MTel Masters

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(1) Ivanchuk,V (2740) - Bu Xiangzhi (2708) [A11] 4th M-Tel Masters Sofia BUL (3), 10.05.2008 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.e3 a6 5.Qc2 b5 6.b3 Bg4 7.Ne5 Bh5 8.cxb5 cxb5 9.Bxb5+ axb5 10.Nxb5 e6 11.Nc7+ Ke7 12.Nxa8 Nfd7 13.Ba3+ Kf6 14.Bb2 Nxe5 15.f4 Nbd7 16.Nc7 Bg6 17.Bxe5+ Nxe5 18.fxe5+ Kxe5 19.Qc3+ Kf5 20.0-0+ [20.e4+ Kg4 (20...dxe4 21.0-0+ leads to a slightly shorter mate.) 21.Qf3+ Kh4 22.g3+ Kh3 23.Qf1+ Kg4 24.h4 Qf6 25.Qh3+ Kf3 26.g4+ Kf4 27.Rf1+ Ke5 28.Qg3+ Qf4 29.Qxf4+ Kd4 30.Qf2+ Ke5 31.Nb5 Bc5 (31...d4 32.Qxd4# ) 32.Qf4# ] 20...Kg5 21.a4 Kh6 22.Rf3 Bf5 23.Raf1 Bd6 24.Nb5 Bb8 25.Nd4 Be4 26.Rh3+ Kg6 27.d3 Bf5 28.Rhf3 Be5 29.Qe1 Bxd4 30.Rg3+ Kh6 31.exd4 g6 32.Rgf3 Qh4 1-0

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(2) Cheparinov,I (2696) - Topalov,V (2767) [C11] 4th M-Tel Masters Sofia BUL (3), 10.05.2008 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 a6 8.Ne2 Be7 9.c3 0-0 10.g3 cxd4 11.Nexd4 Nc5 12.Bg2 Bd7 13.0-0 Rc8 14.Kh1 Ne4 15.Nxc6 bxc6 16.c4 a5 17.Qc2 g6 18.Rad1 Nc5 19.Nd4 Qc7 20.g4 Rfd8 21.Qf2 Be8 22.f5 Qxe5 23.fxe6 Nxe6 24.Nxe6 Qxe6 25.Rde1 Qxg4 26.Bd4 Qh4 27.Rxe7 Qxe7 28.Re1 Qg5 29.Re5 Qc1+ 30.Re1 Qg5 31.Re5 f5 32.h4 Qg4 33.Kh2 dxc4 34.Bh3 Qd1 35.Re1 Rxd4 36.Rxd1 Rxd1 37.Bf1 Bf7 38.Be2 0-1

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(3) Radjabov,T (2751) - Aronian,L (2763) [D43] 4th M-Tel Masters Sofia BUL (3), 10.05.2008 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.0-0 Nbd7 11.Ne5 Bg7 12.Nxd7 Nxd7 13.Bd6 a6 14.Re1 Bf8 15.Bg3 Bg7 16.Bd6 Bf8 17.Bg3 Bg7 18.e5 c5 19.d5 0-0 20.Bf3 Ra7 21.dxe6 Bxf3 22.exf7+ Rxf7 23.gxf3 Qe8 24.e6 Re7 25.Qd5 Nf6 26.Qxc5 Ra8 27.Qf5 Rd8 28.Rac1 Qc6 29.b3 Rde8 30.a4 Rxe6 31.Rxe6 Qxe6 32.Qxe6+ Rxe6 33.axb5 cxb3 34.Rb1 Nh5 35.bxa6 Rxa6 36.Rxb3 Bxc3 37.Rxc3 Kf7 38.Rc4 Rf6 39.Kg2 Kg6 40.h4 Nf4+ 41.Bxf4 Rxf4 42.Rc6+ Kh5 43.hxg5 hxg5 44.Kg3 Ra4 45.Rf6 Ra3 46.Re6 Ra4 47.Re4 Ra3 48.Rd4 Rb3 49.Kg2 Kg6 50.f4 gxf4 51.Rxf4 Kg5 52.Rf3 Rxf3 53.Kxf3 Kf5 54.Ke3 Ke5 55.f4+ Kf5 56.Kd4 Kxf4 1/2-1/2