[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: Biel, Round 8: Dominguez on fire

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
Biel, Round 8: Dominguez on fire
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1217396840.shtml


   Five players had something to be happy about today; not bad,
   considering that there are only six participants. Pelletier and
   Onischuk can be happy: Onischuk had lost his last two games, while
   Pelletier had baked five bagels in a row. With the draw, both stanched
   the bleeding (at least for the moment). Bacrot and Carlsen could both
   be happy: Bacrot, for drawing with Carlsen; Carlsen, for drawing with
   Black without any special difficulty. Last but not least, Dominguez
   could be very happy: he won his third consecutive game, defeating one
   of his two main rivals - Alekseev - with Black. This extended his
   first-place lead to a full point over Carlsen. They'll play tomorrow
   (or today, depending on your location on the globe), and with
   Dominguez wielding the white pieces his chances of clinching at least
   a tie for first are excellent.
   Standings after Round 8:
   1. Dominguez 6
   2. Carlsen 5
   3. Alekseev 4.5
   4. Bacrot 4
   5. Onischuk 3.5
   6. Pelletier 1
   Round 9 Pairings:
   Onischuk - Alekseev
   Dominguez - Carlsen
   Pelletier - Bacrot
   Carlsen Watch: [1]Current live rating: 2789.4 (8.6 points behind
   Anand, 2.1 points behind Ivanchuk)
   Dominguez Watch: [2]Current live rating: 2723.9 (a gain of 15.9 points
   from this tournament so far)
   Tournament site [3]here; games with my comments [4]here.

References

   1. http://chess.liverating.org/
   2. http://chess.liverating.org/
   3. http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/cms/index.php?lang=en
   4. http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/files/biel2008_rd8.htm