Round 4 at M-Tel Masters
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 |
