8th round (August 1st)
Teimour Radjabov – Alexander Motylev ½ – ½
Alexander Onischuk – Boris Avrukh 1 – 0
Alexander Grischuk – Judit Polgar ½ – ½
Yannick Pelletier – Bu Xiangzhi 1 – 0
Loek van Wely – Magnus Carlsen 1 – 0
Standings after round 8
1. Alexander Onischuk (USA, 2650) 5 (18.75)
2. 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
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Go Onischuk!!!!! Your fellow Americans are rooting for you! We know you can win!
Keep up the great work.
“Seneca”