Masters
The 8th round of the Tata Steel Masters 2016 proved to be an eventful one. GM Caruana’s loss to GM Navara helped World Champion Magnus Carlsen grab the sole lead with 5.5/8.
Prior to round 8, Carlsen and Caruana were leading the field jointly with 5 points each. The former had little trouble drawing against GM Sergey Karjakin in round eight. However, the Navara-Caruana encounter saw the Czech Grandmaster display impeccable technique in overcoming Caruana from a seemingly quiet position. This result allowed Carlsen to move into sole lead.
In other interesting games of the day, GM Eljanov failed to capitalize on his huge advantage against GM Adams while GM Van Wely won a nice attacking game against GM Hou Yifan.
Results:
|
Karjakin |
½-½ | Carlsen |
|
Adams |
½-½ | Eljanov |
| Giri | ½-½ |
Tomashevsky |
| So Wesley | ½-½ |
Mamedyarov |
|
Ding Liren |
½-½ | Wei Yi |
| Hou Yifan | 0-1 |
Van Wely |
|
Navara |
1-0 | Caruana |
Challengers
Indian GM Adhiban survived a worse position against GM Erwin L’Ami to maintain his sole lead at the end of round eight. Adhiban has notched up 6.5 points so far, half a point clear of 2nd-placed GM Safarli.
Results:
|
L’Ami E |
½-½ | Adhiban |
| Bok | ½-½ |
Abasov |
|
Van Foreest |
½-½ | Admiraal |
| Dreev | ½-½ |
Safarli |
|
Ju Wenjun |
0-1 | Sevian |
| Haast | 1-0 |
Batsiashvili |
|
Antipov |
½-½ |
Nisipeanu |