Holt beats Wesley
Wesley So’s woes continued at the US Chess Championship 2015 when he lost to Conrad Holt (2525) in round 8.
With the Black pieces, Wesley made a potential unsound pawn sacrifice to launch attack at the White King. Holt defended well and ultimately Wesley had to resign due to severe material deficit.
Nakamura in sole lead
Nakamura beat Troff with the Black pieces to grab sole lead again with 6/8 points.
Irina wins again
In the women’s section, top seed Irina Krush beat Melekhina to reduce the gap at the top of the table. Nemcova is in sole lead with 6.5/8 closely followed by Irina on 6.