[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: Corus: Round 9 Results and Round 10 Pairings

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
Corus: Round 9 Results and Round 10 Pairings
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1169611824.shtml


   There wasn't too much movement at the top, with the games
   Aronian-Topalov, Carlsen-Radjabov and Svidler-Kramnik all drawn - and
   quickly. But that's not to say there wasn't any action at all.
   Karjakin lost to Ponomariov, while Anand defeated van Wely in [1]the
   game of the day. Anand revisited the Poisoned Pawn Variation seen in
   his game with Motylev, but this time with White. Like that game, he
   won when his opponent went awry in a probably equal position. Speaking
   of Motylev, his game with Tiviakov was drawn; finally, the game
   Navara-Shirov resulted in the latter's first win of the tournament:
   congratulations!
   Standings after Round 9:
   1 Topalov 6.5
   2 Radjabov 6
   3-5 Aronian, Kramnik, Svidler 5.5
   6 Anand, Karjakin 5
   8 Ponomariov 4.5
   9 Navara 4
   10-11 Motylev, Tiviakov 3.5
   12-13 Carlsen, van Wely 3
   14 Shirov 2.5
   Pairings for Round 10:
   Motylev - Kramnik (Motylev was one of Kramnik's seconds in Elista, so
   count on a draw)
   Radjabov - Svidler (A very big game for both players if they want to
   catch Topalov)
   Topalov - Carlsen (Looks made to order for a Topalov win)
   van Wely - Aronian (A must-win for Aronian to stay in the race for
   first)
   Karjakin - Anand (A great chance for Karjakin, but can he bounce
   back?)
   Shirov - Ponomariov
   Tiviakov - Navara
   Round 9 games can be replayed [2]here.

References

   1. http://www.chessvibes.com/?p=515#more-515
   2. http://coruschess.com/pgnviewer.php?year=2007