U.S. Champion Yury Shulman defeated GM Charbonneau to assure himself of at least a tie for first going into the final round. He will face IM Zugic in the final. GMs Bluvshtein and Nakamura are still mathematically alive. Bluvshtein has to face IM Kovalyov while Nakamura has to face GM Maze.
Round 8 results:
Shulman 1-0 Charbonneau
Kovalyov 0-1 Nakamura
Nataf 1/2 Bluvshtein
Akobian 1/2 Roussel-Roozmon
Maze 1/2 Zugic
Standings going into the final round:
1. Shulman, Yuri g USA 2623 6
2. Bluvshtein, Mark g CAN 2548 5
3. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2697 5
4. Akobian, Varuzhan g USA 2610 4½
5. Nataf, Igor-Alexandre g FRA 2534 4
6. Maze, Sebastien g FRA 2553 4
7. Charbonneau, Pascal g CAN 2499 3½
8. Kovalyov, Anton m ARG 2548 3
9. Zugic, Igor m CAN 2457 3
10. Roussel-Roozmon, Thomas m CAN 2486 2
Official website: http://perso.b2b2c.ca/lesechecauquebec/tim2008.htm
This shows once again that Shulman is better than Nakamura.