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Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2017 – Masters 9th round

Anton Guijarro leads with 7.5 points, while 8 players are half a point behind.

GM Nakamura Hikaru USA 2785 7,0
GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2796 7,0
GM Adams Michael ENG 2751 7,0
GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2738 7,0
GM Ju Wenjun CHN 2583 7,0
GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2689 7,0
GM Gelfand Boris ISR 2721 7,0
GM Edouard Romain FRA 2613 7,0

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Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2017 – Masters 8th round

Five players lead with 6.5 points:

GM Anton Guijarro David ESP 2650 6,5
GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2796 6,5
GM Nakamura Hikaru USA 2785 6,5
GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2738 6,5
GM Topalov Veselin BUL 2739 6,5

Top 5 results of the 8th round

GM Anton Guijarro David ESP 2650 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2796
GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2738 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Nakamura Hikaru USA 2785
GM Short Nigel D ENG 2675 ½ – ½ GM Adams Michael ENG 2751
GM Sutovsky Emil ISR 2628 0 – 1 GM Topalov Veselin BUL 2739
GM Fridman Daniel GER 2594 ½ – ½ GM Gelfand Boris ISR 2721

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