Hastings winner to play Doeberl

The 2007-08 Hastings International Chess Congress ended with 3 players sharing first place in the Masters Tournament. One of those players was Vadim Malakhatko, who recovered from a first round loss to finish on 7.5/10. Malakhatko, whose rating topped 2600 on the most recent list, is also the top seed for the 2008 O2C Doeberl Cup.
The entry for the Doeberl Premier has passed the 50% mark, and I wouldn't be suprised if it is full by the end of this month. While players rated below 2000 (ACF) have the option of playing in the major, anyone rated above 2000 runs the risk of missing out if they leave it to late to enter. This is because entries for each of the tournament is prioritised on time of entry (and not on rating).

Malakhatko,V (2603) - Pavlovic,M (2536) [A58]
Premier Hastings ENG (9), 05.01.2008

1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.g3 d6 8.Bg2 Bg7 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.Rb1 0-0 11.0-0 Qa5 12.Bd2 Rfb8 13.Qc2 Qc7 14.b3 Nb6 15.Nh4 Bb7 16.e4 Ba6 17.Rfe1 Ng4 18.h3 Ne5 19.Re3 Nbd7 20.a4 Bd3 (D)
21.Rxd3 Nxd3 22.Nb5 Qc8 23.Qxd3 c4 24.Qxc4 Qxc4 25.bxc4 Rxa4 26.Bf1 Nc5 27.Re1 Ra1 28.Rxa1 Bxa1 29.f3 Ra8 30.Be3 Ra2 31.Bxc5 dxc5 32.f4 Bb2 33.e5 f6 34.exf6 exf6 35.Be2 Kf8 36.Nf3 Ke7 37.Kf2 Kd7 38.Ne1 1-0

(BTW Doeberl Cup T-Shirts can now be ordered from the tournament website)