Topalov Wins M-tel Masters 2006
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Tuesday, May 23, 2006
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Is he man or is he machine? GM Veselin Topalov continues to impress the chess world. Just when you think that Topalov is having a "not so good" tournament he makes a come back in the second half to win it all. This past week in Sofia, Bulgaria at the Mtel Masters tournament Topalov won his last four games, after having a weak first half, to win the tournament in clear first.
Is it deja vu? Last year Topalov did the same thing finishing the last half of the Mtel Masters with 4.5 out of 5 to finish in clear first. Is he toying with us? Or, does he just have a knack for rocking the ramparts towards the end of these incredibly challenging and long events? Regardless, Topalov continues to impress us with his top-notch chess play.
GM Gata Kamsky had a fantastic tournament as well finishing in clear second place, missing first place by a just a half point. Kamsky led most of the tournament until the ninth round when he lost to Topalov in his storm to the top.
FINAL RESULTS:
| Rank | Name | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts |
| 1 | Topalov Veselin | BUL | - | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6½ |
| 2 | Kamsky Gata | USA | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Anand Viswanathan | IND | 1 | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5½ |
| 4 | Svidler Peter | RUS | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | 5.0 |
| 5 | Ponomariov Ruslan | UKR | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | - | ½ | 3½ |
| 6 | Bacrot Etienne | FRA | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 3½ |
View all of the games played in the tournament in PGN format. You can also read more details on the official Mtel Masters web site.
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Category: Chess , M-Tel Masters
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