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SANDS: The game's great runners-up make for a mighty lineup
www.washingtontimes.com
[Washington Times] - Israeli GM Boris Gelfand, who took Anand to a rapid-game playoff in their title match earlier this year, and Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov, who lost close matches to Russia's Vladimir Kramnik and Anand, tied for first in London with Azerbaijani GM
Good Start for a Promoter Who Is New to the Game
www.nytimes.com
[New York Times] - There was a three-way tie among Boris Gelfand of Israel, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan and Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria. Mamedyarov led by half a point going into the last round. He drew that round, but Gelfand and Topalov won. Gelfand earned his
Google News: Happy birthday, Levon
[Times.am] - 1 Magnus Carlsen, defending champion Hikaru Nakamura, and former world champion Veselin Topalov, among others. The average rating of the field was 2755, making this thirteen-round event a category 21 tournament. After twelve rounds, Aronian was in
Shahriyar Mamamdyarov among winners of London Grand Prix
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[News.Az] - The fight ended in a draw at the 41st move. Before the last round Shahriyar Mammadyarov was leading with 6.5 points. Alexander Grischuk, Veselin Topalov and Boris Gelfund fell behind them by 0.5 points. While Grischuk played a draw at the finish
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