Wijk aan Zee A – round 9

Nepomniachtchi, Carlsen and Anand lead with 6 points.

Results of the 9th round

Shankland, Samuel – Carlsen, Magnus ½-½

Radjabov, Teimour – Fedoseev, Vladimir 0-1

Giri, Anish – Van Foreest, Jorden ½-½

Nepomniachtchi, Ian – Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 1-0

Kramnik, Vladimir – Ding, Liren ½-½

Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – Duda, Jan-Krzysztof ½-½

Rapport, Richard – Anand, Viswanathan ½-½

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Wijk aan Zee A – round 8

Carlsen and Anand lead with 5.5 points. Today is a rest day.

Results of the 8th round

Carlsen, Magnus – Rapport, Richard 1-0

Anand, Viswanathan – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0

Duda, Jan-Krzysztof – Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0

Ding, Liren – Nepomniachtchi, Ian ½-½

Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi – Giri, Anish ½-½

Van Foreest, Jorden – Radjabov, Teimour ½-½

Fedoseev, Vladimir – Shankland, Samuel 1-0

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