Here are the top performers on board 1 at the Dresden Olympiad:
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Rk. | Name | Rtg | Team | Rp | Games | Pts. | ||
1 | GM | Leko Peter | 2747 | Hungary | 2834 | 10 | 7,5 | |
2 | GM | Gelfand Boris | 2719 | Israel | 2833 | 10 | 7,5 | |
3 | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2791 | Bulgaria | 2821 | 8 | 6,5 | |
4 | GM | Movsesian Sergei | 2732 | Slovakia | 2794 | 9 | 7,0 | |
5 | GM | Meier Georg | 2558 | Germany 2 | 2779 | 9 | 7,0 | |
6 | GM | Wang Yue | 2736 | China | 2773 | 10 | 6,5 | |
7 | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2729 | United States | 2768 | 10 | 6,5 | |
8 | GM | Bacrot Etienne | 2705 | France | 2766 | 10 | 6,5 | |
9 | GM | Jobava Baadur | 2664 | Georgia | 2758 | 10 | 6,5 | |
10 | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2786 | Norway | 2757 | 11 | 7,5 | |
11 | GM | Shirov Alexei | 2726 | Spain | 2755 | 10 | 7,0 | |
12 | GM | Beliavsky Alexander G | 2619 | Slovenia | 2744 | 10 | 6,5 | |
13 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2757 | Armenia | 2743 | 10 | 5,5 | |
14 | GM | Kramnik Vladimir | 2772 | Russia | 2735 | 9 | 5,0 | |
15 | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2786 | Ukraine | 2722 | 11 | 6,0 | |
16 | GM | Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2672 | Uzbekistan | 2721 | 9 | 6,5 | |
17 | GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2752 | Azerbaijan | 2713 | 9 | 5,0 | |
18 | GM | Sasikiran Krishnan | 2694 | India | 2712 | 10 | 6,0 | |
19 | GM | Naiditsch Arkadij | 2678 | Germany 1 | 2706 | 10 | 5,5 | |
20 | GM | Nyback Tomi | 2639 | Finland | 2701 | 8 | 5,5 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Leko is back for sure.
Cool to see GM Meier, rated just 2558, at 6 in this list.
Topalov would have the highest performance rating not counting the win against the 2200- so it is a farce. How can he be punished for a win?