Round 8 – Tuesday the 21st
Giri, A. – Aronian, L. ½-½
Karjakin, S. – Gelfand, B. 1-0
Dominguez, L. – So, W. 1-0
Van Wely, L. – Naiditsch, A. 1-0
Harikrishna, P. – Nakamura, H. 1-0
Caruana, F. – Rapport, R. 1-0
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Big day for white at Tata Steel A
Nakamura got bad luck again.
It’s not bad luck, Nakamura just isn’t as good as you think he is. He is a top 10-20 player at best. Him ranked among the top 5 is too high for his skill set.