Vassily Ivanchuk won his third game in MTel Masters 2008. Ukrainian defeated Bu Xiandzhi with white in Reti Opening and had 100% success. Bu is at the other side - we can define his game today as "Total opening disaster".
In "Bulgarian game" Veselin Topalov (black) won against his WCC Second Ivan Cheparinov.
In Anti-Meran Gambit Teimur Radjabov and Levon Aronian had finished their game on a draw.

Round 3 Standings:

Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR) beats Bulgarian Veselin Topalov in second round of MTel Masters 2008. The game was played in French opening, Steinitz-Boleslavsky variant and took 43 moves.
The other two games in this round were drown:
Bu Xiangzhi and Tejmour Radjabov sign a completely King vs. King draw in just a 45-moves Anglo-Indian English opening. They both lost their first round games yesterday.
Levon Aronian and Ivan Cheparinov ended their Slav Defence game in a 46-moves game.
After this round Ukrainian GM Ivanchuk take the sole lead with 2/2 points.

Round 2 Standings:

This is Part 2 of our MTel Masters 2008 Round I Picture gallery.
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- MTel Masters 2008 - Pictures round 1 (part 1)
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There is Part 1 of our MTel Masters 2008 Round I Picture gallery:
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- MTel Masters 2008 - Results round 1
- MTel Masters 2008 - Pictures round 1 (part 1)
- MTel Masters 2008 - Pictures round 1 (part 2)

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GM Vassily Ivanchuk, GM Veselin Topalov and GM Ivan Cheparinov won their first games in this year MTel Masters super chess tournament.
Ivanchuk (UKR) was very strong with black pieces today and won in Queen Indian - Nimzovich variation against Tejmur Radjabov (AZE).
Veselin Topalov (BUL) defeated Levon Aronian (ARM) after an effect rook sacrifice on move 36. The game was played in Catalan 3. ... c5 4. Kf3. opening.

In the last game today, the other Bulgarian at this tournament - GM Ivan Cheparinov also won his game against Chinese GM Bu Xiangzhi. It was Sicilian - Najdorf variation game with very good tactic for Cheparinov.
A lot of pictures and videos will be available here soon (for free usage of everyone who interested in).

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

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

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

The MTel Masters 2008 Supertournament starts tomorrow. The participants this year are Veselin Topalov (BUL), Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR), Levon Aronian (ARM), Teimur Radjabov (AZE), Ivan Cheparinov (BUL) and Bu Xiangzhi (CHI).

Schedule

Sammour-Hasbun, 28, who lives in Massachusetts, the only untitled player among the seven-strong grandmasters in the eight-player final, yet defied the odds again to win the title and $3,000+ first prize in the strongest internet chess tournament - Internet Chess Club's annual Dos Hermanas.
En route to the title, he beat IM Anton Kovalyov, GM Timur Gareev, GM Jobava Baadur and GM Dmitry Kononenko, before defeating his good friend, GM Ronen Har-Zvi, by a score of 4-1, to take the top prize and online blitz bragging rights for the two years running.
Knock out results and all final participants: