The youngest to make to the final 16
Below are the 4 guaranteed matchups for the next round. The rest still have to battle tomorrow in rapid and blitz.
Ding Liren (CHN) – Yi Wei (CHN)
Anish Giri (NED) – Radoslaw Wojtaszek (POL)
Pavel Eljanov (UKR) – Dmitry Jakovenko (RUS)
Fabiano Caruana (USA) – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE)
Karjakin (RUS) also made it. He will face the winner of Kramnik – Andreikin playoff.
Hi, I followed you and your sisters since you started playing. I never laughed that much after I saw your blitz game with Kortsjnoi, I expected a more gentlemen attitude from his side.