GMs and kept their hopes of winning a second title alive with late wins with Black to move within a point of GMs , , and . Caruana pounced on a time-trouble mistake by GM , while Wei overcame GM only deep into the second session of play. The remaining games were drawn.
GM has taken over as the sole leader of the , half a point ahead of GM , after IM went astray in a close-to-equal endgame. There were also wins for GMs , , and .
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Round nine, after a rest day, starts on Tuesday, January 28, at 8 a.m. ET / 14:00 CET / 6:30 p.m. IST.
Masters
Tata Steel Chess Masters: Round 8 Results
For a long time it looked as though all seven games would end in draws in the Masters for the first time in this year’s event, but in the end we had two wins.
That meant that Caruana and Wei moved within a point of the leading trio with five rounds to go.
Tata Steel Chess Masters: Standings After Round 8
Our Game of the Day is Caruana’s win over Keymer, which GM has analyzed below.
A beautiful finish as Fabiano Caruana beats Vincent Keymer to move within a point of the leaders with 5 rounds of to go!
— chess24 (@chess24com)
Challengers
There were four wins in round eight of the Challengers.
Tata Steel Chess Challengers: Round 8 Results
Those results saw Nguyen take the sole lead, with Suleymanli and Nogerbek moving within touching distance.
Tata Steel Chess Challengers: Standings After Round 8
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How To Watch
You can watch the tournament on the Chess24 or channels, while GM is also streaming on his channel. You can also check out the games on our .
IM and hosted the broadcast.
The 87th edition of Tata Steel Chess takes place January 18-February 2, 2025, in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. The time control is 100 minutes for 40 moves followed by 50 minutes to finish each game, with a 30-second increment from move one. Both the Masters and Challengers groups are 14-player round-robin tournaments.
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