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| Rank | Name | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sasikiran Krishnan | IND | ** | ½ 1 | 1 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ 1 | 4½ |
| 2 | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | AZE | ½ 0 | ** | 1 0 | ½ | 1 ½ | ½ | 4 |
| 3 | Kamsky Gata | USA | 0 1 | 0 1 | ** | ½ ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 |
| 4 | Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter | ROM | ½ | ½ | ½ ½ | ** | 1 0 | 0 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Topalov Veselin | BUL | 1 | 0 ½ | ½ | 0 1 | ** | ½ ½ | 4 |
| 6 | Adams Michael | ENG | ½ 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 0 | ½ ½ | ** | 3½ |
Video: Round 8 start
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu was steadily squeezing Michael Adams' King from the White side of the Ruy Lopez. Once he stopped the Black's queenside counterplay, everything was set for the final buildup. The action was delayed to after the time trouble, but Adams couldn't do more than to sit and wait.
During the press conference, Adams was asked why he didn't use his favorite Marshall attack in Ruy Lopez as he had this chance in two games already. "I wanted to try something else", he replied. We have no doubts that he is saving his opening secrets for the candidate matches.
Video: Interview with GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu
The game Topalov-Mamedyarov was full of unexpected turn-arounds. Topalov admitted after the game that he underestimated the strenght of 20...f5, missing the fact that 24.Be6 was not possible due to 24...Qc1. Therefore, he was forced into passivity with 24.Bf1 and Mamedyarov rightfully gave up his Queen for two Rooks and strong initiative. Topalov' thinks that Mamedyarov rushed with 29...Nh4 and 30...Nf5 while he had steady had advantage. GM Ian Rogers correctly pointed that 37...Bb7 38.Qb7 was deflecting the Queen long enough for the crushing 38...ef2 - Mamedyarov slapped his forehead when he realised what he had missed.
The press conference also revealed that Mamedyarov has received many emails and SMS messages of support from his friends and colleagues. "They know that when I lose one game, I tend to lose more games in a row", he explained, "Today is the happiest day in my life when I ended losing streak while playing strong against Topalov".
Video: Topalov and Mamedyarov press conference
Video: Sasikiran and Kamsky press conference
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