5th Howard Staunton Memorial
Standings after 8 rounds:
1. Van Wely 6½
2. Adams 6
3. I. Sokolov 5½
4. Werle 5
5. Smeets 4½
6-7. L’Ami, Jones 4
8. Wells 3½
9. Timman 3
10. Speelman 2½
11. McNab 2
12. Houska 1½.
Team Score: Holland 28½ – England 19½
Official tournament site: http://howardstaunton.com/index.shtml
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
England needs Nigel Short to trash talk their opponents.