This is how they cheer chess players in Moscow...
Just kidding. It's more like this!
All that to the benefit of Fabiano Caruana who said in the press conference, "Of course, this sudden gain of leadership is pleasant. I went to the game very optimistic today. Of course, I am very pleased with the result! Not every day can one beat a chess player like Kramnik."
Incidentally, Luke McShane has now beaten both Morozevich and Kramnik back to back! Morover, Evgeny Tomashevsky played a great game against Magnus Carlsen to hold him to a draw.
Magnus Carlsen has been riddled with draws in this tournament. He did everything possible to beat Tomashevsky, but to no avail. Carlsen took all the risks he could.
Results of Round 8:
1. Caruana - Kramnik 1-0, 2. Morozevich - McShane 0-1, 3. Carlsen - Tomashevsky draw, 4. Grischuk - Nakamura 1-0, 5. Radjabov - Aronian draw
Standings after Round 8:
1. Caruana - 5
2-3. Carlsen, Radjabov - 4.5
4-7. Morozevich, Grischuk, McShane, Kramnik - 4
8-9. Aronian, Nakamura - 3.5
10. Tomashevsky - 3
You can watch the 7th Tal Chess Memorial live at the Russian Chess Federation website from India time 7.30 pm every day. There is a high-definition broadcast of the playing hall along with the live broadcast of all the games straight from Moscow's very beautiful Pashkov House. Here is the Caruana-Kramnik game from Round 8. (Photos: Eteri Kublashvili/Russiachess.org)
Caruana,F (2770) - Kramnik,V (2801)
Result: 1-0
Site: Moscow RUS
Date: 2012.06.17
Posted in: alexander morozevich,fabiano caruana,magnus carlsen,tal chess memorial,vladimir kramnik
