Like him or not, Silvio Danailov always speaks his mind. He won’t beat around the bush. Below is his latest interview. Silvio Danailov speaks his mind in a long interviewMtel Masters 2010 will take 1 year breakPresented by Chessdom.com...
Wang 1/2 Topalov
GM Wang Yue (2738) – GM Topalov (2812) [D82]23.05.2009Mtel 2009 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 c5 6.dxc5 Qa5 7.Rc1 dxc4 8.Bxc4 0–0 9.Nge2 Qxc5 10.Qb3 Nc6 11.Nb5 Qh5 12.Ng3 Qh4 13.Nc7 e5 14.Bg5 Qxg5 15.h4...
Shirov wins Mtel!
In a dream final round matchup, tournament leader Carlsen had to face Shirov, who’s only 1/2 point behind. It’s a must win situation for Shirov. And he did. In the mean time, Topalov could not beat Wang and had...
One game to go for all the marbles
Round 9 results: Topalov, V 1:0 Ivanchuk, VCarlsen, M 1:0 Wang, YDominguez, L 1/2 Shirov, A Standings after 9 rounds: 1. Carlsen 6.02-3. Topalov, Shirov 5.54-5. Wang Yue, Dominguez 4.06. Ivanchuk 2.0 Official website: http://www.mtelmasters09.com/en/results.html Chess Daily News from...
Carlsen leads Mtel with one to go
Carlsen once again takes over the sole lead. In the mean time, Ivanchuk’s disastrous performance continues. Here are the games of round 9. Carlsen, Magnus (2770) – Wang, Yue (2738) [D15]5th M-Tel Masters BUL (9.3), 22.05.2009 1.c4 c6 2.d4...
Down to the wire at Mtel
Standings after 8 rounds: 1-2. Carlsen, Shirov 5.03. Topalov 4.54. Wang Yue 4.05. Dominguez 3.56. Ivanchuk 2.0 Matchups for round 9: Topalov, V – Ivanchuk, VDominguez, L – Shirov, ACarlsen, M – Wang, Y Official website: http://www.mtelmasters09.com/ Chess Daily...
Svetla Nestorova: My husband and I are both chess fans
Svetla Nestorova: My husband and I are both chess fans For the fourth consecutive year Bulstrad Vienna Insurance Life JSC is the official insurer of M-Tel Masters. What are the benefits of the company from this support?For us the...
Mtel update
Here are the results for round 8: Dominguez, L 1/2 Topalov, VIvanchuk, V 1/2 Carlsen, MShirov, A 1/2 Wang, Y Standings after 8 rounds: 1-2. Carlsen, Shirov 5.03. Topalov 4.54. Wang Yue 4.05. Dominguez 3.56. Ivanchuk 2.0 Chess Daily...
Fireworks fizzle in round 8
The players fought hard. All games were entertaining. However, at the end, all three games ended in draws. GM Dominguez (2721) – GM Topalov (2812) [B90]Mtel 2009 (8), 21.05.2009 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6...
FIDE President to make the first move
Another big round at Mtel today. Topalov is trailing Carlsen and Shirov by only 1/2 point with 3 rounds to go. Expect another sharp Sicilian from Topalov. FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov is in Sofia to make the first move...