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Baden-Baden GRENKE Chess Classic 9th round

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All three games were decisive yesterday! Caruana was stopped by Adams (Adams saw a wonderful 44…Ne5 trick which improved the position of the knight greatly), Anand made a novelty on move 20 and had a very good game after 22.Bg4 (another nice trick!). Meier got a very pleasant R and N endgame and kept Black under pressure until he decided to sac the exchange for a pawn. Then, white sacrificed another pawn to activate the rooks and won nicely.

Results of the one before last round

Caruana 5.5 0-1 3.5 Adams
Anand 4.5 1-0 3 Fridman
Meier 3.5 1-0 4 Naiditsch

Standings after 9th round

1-2. Caruana, Anand 5.5
3-4. Meier. Adams 4.5
5. Naiditsch 4
6. Fridman 3

Last round pairings

Fridman – Caruana
Adams – Meier
Naiditsch – Anand

Games of the 9th round

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Baden-Baden GRENKE Chess Classic 8th round

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Caruana managed to even improve his tournament position as he won against Naiditsch and is now 1 point ahead of Anand. Two other games were drawn.

Results of the 8th round

Naiditsch 4 0-1 4.5 Caruana
Anand 4 1/2 3 Meier
Fridman 2.5 1/2 3 Adams

Standings after 8 rounds

1. Caruana 5.5
2. Anand 4.5
3. Naiditsch 4
4-5. Adams, Meier 3.5
6. Fridman 3

Games of the round

Pairings of the 9th round

Anand – Fridman
Meier – Naiditsch
Caruana – Adams

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