Jeremy, you say ....
Why did Topalov have such relatively low grade seconds? Who would you
rather have, Bareev and Svidler (Kramnik) or Cheparinov and Vallejo
(Topalov)?
well he is rated ...
34 Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2674
And, from what i've read on chess forums during the match just played,
Vallejo did a great job, possibly the best of any of them.
He is 34th in the world, been higher than that too i think, and played
so often against the greats because at Linares .. plus he is a opening
theory study guy. I think he did a great job.
stop bagging Vallejo :))