7 players are tied for the lead with one round to go at the European Championship but 23 players are in contention to win the tournament. Everything will come down to the last round today.

Standings after 10 rounds (of 11):

Rank Name Title Fed Rating Points
1 Tomashevsky Evgeny GM RUS 2664 7.5
2 Fedorchuk Sergey A GM UKR 2633 7.5
3 Sokolov Ivan GM NED 2657 7.5
4 Naiditsch Arkadij GM GER 2693 7.5
5 Inarkiev Ernesto GM RUS 2656 7.5
6 Grachev Boris GM RUS 2655 7.5
7 Kobalia Mikhail GM RUS 2634 7.5
8 Guseinov Gadir GM AZE 2661 7.5
9 Nyback Tomi GM FIN 2644 7.5
10 Cheparinov Ivan GM BUL 2679 7
11 Timofeev Artyom GM RUS 2671 7
12 Jobava Baadur GM GEO 2669 7
13 Bartel Mateusz GM POL 2594 7
14 Navara David GM CZE 2638 7
15 Areshchenko Alexander GM UKR 2673 7
16 Mamedov Rauf GM AZE 2638 7
17 Malakhov Vladimir GM RUS 2692 7
18 Bologan Viktor GM MDA 2687 7
19 Stevic Hrvoje GM CRO 2592 7
20 Georgiev Kiril GM BUL 2634 7
21 Pashikian Arman GM ARM 2621 7
22 Motylev Alexander GM RUS 2676 7
23 Sakaev Konstantin GM RUS 2619 7

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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Susan Polgar March 17, 2009 General News 1 Comment
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