It's that time again people. Round 9 of Nanjing, amazingly, is already over and it looks like tomorrow's final round games are just a formality now, not really meaning anything at all, just the duel for 2nd and 3rd in the event. Today's featured game is Topalov(W) vs. Mags(B).

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   Game 2 is Gashimov(W) vs. Anand(B), which ended after 42.Qe8+. The Fritz 12 Hotness meter at this move was at a solid 5.

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   Finally, we have Bacrot(W) vs. Wang(B), the shortest game of the day at 27 moves. This draw pretty much sealed the deal for the tournament, making tomorrow's games meaning all but nothing.

   Here are the standings after Round 9: