After 7 rounds, GM Atalik of Turkey is in clear first with 6 points, followed by GMs Bu, Milov, Miton, Sandipan and Tu. GMs Nigel Short, Tiviakov and a sleuth of other players are tied for 7-23 with 5 points.
Here are the leaders:
1 GM Suat Atalik 2564 6.0
2 GM Xiangzhi Bu 2685 5.5
3 GM Vadim Milov 2678 5.5
4 GM Kamil Miton 2648 5.5
5 GM Chanda Sandipan 2563 5.5
6 GM Hoang Thong Tu 2483 5.5
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Full crosstable: http://www.islandnet.com/~jberry/cycc/7sO.htm
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Atalik is on fire!