Standings with one round to go:

1 7.0 GM Evgeny Alekseev RUS 2715

2 6.5 GM Nikita Vitiugov RUS 2638

3-5 6.0 GM Dmitry Jakovenko RUS 2737
GM Peter Svidler RUS 2727
GM Artyom Timofeev RUS 2670

6-7 5.5 GM Evgeny Tomashevsky RUS 2646
GM Alexander Morozevich RUS 2787

8 4.5 GM Alexander Lastin RUS 2651

9-10 3.5 GM Konstantin Sakaev RUS 2634
GM Ernesto Inarkiev RUS 2669

11-12 3.0 GM Alexander Riazantsev RUS 2656
GM Konstantin Maslak RUS 2544

By pure coincidence, Svidler faces Alekseev in the final round and Jakovenko faces Vitiugov while Timofeev faces Tomashevsky. It means that there could be a 4-way tie for first.

Here are the final round pairings:

Alekseev, Evgeny 0-1 Svidler, Peter
Jakovenko, Dmitry – Vitiugov, Nikita
Timofeev, Artyom – Tomashevsky, Evgeny
Morozevich, Alexander – Maslak, Konstantin
Inarkiev, Ernesto – Sakaev, Konstantin
Riazantsev, Alexander ½-½ Lastin, Alexander

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