Standings of grandmaster group A
Standings after round 9
| 1. | V. Anand L. Aronian V. Kramnik H. Nakamura |
6 |
| 5. | M. Carlsen M. Vachier-Lagrave |
5½ |
| 7. | A. Giri I. Nepomniachtchi |
4½ |
| 9. | W. Hao R. Ponomariov |
4 |
| 11. | E. l’Ami J. Smeets |
3 |
| 13. | A. Grischuk A. Shirov |
2½ |
Standings of grandmaster group B
Standings after round 9
| 1. | L. McShane G. Sargissian W. So |
6 |
| 4. | Z. Efimenko V. Tkachiev |
5½ |
| 6. | L. Chao D. Navara R. Wojtaszek |
5 |
| 9. | L. Liem | 4½ |
| 10. | L. Fressinet | 3½ |
| 11. | S. Ganguly J. Hammer F. Nijboer |
3 |
| 14. | W. Spoelman | 2 |
Standings of grandmaster group C
Standings after round 9
| 1. | D. Vocaturo | 7½ |
| 2. | K. Lahno I. Nyzhnyk |
6 |
| 4. | M. Kazhgaleyev | 5½ |
| 5. | M. Bluvshtein I. Ivanisevic |
5 |
| 7. | B. Bok T. Sachdev |
4½ |
| 9. | D. Swiercz | 4 |
| 10. | S. Siebrecht M. van der Werf R. van Kampen |
3½ |
| 13. | R. Pruijssers | 2½ |
| 14. | J.W. de Jong | 2 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Kramnik will win this.
Topalov will win this
Kortchnoi will win this.
Houdini will win this.
Aronian has to be considered the favourite now since he has no more games with an opponent who has a + score here – playing Ponomariov and the Dutch triumvirate. He’s also won this tournament twice before (2007 & 2008).
Tangentially, if he does win this event, he’ll likely take over # 1 spot on the live rating list. AS I type, the current ratings are:
Anand 2816.9
Aronian 2814.4
Carlsen 2813.1