It was a good day for Nakamura. He went from a very bad position to scoring a full point, thanks to his opponent’s bizarre play.
Caruana slowly outplay Kamsky in a Q & R endgame. In another endgame, Ponomariov self destruct to give Radjabov his first win of this Grand Prix.
Round 9 results
GM Giri Anish 2727 ½ GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2709
GM Leko Peter 2744 ½ GM Karjakin Sergey 2786
GM Kamsky Gata 2741 0 – 1 GM Caruana Fabiano 2772
GM Topalov Veselin 2771 ½ GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2766
GM Nakamura Hikaru 2767 1 – 0 GM Morozevich Alexander 2758
GM Radjabov Teimour 2793 1 – 0 GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2733
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Nakamura proved that he’s the best player in the world.