Bulgarian President Georgy Parvanov did the inauguration of the fourth supergrandmaster chess tournament "MTel Masters 2008". The official ceremony was made up today in Central Military Club - Sofia.

First round schedules (14.00 CET):
Levon Aronian - Veselin Topalov
Ivan Cheparinov - Bu Xiangzhi
Teimur Radjabov - Vassily Ivanchuk

MTel Masters 2008 pictures...
There is a huge gallery on this site, what all chess fans, web sites and blogs can use for free (all links to us are welcome :]):
Day 0 (Opening) - Gallery 1
Day 0 (Opening) - Gallery 2
Day 0 (Opening) - Gallery 3, Schedule

MTel Masters 2008 - Additional information:
For noice removing purpose the players will be in 10 tonne glass cube.
A day before in demonstrative game Veselin Topalov and Jason Juett were ended in a draw on the 51st move. In this match the 19th World Champion played without seeing the board against the American that won last year's edition of the game Play like Topalov.

MTel Masters 2008 - official opening shots

The players were so kind and sit for o.'s portrait to ChessFish.com camera. We wish to all of them good luck and health!

MTel Masters 2008 - Bu Xiangzhi looks to schedules...

MTel Masters 2008 - Silvio Danailov and Bulgarian President - Georgy Parvanov

MTel Masters 2008 - Veselin Topalov with the the opening program leaders

MTel Masters 2008 - Bu Xiangzhi for ChessFish

MTel Masters 2008 - Teimur Radjabov for ChessFish

MTel Masters 2008 - Levon Aronian for ChessFish

MTel Masters 2008 - Ivan Cheparinov for ChessFish

MTel Masters 2008 - The games in the garden near by never stop...

Official web site: http://www.mtelmasters.com/