Standings after 10 rounds:
1 GM RODSHTEIN Maxim 2605 ISR 8
2 IM BRAUN Arik 2533 GER 7½
3 GM SO Wesley 2577 PHI 7½
4 GM LI Chao B 2590 CHN 7
5 GM HOWELL David 2561 ENG 7
6 GM SAFARLI Eltaj 2527 AZE 7
7 GM BRKIC Ante 2530 CRO 7
8 GM NGUYEN Ngoc Truong Son 2579 VIE 7
9 GM GUPTA Abhijeet 2551 IND 7
10 GM NEGI Parimerjan 2529 IND 7
11 GM RAMIREZ Alejandro 2531 CRC 7
12 IM BOROS Denes 2472 HUN 7
Full standings: http://wjcc2008.tsf.org.tr/component/option,com_turnuva/task,show/dosya,24/Itemid,24/lang,en/
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I’m rooting for Wesley So.
So just lost to Braun, who is now at 8.5 points. And Rodshtein seems to be in trouble against Truong Son.
Actually, Nguyen just won. Braun is now the sole leader.
Braun winning this would automatically give him the GM title.