After the 8th round of Sharjah Masters and just before the final 9th ​​round, it has become very difficult to say who will be the winner because after eight rounds, a total of 8 players including D Gukesh and Arjun Arigasi of India are in joint first place with 5.5 points and When they will compete with each other in the 9th round then anyone will also become the winner.

Among the Indian players, Gukesh played out a draw against USA's Oparin Grigori on the first board, while Arjun Arigasi has joined the joint lead with two consecutive wins. While Arjun defeated Russia's Vladislav Kovalev in this round, China's Yu Yangyi has also included himself in the title race at the last moment by defeating Ukraine's Anton Korobov.

In other major matches, Martirosyan Haque of Armenia played out a draw against Samuel Sevian of USA, while Amin Tabatabai of Iran played out a draw against Nodirbek Yaqubboev of Uzbekistan. Now in the final round, 8 players are on 5.5 points each on the first four boards, Gukesh faces Amin Tabatabai on the first board, Yu Yangyi faces Hack on the second board, Arjun faces Yaqubboev on the third board and Savian faces on the fourth board. Oparin is about to happen.

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