Standings after 8 rounds of Rapid and Blindfold:
1. Anand 10½
2. Aronian 10
Carlsen 10
4. Kramnik 9½
5. Leko 8½
6. Kamsky 7½
Morozevich 7½
Topalov 7½
9. Ivanchuk 6½
Karjakin 6½
Radjabov 6½
12. Wang Yue 5½
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Gata the only American on the top boards doing well during his comeback. Sweet!
Amber 2009 score after Round 9
Blindfold
1. Carlsen 7
2. Anand 6
3. Aronian 5½
Leko 5½
5. Kramnik 5
6. Morozevich 4½
7. Ivanchuk 4
Radjabov 4
Topalov 4
10. Kamsky 3
Wang Yue 3
12. Karjakin 2½
Rapid
1. Aronian 6
2. Anand 5½
Kamsky 5½
4. Kramnik 5
5. Karjakin 4½
Topalov 4½
Carlsen 4½
8. Ivanchuk 4
Leko 4
10. Morozevich 3½
Radjabov 3½
Wang Yue 3½
Combined
1. Anand 11½
Aronian 11½
Carlsen 11½
4. Kramnik 10
5. Leko 9½
6. Kamsky 8½
Topalov 8½
8. Morozevich 8
Ivanchuk 8
10. Radjabov 7½
11. Karjakin 7
12. Wang Yue 6½