Round 8 results:
| Van Wely, Loek | – Giri, Anish | 1-0 | |||
| Smeets, Jan | – L’Ami, Erwin | 1-0 | |||
| Nijboer, Friso | – Ernst, Sipke | ½-½ | |||
| Bok, Benjamin | – Van Kampen, Robin | 1-0 | |||
| Reinderman, Dimitri | – Spoelman, Wouter | ½-½ |
Standings after 8 rounds:
| 1. | Smeets, Jan | g | NED | 2659 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2-3. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2642 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2-3. | Ernst, Sipke | g | NED | 2572 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 4-7. | Spoelman, Wouter | g | NED | 2580 | 4½ | ||||||||||
| 4-7. | Van Wely, Loek | g | NED | 2653 | 4½ | ||||||||||
| 4-7. | Nijboer, Friso | g | NED | 2567 | 4½ | ||||||||||
| 4-7. | L’Ami, Erwin | g | NED | 2620 | 4½ | ||||||||||
| 8. | Bok, Benjamin | f | NED | 2430 | 2½ | ||||||||||
| 9. | Reinderman, Dimitri | g | NED | 2608 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 10. | Van Kampen, Robin | m | NED | 2481 | 1½ |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Does Timman still play chess?
Yes he does, but not very active like he used to be and also not in the big tournaments.
Van Wely did well yesterday, his last possibility to make a statement in this tournament.
Smeets wins with a pathetic 3 move draw against the tailender. Nice!!! What a Champ. Pathetic.
Yep..thats whats wrong with chess today..spineless draws like this are embarrasing.
Just replay his last-but-one.