
Bilder: Turnierseite, Monroi (Zeljka Malobabic )

Der Gouverneur von Gibraltar, Sir Adrian Jones mit Brian Callahan

Gespräch mit Petra Kortschnoj

Spitzenspiel Yifan Hou gegen Le Quam Liem

Michael Adams gegen Skahriyar Mamedyarov
Ergebnisse der Runde 8
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 3 | GM | Adams Michael | 2724 | 6 | ½ - ½ | 5½ | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2747 | 2 |
| 2 | 15 | GM | Short Nigel D | 2677 | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | GM | Almasi Zoltan | 2717 | 4 |
| 3 | 25 | GM | Hou Yifan | 2605 | 5½ | 1 - 0 | 5½ | GM | Le Quang Liem | 2714 | 5 |
| 4 | 10 | GM | Movsesian Sergei | 2700 | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | GM | Gopal G N | 2566 | 35 |
| 5 | 22 | GM | Negi Parimarjan | 2641 | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | GM | Sasikiran Krishnan | 2700 | 11 |
| 6 | 41 | GM | Dzagnidze Nana | 2535 | 5½ | 0 - 1 | 5 | GM | Svidler Peter | 2749 | 1 |
| 7 | 34 | GM | Jussupow Artur | 2569 | 5 | 0 - 1 | 5 | GM | Shirov Alexei | 2710 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 | GM | Laznicka Viktor | 2704 | 5 | 0 - 1 | 5 | GM | Howell David W L | 2603 | 27 |
| 9 | 59 | GM | Zhu Chen | 2472 | 5 | ½ - ½ | 5 | GM | Sutovsky Emil | 2703 | 9 |
| 10 | 14 | GM | Bologan Viktor | 2680 | 5 | 1 - 0 | 5 | GM | Koneru Humpy | 2589 | 29 |
| 11 | 18 | GM | Parligras Mircea-Emilian | 2650 | 5 | 0 - 1 | 5 | GM | Rapport Richard | 2543 | 39 |
| 12 | 42 | GM | Del Rio De Angelis Salvador G | 2531 | 5 | ½ - ½ | 5 | GM | Gustafsson Jan | 2643 | 21 |
| 13 | 24 | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | 2617 | 5 | 1 - 0 | 5 | GM | El Debs Felipe De Cresce | 2497 | 54 |
| 14 | 26 | GM | Fier Alexandr | 2603 | 5 | 0 - 1 | 5 | GM | Salem A R Saleh | 2505 | 51 |
| 15 | 6 | GM | Polgar Judit | 2710 | 4½ | 1 - 0 | 4½ | IM | Muzychuk Mariya | 2483 | 57 |
Partien der Runden 1 bis 8
Stand nach 8 Runden
| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | |
| 1 | GM | Hou Yifan | CHN | 2605 | 6.5 | 2859.0 |
| 2 | GM | Adams Michael | ENG | 2724 | 6.5 | 2843.0 |
| 3 | GM | Short Nigel D | ENG | 2677 | 6.0 | 2790.0 |
| 4 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | AZE | 2747 | 6.0 | 2778.0 |
| 5 | GM | Sasikiran Krishnan | IND | 2700 | 6.0 | 2750.0 |
| 6 | GM | Almasi Zoltan | HUN | 2717 | 6.0 | 2748.0 |
| 7 | GM | Howell David W L | ENG | 2603 | 6.0 | 2737.0 |
| 8 | GM | Movsesian Sergei | ARM | 2700 | 6.0 | 2726.0 |
| 9 | GM | Gopal G N | IND | 2566 | 6.0 | 2720.0 |
| 10 | GM | Svidler Peter | RUS | 2749 | 6.0 | 2714.0 |
| 11 | GM | Bologan Viktor | MDA | 2680 | 6.0 | 2708.0 |
| 12 | GM | Negi Parimarjan | IND | 2641 | 6.0 | 2692.0 |
| 13 | GM | Shirov Alexei | LAT | 2710 | 6.0 | 2691.0 |
| 14 | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | USA | 2617 | 6.0 | 2649.0 |
| 15 | GM | Rapport Richard | HUN | 2543 | 6.0 | 2646.0 |
| 16 | GM | Salem A R Saleh | UAE | 2505 | 6.0 | 2623.0 |
| 17 | GM | Le Quang Liem | VIE | 2714 | 5.5 | 2718.0 |
| 18 | GM | Polgar Judit | HUN | 2710 | 5.5 | 2679.0 |
| 19 | GM | Dzagnidze Nana | GEO | 2535 | 5.5 | 2653.0 |
| 20 | GM | Brunello Sabino | ITA | 2581 | 5.5 | 2652.0 |
| 21 | GM | Fridman Daniel | GER | 2660 | 5.5 | 2622.0 |
| 22 | FM | Kuipers Stefan | NED | 2391 | 5.5 | 2611.0 |
| 23 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | FRA | 2699 | 5.5 | 2610.0 |
| 24 | GM | Kulaots Kaido | EST | 2581 | 5.5 | 2608.0 |
| 25 | GM | Zhu Chen | QAT | 2472 | 5.5 | 2606.0 |
| 26 | GM | Erdos Viktor | HUN | 2634 | 5.5 | 2605.0 |
| 27 | GM | Gustafsson Jan | GER | 2643 | 5.5 | 2601.0 |
| 28 | GM | Cramling Pia | SWE | 2491 | 5.5 | 2597.0 |
| 29 | IM | Muzychuk Anna | SLO | 2580 | 5.5 | 2592.0 |
| 30 | GM | Sutovsky Emil | ISR | 2703 | 5.5 | 2586.0 |
| 31 | GM | Nabaty Tamir | ISR | 2563 | 5.5 | 2582.0 |
| 32 | IM | Dvirnyy Daniyyl | ITA | 2492 | 5.5 | 2541.0 |
| 33 | GM | Iturrizaga Edoardo | VEN | 2649 | 5.5 | 2509.0 |
| 34 | GM | Del Rio De Angelis Salvador G | ESP | 2531 | 5.5 | 2501.0 |
| 35 | GM | Womacka Mathias | GER | 2455 | 5.5 | 2399.0 |
... 240 Spieler


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