Round 9 top board pairings:
| Table | White | Score | Rating | Black | Score | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM L’Ami, Erwin | 7.0 | 2593 | GM Timman, Jan H | 6.5 | 2569 | |
| 2 | FM Miedema, Roi | 6.5 | 2432 | IM Brandenburg, Daan | 6.0 | 2463 | |
| 3 | IM Lalith, Babu M.R. | 6.0 | 2472 | GM Giri, Anish | 6.0 | 2518 | |
| 4 | GM Ernst, Sipke | 5.5 | 2598 | IM Wohl, Aleksandar H. | 5.5 | 2387 | |
| 5 | Ootes, Lars | 5.5 | 2261 | GM Reinderman, Dimitri | 5.5 | 2565 | |
| 6 | FM Bezemer, Arno | 5.5 | 2332 | GM Visser, Yge | 5.5 | 2464 |
Leaders after 8 rounds:
| Rank | Name | Score | M/F | Rating | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM L’Ami, Erwin | 7.0 | M | 2593 | ||||||||||
| 2 | GM Timman, Jan H | 6.5 | M | 2569 | ||||||||||
| 3 | FM Miedema, Roi | 6.5 | M | 2432 | ||||||||||
| 4 | GM Giri, Anish | 6.0 | M | 2518 | ||||||||||
| 5 | IM Lalith, Babu M.R. | 6.0 | M | 2472 | ||||||||||
| 6 | IM Brandenburg, Daan | 6.0 | M | 2463 | ||||||||||
| 7 | GM Ernst, Sipke | 5.5 | M | 2598 | ||||||||||
| 8 | GM Reinderman, Dimitri | 5.5 | M | 2565 | ||||||||||
| 9 | GM Visser, Yge | 5.5 | M | 2464 | ||||||||||
| 10 | IM Wohl, Aleksandar H. | 5.5 | M | 2387 | ||||||||||
| 11 | FM Bezemer, Arno | 5.5 | M | 2332 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Ootes, Lars | 5.5 | M | 2261 |
Full results here.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Giri collapsed.
Giri won his last game and placed 2nd overall, 0.5 pt behind L’Ami. His performance rating was 2689 and he was the only one who beat L’Ami. Only his 8th round loss was disappointing. Great result, young man!