Gibraltar Round 8: Sprint To The Finish

FM FM_Eric_Schiller

Updated: Feb 1, 2012, 10:31 AM | 4 | Chess Event Coverage

Mickey Adams remains the favorite, but there are many contenders, including Hou Yifan who is having a fantastic tournament.

The top results from round eight:

1	3	GM	Adams Michael	2724	6	½ - ½	5½	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	2747	2
2	15	GM	Short Nigel D	2677	5½	½ - ½	5½	GM	Almasi Zoltan	2717	4
3	25	GM	Hou Yifan	2605	5½	1 - 0	5½	GM	Le Quang Liem	2714	5
4	10	GM	Movsesian Sergei	2700	5½	½ - ½	5½	GM	Gopal G N	2566	35
5	22	GM	Negi Parimarjan	2641	5½	½ - ½	5½	GM	Sasikiran Krishnan	2700	11
6	41	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	2535	5½	0 - 1	5	GM	Svidler Peter	2749	1
7	34	GM	Jussupow Artur	2569	5	0 - 1	5	GM	Shirov Alexei	2710	7
8	8	GM	Laznicka Viktor	2704	5	0 - 1	5	GM	Howell David W L	2603	27
9	59	GM	Zhu Chen	2472	5	½ - ½	5	GM	Sutovsky Emil	2703	9
10	14	GM	Bologan Viktor	2680	5	1 - 0	5	GM	Koneru Humpy	2589	29
11	18	GM	Parligras Mircea-Emilian	2650	5	0 - 1	5	GM	Rapport Richard	2543	39
12	42	GM	Del Rio De Angelis Salvador G	2531	5	½ - ½	5	GM	Gustafsson Jan	2643	21
13	24	GM	Akobian Varuzhan	2617	5	1 - 0	5	GM	El Debs Felipe De Cresce	2497	54
14	26	GM	Fier Alexandr	2603	5	0 - 1	5	GM	Salem A R Saleh	2505	51

The top standings after round eight:

1	GM	Hou Yifan	CHN	2605	6.5
2	GM	Adams Michael	ENG	2724	6.5
3	GM	Short Nigel D	ENG	2677	6.0
4	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	AZE	2747	6.0
5	GM	Sasikiran Krishnan	IND	2700	6.0
6	GM	Almasi Zoltan	HUN	2717	6.0
7	GM	Howell David W L	ENG	2603	6.0
8	GM	Movsesian Sergei	ARM	2700	6.0
9	GM	Gopal G N	IND	2566	6.0
10	GM	Svidler Peter	RUS	2749	6.0
11	GM	Bologan Viktor	MDA	2680	6.0
12	GM	Negi Parimarjan	IND	2641	6.0
13	GM	Shirov Alexei	LAT	2710	6.0
14	GM	Akobian Varuzhan	USA	2617	6.0
15	GM	Rapport Richard	HUN	2543	6.0
16	GM	Salem A R Saleh	UAE	2505	6.0

Hou Yifan

Those of you looking for gossip and stories from the bar, sorry. This is the strongest tournament ever and everyone is taking it seriously. No rest days and no draws before move 30 have made it tough to relax.

The top pairings for round nine:

	No.		Name	Elo	Pts		Pts		Name	Elo	No.
1	4	GM	Almasi Zoltan	2717	6	v	6½	GM	Adams Michael	2724	3
2	7	GM	Shirov Alexei	2710	6	v	6½	GM	Hou Yifan	2605	25
3	1	GM	Svidler Peter	2749	6	v	6	GM	Negi Parimarjan	2641	22
4	2	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	2747	6	v	6	GM	Akobian Varuzhan	2617	24
5	27	GM	Howell David W L	2603	6	v	6	GM	Movsesian Sergei	2700	10
6	39	GM	Rapport Richard	2543	6	v	6	GM	Sasikiran Krishnan	2700	11
7	35	GM	Gopal G N	2566	6	v	6	GM	Bologan Viktor	2680	14
8	51	GM	Salem A R Saleh	2505	6	v	6	GM	Short Nigel D	2677	15
9	5	GM	Le Quang Liem	2714	5½	v	5½	IM	Muzychuk Anna	2580	32
10	31	GM	Kulaots Kaido	2581	5½	v	5½	GM	Polgar Judit	2710	6
11	9	GM	Sutovsky Emil	2703	5½	v	5½	GM	Nabaty Tamir	2563	36
12	12	GM	Vachier-Lagrave Maxime	2699	5½	v	5½	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	2535	41
13	62	GM	Womacka Mathias	2455	5½	v	5½	GM	Fridman Daniel	2660	16
14	19	GM	Iturrizaga Edoardo	2649	5½	v	5½	GM	Del Rio De Angelis Salvador	2531	42
15	21	GM	Gustafsson Jan	2643	5½	v	5½	FM	Kuipers Stefan	2391	84
16	23	GM	Erdos Viktor	2634	5½	v	5½	IM	Dvirnyy Daniyyl	2492	55
17	56	GM	Cramling Pia	2491	5½	v	5½	GM	Brunello Sabino	2581	30
18	29	GM	Koneru Humpy	2589	5	v	5½	GM	Zhu Chen	2472	59
19	60	IM	Krush Irina	2467	5	v	5	GM	Laznicka Viktor	2704	8
20	13	GM	Sargissian Gabriel	2683	5	v	5	IM	Hanley Craig A	2421	72

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