MTel Masters 2008: A Remarkable Win For Cheparinov
Date 2008/5/14 | Topic: Chess news
| Bulgarian GM Ivan Cheparinov realized a remarkable win against Chinese GM Bu Xiangzhi. They had played their game in Slav Defence. Cheparinoh had black pieces.
Temporary leader of the tournament - Ukrainian GM Vassily Ivanchuk lost his first half a point in this MTel Masters event by a draw with GM Teimour Radjabov.
The other Bulgarian here - former World Champion Veselin Topalov won his Slav Defence game against Armenian Levon Aronian. Topalov had a pawn and more active pieces in the edngame.
Round 6 Standings:
| Rank | Name | IRtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | vict | Res. | SB. |
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| 1 | Vassily Ivanchuk | 2740 | UKR | * * | 1 | 1 | 1 Ѕ | 1 | 1 | 5,5 | 5 | 0,0 | 13,75 | | 2 | Veselin Topalov | 2767 | BUL | 0 | * * | 1 | Ѕ | 1 1 | 1 | 4,5 | 4 | 0,0 | 8,25 | | 3 | Ivan Cheparinov | 2695 | BUL | 0 | 0 | * * | Ѕ | Ѕ | 1 1 | 3,0 | 2 | 0,0 | 4,00 | | 4 | Teimour Radjabov | 2751 | AZE | 0 Ѕ | Ѕ | Ѕ | * * | Ѕ | Ѕ | 2,5 | 0 | 0,0 | 7,75 | | 5 | Levon Aronian | 2763 | ARM | 0 | 0 0 | Ѕ | Ѕ | * * | Ѕ | 1,5 | 0 | 0,0 | 3,25 | | 6 | Xiangzhi Bu | 2708 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 0 | Ѕ | Ѕ | * * | 1,0 | 0 | 0,0 | 2,00 |
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