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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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