[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: Completed Events: MTel, Kramnik-Navara and the Capablanca Memorial

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
Completed Events: MTel, Kramnik-Navara and the Capablanca Memorial
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   First, MTel: Ivanchuk put an exclamation point at the end of his
   performance at the MTel Masters, defeating Cheparinov with the Black
   pieces. Cheparinov threw the luggage into the attack, but it never got
   anywhere. Indeed, at the end it was Ivanchuk attacking - and giving
   mate - concluding the tournament with a fantastic 8-2 score and a 2977
   TPR. Topalov was unable to keep pace, drawing a spectacular game with
   Radjabov that might have been pure home preparation on the latter's
   part. (Note that Radjabov's queen sac was not a novelty, however.)
   Finally, Aronian-Bu Xiangzhi was also drawn, so the final standings
   look like this:
   1. Ivanchuk 8 (of 10)
   2. Topalov 6.5
   3. Radjabov 5.5
   4. Cheparinov 4
   5-6. Aronian, Bu Xiangzhi 3
   Second, the Cez Chess Trophy (i.e. the Kramnik-Navara match): Navara
   got a measure of redemption in the last, competitively meaningless
   games, drawing game 7 and winning game 8. That narrowed the gap, but
   it's still a hefty 5.5-2.5 match win for Kramnik.
   Finally, the Capablanca Memorial was won by top seed Lenier Dominguez
   with 6/9; Amonatov and Khenkin were next with 5.5/9. (HT: [1]Chess
   Today)

References

   1. http://www.chesstoday.net/