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Corus Chess 2010 Round 8

24.01.2010 Round 8 was played on Sunday 24 January 01.30 PM. In group A the top matches were Alexei Shirov (5.5) – Magnus Carlsen (5.0), which ended in a daw, and Vladimir Kramnik (4.5) – Hikaru Nakamura (5.0), which was won by the former world champion. Alexei Shirov is leader on 6.0 points, followed by Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir Kramnik on 5.5 points. Hikaru Nakamura is fourth on 5.0 points. In group B Anish Giri won (vs David Howell). Dimitri Reinderman won his first game (vs Varuzhan Akobian). The other games were drawn. Anish Giri leads on 6.5 points, followed by a trio on 5.0 points: Hua Ni and Wesley So (who made a draw against each other), and Erwin l’Ami (draw vs Pentala Harikrishna). In group C Ray Robson leads (6.0 points), followed by Li Chao and Abhijeet Gupta (5.5 points). Photo report by Frits Agterdenbos.

Official Corus Chess Tournament website: www.coruschess.com

01 Entrance of playing hall De Moriaan
Entrance of playing hall De Moriaan

02 Marjan Oudeman (Corus) and daughter at the start of Round 8
Marjan Oudeman (Corus) and daughter at the start of Round 8

03 R8 Results

04 Kramnik - Nakamura 1-0
Kramnik - Nakamura 1-0

05 Vassily Ivanchuk
Vassily Ivanchuk

06 Chief arbiter Pavel Votruba
Chief arbiter Pavel Votruba

07 Shirov - Carlsen, and Pavel Votruba
Alexei Shirov - Magnus Carlsen, and Pavel Votruba

08 Group C and hostess Nanda
Group C and hostess Nanda

09 Nils Grandelius defeated Robin Van Kampen in group C
Nils Grandelius defeated Robin Van Kampen in group C

10 Sjoerd Plukkel, draw versus Ray Robson in group C
Sjoerd Plukkel, draw versus Ray Robson in group C

11 Dimitri Reinderman defeated Varuzhan Akobian in group B
Dimitri Reinderman defeated Varuzhan Akobian in group B

12 Group C, arbiter Alex Roose at work
Group C, arbiter Alex Roose at work

13 Zhaoqin Peng defeated Stefan Kuipers in group C
Zhaoqin Peng defeated Stefan Kuipers in group C

14 Reinderman is on his way to his first victory, Carlsen is watching
Dimitri Reinderman is on his way to his first victory,
Magnus Carlsen is watching

15 Young audience watching grandmasters
Young audience watching grandmasters

16 Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu - Parimarjan Negi, draw
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu - Parimarjan Negi, draw

17 David Howell is in problems against Anish Giri
David Howell is in problems against Anish Giri

Calendar
29.01.10-08.02.10
Moscow Open 2010

06.02.10-07.02.10
Schachbundesliga R8+9
Germany


08.02.10-19.02.10
Aeroflot Open 2010
Moscow


12.02.10-14.02.10
Daniël Noteboomtoernooi 2010
Leiden


12.02.10-25.02.10
XXVII Linares 2010

13.02.10-20.02.10
Cappelle-la-Grande 2010

19.02.10-28.02.10
Fajr Chess 2010, Iran

19.02.10-28.02.10
Batavia Amsterdam
(Results)


19.02.10-28.02.10
Batavia Amsterdam
(Live games)


24.02.10-03.03.10
Reykjavik Open 2010

05.03.10-19.03.10
EICC 2010
Rijeka


12.03.10-14.03.10
Western Class Championships, Southern California

12.03.10-25.03.10
Amber Chess
Nice


20.03.10
Hypercube Blitz Utrecht
Netherlands


31.03.10-04.04.10
Philadelphia Open

02.04.10-04.04.10
OGD Prinsenstad Tournament
Delft


02.04.10-05.04.10
Open Lugano 2010

09.04.10-11.04.10
Ichthus Open Chess Tournament 2010
Driehuis


05.05.10-14.05.10
Bosna Open
Sarajevo


21.05.10-24.05.10
Limburg Open
Maastricht


27.05.10-31.05.10
Chicago Open

04.06.10-06.06-10
Open Kampioenschap van Utrecht (OKU 2010)

29.06.10-05.07.10
World Open
Pennsylvania


02.07.10-04.07.10
Nova College Chess Tournament, Haarlem

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