In an event with over 25 GMs, and 3 over 2600, the co-leaders with a perfect score of 4/4, are an IM and a FM! This is quite rare.
Leaders after 4 rounds:
1 | FM | KJARTANSSON GUDMUNDUR | ISL | 2356 | 4,0 | ||||||
2 | IM | ROMBALDONI DENIS | ITA | 2465 | 4,0 | ||||||
3 | IM | SMITH AXEL | SWE | 2377 | 3,5 | ||||||
4 | GM | BABULA VLASTIMIL | CZE | 2566 | 3,5 | ||||||
5 | IM | STUPAK KIRILL | BLR | 2449 | 3,5 | ||||||
6 | GM | MASLAK KONSTANTIN | RUS | 2545 | 3,5 | ||||||
7 | FM | GOLICHENKO ILLYA | U18 | UKR | 2420 | 3,5 | |||||
8 | FM | MONROY CHARLES | FRA | 2412 | 3,5 | ||||||
9 | GM | MAXIMOV DMITRY | UKR | 2485 | 3,5 | ||||||
10 | IM | JURCIK MARIAN | SVK | 2479 | 3,5 | ||||||
11 | GM | LAZNICKA VIKTOR | CZE | 2617 | 3,5 | ||||||
12 | IM | D´COSTA LORIN | ENG | 2477 | 3,5 | ||||||
13 | IM | ERDOGDU MERT | TUR | 2463 | 3,5 | ||||||
14 | GM | POTAPOV ALEXANDER | RUS | 2461 | 3,5 | ||||||
15 | GM | VOLOSHIN LEONID | CZE | 2437 | 3,5 | ||||||
16 | IM | TIKKANEN HANS | SWE | 2434 | 3,5 |
Full results here. Here is the official website.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
This is very surprising.