Biel Chess update R8: Carlsen-Morozevich draw, Vachier, Shirov win
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Hi everyone,


The latest chess news from the Biel Chess Fest is that Carlsen continues to lead despite a draw with Alexander Morozevich in the eighth round. On the other hand, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave beat Yannick Pelletier with a rook sacrifice and Alexei Shirov beat Fabiano Caruana. You can access the official website at this link




Meanwhile, here are the very nice games. You can run them in our gameplayer below.


Standings after Round 8
Name ELO Points

1. Magnus Carlsen  17
2. Alexander Morozevich  14
3. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 10
4. Alexei Shirov 10
5. Fabiano Caruana 6
6. Yannick Pelletier 4







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