Carlsen Held By Morozevich In Biel
Alexander Morozevich (pictured) successfully held Magnus Carlsen to a draw in round 8 of the Biel tournament.
Morozevich has therefore managed to draw both his games with Carlsen at Biel, which is no mean achievement for the reluctant chesser.
Elsewhere Fabiano Caruana got into a spot of bother against Alexei Shirov, losing a pawn and eventually the game, while Maxime Vachier-Lagrave also beat Yannick Pelletier to keep pace with Shirov in the standings.
Shirov and Vachier-Lagrave will meet in round nine tomorrow.
The standings after eight rounds:
| Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2821 | 17 |
| Morozevich, Alexander | RUS | 2694 | 14 |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | FRA | 2722 | 10 |
| Shirov, Alexei | ESP | 2714 | 10 |
| Caruana, Fabiano | ITA | 2711 | 6 |
| Pelletier, Yannick | SUI | 2590 | 4 |
Morozevich goes unbeaten against Carlsen at Biel
Shirov eventually overcame Caruana's resistance after 82 moves
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave beat Yannick Pelletier
Games start each day at 14:00 local time (12:00 UTC, 08:00 Eastern), except the final round on 29 July which is three hours earlier. Live games can be followed from this link at the official website.
Photos from the official website.
