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Carlsen and Anand share the lead after Tata Steel Masters Round 8

Mark Crowther - Sunday 20th January 2019

Carlsen and Anand share the lead after Tata Steel Masters Round 8 6 time winner Magnus Carlsen and 5 time winner Viswanathan Anand share the lead in the Tata Steel Masters going into the second rest day.

Magnus Carlsen scored a regulation win against Richard Rapport where he steadily outplayed his opponent on the white side of a Sicilian. Viswanathan Anand beat Shakhriyar Mamedyarov after being allowed to play a hidden tactic. 19...b6? (19...h5 threatening something or 19...Qc7 taking the tactic off were good alternatives) 20.c4! was a break white couldn't be allowed to make, after 20...Rxc4 21.Rxd5! black's position had disintegrated.

After a slow start Vladimir Fedoseev is starting to show why he go an invitation to the tournament. He nicely outplayed Sam Shankland. Jan-Krzysztof Duda beat a horribly misfiring Vladimir Kramnik. Kramnik was doing fine out of the opening but went very aggressive and he just doesn't seem to be calculating very much, 17...h3? was a poor move but it wasn't really punished (say by 20.Kh1), positively Kramnik's last chance was 26...Kg7 after he didn't find that he was busted.

The remaining games were drawn Ding Liren-Nepomniachtchi and Van Foreest-Radjabov were short draws. Vidit-Giri saw white simplify quickly.

Rest day Monday 21st January 2019.

Round 8 standings: 1 Carlsen 5.5, 2 Anand 5.5, 3 Nepomniachtchi 5, 4 Ding 5, 5 Giri 5, 6 Radjabov 4.5, 7 Vidit 4, 8 Duda 4, 9 Fedoseev 3.5, 10 Shankland 3.5, 11 Mamedyarov 3, 12 Rapport 3, 13 Van Foreest 2.5, 14 Kramnik 2.

Round 9 - Tuesday 22nd Jan 12:30 GMT Shankland-Carlsen, Radjabov-Fedoseev, Giri-Van Foreest, Nepomniachtchi-Vidit, Kramnik-Ding, Mamedyarov-Duda, Rapport-Anand,

81st Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee (NED), 11-27 i 2019 cat. XXI (2753)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2835 * . ½ ½ . . ½ . ½ . 1 1 1 ½ 5½ 2882
2. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2773 . * ½ . ½ ½ . . ½ ½ 1 . 1 1 5½ 2885
3. Nepomniachtchi, Ian g RUS 2763 ½ ½ * ½ 1 . . ½ . . ½ ½ . 1 5 2878
4. Ding, Liren g CHN 2813 ½ . ½ * ½ ½ ½ . ½ 1 . . 1 . 5 2831
5. Giri, Anish g NED 2783 . ½ 0 ½ * . ½ 1 . . ½ 1 . 1 5 2858
6. Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2757 . ½ . ½ . * 1 ½ . . ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2787
7. Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi g IND 2695 ½ . . ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ . . 1 . 4 2748
8. Duda, Jan-Krzysztof g POL 2738 . . ½ . 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ . . 0 1 4 2729
9. Fedoseev, Vladimir g RUS 2724 ½ ½ . ½ . . ½ 0 * 1 . ½ 0 . 3½ 2697
10. Shankland, Samuel g USA 2725 . ½ . 0 . . ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 . 3½ 2694
11. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2817 0 0 ½ . ½ ½ . . . ½ * ½ . ½ 3 2681
12. Rapport, Richard g HUN 2731 0 . ½ . 0 ½ . . ½ ½ ½ * . ½ 3 2685
13. Van Foreest, Jorden g NED 2612 0 0 . 0 . ½ 0 1 1 0 . . * . 2½ 2616
14. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2777 ½ 0 0 . 0 ½ . 0 . . ½ ½ . * 2 2581
Round 8 (January 20, 2019)
Carlsen, Magnus - Rapport, Richard 1-0 40 B47 Sicilian Paulsen
Anand, Viswanathan - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0 29 C02 French Advance
Ding, Liren - Nepomniachtchi, Ian ½-½ 17 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi - Giri, Anish ½-½ 36 D53 Queens Gambit
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 45 C50 Giuoco Piano
Fedoseev, Vladimir - Shankland, Samuel 1-0 52 A06 Zukertort Opening
Van Foreest, Jorden - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ 17 C53 Giuoco Piano
81st Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee (NED), 11-27 i 2019 cat. XIV (2580)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1. Chigaev, Maksim g RUS 2604 * ½ . . . ½ . ½ 1 ½ . 1 1 1 6 2765
2. Kovalev, Vladislav g BLR 2687 ½ * ½ 1 1 . ½ ½ . . ½ . 1 . 5½ 2724
3. Esipenko, Andrey g RUS 2584 . ½ * . . ½ 1 . ½ 1 1 ½ . ½ 5½ 2727
4. Gledura, Benjamin g HUN 2615 . 0 . * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 . . ½ . 4½ 2647
5. Van Foreest, Lucas g NED 2502 . 0 . ½ * ½ . 1 ½ ½ . 1 ½ . 4½ 2633
6. L'Ami, Erwin g NED 2643 ½ . ½ 0 ½ * . 1 . . ½ . ½ 1 4½ 2597
7. Korobov, Anton g UKR 2699 . ½ 0 ½ . . * ½ 1 . . ½ ½ 1 4½ 2622
8. Bareev, Evgeny g CAN 2650 ½ ½ . ½ 0 0 ½ * . . 1 . 1 . 4 2595
9. Maghsoodloo, Parham g IRI 2679 0 . ½ ½ ½ . 0 . * . ½ 1 . 1 4 2561
10. Keymer, Vincent m GER 2500 ½ . 0 0 ½ . . . . * ½ ½ 1 1 4 2532
11. Praggnanandhaa, R g IND 2539 . ½ 0 . . ½ . 0 ½ ½ * ½ . 1 3½ 2543
12. Paehtz, Elisabeth m GER 2477 0 . ½ . 0 . ½ . 0 ½ ½ * . ½ 2½ 2431
13. Saduakassova, Dinara m KAZ 2472 0 0 . ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 . 0 . . * . 2 2419
14. Kuipers, Stefan m NED 2470 0 . ½ . . 0 0 . 0 0 0 ½ . * 1 2268
Round 8 (January 20, 2019)
Esipenko, Andrey - Praggnanandhaa, R 1-0 44 B69 Sicilian Rauzer
L'Ami, Erwin - Bareev, Evgeny 1-0 39 D19 Slav Defence
Korobov, Anton - Kovalev, Vladislav ½-½ 32 E94 King's Indian Classical
Maghsoodloo, Parham - Gledura, Benjamin ½-½ 67 A06 Zukertort Opening
Keymer, Vincent - Saduakassova, Dinara 1-0 38 A18 English Opening
Paehtz, Elisabeth - Van Foreest, Lucas 0-1 75 E06 Catalan
Kuipers, Stefan - Chigaev, Maksim 0-1 45 C53 Giuoco Piano

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