GM Khenkin, who led for most of the event, drew top seed, GM Fridman, in the final round. This opened the door for GM Gustafsson to catch up with a final round win over GM Tischbierek.

Final top 10 standings:

1. Khenkin, Igor g 2620 2654
2. Gustafsson, Jan g 2646 2645
3. Buhmann, Rainer g 2579 6 2586
4. Fridman, Daniel g 2661 6 2596
5. Gschnitzer, Oswald m 2444 6 2561
6. Stern, Rene m 2483 2577
7. Huschenbeth, Niclas m 2502 2529
8. Siebrecht, Sebastian g 2460 2505
9. Seel, Christian m 2484 2438
10. Natsidis, Christoph f 2363 5 2506
11. Tischbierek, Raj g 2431 5 2464
12. Svane, Rasmus 2297 5 2484

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