Standings after 8 rounds:
1. GM Roiz Michael 2616 ISR 6.0
1. GM Atalik Suat 2584 TUR 6.0
3. GM Karpov Anatoly 2668 RUS 5.0
4. GM Ivanisevic Ivan 2614 SRB 4.5
5. GM Damljanovic Branko 2585 SRB 4.0
5. GM Nikolic Predrag 2631 BIH 4.0
7. GM Georgiev Kiril 2653 BUL 3.5
8. IM Stojanovic Mihajlo 2588 SRB 2.5
8. GM Iordachescu Viorel 2587 MDA 2.5
10. GM Pavasovic Dusko 2567 SLO 2.0
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
This is going to be an exciting finish for Karpov. Will he be able to add this to his long list on 1st place finishes or not!
This has been a very exciting event.
I don’t think this will be a first place finish for Anatoly. I doubt that both Atalik and Roiz will lose, Roiz should have the better tie-breaker anyway. It is good to see Karpov back and see him play 1.e4 How many years ago was the last time he opened with something other than 1.d4?