| Saturday August 29 Round VIII | |||
| 13:30 | Smeets – Svidler | ½ – ½ | |
| Caruana – Nielsen | ½ – ½ | ||
| Nakamura – Beliavsky | 0 – 1 | ||
| Hou Yifan – van Wely | ½ – ½ | ||
| Stellwagen – Ljubojevic | 1 – 0 | ||
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The Rising Stars’ attempt to close the gap
What is wrong with Nakamura?
What is wrong with Ljubojevic? He played like a beginner today.
Nakamura reportedly was sick. He looked awfully sick.
Naka might have to change his drink to orange juice, like Carlsen.