9 March 2016

Evgeny Najer Seizes The Lead At The Aeroflot Open

Only one round is left to play.

In the 8th round of the Aeroflot open, Evgeny Najer defeated Vladimir Fedoseev and once again became a sole leader of the tournament. 

Half a point behind him are Mikhail Kobalia, Boris Gelfand, Mateusz Bartel, Vadim Zvjaginsev, Daniil Dubov, Gata Kamsky, Rinat Dzhumbaev, and Maxim Matlakov. 

The last round pairings on top boards: Najer-Kamsky, Gelfand-Dzhumbaev, Zvjaginsev-Matlakov, Kobalia-Dubov, Rakhmanov-Bartel.