Standings after 8 rounds:
Group A
1. M. Carlsen 5½
2. V. Kramnik, L. Aronian 5
4. T. Radjabov, V. Anand 4½
6. S. Mamedyarov, M. Adams, V. Ivanchuk, L. van Wely 4
10. J. Polgar, V. Topalov, P. Leko 3½
13. P. Eljanov, B. Gelfand 2½
Group B
1. S. Movsesian 6
2. E. Bacrot 5½
3. N. Short 5
4. P. Harikrishna, D. Stellwagen, J. Smeets 4½
7. I. Nepomniachtchi, E. L’Ami, M. Krasenkow 4
10. Y. Hou, H. Koneru, I. Cheparinov 3½
13. G. Sargissian 2½
14. W. Spoelman 1
Group C
1. F. Caruana 6
2. D. Reinderman 5½
3. P. Negi, A. Braun, J. van der Wiel 5
6. F. Nijboer, E. Grivas 4½
8. M. van der Werf 4
9. A. Ushenina, P. Carlsson 3½
11. S. Li, I. Krush 3
13. Z. Peng 2
14. D. Ruijgrok 1½
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I hope Caruana will win group c. He’s the best American player since Fischer.
Carlsen will win with 7 1/2.
Bobby Fischer will win his bet against St. Peter and Moses.
Get ready for the Carlson Crash.
He always chokes near the finish line.
like most Skandavian type players, he is full of creativity, brilliant play and no nerves and no killer instinct. Carlson gives up over 100 rating points in playing ability during pressure situations.
BUT, there is hope, Anand also is a very peaceful person and he is now World Champ.
i’m from Italy,and Caruana is Italian,not American…
Is Ano 3 talkning about Pontus Carlsson i gruop C? Remember two s’s in Carlsson 🙂