Standings after 8 rounds:

# – Name – Rating – Total points

1 GM Ilya Smirin 2797 6½

2 GM Loek Van Wely 2719 6

3 GM Alex Stripunsky 2647 6
4 GM Victor Mikhalevski 2622 6
5 IM Eugene Perelshteyn 2593 6
6 GM Alonso Zapata 2530 6


7 GM Vitali Golod 2696 5½
8 GM Jaan Ehlvest 2676 5½
9 GM Alexander Shabalov 2666 5½
10 GM Varuzhan Akobian 2662 5½
11 GM Julio Becerra 2640 5½

12 GM Alexander Ivanov 2638 5½
13 GM Yury Shulman 2623 5½
14 GM Nick E De Firmian 2592 5½
15 GM Alex Yermolinsky 2590 5½

16 GM Alek Wojtkiewicz 2587 5½
17 GM Dejan Antic 2585 5½
18 IM Giorgi Margvelashvili 2541 5½
19 IM Joshua E Friedel 2511 5½

The biggest shock of the tournament is the performance of GM Hikaru Nakamura. He is now 4.5 out of 8, losing to FM Farai Mandizha 2308, FM Salvijus Bercys 2451, GM Alonso Zapata 2530 and drawing Daniel Ludwig 2338!Posted by Picasa

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