In their second meeting of the championships, Nakamura and Kamsky again drew. This time Nakamura started well, but Kamsky turned the tables and sacrificed pawns for the attack. A more exciting struggle than their firt meeting, but ultimately the same result.
So in the eighth round the results were as follows:
'Quad finals' = Title group (for places 1-4)
| 1 | GM Hikaru Nakamura | 2733 | 0.5-0.5 | GM Gata Kamsky | 2702 |
| 2 | GM Alexander Onischuk | 2699 | 0.5-0.5 | GM Yury Shulman | 2613 |
Swiss event (for places 5-24)
| 3 | GM Alexander Stripunsky | 2570 | 1-0 | GM Larry Christiansen | 2578 |
| 4 | GM Ben Finegold | 2539 | 0.5-0.5 | GM Robert Hess | 2590 |
| 5 | GM Alexander Shabalov | 2585 | 1-0 | IM Irina Krush | 2455 |
| 6 | GM Jesse Kraai | 2492 | 0.5-0.5 | GM Alex Yermolinsky | 2528 |
| 7 | GM Varuzhan Akobian | 2599 | 0.5-0.5 | GM Jaan Ehlvest | 2591 |
| 8 | GM Ray Robson | 2569 | 1-0 | GM Melikset Khachiyan | 2539 |
| 9 | GM Vinay Bhat | 2547 | 0.5-0.5 | GM Gregory Kaidanov | 2577 |
| 10 | GM Joel Benjamin | 2565 | 1-0 | IM Levon Altounian | 2454 |
| 11 | GM Dmitry Gurevich | 2488 | 0.5-0.5 | GM Aleksandr Lenderman | 2598 |
| 12 | GM Sergey Kudrin | 2571 | 0.5-0.5 | IM Samuel Shankland | 2507 |
So after eight rounds the rankings are as follows:
Quad Final
Five-and-a-half points:
| GM Hikaru Nakamura | 2733 |
| GM Gata Kamsky | 2702 |
| GM Alexander Onischuk | 2699 |
| GM Yury Shulman | 2613 |
Challengers Swiss
Five-and-a-half points:
| GM Alexander Stripunsky | 2570 |
Five points:
| GM Alexander Shabalov | 2585 |
Four-and-a-half points:
| GM Larry Christiansen | 2578 |
| GM Robert Hess | 2590 |
| GM Ben Finegold | 2539 |
| GM Alex Yermolinsky | 2528 |
Four points:
| IM Irina Krush | 2455 |
| GM Varuzhan Akobian | 2599 |
| GM Jaan Ehlvest | 2591 |
| GM Jesse Kraai | 2492 |
| GM Ray Robson | 2569 |
Three-and-a-half points:
| GM Joel Benjamin | 2565 |
| GM Gregory Kaidanov | 2577 |
Three points:
| GM Melikset Khachiyan | 2539 |
| GM Aleksandr Lenderman | 2598 |
| GM Vinay Bhat | 2547 |
Two-and-a-half points:
| IM Levon Altounian | 2454 |
| GM Sergey Kudrin | 2571 |
| GM Dmitry Gurevich | 2488 |
Two points:
| IM Samuel Shankland | 2507 |
Here are the ninth round pairings.
| Bd | Names | rating | Results | Names | rating |
| 1 | GM Hikaru Nakamura | 2733 | GM Yuri Shulman | 2613 | |
| 2 | GM Gata Kamsky | 2702 | GM Alexander Onischuk | 2699 |
The four players have the same number of points with two games remaining.
The final round of the swiss challengers is today:
| 3 | GM Alexander Shabalov (5) | 2585 | GM Alexander Stripunsky (5.5) | 2570 | |
| 4 | GM Robert Hess (4.5) | 2590 | GM Alex Yermolinsky (4.5) | 2528 | |
| 5 | GM Larry Christiansen (4.5) | 2578 | GM Ben Finegold (4.5) | 2539 | |
| 6 | GM Ray Robson (4) | 2569 | GM Varuzhan Akobian (4) | 2599 | |
| 7 | IM Irina Krush (4) | 2455 | GM Jesse Kraai (4) | 2492 | |
| 8 | GM Gregory Kaidanov (3.5) | 2577 | GM Jaan Ehlvest (4) | 2591 | |
| 9 | GM Joel Benjamin (3.5) | 2565 | GM Sergey Kudrin (2.5) | 2571 | |
| 10 | GM Aleksandr Lenderman (3) | 2598 | GM Vinay Bhat (3) | 2547 | |
| 11 | GM Melikset Khachiyan (3) | 2539 | IM Samuel Shankland (2) | 2507 | |
| 12 | IM Levon Altounian (2.5) | 2454 | GM Dmitry Gurevich (2.5) | 2488 |
You can watch the games live and can find more information on the official tournament site.
