Chess
Published Date:
16 May 2008
By John B Henderson
THE hot streak turns lukewarm at the start of the second half of the MTel Masters in Sofia, Bulgaria, as runaway leader Vassily Ivanchuk drops his first points of the tournament, ceding a draw in round six to the young Azeri Teimour Radjabov.
But as remarkable as Ivanchuk's performance is, he still faces a battle for first place with local hero and three-time winner Veselin Topalov keeping the pressure on and his hopes high of a fourth successive title by beating Levon Aronian.
Topalo...
The full article contains 366 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
15 May 2008 6:46 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
Chess & Bridge