1 October 2017
Magnus Carlsen Strengthens His Lead on the Isle of Man
The decisive round is ahead.
Photo: Chess.com/Maria Emelianova
In round 8 of the Masters tournament of the Chess.com Isle of Man Open Magnus Carlsen defeated one of his closest pursuers Fabiano Caruana to strengthen his sole lead with 7 points scored.Hikaru Nakamura is half a point behind and will be the World Champion’s rival in the ultimate round.
Hou Yifan, having scored 6 points, won the first women’s prize with one round to go.
Vladimir Kramnik has got 5.5 points. Alexander Riazantsev, Pavel Tregubov and Alexandra Kosteniuk have scored 4.5 points each.
Round 9 parings
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