The results of the ninth round were as follows:
White | Rating | Country | Result | Black | Country | Rating |
Lazaro Bruzon Batista | 2668 | CUB | 0-1 | Vassily Ivanchuk | 2741 | UKR |
Evgeny Alekseev | 2700 | RUS | 0.5-0.5 | Nigel Short | 2685 | ENG |
Leinier Dominguez Perez | 2713 | CUB | 0.5-0.5 | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 2695 | RUS |
This leaves the leaderboard looking like this:
Position | Name | Country | Official Rating | Highest ever Rating | Virtual Rating before Havana | World ranking | Age | Points after 9 rounds |
1st | Vassily Ivanchuk | UKR | 2741 | 2787 | 2726 | 12 | 41 | 6.5 |
2nd | Ian Nepomniachtchi | RUS | 2695 | Actual | 2695 | 42 | 19 | 5.5 |
3rd-4th | Leinier Dominguez Perez | CUB | 2713 | 2721 | 2713 | 28 | 26 | 4.5 |
3rd-4th | Nigel Short | ENG | 2685 | 2712 | 2683 | 48 | 45 | 4.5 |
5th-6th | Lazaro Bruzon Batista | CUB | 2668 | 2677 | 2668 | 63 | 28 | 3 |
5th-6th | Evgeny Alekseev | RUS | 2700 | 2725 | 2711 | 37 | 29 | 3 |
Vassily Ivanchuk has White in his final round encounter against Ian Nepomniachtchi. The Russian has already won twice with Black in this event, so the fight for first place is far from a formality.
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