The 5th Staunton Memorial consists of 6 Dutch and 6 English players in a round robin tournament. The tournament starts on August 7 and ends on August 18.
Standings after 7 rounds:
1-2. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2680 5.5
1-2. Adams, Michael g ENG 2724 5.5
3-4. Sokolov, Ivan NED g NED 2666 4.5
3-4. Smeets, Jan g NED 2538 4.5
5-6. L’Ami, Erwin g NED 2598 4.0
5- 6. Werle, Jan g NED 2552 4.0
7. Wells, Peter K g ENG 2517 3.5
8. Jones, Gawain C B g ENG 2526 3.0
9-11. McNab, Colin A g SCO 2416 2.0
9-11. Speelman, Jon S g ENG 2511 2.0
9-11. Timman, Jan H g NED 2560 2.0
12. Houska, Jovanka m ENG 2401 1.5
Official tournament site: http://howardstaunton.com/index.shtml
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