Ivanchuck takes M-Tel Masters 2008
After 4 straight draws, Vassily Ivanchuck (cartoon pictured!) won his last round game against Ivan Cheparinov to take the M-Tel Masters tournament by 1.5 points. Topalov tried his best to beat Radjabov, but the game ended in a perpetual check. Aronian-Xiangzhi also ended in a draw by three-fold repetition.
4th M-Tel Masters, 08-18.05.2008 Final Ranking
| Rank | Name | IRtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts |
| 1 | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2740 | UKR | * * | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | 1 1 | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | 8,0 |
| 2 | Topalov Veselin | 2767 | BUL | 0 ½ | * * | ½ ½ | 1 1 | 1 0 | 1 1 | 6,5 |
| 3 | Radjabov Teimour | 2751 | AZE | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | * * | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | 5,5 |
| 4 | Cheparinov Ivan | 2695 | BUL | 0 0 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | * * | 1 1 | ½ ½ | 4,0 |
| 5 | Bu Xiangzhi | 2708 | CHN | 0 ½ | 0 1 | ½ 0 | 0 0 | * * | ½ ½ | 3,0 |
| 6 | Aronian Levon | 2763 | ARM | 0 ½ | 0 0 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | * * | 3,0 |
