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 With the approaching Anand – Topalov World Chess Championship match, the media in Bulgaria is becoming […]
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 Qg4 16.Nxa8 Qd7 17.Rd1 Qe7 18.Qa3 Nb4 19.0–0 Bg4 20.f3 Bh6 21.fxg4 Nxg4 22.Rxf7 Rxf7 23.Nf1 […]
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 to settle for a tie for 2nd with Carlsen. GM Shirov (2745) – GM Carlsen (2770) […]
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 Susan Polgar
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 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.c5 Bf5 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Bf4 Nbd7 8.Nxg6 hxg6 9.h3 b6 10.cxb6 […]
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 News from Susan Polgar
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 support of the international chess tournament is another way to show that we are ready to […]
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 News from Susan Polgar
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 6.h3 e6 7.g4 Be7 8.Bg2 Nfd7 9.Be3 Nc6 10.Qd2 Nde5 11.b3 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 0–0 13.0–0–0 b5 […]
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 in the Topalov game. Here are the matchups for round 8: Dominguez, L – Topalov, VIvanchuk, […]