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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
08.07.10-18.07.10
Leiden Chess Tournament
Netherlands


10.07.10-18.07.10
Canadian Open 2010
Toronto


15.07.10-22.07.10
Sparkassen Chess-Meeting
Dortmund


17.07.10-30.07.10
Biel Chess Festival

27.07.10-05.08.10
Dutch Open
Dieren


02.08.10-17.08.10
World Junior and Girls U20 Chess Championships
Poland


07.08.10-14.08.10
Hogeschool Zeeland Chess Tournament
Vlissingen


09.08.10-14.08.10
Euro Chess Tournament
Enschede


12.08.10-22.08.10
NH Chess Tournament
Amsterdam


21.08.10-29.08.10
BDO Chess Tournament
Haarlem


03.09.10-06.09.10
New York State Championship

03.09.10-11.09.10
InventiChess 2010
Antwerp, Belgium


20.09.10-04.10.10
Chess Olympiad 2010
Khanty-Mansiysk


22.10.10-30.10.10
Univé Chess Hoogeveen
Netherlands


14.01.11-30.01.11
Corus Chess 2011
Wijk aan Zee


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