8th Cap d'Agde 2008 October 25 - November 1 Montpellier, France : http://www.capechecs.com/trophee_ccas.php : (French)
LIVE COVERAGE on ICC (when possible) : 16 players divided in 2 groups (8 per group) which will play 7 round robin : within each group. The top 4 from each group after the 7 rounds will play : 1/4 finals, 1/2 finals and final. :
Standings : Group A (after 7 rounds) Group B (after 7 rounds)
Caruana(5.5) Carlsen(5.5) : Ivanchuk(5.0) Nakamura(5.5) : Lagrave-Vachier(4.5) Radjabov(5.0) : Bu Xiangzhi(4.5) Karpov(3.5)*
Cheparinov(4.0) Hou(3.5) : Kosteniuk(2.0) Koneru(2.0) : Lahno(2.0) Feller(2.0) : Sebag(0.5) Skripchenko(1.0) :
Group A qualified for 1/4 finals : GM Caruana, GM Ivanchuk, GM Lagrave-Vachier and GM Bu Xiangzhi : Group B qualified for 1/4 finals : GM Carlsen, GM Nakamura, GM Radjabov and GM Karpov(beaten Hou 3-1 in TBs) :
1/4 Game 1 - GM Caruana 2.5 - GM Karpov 3.5 : 1/4 Game 2 - GM Ivanchuk 3.0 - GM Radjabov 1.0 : 1/4 Game 3 - GM Lagrave-Vachier 1.0 - GM Nakamura 3.0 : 1/4 Game 4 - GM Bu Xiangzhi 0.5 - GM Carlsen 1.5 :
1/2 Game 1 - GM Karpov 1.0 - GM Nakamura 3.0 : 1/2 Game 2 - GM Ivanchuk 2.5 - GM Carlsen 1.5 :
Final - GM Ivanchuk 0.5 - GM Nakamura 1.5 : GM Nakamura Champion of the Cap d'Agde 2008 :
Time Control : 25 10 for 2 games, if tied 2 games played at 3 2. If still : tied then process is repeated at 3 2 till there is a winner. : Type "liblist CCAS08" for Games