索科洛夫在Sigeman & Co Chess领先

在第8轮的比赛中，波黑名将 I.索科洛夫利用先行之利，在后翼弃兵的局面中向克拉姆林发起猛攻，索科洛夫在中局取得了多兵优势，再兑后进入双象对马象的优势残局，再捉死另一只兵，克拉姆林被迫投子认输。本次比赛等级分最高的索科洛夫在该盘比赛中表现了深厚的功力，赢得令人心服口服。而克拉姆林在男子特级大师赛取得如此成绩也令人敬佩。在第8轮比赛后索科洛夫与Wedberg积5分领先，蒂曼和克拉姆林以4.5处在第2位。比赛还剩一轮，已经接近尾声。


第8轮成绩 Round 8 (June 19, 2001) 

Sokolov, Ivan - Cramling, Pia 1-0 71 D10 Slav Defence
Timman, Jan - Berg, Emanuel 1-0 25 C02 French Advance
Gulko, Boris F - Hector, Jonny 1/2 52 A29 English Four Knights Variation
Hansen, Curt - Radjabov, Teimour 1/2 37 E92 King's Indian Classical
De Firmian, Nick E - Wedberg, Tom 1/2 30 C67 Ruy Lopez Rio de Janeiro

第7轮成绩 Round 7 (June 18, 2001) 

Cramling, Pia - Timman, Jan 1/2 33 D94 Gruenfeld Defence Closed
Wedberg, Tom - Hansen, Curt 1/2 36 B53 Sicilian Hungarian
Radjabov, Teimour - Sokolov, Ivan 0-1 67 D35 QGD Exchange Variation
Berg, Emanuel - Hector, Jonny 1/2 43 C34 Kings Knight Gambit
De Firmian, Nick E - Gulko, Boris F 1/2 17 C19 French Winawer


第6轮成绩 Round 6 (June 17, 2001) 

Gulko, Boris F - Berg, Emanuel 1-0 55 D66 Queens Gambit Extended Fianchetto
Timman, Jan - Radjabov, Teimour 1/2 41 C11 French Defence
Sokolov, Ivan - Wedberg, Tom 0-1 38 A70 Benoni Defence
Hansen, Curt - De Firmian, Nick E 1-0 90 E17 Queens Indian
Hector, Jonny - Cramling, Pia 0-1 64 B48 Sicilian Paulsen

8轮后积分情况 Round 8 Standings: 
1. Sokolov, Ivan g BIH 2659 5.0; 
2. Wedberg, Tom g SWE 2505 5.0; 
3. Cramling, Pia g SWE 2496 4.5; 
4. Timman, Jan g NED 2620 4.5; 
5. Gulko, Boris F g USA 2606 4.5; 
6. Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2533 4.0; 
7. Hansen, Curt g DEN 2619 4.0; 
8. De Firmian, Nick E g USA 2545 3.0; 
9. Berg, Emanuel m SWE 2474 3.0; 
10. Hector, Jonny g SWE 2546 2.5; 
比赛网上直播: http://www.sigeman-chess.com/