Bu almost defeated Ivanchuk to give Topalov the lead. His shaky endgame resulted in a draw. Can he upset Topalov after he is within 1/2 point from Ivanchuk? Your prediction? Round 9 pairings: Xiangzhi, Bu – Topalov, VIvanchuk, V...
Aronian loses again
GM Aronian (2763) – GM Radjabov (2751) [E97]Mtel Roun 8, 16.05.2008 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 0–0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0–0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 a5 11.bxa5 Rxa5 12.Nd2 Nf4 13.Bf1 c5 14.a4 Ra6...
Ivanchuk escapes with a draw
GM Bu Xiangzhi (2708) – GM Ivanchuk (2740) [A05]16.05.2008 – Mtel round 8 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.0–0 e6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Rd1 a6 10.b3 Nbd7 11.e4 Qc8 12.Bb2 0–0 13.Qe3 Re8...
Another impressive win by Topalov
GM Topalov (2767) – GM Cheparinov (2695) [D85]Mtel round 8, 16.05.2008 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bd2 Nb6 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.e3 0–0 8.Rc1 N8d7 9.a4 a5 10.e4 e5 11.d5 c6 12.Bg5 Bf6 13.Be3 Qe7 14.d6 Qe6...
Bu may upset Ivanchuk in round 8
Here is the game so far: GM Bu Xiangzhi (2708) – GM Ivanchuk (2740) [A05]16.05.2008 – Mtel round 8 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.0–0 e6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Rd1 a6 10.b3 Nbd7...
Can Bu pull off the upset of the tournament?
Standings after 7 rounds: 1 Ivanchuk Vassily 2740 UKR 6,02 Topalov Veselin 2767 BUL 5,03 Cheparinov Ivan 2695 BUL 3,54 Radjabov Teimour 2751 AZE 3,55 Aronian Levon 2763 ARM 2,06 Bu Xiangzhi 2708 CHN 1,0 Round 8 matchups: Topalov,...
The Titans drew
GM Ivanchuk (2740) – GM Topalov (2767) [D43]15.05.2008 / Mtel Round 7 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Rc1 Bd6 9.Bd3 0–0 10.0–0 Qe7 11.Qc2 a6 12.c5 Bc7 13.e4 dxe4 14.Nxe4...
Voodoo magic by Radjabov knocks out Bu
This is a very exciting game if you like closed positional chess. It seemed that the position was equal at one point but Radjabov found a way to break through. GM Radjabov (2751) – GM Bu Xiangzhi (2708) [D10]Mtel...
Cheparinov 1/2 Aronian
GM Cheparinov (2695) – GM Aronian (2763) [C88]15.05.2008 – Mtel, Round 7 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.a4 b4 9.d3 d6 10.Nbd2 Na5 11.Ba2 c5 12.c3 Rb8 13.d4 Qc7 14.dxe5...
Special prize for the champion
Icon “St. Trinity” for the winner of M-Tel Masters 2008 (Sofia, 15 May 2008) Author’s copy of the ancient Bulgarian icon “St. Trinity” will be the special prize of the winner in the super chess tournament M-Tel Masters 2008....