Shirov closing in on Karjakin and Ivanchuk

Foros round 9 results:

Jakovenko – Shirov 0-1
Ivanchuk – Dominguez ½-½
Onischuk – Svidler ½-½
Sasikiran – Karjakin ½-½
Nisipeanu – van Wely ½-½
Eljanov – Rublevsky ½-½

Standings after 9 rounds:

1-2. Karjakin and Ivanchuk 6.0
3. Shirov 5.5
4-7. Svidler, Onischuk, van Wely and Dominguez 4.5
8-9. Rublevsky and Jakovenko 4.0
10-12. Nisipeanu, Sasikiran and Eljanov 3.0

Here is the official website.