Round 8 results:
Kramnik, Vladimir – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0
Shirov, Alexei – Gelfand, Boris ½-½
Kamsky, Gata – Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½
Lékó, Peter – Carlsen, Magnus ½-½
Alekseev, Evgeny – Jakovenko, Dmitry ½-½
Standings after 8 rounds:
1. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2785 6
2. Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2739 4½
3. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2714 4
4. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2736 4
5. Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2710 4
6. Lékó, Peter g HUN 2755 4
7. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2752 3½
8. Kamsky, Gata g USA 2714 3½
9. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2787 3½
10. Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2716 3
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Congratulations to Kramnik he is surely one of the greatest chess player of all times!
Congratulations, Vladimir.
That is a fantastic answer to all those who object the re-match gainst Anand for the Championship next year.
I#m looking forward to the match.
Winning a tournament with out having top notched palyers like Anand or Topolove is not a greathing !!!
You would think they would have wooden boards and decently carved Knights at this level.
Actually Hayri, Kramnik is in fact number 8 all time. Right ahead of number 9 Anand, and behind number 7Karpov. And for all those who say you can’t compare people of different generations, check out chessmetrics.com