With one round to go, GM Sasikiran of India is leading the Najdorf Memorial by a full point. Here is the results in round 8:

Berg, Emanuel – Balogh, Csaba 1-0
Sasikiran, Krishnan – Macieja, Bartlomiej ½-½
Socko, Bartosz – Kempinski, Robert ½-½
Olszewski, Michal – Krasenkow, Michal ½-½
Rozentalis, Eduardas – Nyback, Tomi ½-½

Standings with one round to go:

1. Sasikiran, Krishnan g IND 2684 6

2. Socko, Bartosz g POL 2627 5
3. Berg, Emanuel g SWE 2592 5

4. Nyback, Tomi g FIN 2639 4½
5. Krasenkow, Michal g POL 2639 4½

6. Rozentalis, Eduardas g LTU 2599 3½

7. Balogh, Csaba g HUN 2624 3
8. Macieja, Bartlomiej g POL 2606 3
9. Kempinski, Robert g POL 2613 3

10. Olszewski, Michal m POL 2458 2½

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