The #AeroflotOpen lead didn't change after the 8th round. GMs Kulaots (2542), Sasikiran (2678), and Martirosyan (2616) still share the 1st place with 6/8 points, and 6 players follow them close behind half a point.

Looking forward to an intriguing final round!

Harika is holding her own against very strong GMs all across the world at the Aeroflot Open 2019. She beat Gordievsky (2603) and drew against Martirosyan (2616), Srinath (2572), Lalith (2556), Esipenko (2603) and now Ghaem Maghami (2540).

🔹 17th Aeroflot Open-A 2019, Moscow-R8
🔹 PGN format

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last round

Hilton Hotel, Amsterdam, 31st January 1972. Bobby Fischer is pictured with Max Euwe at the press conference following discussions on the forthcoming World Championship match.

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"There are tough players and nice guys, and I'm a tough player."

🔸 Bobby Fischer

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Tilburg, round 10, 4th October 1977. Tony Miles is in play v. Friðrik Ólafsson; by the board, Anatoly Karpov & Genna Sosonko are in conversation.

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Mikhail Tal and Mikhail Botvinnik at the opening of the World Championship match 1960.

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Both Kaido Kulaots (2542) and Haik Martirosyan (2616) won their last games in the #AeroflotOpen to share the 1st place with 7/9 points.

GM Kulaots took the champion title due to better tie-breaks. Congratulations!