Round 9 matchups (Monday)
1 Magnus Carlsen – Vasili Ivanchuk
2 Francisco Vallejo – Hikaru Nakamura
3 Levon Aronian – Viswanathan Anand
Standings after 8 rounds
| 1 | Vasily Ivanchuk | 14 |
| 2 | Hikaru Nakamura | 11 |
| – | Magnus Carlsen | 11 |
| 3 | Viswanathan Anand | 9 |
| 4 | Levon Aronian | 8 |
| 6 | Francisco Vallejo | 7 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Nakamura will win the tournament.
Ivanchuk is in better shape than the others in this tournament. No need to bet on others at this stage.
Here’s an incredible prediction. Carlson, Ivanchuk, Nakamura and Anand all will end up with 15 points each. Is there any tie breaks?