Mtel Masters 2009, Dates and Lineup Announced! Report by Chessdom.com Topalov, Carlsen, Ivanchuk, Wang, Dominguez and Shirov are invited to play The fifth international chess superturnament M-Tel Masters will be held from 12th to 23rd May in Sofia, Bulgaria....
No picture for you Mr. Ivanchuk
This picture is provided by our friends of chessdom.com. I do not know why Ivanchuk does not have his own picture. Can you create a clever caption?This one is provided by the organizer. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
A specular performance by Ivanchuk
Final standings: 1 Ivanchuk Vassily 2740 UKR * * 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 8,02 Topalov Veselin 2767 BUL 0 ½ * * ½ ½1 1 1 0 1 1 6,53 Radjabov Teimour 2751...
A spectacular sacrifice ends in a draw
GM Topalov (2767) – GM Radjabov (2751) [B32]18.05.2008, Mtel 2008, Round 10 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 b5 8.Nd5 Nf6 9.c4 b4 10.Nxf6+ Qxf6 11.Nc2 Qg6 12.Ne3 Be7 13.g3 Nd4 14.Bg2...
Breaking News: Ivanchuk wins Mtel
Cheparinov threw the kitchen sink at Ivanchuk but it did not work. Ivanchuk calmly defended an unsound attack on the Kingside by Cheparinov and scored the full point. This has to be one of the most incredible performances by...
Will Cheparinov help mentor Topalov?
The final round will be very interesting. Topalov still has a shot at a tie for first IF he wins and Ivanchuk loses to Cheparinov. Topalov, V – Radjabov, TCheparinov, I – Ivanchuk, VAronian, L – Xiangzhi, Bu What...
Bu beats Topalov, title to Ivanchuk
After nearly defeating Ivanchuk yesterday, Bu succeeded in knocking out Topalov today. This gives the title to Ivanchuk, or at least a tie for the title (if Ivanchuk loses and Topalov wins tomorrow). GM Bu Xiangzhi (2708) – GM...
Mtel News
A Greek leads in Play like Topalov(Sofia, 17 May 2008) A Greek chess fan leads in the Play like Topalov game. The traditional game in which the fans from all over the world can try to guess the moves...
Radjabov 1/2 Cheparinov
GM Radjabov (2751) – GM Cheparinov (2695) [D45]Mtel – Round 9, 17.05.2008 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.b3 Bd6 7.Bb2 0–0 8.Bd3 e5 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Be2 Nxf3+ 12.Bxf3 Be5 13.0–0 Bf5 14.Qd2...
Ivanchuk coasting at Mtel
GM Ivanchuk (2740) – GM Aronian (2763) [D11]Mtel – Round 9, 17.05.2008 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.h3 Bxf3 6.Qxf3 e6 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.0–0 Bd6 9.Nc3 0–0 10.Bd2 Re8 11.Qd1 dxc4 12.Bxc4 a6 13.a4 c5 14.dxc5...