Tal Memorial 2013 – 9th round

First three
(Photo taken from the official site)

Gelfand drew against Kramnik and thus won the 8th Tal Memorial with 6 points! Carlsen was 2nd with 5.5 and Caruana who shared 3rd-5th with Andreikin and Mamedyarov overtook them by tiebreak, winning the 3rd prize. It is impossible not to notice that after playing fantastically and leading the tournament for a long time, Nakamura lost 3 games in a row.

Results of the last round

Nakamura 0-1 Morozevich
Mamedyarov 1/2 Carlsen
Kramnik 1/2 Gelfand
Karjakin 1/2 Anand
Caruana 1/2 Andreikin

Final standings

1. Gelfand 6
2. Carlsen 5.5
3-5. Caruana, Andreikin, Mamedyarov 5
6. Nakamura 4.5
7. Karjakin 4
8-9. Morozevich, Anand 3.5
10. Kramnik 3

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