After 5 rounds which is the half way mark, GM Short and IM Williams are tied at the top of the leaderboard. Here are the standings of some of the top players:
4.5 points
1 Short, Nigel D……….. ENG g 2676
2 Williams, Simon K…….. ENG m 2473
4 points
3 Sulskis, Sarunas……… LTU g 2514
3.5 points
4 McShane, Luke J………. ENG g 2614
5 Dgebuadze, Alexandre….. BEL g 2527
6 Gormally, Daniel W……. ENG g 2513
7 Miezis, Normunds……… LAT g 2527
8 Pert, Nicholas……….. ENG g 2503
9 Galego, Luis…………. POR g 2528
10 Gordon, Stephen J…….. ENG m 2443
11 Devereux, Maxim L…….. ENG f 2377
12 Hebden, Mark L……….. ENG g 2532
13 Sarakauskas, Gediminas… LTU m 2414
14 Haslinger, Stewart G….. ENG m 2423
15 Bischoff, Klaus………. GER g 2533
16 Brandenburg, Daan…….. NED 2392
17 Jones, Gawain CB……… ENG m 2416
8 Luther, Thomas……….. GER g 2589
19 Karttunen, Mika………. FIN m 2422
20 Medvegy, Zoltan………. HUN g 2518
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Why are there 2 European championship?