14 October 2020
Magnus Carlsen Retakes Lead in Stavanger
October 14 is a rest day.
Photo: Lennart Ootes
The eighth round of the Altibox Norway Chess 2020 super tournament took place in Stavanger on October 13.
Magnus Carlsen won against Aryan Tari, while two other games finished in Armageddon. Jan-Krzysztof Duda beat Levon Aronian and Fabiano Caruana bested Alireza Firouzja.
Standings after Round 8:
1. Magnus Carlsen - 16.5 points
2. Alireza Firouzja - 15.5 points
3. Levon Aronian - 13
4. Fabiano Caruana - 12.5
5. Jan-Krzysztof Duda - 8.5
6. Aryan Tari - 1.5.
October 14 is the tournament's rest day.
Round 9 pairings:
Firouzja - Carlsen, Duda - Caruana and Tari - Aronian.
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