27 April 2018

Magnus Carlsen Leads the Race at Vugar Gashimov Memorial Before Last Round

Ding Liren is half a point behind.

Photo by Eteri Kublashvili
Photo by Eteri Kublashvili

On April 27, round 8 of the 5th Vugar Gashimov Memorial was played in Shamkir. The first symbolic move in the game Giri - Carlsen was made by Gasim Gashimov.

Magnus Carlsen bested Anish Giri, Ding Liren defeated Rauf Mamedov, Veselin Topalov lost to Radoslaw Wojtaszek, while Shakhriyar Mamedyarov outplayed David Navara. The game Radjabov - Karjakin ended in a draw.

Standings after round 8: 

1. Magnus Carlsen - 5.5
2. Ding Liren - 5
2-8. Veselin Topalov, Anish Giri, Sergey Karjakin, Teimour Radjabov, Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - 4
9. Rauf Mamedov - 3.5
10. David Navara - 2.

Round 9 pairings:

Navara - Radjabov, Mamedov - Mamedyarov, Carlsen - Ding Liren, Wojtaszek - Giri, Karjakin - Topalov.

The ultimate 9th round will start at 1 p.m. (Moscow time). 



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