Bucharest 08: Caruana Unstoppable

The opening ceremony of the 7th edition of Kings Tournament Romgaz took place on the 6th of October in the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (Piata Romana Nr.6). This international tournament is organized by the Sports Club “Elisabeta Polihroniade” and is a part of the Grand Slam circuit. The Kings Tournament will be a double round robin competition with 5 world-class participants: Fabiano Caruana (Italy, GM, 2779), the former World Cham pion Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine, GM, 2756), Wang Hao (China, GM, 2736), Radjabov Teimour (Azerbaijan, GM, 2733) and Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, (Romania, GM, 2665). This year’s edition will be played in the Magna Auditorium and Conference Hall "Virgil Madgearu" of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies – a partner of the Kings Tournament. The rounds will start every day from the 7th until the 17th October at 3:30 p.m. (last round starts at 1:30 p.m) and entrance will be free for spectators.

Round 8

Round 8 – October 14, 15:30h
Wang Hao	2733	½-½	Nisipeanu, L.-D.	2674
Ponomariov, Ruslan	2751	0-1	Caruana, Fabiano	2779
Radjabov, Teimour	2723	bye

Player Post-Mortems:

Analysis of Round 8

Information and photos by Dorian Rogozenco

Standings

Schedule

Round 1 – October 07, 15:30h
Radjabov, Teimour	2723	½-½	Ponomariov, Ruslan	2751
Nisipeanu, L.-D.	2674	0-1	Caruana, Fabiano	2779
Wang Hao	2733	bye

Round 2 – October 08, 15:30h
Wang Hao	2733	½-½	Radjabov, Teimour	2723
Ponomariov, Ruslan	2751	½-½	Nisipeanu, L.-D.	2674
Caruana, Fabiano	2779	bye

Round 3 – October 09, 15:30h
Nisipeanu, L.-D.	2674	1-0	Wang Hao	2733
Caruana, Fabiano	2779	½-½	Ponomariov, Ruslan	2751
Radjabov, Teimour	2723	bye

Round 4 – October 10, 15:30h
Radjabov, Teimour	2723	½-½	Nisipeanu, L.-D.	2674
Wang Hao	2733	½-½	Caruana, Fabiano	2779
Ponomariov, Ruslan	2751	bye

Round 5 – October 11, 15:30h
Ponomariov, Ruslan	2751	½-½	Wang Hao	2733
Caruana, Fabiano	2779	1-0	Radjabov, Teimour	2723
Nisipeanu, L.-D.	2674	bye

Round 6 – October 12, 15:30h
Ponomariov, Ruslan	2751	½-½	Radjabov, Teimour	2723
Caruana, Fabiano	2779	½-½	Nisipeanu, L.-D.	2674
Wang Hao	2733	bye

Round 7 – October 13, 15:30h
Radjabov, Teimour	2723	½-½	Wang Hao	2733
Nisipeanu, L.-D.	2674	½-½	Ponomariov, Ruslan	2751
Caruana, Fabiano	2779	bye

Round 8 – October 14, 15:30h
Wang Hao	2733	½-½	Nisipeanu, L.-D.	2674
Ponomariov, Ruslan	2751	0-1	Caruana, Fabiano	2779
Radjabov, Teimour	2723	bye

Round 9 – October 15, 15:30h
Nisipeanu, L.-D.	2674		Radjabov, Teimour	2723
Caruana, Fabiano	2779		Wang Hao	2733
Ponomariov, Ruslan	2751	bye

Round 10 – October 16, 13:30h
Wang Hao	2733		Ponomariov, Ruslan	2751
Radjabov, Teimour	2723		Caruana, Fabiano	2779
Nisipeanu, L.-D.	2674	bye

Links

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