[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: MTel Masters, Round 7: Ivanchuk maintains his lead

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
MTel Masters, Round 7: Ivanchuk maintains his lead
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1210889202.shtml


   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 [1]here, games (unannotated) [2]here.

References

   1. http://www.mtelmasters.com/en/
   2. http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/files/mtel2008_rd7.htm