Photo by GM Fontaine and Europe Echecs
Here are the final standings of the top finishers:
Standings – Name – Score – Federation – Rating – Performance
1 GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian 7.0 RUS 2600 2822
2 GM Motylev, Alexander 6.5 RUS 2644 2761
3 GM Dreev, Alexey 6.5 RUS 2633 2767
4 GM Rodshtein, Maxim 6.0 ISR 2614 2717
5 GM Volokitin, Andrei 6.0 UKR 2674 2706
6 GM Grachev, Boris 6.0 RUS 2601 2736
7 GM Guseinov, Gadir 6.0 AZE 2617 2727
8 GM Amonatov, Farrukh 6.0 TJK 2649 2701
Here is the final chart.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
nice! first big win of Ian. Aeroflot is harder than Corus B.
Ian apparently progressed in opening knowledge, but he still plays like a child. he needs some time to mature and we’ll see him in the top tournaments. Hope he just wins Dortmund.