MTel Masters, Round 6: Ivanchuk's streak ends; Topalov draws closer
Nothing like a rest day to kill the momentum! Ivanchuk only managed to draw against Radjabov; in fact, despite having the White pieces, he was even a little worse near the end. The Bulgarian contingent moved up in the meantime: Cheparinov won, with Black, against the slumping Bu Xiangzhi; more importantly, Topalov defeated Aronian (with White) to pull within a point of Ivanchuk.
Standings after Round 6:
1. Ivanchuk 5.5 (3140 TPR)
2. Topalov 4.5 (2929 TPR)
3. Cheparinov 3
4. Radjabov 2.5
5. Aronian 1.5
6. Bu Xiangzhi 1
Remarkably, neither Radjabov, Aronian nor Bu have won a single game.
Pairings for Round 7:
Ivanchuk - Topalov (The big game! If Topalov wins, it's a new tournament; if Ivanchuk wins, the tournament is essentially over.)
Radjabov - Bu Xiangzhi (I sense someone making it to 50% tomorrow)
Cheparinov - Aronian
Tournament site here; games with comments here.
Standings after Round 6:
1. Ivanchuk 5.5 (3140 TPR)
2. Topalov 4.5 (2929 TPR)
3. Cheparinov 3
4. Radjabov 2.5
5. Aronian 1.5
6. Bu Xiangzhi 1
Remarkably, neither Radjabov, Aronian nor Bu have won a single game.
Pairings for Round 7:
Ivanchuk - Topalov (The big game! If Topalov wins, it's a new tournament; if Ivanchuk wins, the tournament is essentially over.)
Radjabov - Bu Xiangzhi (I sense someone making it to 50% tomorrow)
Cheparinov - Aronian
Tournament site here; games with comments here.
Related Posts (on one page):
- MTel Masters, Round 8: Ivanchuk still leads, but barely
- MTel Masters, Round 7: Ivanchuk maintains his lead
- MTel Masters, Round 6: Ivanchuk's streak ends; Topalov draws closer
- MTel Masters, Round 5: The Streak Continues
- MTel Masters, Round 4: Ivanchuk Wins Again
- MTel Masters, Round 3
- MTel Masters, Round 2
- MTel Masters, Round 1
Posted by Dennis Monokroussos on
Wednesday May 14, 2008 at 2:57pm