Sofia M-Tel Masters 2005

Veselin Topalov wins in Sofia
May 11–22, 2005 · Sofia, Bulgaria
Topalov won with 6½/10

Veselin Topalov won with 6½/10. All 30 games of the 6-player double round robin are here, and they add up to the published final table.

6 players

The tournament ran in Sofia, Bulgaria from May 11–22, 2005. Its double round robin schedule gave each player 10 games across 10 rounds.

That makes 30 games in all. There was no playoff or tiebreak.

The final result

Veselin Topalov won with 6½/10. Veselin Topalov recorded 4 wins, 5 draws, and 1 loss.

Every player's final score matches the published table.

The games

All 30 games are here: 12 decisive and 18 drawn.

Final standings

6½/10
Topalov won with 6½/10
# Player Score Record Games
1 Topalov, Veselin 6½/10 +4 -1 =5
2 Anand, Viswanathan 5½/10 +2 -1 =7
=3 Ponomariov, Ruslan 5/10 +2 -2 =6
=3 Polgar, Judit 5/10 +1 -1 =8
=5 Kramnik, Vladimir 4/10 +2 -4 =4
=5 Adams, Michael 4/10 +1 -3 =6

Cross Table

Rank Player 123456
1 Topalov, Veselin ½1 01 ½½ ½1 ½1
2 Anand, Viswanathan ½0 ½½ ½½ ½1 ½1
3 Ponomariov, Ruslan 10 ½½ ½½ 01 ½½
4 Polgar, Judit ½½ ½½ ½½ 0½ ½1
5 Kramnik, Vladimir ½0 ½0 10 1½ 0½
6 Adams, Michael ½0 ½0 ½½ ½0 1½

Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.