Tata Steel 2012
Gashimov the only winner
| Vugar Gashimov |
 The eighth round games (16 ko)
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In the eighth round there were six draws, plus a win by Vugar Gashimov over Anish Giri in an exciting Sicilian Najdorf. The leader board thus remains essentially unchanged.
In Group B, Alexander Motylev has cut Pentala Harikrishna's lead to half-a-point, while in Group C Hans Tikkanen has finally caught Maxim Turov, and now shares the lead.
The eighth round details:
Group-A:
| White | Country | Rating | Result | Black | Country | Rating | Moves | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veselin Topalov | BUL | 2770 | ½-½ | Levon Aronian | ARM | 2835 | 28 | Queen's Gambit 5.Bf4 |
| Fabiano Caruana | ITA | 2736 | ½-½ | Vassily Ivanchuk | UKR | 2766 | 21 | French Defence (Burn) |
| Anish Giri | NED | 2714 | 0-1 | Vugar Gashimov | AZE | 2761 | 38 | Sicilian Najdorf |
| David Navara | CZE | 2712 | ½-½ | Loek Van Wely | NED | 2692 | 62 | Sicilian Scheveningen |
| Teimour Radjabov | AZE | 2773 | ½-½ | Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2835 | 44 | Neo-Grünfeld |
| Sergey Karjakin | RUS | 2769 | ½-½ | Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2759 | 31 | Classical Dutch |
| Boris Gelfand | ISR | 2739 | ½-½ | Gata Kamsky | USA | 2732 | 44 | Chebanenko Slav |
The points tally:
| Seed | Name | Age | FED | Elo |
World rank |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen | 21 | NOR | 2835 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 2 | Levon Aronian | 29 | ARM | 2805 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 3 | Teimour Radjabov | 24 | AZE | 2773 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Veselin Topalov | 36 | BUL | 2770 | 6 | 3.5 |
| 5 | Sergey Karjakin | 22 | RUS | 2769 | 7 | 3.5 |
| 6 | Vassily Ivanchuk | 42 | UKR | 2766 | 8 | 4.5 |
| 7 | Vugar Gashimov | 25 | AZE | 2761 | 10 | 3 |
| 8 | Hikaru Nakamura | 24 | USA | 2759 | 12 | 4.5 |
| 9 | Boris Gelfand | 43 | ISR | 2739 | 16 | 3 |
| 10 | Fabiano Caruana | 19 | ITA | 2736 | 17 | 4.5 |
| 11 | Gata Kamsky | 37 | USA | 2732 | 20 | 3.5 |
| 12 | Anish Giri | 17 | NED | 2714 | 28 | 4 |
| 13 | David Navara | 26 | CZE | 2712 | 30 | 2 |
| 14 | Loek Van Wely | 39 | NED | 2692 | 54 | 4 |
No major changes before the rest day.
Round 7:
Group-B:
| White | Country | Rating | Result | Black | Country | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Motylev | RUS | 2677 | 1-0 | Daniele Vocaturo | ITA | 2545 |
| Kateryna Lahno | UKR | 2557 | 0-1 | Erwin L'Ami | NED | 2606 |
| Sipke Ernst | NED | 2606 | ½-½ | Illya Nyzhnyk | UKR | 2568 |
| Pentala Harikrishna | IND | 2665 | ½-½ | Sergei Tiviakov | NED | 2677 |
| Harika Dronavalli | IND | 2516 | ½-½ | Viktorija Cmilyte | LTU | 2503 |
| Dimitri Reinderman | NED | 2581 | 0-1 | Vladimir Potkin | RUS | 2684 |
| Lazaro Bruzon | CUB | 2691 | 1-0 | Jan Timman | NED | 2568 |
The points so far:
| Rk | Name | Age | FED | Elo | World rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lazaro Bruzon Batista | 29 | CUB | 2691 | 55 | 5 |
| 2 | Vladimir Potkin | 29 | RUS | 2684 | 65 | 3.5 |
| 3 | Sergei Tiviakov | 38 | NED | 2677 | 70 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Alexander Motylev | 32 | RUS | 2677 | 72 | 5.5 |
| 5 | Pentala Harikrishna | 25 | IND | 2665 | 82 | 6 |
| 6 | Sipke Ernst | 33 | NED | 2606 | - | 4 |
| 7 | Erwin L'Ami | 26 | NED | 2596 | - | 5 |
| 8 | Dimitri Reinderman | 39 | NED | 2581 | - | 4 |
| 9 | Jan Timman | 60! | NED | 2571 | - | 3 |
| 10 | Illya Nyzhnyk | 15 | UKR | 2568 | - | 4.5 |
| 11 | Kateryna Lahno | 22 | UKR | 2557 | 5w | 3 |
| 12 | Daniele Vocaturo | 22 | ITA | 2545 | - | 3 |
| 13 | Dronavalli Harika | 21 | IND | 2516 | 11w | 3 |
| 14 | Viktorija Cmilyte | 28 | LTU | 2503 | 16w | 3 |
Harikrishna still ahead, but Motylev is within half-a-point.
Round 7:
Group-C:
| White | Country | Rating | Result | Black | Country | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Sadler | ENG | 2660 | ½-½ | Maxim Turov | RUS | 2645 |
| Elisabeth Paehtz | GER | 2454 | 1-0 | Etienne Goudriaan | NED | 2279 |
| Hans Tikkanen | SWE | 2549 | 1-0 | Anne Haast | NED | 2290 |
| Tania Sachdev | IND | 2411 | ½-½ | Elina Danielian | ARM | 2490 |
| Daan Brandenburg | NED | 2527 | ½-½ | Baskaran Adhiban | IND | 2561 |
| Sahaj Grover | IND | 2532 | 1-0 | Lisa Schut | NED | 2290 |
| Pieter Hopman | NED | 2342 | 0-1 | Lars Ootes | NED | 2326 |
The points so far:
Published: 22/01/2012 21:14
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