Ivanchuk maintains lead down the wire

Ivanchuk maintains his lead after 9 rounds. However, 5 players are within 2 points of him.

Score after Round 9

Blindfold

1.  Grischuk   7   
2.  Carlsen    5½
   Ivanchuk   5½
4.  Gelfand    5   
   Karjakin   5   
   Kramnik    5   
7.  Gashimov   4½
   Svidler    4½
9.  Ponomariov 4   
10. Aronian    3   
   Smeets     3   
12. Dominguez  2

Rapid

1.  Ivanchuk   6½
2.  Carlsen    6   
   Kramnik    6   
4.  Gelfand    5½
5.  Aronian    5   
   Gashimov   5   
   Karjakin   5   
8.  Svidler    4½
9.  Grischuk   4   
10. Ponomariov 3½
11. Dominguez  2   
12. Smeets     1    

Combined

1.  Ivanchuk   12   
2.  Carlsen    11½
3.  Grischuk   11   
   Kramnik    11   
5.  Gelfand    10½
6.  Karjakin   10   
7.  Gashimov   9½
8.  Svidler    9   
9.  Aronian    8   
10. Ponomariov 7½
11. Dominguez  4   
   Smeets     4

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