Final position
GM Ivanchuk (2740) – GM Eljanov (2687) [D37]
Foros – Final round, 19.06.2008
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Nbd7 5.Qc2 dxc4 6.e4 a6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Bxc4 Nxc3 9.Qxc3 Nb6 10.Bg5 Be7 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.Bb3 Nd5 13.Bxd5 exd5 14.0–0 0–0 15.b4 Bf5 16.a4 c6 17.a5 Bg4 18.Nd2 Be2 19.Rfe1 Bc4 20.h3 Rfd8 21.f4 Rab8 22.Kh2 Qe6 23.Rac1 h6 24.Re3 Qf5 25.Rf3 b6 26.Nxc4 dxc4 27.Qxc4 bxa5 28.bxa5 Rb5 29.Qxc6 Rxa5 30.g4 Qd7 31.Qxd7 Rxd7 32.Rd3 g5 33.Kg3 Rad5 34.Rc4 a5 35.Kf3 Kf8 36.fxg5 hxg5 37.Ke4 Ke7 38.Rc6 Rb5 39.d5 Ra7 40.Rdc3 Rbb7 41.R6c4 f6 42.Rc7+ Rxc7 43.d6+ Kd8 44.dxc7+ Rxc7 45.Rxc7 Kxc7 46.exf6 Kd7 47.Kf5 Ke8 48.Kxg5 a4 49.Kh6 a3 50.Kg7 a2 51.f7+ Kd7 52.f8Q a1Q+ 53.Qf6 Qh1 54.h4 Qh3 55.Qd4+ Ke6 56.g5 Qh1 57.Qf6+ Kd5 58.h5 Kc5 59.h6 Qb7+ 60.Kg6 White wins 1–0
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Ivanchuk has done great- he has gone from 25 points behind Carlsen in April to just 1 behind him in July- yet everyone is looking at Carlsen!
Ivanchuk got back to his Mtel form at then end with 3.5/4 finish!