Ivanchuk won a very good game vs Roiz, but Black should have continued the game as his resignation looked quite premature. Melia had a winning position against Fridman but missed a win and drew. Ivanchuk is leading the event with 7 out of 8.
A selection of Round 8 photos
Results of top 10 board – round 8
1 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 6 1 – 0 5½ GM Roiz Michael
2 GM Gopal Geetha Narayanan 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Short Nigel D
3 1GM Fridman Daniel 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ IM Melia Salome
4 GM Mikhalevski Victor 5½ 1 – 0 5 GM Onischuk Alexander
5 GM Ikonnikov Vyacheslav 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Adams Michael
6 GM Caruana Fabiano 5 1 – 0 5 GM Rapport Richard
7 GM Bologan Viktor 5 1 – 0 5 GM Fier Alexandr
8 GM Sasikiran Krishnan 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Sengupta Deep
9 GM Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Speelman Jon S
10 GM Kulaots Kaido 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Georgiev Kiril
Top 10 boards – round 9 pairings
1 GM Caruana Fabiano 6 – 7 GM Ivanchuk Vassily
2 GM Short Nigel D 6½ – 6½ GM Mikhalevski Victor
3 GM Erdos Viktor 6 – 6 GM Bologan Viktor
4 IM Melia Salome 6 – 6 GM Harikrishna Pentala
5 GM Fridman Daniel 6 – 5½ GM Sasikiran Krishnan
6 GM Adams Michael 5½ – 5½ GM Lemos Damian
7 GM Lafuente Pablo 5½ – 5½ GM Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter
8 GM Georgiev Kiril 5½ – 5½ IM Kosintseva Nadezhda
9 GM Roiz Michael 5½ – 5½ GM Le Roux Jean-Pierre
10 GM Edouard Romain 5½ – 5½ GM Robson Ray
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