Final round pairings:

Magnus Carlsen 4.5 – Teimour Radjabov 5.0
Alexander Motylev 3.0 – Alexander Onischuk 5.0
Judit Polgar 4.5 – Yannick Pelletier 4.5
Boris Avrukh 3.5 – Alexander Grischuk 4.0
Bu Xiangzhi 3.5 – Loek van Wely 2.5

Standings after 8 rounds:

1-2. Alexander Onischuk (USA, 2650) 5 (18.75), Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan, 2746) 5 (18.25)
3-5. Magnus Carlsen (Norway, 2710) 4.5, Yannick Pelletier (Switzerland, 2583) 4.5, Judit Polgar (Hungary, 2707) 4.5
6. Alexander Grischuk (Russia, 2726) 4
7. Bu Xianghzi (China, 2685) 3.5
8. Boris Avrukh (Israel, 2645) 3.5
9. Alexander Motylev (Russia, 2648) 3
10. Loek van Wely (Netherlands, 2679) 2.5

What are your predictions to this exciting finish? 5 players actually have a chance to win this tournament!

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