This is getting very interesting. Kamsky is leading by 1/2 point with 2 games to go. He will have white against Nakamura next round. However, Kamsky will have black against a very dangerous Hess with black in the final round while Nakamura will have white against Seirawan, who does not have a good tournament at all. It will come down to the final 2 games.
Standings after 9 rounds
| Rk | Name | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM Kamsky, Gata | 2741 | x | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | ||
| 2 | GM Nakamura, Hikaru | 2775 | x | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | ||
| 3 | GM Onischuk, Alexander | 2660 | 0 | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | ||
| 4 | GM Shulman, Yuri | 2571 | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | ||
| 5 | GM Akobian, Varuzhan | 2625 | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | ||
| 6 | GM Robson, Ray | 2614 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | x | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | ||
| 7 | GM Lenderman, Aleksandr | 2587 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | x | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | ||
| 8 | GM Hess, Robert L | 2635 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | x | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | ||
| 9 | GM Kaidanov, Gregory S | 2594 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | x | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | ||
| 10 | GM Seirawan, Yasser | 2643 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | x | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | ||
| 11 | GM Ramirez, Alejandro | 2593 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | x | 3.0 | ||
| 12 | GM Stripunsky, Alexander | 2562 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | 3.0 |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Nakamura of course.