[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: MTel Masters, Round 6: Ivanchuk's streak ends; Topalov draws closer

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
MTel Masters, Round 6: Ivanchuk's streak ends; Topalov draws closer
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1210791479.shtml


   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 [1]here.

References

   1. http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/files/mtel2008_rd6.htm