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GRENKE Chess Classic 2018 (8)

Caruana retains his GRENKE Classic lead going into Monday's final round

Carlsen couldn't break down Vitiugov in round 8. Photo ©

Carlsen couldn't break down Vitiugov in round 8. Photo © | http://www.grenkechessclassic.de

All the games were drawn in the 8th round of the GRENKE Classic and there were few if any missed chances in these games.

The longest game of the day was between the two players tied for second, Magnus Carlsen and Nikita Vitiugov. Carlsen tried a Giuoco Piano but didn't really get any advantage, Carlsen tried for a very long time right into the endgame, posed some problems, but the objective assessment was level througout. Vitiugov was impressive in not really giving anything away at any point. Vitiugov now faces the leader Fabiano Caruana in the final round with white while Carlsen will play Viswanathan Anand with black.

Round 8 results Sunday 8th April 2pm: Carlsen draw Vitiugov, Caruana draw Aronian, Bluebaum draw MVL, Meier draw Hou Yifan, Naiditsch draw Anand.

Round 8 standings: 1st Caruana 5.5pts, 2nd= Carlsen, Vitiugov 5pts 4th= Vachier-Lagrave, Aronian 4.5pts 6th Bluebaum 4pts, 7th= Hou Yifan, Anand, Naiditsch 3pts, 10th Meier 2.5pts.

Round 9 2pm BST Monday 9th April Anand-Carlsen, Hou Yifan-Naiditsch, Vachier-Lagrave-Meier, Aronian-Bluebaum, Vitiugov-Caruana.

GRENKE Chess Classic 2018 Karlsruhe/Baden Baden GER (GER), 31 iii-9 iv 2018 cat. XX (2736)
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0  
1. Caruana, Fabiano g USA 2784 * ½ . ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 2870
2. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2843 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 . 1 ½ 5 2812
3. Vitiugov, Nikita g RUS 2735 . ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 5 2824
4. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2794 ½ ½ ½ * ½ . ½ ½ 1 ½ 2784
5. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2789 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 1 ½ . 2782
6. Bluebaum, Matthias g GER 2631 ½ ½ 0 . ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ 4 2741
7. Hou, Yifan g CHN 2654 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ . ½ 3 2663
8. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2776 ½ . ½ ½ 0 0 ½ * ½ ½ 3 2630
9. Naiditsch, Arkadij g AZE 2701 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ . ½ * 1 3 2663
10. Meier, Georg g GER 2648 0 ½ 0 ½ . ½ ½ ½ 0 * 2598
Round 8 (April 8, 2018)
Caruana, Fabiano - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 32 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Carlsen, Magnus - Vitiugov, Nikita ½-½ 65 C77 Ruy Lopez Anderssen
Bluebaum, Matthias - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 45 A34 English Symmetrical
Naiditsch, Arkadij - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 38 C53 Giuoco Piano
Meier, Georg - Hou, Yifan ½-½ 33 E06 Catalan

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