MTel Masters, Round 7: Ivanchuk maintains his lead
The Ivanchuk-Topalov game lived up to expectations but wound up a draw, keeping Ivanchuk a point ahead of his opponent with three rounds to play. Topalov will have an extra White, Ivanchuk an extra Black, so the battle for first remains real. In other games, Radjabov got his first win of the event and made it back to 50%, defeating poor Bu Xiangzhi, while Cheparinov-Aronian was drawn.
Standings after Round 7:
1. Ivanchuk 6
2. Topalov 5
3-4. Radjabov, Cheparinov 3.5
5. Aronian 2
6. Bu Xiangzhi 1
Pairings for Round 8:
Topalov - Cheparinov (This pairing worked well for Topalov the first time around.)
Aronian - Radjabov
Bu Xiangzhi - Ivanchuk (Ivanchuk has Black, but considering Bu's performance so far this is a good chance for the Ukranian.)
Tournament site here, games (unannotated) here.
Standings after Round 7:
1. Ivanchuk 6
2. Topalov 5
3-4. Radjabov, Cheparinov 3.5
5. Aronian 2
6. Bu Xiangzhi 1
Pairings for Round 8:
Topalov - Cheparinov (This pairing worked well for Topalov the first time around.)
Aronian - Radjabov
Bu Xiangzhi - Ivanchuk (Ivanchuk has Black, but considering Bu's performance so far this is a good chance for the Ukranian.)
Tournament site here, games (unannotated) 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
Thursday May 15, 2008 at 6:06pm