8th round of the WYCO has welcomed a new leader, Uzbekistan, who won against Iran by 3-1 and obtained 7/8. GM Firouzja of Iran made a rapid draw with GM abdusattarov on board one and ended his 7/7 run to 7.5/8. Uzbeks got 3 draw and their only win was recieved from Yakuboev on Board 2. The game witnessed to great drama, but at the end, Yakuboev got a splendid position and managed to escape out of sparks of his opponent Pour agha Bala. In the link below, you can analyze this fantastic game that brought the sole leadership to Uzbeks.

China stubbornly follows the leadership with 6.5/8 as they won against Ukraine by 3-1 in Round 8. On board 2, Wang Yanbin swindled against Galperin by getting him in the time trouble and Chinese player extended his record to 7.5/8.

In the final round of WYCO 2018, Uzbekistan will try to save the crown against China. Other critical game of tomorrow is Iran vs. India. Round 9 will be played tomorrow at 10:00 a.m (GMT+3)