09.22.07 Peter Leko posted his first full point of this tournament with a win over Alexander Grischuk to move up to forth place in the standings. The current leaders, Anand and Gelfand, played to a draw which allowed Anand to maintain his half-point lead. Games and images from round eight and the second half schedule.

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Round 8: Friday, Sept. 21st, 2007, 15:00h EST

Peter Svidler 1/2-1/2 Vladimir Kramnik
Levon Aronian 1/2-1/2 Alexander Morozevich
Boris Gelfand 1/2-1/2 Viswanathan Anand
Peter Leko 1-0 Alexander Grischuk
Round 8 Games

Standings after Eighth Round

The venue of the World Chess Championship: the Sheraton Centro Histˆ„rico Hotel in Mexico City, Mexico.

The clash of leaders: Anand--Gelfand.

With a draw in this game Anand holds on to the slightest leading margin.

Countrymen, friends, teammates and now opponents, Kramnik and Svidler drew their eighth round game.

Aronian vs. Morozevich with Gelfand vs. Anand in the background.

Leko speaks to the press about his eighth round win over the dejected Alexander Grischuk.

Full Schedule and Results (second half)

Round 8: Friday, Sept. 21st 2007, 14:00h
Peter Svidler 1/2-1/2 Vladimir Kramnik
Levon Aronian 1/2-1/2 Alexander Morozevich
Boris Gelfand 1/2-1/2 Viswanathan Anand
Peter Leko 1-0 Alexander Grischuk
Round 8 Games

Free day: Saturday, Sept. 22nd 2007

Round 9: Sunday, Sept. 23th 2007, 15:00h EST
Peter Leko--Peter Svidler
Alexander Grischuk--Boris Gelfand
Viswanathan Anand--Levon Aronian
Alexander Morozevich--Vladimir Kramnik

Round 10: Monday, Sept. 24th 2007, 15:00h EST
Peter Svidler--Alexander Morozevich
Vladimir Kramnik--Viswanathan Anand
Levon Aronian--Alexander Grischuk
Boris Gelfand--Peter Leko

Round 11: Tuesday, Sept. 25th 2007, 15:00h EST
Boris Gelfand--Peter Svidler
Peter Leko--Levon Aronian
Alexander Grischuk--Vladimir Kramnik
Viswanathan Anand--Alexander Morozevich

Free day: Wednesday, Sept. 26th 2007

Round 12: Thursday, Sept 27th 2007, 15:00h EST
Peter Svidler--Viswanathan Anand
Alexander Morozevich--Alexander Grischuk
Vladimir Kramnik--Peter Leko
Levon Aronian--Boris Gelfand

Round 13: Friday, Sept. 28th 2007, 15:00h EST
Levon Aronian--Peter Svidler
Boris Gelfand--Vladimir Kramnik
Peter Leko--Alexander Morozevich
Alexander Grischuk--Viswanathan Anand

Round 14: Saturday, Sept. 29th 2007, 15:00h EST
Peter Svidler--Alexander Grischuk
Viswanathan Anand--Peter Leko
Alexander Morozevich--Boris Gelfand
Vladimir Kramnik--Levon Aronian

Sunday, Sept. 30th 2007
Possible tiebreaks, closing ceremony

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