Topalov regains #1 ranking after winning Master Bolboa

Final round results:

Topalov, Veselin - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0
Carlsen, Magnus - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½
Aronian, Levon - Radjabov, Teimour 0-1

Bilboa Final Standings:
1--- Topalov, Veselin ----- BUL 2777- 17
2-3 Aronian, Levon------ ARM 2737- 13
---- Carlsen, Magnus ---- NOR 2775- 13
4-- Ivanchuk, Vassily---- UKR 2781- 12
5-- Radjabov, Teimour-- AZE 2744- 10
6-- Anand, Viswanathan IND 2798- 8

Provisional World Chess Rankings after 13-10-2008:

1 Topalov 2790.6
2 Morozevich 2787.0
3 Carlsen 2786.1
4 Ivanchuk 2785.6
5 Anand 2783.2
6 Kramnik 2771.9
7 Aronian 2756.8
8 Radjabov 2751.5
9 Leko 2746.6
10 Wang Yue 2735.5

Chess Final Masters Bilbao round 10

Magnus Carlsen only draw with Anand in round 10. "Ivanchuk vs Topalov game can decide the top standing of the Bilbao Grand Slam Final and the World #1 ranking!
If Ivanchuk wins, he will be the #1 player of the world as of October 1 and he has a chance to win this tournament as well (if Aronian and Carlsen draw or lose).
If Topalov wins, he will win the Bilbao Grand Slam Final and has a chance to regain his world #1 ranking "- susanpolgar blog

GM Carlsen (2775) - GM Anand (2798) [D13]
Bilbao Grand Slam Final, 13.09.2008

Chess Final Masters Bilbao round 9

All draw in round 9, Vaselin Topalov in leading with i point to his close rival Levon Aronian. 4 player still have a chance to win this tournament,Veselin Topalov, Levon Aronian, Magnus Carlsen and Vassily Ivanchuk. For Anand, maybe no luck for him in this tournament. Incoming tournament for him with Kramnik is more chalenging.

Round 9: Friday, 12th September 2008
Vassily Ivanchuk	½-½	Levon Aronian
Teimour Radjabov	½-½	Magnus Carlsen
Vishy Anand	½-½	Veselin Topalov

Standing after round 9

Player	games	wins	draws	losses	points
Veselin Topalov	9	3	5	1	14
Levon Aronian	9	3	4	2	13
Magnus Carlsen	9	3	3	2	12
Vassily Ivanchuk	9	2	6	1	12
Vishy Anand	9	0	7	2	7
Teimur Radjabov	9	0	7	2	7

Grand Slam Chess Final Masters Bilbao Round 7&8

Round 7: Tuesday, 9th September 2008
Magnus Carlsen	0-1	Vassily Ivanchuk
Levon Aronian	1-0	Veselin Topalov
Teimour Radjabov	½-½	Vishy Anand

Round 8: Wednesday, 10th September 2008
Vassily Ivanchuk	1-0	Teimour Radjabov
Vishy Anand	0-1	Levon Aronian
Veselin Topalov	1-0	Magnus Carlsen

Bilbao Standing:

Player	games	wins	draws	losses	points
Veselin Topalov	8	3	4	1	13
Levon Aronian	8	3	3	2	12
Magnus Carlsen	8	3	2	2	11
Vassily Ivanchuk	8	2	5	1	11
Vishy Anand	8	0	6	2	6
Teimur Radjabov	8	0	6	2	6

After round 8,the unofficial lives tanding:

Rank	Name		Rating	Change	# games	# events	Born
01	Ivanchuk		2791,3	+10,3	48	5	1969
02	Morozevich		2787,0	-1	9	1	1977
03	Carlsen		2786,2	+11,2	29	3	1990
04	Topalov		2785,2	+8,2	8	1	1975
05	Anand		2783,8	-14,2	8	1	1969
06	Kramnik		2771,9	-16,1	16	2	1975
07	Aronian		2761,1	+24,1	21	2	1982
08	Leko		2746,6	+5,6	16	2	1979
09	Radjabov		2746,2	+2,2	21	2	1987
10	Adams		2737,1	+2,1	18	3	1971
11	Wang Yue		2735,5	+31,5	23	2	1987
12	Jakovenko		2733,9	+24,9	38	4	1983
13	Movsesian		2732,1	+9,1	12	2	1978
14	Mamedyarov		2731,1	-10,9	16	2	1985
15	Karjakin		2730,0	+3	24	2	1990
16	Kamsky		2728,5	+5,5	22	2	1974
17	Svidler		2726,5	-11,5	24	2	1976
18	Shirov		2725,9	-15,1	34	4	1972
19	Eljanov		2719,6	+3,6	26	3	1983
20	Grischuk		2719,1	-8,9	13	1	1983

Grand Slam Chess Final Masters Bilbao Round 6

Magnus Carlsen strike back, and take the lead when he again beat Aronian. Other game ended with draw.

Round 6: Monday, 8th September 2008
Vassily Ivanchuk	½-½	Vishy Anand
Veselin Topalov	½-½	Teimour Radjabov
Magnus Carlsen	1-0	Levon Aronian

Bilboa standing after round 6

Player	games	wins	draws	losses	points
Magnus Carlsen	6	3	2	1	11
Veselin Topalov	6	2	4	0	10
Levon Aronian	6	1	3	2	6
Vishy Anand	6	0	5	1	5
Teimur Radjabov	6	0	5	1	5
Vassily Ivanchuk	6	0	5	1	5

Grand Slam Chess Final Masters Bilbao after Round 5

Round 5: Saturday, 6th September 2008

Vassily Ivanchuk -- ½-½ Veselin Topalov
Vishy Anand ------- ½-½ Magnus Carlsen
Teimour Radjabov ½-½ Levon Aronian

Round 4: Friday, 5th September 2008

Levon Aronian --- 1-0 Vassily Ivanchuk
Magnus Carlsen - 1-0 Teimour Radjabov
Veselin Topalov -- 1-0 Vishy Anand


Bilbao scores

Veselin Topalov --- 9
Magnus Carlsen -- 8
Levon Aronian ---- 6
Vishy Anand ------- 4
Teimur Radjabov - 4
Vassily Ivanchuk -- 4

Final Chess Masters Bilboa 2008

Participants:
Viswanathan Anand,Magnus Carlsen,Vasili Ivanchuk,Veselin Topalov, Teimur Radjabov and Levon Aronian


Results:Round 1
Vishy Anand ½-½ Vassily Ivanchuk
Teimour Radjabov ½-½ Veselin Topalov
Levon Aronian 0-1 Magnus Carlsen

Results: Round 2
Ivanchuk,V (2781) 1/2-1/2 Carlsen,M (2775)
Anand,V (2798) 1/2-1/2 Radjabov,T (2744)
Topalov,V (2777) 1/2-1/2 Aronian,L (2737)

Results:Round 3
Teimour Radjabov½-½Vassily Ivanchuk
Levon Aronian½-½Vishy Anand
Magnus Carlsen 0-1Veselin Topalov

Scoring System
3 - Points per win
1 - Point per draw
0 - Point per loss

Prize funds:
1º place: 150.000 €
2º place: 70.000 €
3º place: 60.000 €
4º place: 50.000 €
5º place: 40.000 €
6º place: 30.000 €