Round 4 at M-Tel Masters

Submitted by SonofPearl on Sun, 05/11/2008 at 9:37am.

Glorious Chucky makes it 4/4

In round 4 at the MTel Masters, Vassily Ivanchuk continued on his hot streak by beating Cheparinov in a complicated King's Indian. The other games between Radjabov and Topalov, and Bu Xiangzhi and Lev Aronian were drawn, leaving Ivanchuk a startling 1.5 points clear.

The full results:

Ivanchuk, Vassily	- Cheparinov, Ivan	1-0	40	E99	King's Indian Classical
Radjabov, Teimour	- Topalov, Veselin	½-½	26	A17	English Opening
Bu Xiangzhi	- Aronian, Levon	½-½	36	D11	Slav Defence

The positions after round 4:

1	Ivanchuk, Vassily	UKR	2740	*	*	1	.	1	.	.	.	1	.	1	.	4
2	Topalov, Veselin	BUL	2767	0	.	*	*	½	.	1	.	1	.	.	.	2½
3	Radjabov, Teimour	AZE	2751	0	.	½	.	*	*	½	.	.	.	½	.	1½
4	Aronian, Levon	ARM	2763	.	.	0	.	½	.	*	*	½	.	½	.	1½
5	Cheparinov, Ivan	BUL	2696	0	.	0	.	.	.	½	.	*	*	1	.	1½
6	Bu Xiangzhi	CHN	2708	0	.	.	.	½	.	½	.	0	.	*	*	1

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by Gokukid - 18 months ago
Dasmarinas Philippines

Member Since: May 2008
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Ivanchuk may not have played 39.Nxd6+ but the game might have lasted longer. The idea of Cheparinov pushing down that e-pawn may have given him some drawing chances. Forking the king and the rook of course secures the win a bit yet Ivanchuk have seen the position deeper.

by Gokukid - 18 months ago
Dasmarinas Philippines

Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 703

On move 39 either knight had the fork. Why sac the first one? Ivanchuk's game

This is my wild guess...I hope this is Ivanchuk's gameplan: 39.Nxd6 is a very powerful Knight sacrifice, serving triple purpose: 1.) eliminate that d6-pawn blockade to allow the d5-pawn a clear way for promotion since the bishop on h4 is in control of the d8 square, 2.) upon removing the blockade, White is able to retain one of the knights, leaving him with huge material advantage, 3.) if Black continued with either 40...Kf6 or 40...Ke7, 41.Nxe4 is a discovered check, followed by capturing the bishop on d6, simplifying the position a full rook ahead down the endgame.

by mytself - 18 months ago
youngstown,ohio United States

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On move 39 either knight had the fork. Why sac the first one? Ivanchuk's game

by rexbo - 18 months ago
tasmania Australia

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I'm actually backing Aronian there is nothing better at destroying your game then feeling unbeatable oh and I bet chucky is feeling just that.

I stake $50 imaginary dollars on it any takers?

by procyk - 18 months ago
Buffalo United States

Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 36

Hopefully Ivanchuk will be able to control himself in this tournament. If he does that then this tournament is his, as many others still to come.

by Agus - 18 months ago
Jakarta Indonesia

Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 7

IVAN....I APPRECIATE!!

by obregon26 - 18 months ago
Northern Virginia United States

Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 397

Ivanchuk and Topalov are both great players. Kudos to both!

by Kingfisher - 18 months ago
Johannesburg South Africa

Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 1667

LOL, Did you see what Xiangzhi was doing? That guy may not be the best, but his games are always fun.

by Brisingr - 18 months ago
Mauritius

Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 1

He should be called IvanChuckNorris after such a performance that seems more like he is roundhousekicking his opponents!!!

by Akuni - 18 months ago
Nova Scotia Canada

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Member Points: 1213

And the amazing thing is, Ivanchuk already has a huge plus score against aronian. Something like +5 in less than 20 games.

by uscgolfer - 18 months ago
Vienna Austria

Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 39

God, the way he's playing is incredible. Aronian is gonna get dismantled.....

Ivanchuk is the man.

by eternaloptimist - 18 months ago
Orange Beach, AL United States

Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 2133

Chucky is on fire!! If he can beat Aronian in the next round, he will get a first game sweep against everyone!! Apparently his bad nerves haven't acted up too badly. In fact, it looked like he had nerves of steel in his last game because he played good defense against Cheparinov. He's one of my favorite players, so I hope he wins this trnt..

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