GM Bu is leading Antwerp by 1/2 point over GM Miroshnichenko with one round to go.

Here are the standings after 8 rounds:

1. Bu Xiangzhi g CHN 2710 6½

2. Miroshnichenko, Evgenij g UKR 2593 6

3. Timman, Jan g NED 2562 5
4. Gyimesi, Zoltan g HUN 2586 5

5. Vaganian, Rafael g ARM 2594 4
6. Werle, Jan g NED 2591 4

7. Schebler, Gerhard g GER 2453 3½

8. Lahno, Kateryna g UKR 2507 2½
9. Michiels, Bart m BEL 2442 2½

10. Van der Stricht, Geert m BEL 2426 1

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