Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 27
Trend:
Azerbaijani Grandmaster Shahriyar Mamedyarov played for a draw with Norwegian Magnus Carlsen in the eighth round of the Sinquefield Cup.
The chess tournament takes place in Saint Louis. All other plays ended in a draw as well.
After eight rounds Karuana leads with 5 points. Places from the second to the fifth are divided by Mammadyarov, Grischuk, Aronian and Carlsen (4.5 points).