Open Section
In the 8th Round of the World Amateur Chess Championship 2015, Dogan Mire Deniz of Turkey continued with his splendid performance as he overcame Puusepp Kaimar of Estonia with the black pieces. The former goes into the last round as a clear favourite with a one-point lead over his nearest rivals.
Amongst the notable Indian results of Round 8, Vivek M. defeated higher-rated player Caushaj Kastriot of Albania whereas Manjunath Jain split points with a 1900+ player.
The pairings for the Final round can be checked here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr164371.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=9&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984
Women’s Section
The leader-board in the Women’s section maintained the status-quo as overnight leader WCM Gitu Paula-Alexandra of Romania prevailed over Khulan Enkhsaikhan of Mongolia. Going into the final round, the former leads with 7/8 while Sandhya G, who overcame compatriot Niti Gupta in Round 8, is on the sole 2nd spot with 6.5/8. Paula-Alexandra and Sandhya G. are the only two players with a chance of clinching the tournament.
The pairings for the final round can be checked here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr164372.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=9&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984