| Sunday August 30 Round IX | |||
| 13:30 | Svidler – Caruana | – | |
| Nielsen – Nakamura | – | ||
| Beliavsky – Hou Yifan | – | ||
| van Wely – Stellwagen | – | ||
| Ljubojevic – Smeets | ½ – ½ | ||
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Scores after 8 rounds
| Team |
Experience 22 |
| Experience individual score |
Nielsen 5 |
| Rising Stars individual score |
Smeets 5 |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Yup, it’s running out alright. Smeets didn’t help their cause either, drawing wih grand-daddy Lubo.