2016 Baku Rd9: US and Ukraine lead, Russia third

Once more it was a great round, chock full of exciting matches and dramatic games. The US against Norway match held the spotlight, if only because of the top-board encounter between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana, though the Americans won 3-1. The Ukraine defeated India to join the lead, while Russia thumped Azerbaijan. The surprise of the day was Iran's youthful team tied with England. In the Women's event, the Chinese beat the US to take sole lead. <a href="[Post:view_link]">Full report with photos, videos, and analysis by GM Fabiano Caruana!</a>

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