Standings after round 9: Grandmaster group A
1. V. Topalov 6½
2. T. Radjabov 6
3-5. L. Aronian, P. Svidler, V. Kramnik 5½
6-7. S. Karjakin, V. Anand 5
8. R. Ponomariov 4½
9. D. Navara 4
10-11. S. Tiviakov, A. Motylev 3½
12-13. L. van Wely, M. Carlsen 3
14. A. Shirov 2½
Standings after round 9: Grandmaster group B
1. M. Vachier-Lagrave 6½
2-4. Bu Xiangzhi, V. Bologan, P. Eljanov 5½
5. D. Jakovenko 5
6-10. F. NijboerG. SargissianD. StellwagenE. L’AmiJ. Smeets 4½
11. T. Kosintseva 4
12. J. Werle 3½
13-14. V. Georgiev, S. Atalik 2.5
Standings after round 9: Grandmaster group C
1. I. Nepomniachtchi 8
2. M. Krasenkow 6½
3. E. Berg 6
4. Hou Yifan 5½
5-7. P. Negi, M. Bosboom, W. Spoelman 5
8. E. van Haastert 4½
9. Z. Peng 4
10. N. Kosintseva 3½
11. J. van der Wiel 3
12-13. S. Brynell, H. Jonkman 2½
14. T. Willemze 2
All tournaments seem to have same result so far.
I really wonder what Carlsen is going to play against Topalov’s E4 tomorrow. Najdorf would be a suicide.
Hou Yifan is just plain amazing. 12 Years and so good. She may even pass Susan as the second best female in the world very soon at this rate. I’m sure susan wouldn’t mind as she has paved the way for all females in this sport, including her sister(Susan was a GM before Judit). Congrats to the young girl on an amazing performance so far. Also Radjabov is doing incredible for the youngsters. Karjakin is also up there. Carlsen seems to be a bit off form, but it’s great competition and we are seeing the new wave of young GMs perform quite well. Remember Aronian isn’t that old either.