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Mtel Masters 2007
Feb 6, 08:39 PM
This year’s Mtel Masters edition will be held on 9th-20th May. One more year the tournament is supposed to be the strongest competition together with Corus 2007 and Linares Morelia 2007. These three competitions will form the base of the Chess Grand Slam, which is supposed to start in 2008.
MTel Masters 2007 Tournament in Sofia, now running in its third year, promises to be a celebration of fighting chess. The invitation roster is impressive. We will reveal the full information in about 10 days when the complete list is confirmed
In this day and age when the lack of competitive ethic in Chess is making headlines, the question of how to eliminate short draws is a subject of discussion at various levels. We are pleased to confirm that the much acclaimed “Sofia rules” will be in place again.
Many readers sent us mails asking if Vladimir Kramnik will be present at the tournament. The answer was given by Silvio Danailov in an interview for Sport Express.
Q: Kramnik won’t be invited?
A: Well, if Kramnik’s manager says that they won’t talk or greet us, then why wasting our time? But we will see.
The players at Mtel Masters were announced in a press release on March 23. Here is the full list:
1. Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria, ELO 2783)
2. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan, ELO 2754)
3. Michael Adams (UK, ELO 2735)
4. Gata Kamsky (USA, ELO 2705)
5. Krishnan Sasikiran (IND, ELO 2700)
6. Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu (Romania, ELO 2689)
The list seems very exciting, there is a world champion, a European champion, two world cup finalists, a junior champion. The average ELO is 2727, which makes the tournament category XX.
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