M-Tel R8: all games drawn

In round 8 of the M-Tel Masters in Sofia all games ended in a draw. With two more rounds to go, Carlsen and Shirov lead with 5 out of 8, followed by Topalov who has half a point less. For now just the games, later more.

The 5th M-Tel Masters takes place May 12-23 in a glass pavilion on the square in front of the National Theatre Ivan Vazov in Sofia, Bulgaria. It’s a six-player double round-robin with Carlsen, Dominguez, Ivanchuk, Shirov, Topalov and Wang Yue playing. The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves and then another hour to finish the game. “Sofia rules” will again be used, so draw offers can be made only through the chief arbiter in the case of a threefold repetition, perpetual check or a theoretically draw position.

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