The high tension duel was between Veselin Topalov
and Vladimir Kramnik. The two did not shake hands before the game, as neither one
offered his first, but they would have obliged if one would have been offered. Topalov
beats Kramnik, in a deeply prepared hodge-podge of moves that started with a knight
sacrifice on f7. It was all found by Cheparinov, who was given all credits by Topalov
Adams has finally put an end to his series of draws, by beating Van Wely. Since
he doesn’t play 6.Bc4 against the Najdorf that often, it might well have been a
little Fischer tribute...
Leko
was pressed Carlsen. In the end of the first control Magnus blundered and lost the
game.
The game Aronian vs Eljanov finished with draw agreement. Aronian has joined Carlsen
in the lead with 5½ points.
Games round 9
Standing after 9th round:
|
No
|
Name
|
Country
|
Rating
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
Score
|
|
1
|
V. Kramnik
|
RUS
|
2799
|
x
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
½
|
5
|
|
2
|
T. Radjabov
|
AZE
|
2735
|
½
|
x
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
½
|
5
|
|
3
|
S. Mamedyarov
|
AZE
|
2760
|
½
|
½
|
x
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
4½
|
|
4
|
P. Eljanov
|
UKR
|
2692
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
x
|
½
|
½
|
|
|
|
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
3
|
|
5
|
M. Adams
|
ENG
|
2726
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
5
|
|
6
|
L. Aronian
|
ARM
|
2739
|
0
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
|
x
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
|
5½
|
|
7
|
V. Ivanchuk
|
UKR
|
2751
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
|
|
|
x
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
|
4½
|
|
8
|
J. Polgar
|
HUN
|
2707
|
½
|
½
|
|
|
|
|
½
|
x
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
4
|
|
9
|
V. Topalov
|
BUL
|
2780
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
x
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
4½
|
|
10
|
B. Gelfand
|
ISR
|
2737
|
|
|
|
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
x
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
3
|
|
11
|
P. Leko
|
HUN
|
2753
|
|
|
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
x
|
1
|
|
½
|
4½
|
|
12
|
M. Carlsen
|
NOR
|
2733
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
x
|
|
|
5½
|
|
13
|
V. Anand
|
IND
|
2799
|
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
|
|
x
|
|
5
|
|
14
|
L. van Wely
|
NED
|
2681
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
|
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
|
|
x
|
3½
|