Georgian Baadur Jobava (2710) became the leader of the international tournament, which was held in Wijk ann Zee, Netherlands.
Georgian chess player beat Chinese Yangii Yu (2677) in the 8th round of Tata Steel Challengers and moved to the 1st place with 6.5 points.
January 20 is a day-off and in 21 Jobava faces Italian Sabino Brunello (2602), who is in the 10th place with 3.5 points.