Corus Round 9 - Karjakin Bounces Back
Sergei Karjakin bounced back from his loss to Ivanchuk in round 8, with a victory against former leader Movsesian in round 9. In a tight field, Movsesian drops to fourth place. Aronian and Dominguez joined Karjakin (pictured) at the top after winning their games against Kamsky and Stellwagen respectively.
In the B Group, Nigel Short pushed hard for a long time against Mecking to try to extend his lead, but a draw was the end result. Caruana and Vallejo Pons both won their games, as did Navara who beat Sasikiran, who is having a terrible tournament despite being the top rated player.
The C Group was once again an absolute bloodbath, with only one game being drawn! Hillarp Persson retains his lead, just half a point ahead of Wesley So.
The full results in round 9:
| A GROUP | |||||
| Karjakin, Sergey | Movsesian, Sergei | 1-0 | 68 | B80 | Sicilian Scheveningen |
| Dominguez Perez, Leinier | Stellwagen, Daniel | 1-0 | 51 | C19 | French Winawer |
| Van Wely, Loek | Ivanchuk, Vassily | ½-½ | 36 | A29 | English Four Knights |
| Smeets, Jan | Wang Yue | ½-½ | 28 | B33 | Sicilian Sveshnikov |
| Adams, Michael | Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 28 | B70 | Sicilian Dragon |
| Kamsky, Gata | Aronian, Levon | 0-1 | 80 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Morozevich, Alexander | Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 24 | E60 | King's Indian |
| B GROUP | |||||
| Navara, David | Sasikiran, Krishnan | 1-0 | 25 | B25 | Sicilian Closed |
| Caruana, Fabiano | L'Ami, Erwin | 1-0 | 56 | D11 | Slav Defence |
| Volokitin, Andrei | Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | ½-½ | 31 | C92 | Ruy Lopez Chigorin |
| Motylev, Alexander | Reinderman, Dimitri | ½-½ | 38 | C80 | Ruy Lopez Open |
| Efimenko, Zahar | Hou Yifan | ½-½ | 55 | B80 | Sicilian Scheveningen |
| Werle, Jan | Vallejo Pons, Francisco | 0-1 | 31 | E97 | King's Indian Classical |
| Mecking, Henrique | Short, Nigel D | ½-½ | 94 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 |
| C GROUP | |||||
| Gupta, Abhijeet | Romanishin, Oleg M | 1-0 | 48 | E38 | Nimzo Indian |
| Holzke, Frank | Bosboom, Manuel | 1-0 | 41 | E95 | King's Indian Classical |
| Giri, Anish | Pruijssers, Roeland | 1-0 | 23 | E92 | King's Indian Classical |
| Harika, Dronavalli | Hillarp Persson, Tiger | ½-½ | 43 | D12 | Slav Defence |
| Bitalzadeh, Ali | So, Wesley | 0-1 | 36 | A37 | English Symmetrical |
| Iturrizaga, Eduardo | Nijboer, Friso | 1-0 | 42 | A41 | Modern Defence |
| Leon Hoyos, Manuel | Howell, David W L | 0-1 | 49 | A15 | English counter King's Fianchetto |
The standings after round 9:
| A GROUP | ||||
| 1 | Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2750 | 5½ |
| 2 | Karjakin, Sergey | UKR | 2706 | 5½ |
| 3 | Dominguez Perez, Leinier | CUB | 2717 | 5½ |
| 4 | Radjabov, Teimour | AZE | 2761 | 5 |
| 5 | Movsesian, Sergei | SVK | 2751 | 5 |
| 6 | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2776 | 4½ |
| 7 | Van Wely, Loek | NED | 2625 | 4½ |
| 8 | Smeets, Jan | NED | 2601 | 4½ |
| 9 | Adams, Michael | ENG | 2712 | 4½ |
| 10 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | UKR | 2779 | 4 |
| 11 | Wang Yue | CHN | 2739 | 4 |
| 12 | Kamsky, Gata | USA | 2725 | 4 |
| 13 | Stellwagen, Daniel | NED | 2612 | 3½ |
| 14 | Morozevich, Alexander | RUS | 2771 | 3 |
| B GROUP | ||||
| 1 | Short, Nigel D | ENG | 2663 | 6 |
| 2 | Navara, David | CZE | 2638 | 5½ |
| 3 | Caruana, Fabiano | ITA | 2646 | 5½ |
| 4 | Volokitin, Andrei | UKR | 2671 | 5½ |
| 5 | Vallejo Pons, Francisco | ESP | 2702 | 5½ |
| 6 | Motylev, Alexander | RUS | 2676 | 5½ |
| 7 | Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | UZB | 2687 | 5 |
| 8 | Efimenko, Zahar | UKR | 2688 | 4½ |
| 9 | L'Ami, Erwin | NED | 2603 | 4 |
| 10 | Hou Yifan | CHN | 2571 | 3½ |
| 11 | Reinderman, Dimitri | NED | 2549 | 3½ |
| 12 | Sasikiran, Krishnan | IND | 2711 | 3 |
| 13 | Werle, Jan | NED | 2607 | 3 |
| 14 | Mecking, Henrique | BRA | 2567 | 3 |
| C GROUP | ||||
| 1 | Hillarp Persson, Tiger | SWE | 2586 | 6½ |
| 2 | So, Wesley | PHI | 2627 | 6 |
| 3 | Gupta, Abhijeet | IND | 2569 | 5½ |
| 4 | Holzke, Frank | GER | 2524 | 5½ |
| 5 | Howell, David W L | ENG | 2622 | 5½ |
| 6 | Giri, Anish | RUS | 2469 | 5 |
| 7 | Harika, Dronavalli | IND | 2473 | 4½ |
| 8 | Bosboom, Manuel | NED | 2418 | 4½ |
| 9 | Bitalzadeh, Ali | NED | 2400 | 3½ |
| 10 | Nijboer, Friso | NED | 2560 | 3½ |
| 11 | Iturrizaga, Eduardo | VEN | 2528 | 3½ |
| 12 | Pruijssers, Roeland | NED | 2444 | 3½ |
| 13 | Leon Hoyos, Manuel | MEX | 2542 | 3 |
| 14 | Romanishin, Oleg M | UKR | 2533 | 3 |
