Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei irava - I te marama o Noema 2008, i takaro ia i runga i te poari kotahi mo te kapa Open o Haina i te 38th Chess Olympiad
i Dresden, Germany (61⁄2/10 (+3−0=7) me te whakatauranga mahi 2773). Ko te kapa i eke ki te whitu o te katoa.