Topov vs Sokolov

Wow! Topov has managed to make something out of a completely drawn king and rook ending. Unfortunately what he has made is probably a loss for himself, but we shall see.
http://www.essentchess.nl/live/tfdweb.htm
http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/

Originally posted by Fat Lady
Wow! Topov has managed to make something out of a completely drawn king and rook ending. Unfortunately what he has made is probably a loss for himself, but we shall see.
http://www.essentchess.nl/live/tfdweb.htm
http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/

Even though they are only fighting to avoid bottom place in the tournament I guess the result still matters

🙂

Originally posted by Turfmoor
Even though they are only fighting to avoid bottom place in the tournament I guess the result still matters

🙂

It's a double round-robin. Many games reamain.

Originally posted by Wulebgr
It's a double round-robin. Many games reamain.

Topalov has also made a habit of starting tournaments weakly and then roaring back to overtake the lead at the end.

Originally posted by zebano
Topalov has also made a habit of starting tournaments weakly and then roaring back to overtake the lead at the end.

Does it really take that long for his computer to load up?