In today's first game, Francisco Vallejo crushed Veselin Topalov with White in a Najdorf-cum Keres Attack Scheveningen, rounding the game off with a nice combination. In the day's second game, however, Vallejo varied from the McCutcheon French, which proved so successful in game 2 on Friday. This time he played the quieter 4...Be7, allowing Topalov to obtain the initiative all to himself. This has never been the recipe for playing Topalov, and it wasn't today, either. The former FIDE champion built up an attack and won easily.
Vallejo maintains a 2.5-1.5 lead going into tomorrow's final games, but Topalov is back in the match.