GM Sergey Volkov defeated the top seed super GM Akopian with the Black pieces in the last round while GM Areshchenko drew GM Bartel to set up a 2-way tie for first place in the 15th Annual Monarch Assurance Isle of Man event.

Here are the top finishers:

1-2 Areshchenko, Alexander… UKR g 2641 7
1-2 Volkov, Sergey……….. RUS g 2628 7

3-7 Bartel, Mateusz………. POL g 2561 6½
3-7 Golod, Vitali………… ISR g 2576 6½
3-7 Kobalia, Mikhail……… RUS g 2647 6½
3-7 Kuzubov, Yuri………… UKR g 2554 6½
3-7 Yakovich, Yuri……….. RUS g 2583 6½

8-11 Akopian, Vladimir…….. ARM g 2713 6
8-11 Krasenkow, Mikhal…….. g 2635 6
8-11 Landa, Konstantin…….. RUS g 2584 6
8-11 Malakhatko, Vadim…….. UKR g 2594 6

The rest of the crosstable can be viewed here.
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