As It Happened
- Arjun Erigaisi defeats Fabiano Caruana and bags 3 points.
- Carlsen makes a blunder to lose the Armageddon after playing a draw against Wei Yi.
- Hikaru Nakamura won the Game of the Day against World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju to grab 3 points.
Caruana continues to lead on the points table, but he was oh so close to extending his lead by another three points. Now every player except for Wei is within three points of the leader.
Points Table After Round 8
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabiano Caruana | 12.5 |
| 2 | Magnus Carlsen | 12 |
| 3 | Gukesh D | 11.5 |
| 4 | Hikaru Nakamura | 11.5 |
| 5 | Arjun Erigaisi | 10.5 |
| 6 | Wei Yi | 8 |
The odds on Predyx 2025 Norway Chess Tournament:
Looks like it's very close in the odds but a clear mismatch! Does Carlsen really deserve to be on top after the defeat in round 7 and playing a draw against Wei Yi today? It can be said about Caruana as well that he still is a leader but lost to Arjun today. It's getting really tough to predict. Isn't it?
Next Round (9) Matches
- Hikaru Nakamura vs Arjun Erigaisi
- Dommaraju Gukesh vs Wei Yi
- Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana
Round 10 Matches
- Arjun Erigaisi vs Magnus Carlsen
- Fabiano Caruana vs Dommaraju Gukesh
- Wei Yi vs Hikaru Nakamura
Can't anyone predict now?
My best guess...
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Carlsen is gonna lose again tomorrow but Gukesh will defeat Caruana in round 10, so Caruana will end up with 15.5.
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Hikaru Nakamura shall win both of his games in the next rounds and he should end with 17.5 points.
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Gukesh is gonna win both of his next games too and finishes with equal points to Nakamura.
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It should be a tie for the first place between Nakamura and Gukesh which means
Tie-breaks If two players share the first place, there will be a Play-off to decide the winner. This Play-off consists of a two-game blitz match with the time control of 3 min. + 2 sec. increment per move.
If this match ends in a tie, a further match will be played.
If this match ends in a tie, there will be an Armageddon game where White has 10 minutes and Black, with draw odds, has 7 minutes both with an increment of 1 second per move, starting from move 41.
Am I winning it? I don't know, man. But surprisingly the third bottle 🍾 had turned me into a real Sports analyst! Wish me good luck on my self designated most reverend post in the entire sports industry!
Please - Please correct the odds on Predyx, they are not looking real!!
Cheat from Polymarket (if you need)
But do it!
If you can't @mega_dreamer should employ a well qualified liquidity bot to get the job done.
Thank you so much!
(Pah-r-don me - if I went to-o faaar any-any-where with my emotions)