26 February 2017
Grischuk and Vachier-Lagrave Are Leading in Sharjah
They will play each other in the final round.
In the 8th round of the FIDE Grand Prix in Sharjah, UAE, Alexander Grischuk defeated Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, and Pavel Eljanov defeated Jon Ludwig Hammer. Other games were drawn. Standings after 8 rounds:
Vachier-Lagrave, Grischuk – 5
Mamedyarov, Nakamura, Adams, Jakovenko, Nepomniachthi – 4.5
Aronian, Vallejo, Rapport, Ding Liren, Hou Yifan, Li Chao – 4
Salem, Eljanov – 3.5
Hammer, Tomashevsky – 3
Riazantsev – 2.5
In the 9th round Grischuk has Black against Vachier-Lagrave.
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