aronian 0
Anand -1
Ivanchuk -1
Radjabov -1
Carlsen is ill, especially when he lost.
Dear Susan, could you please ask the organizers to place the bulgarian flag in the right order. Thank you.
ps If I remember correctly, reversing the flag is a sign of war…
Magnus Carlsen will become Anand’s second in the World Championship. He’ll join Anand’s team, along with Peter Heine Nielsen and Rustam Kasimdzhanov.
Source:
http://sjakkfantomet.blogg.no/1220682866_06sep2008.html
Excuse me, but what exactly is wrong with the Bulgarian flag ion the picture?
They should reverse it how???
I actually think Magnus has reasonable chances of winning with black against Anand today 🙂
I predict Orange Juice will win!
It is a certainty!
The one player who still “owns” Carlsen is Anand.
I think Ivanchuk is gonna score his first win here… ain’t it clear?! 🙂
As I said – 3 draws