Doesn't WGM Padmini Rout (2388) also have 6.0 right now? Tied with Hou for first place in the chase for the women's prize?

Of all the 9th round matches on the 6/8 players, what a pairing for Cheparinov.

Padmini Rout goes up against Hou Yifan crusher Harikrishna.

Yifan in the master class is basically stating she is beginning to opt out of the women's knock out championship and probably just concentrate on the matches. Ugh, which means she will "waste" time on the lucrative but weaker grand prix events. I'd rather to win the knockouts and just hold on to her title in the matches and spend the rest of her time in invitationals. I gather she could be a popular invitee.

But I guess the knockout takes too much away from her studies and it's a form of silent protest at the overall... unfairness as compared to the men's championships.

Anyway, two wins and she probably goes to 2692.

Yes.

Topalov vs Wei Yi should be a fun one today! His first game against a 2800* opponent?

*ignoring live ratings, I guess.

Nakamura wins outright, finishes at +16.1 ELO, moves up to world #7, and passes Wesley So as the top American. 2919 Performance Rating.

Wei Yi picks up 11.1 ELO, moves up to world #40, and finishes rated 2706.1! I can only assume that he does NOT plan to play any more events in the next couple weeks (that would be included in the March list) after this marathon run of Tata + Gibraltar. So presumably, on the March rating list Wei will *officially* become the youngest player to ever be rated 2700+.