Standings after 8 rounds:
1. GM Tiger Hillarp Persson 2491 7 points / 8 games
2. GM Daniel Stellwagen 2621 6.0
3. GM Lars Bo Hansen 2563 5.5
4-6 GM Jan Timman 2565, GM Ralf Åkesson 2466, GM Evgenij Agrest 2567 4.0
7-9 GM Kjetil Lie 2558, GM Vasilios Kotronias 2611, Axel Smith 2428 2.5
10. GM Lajos Portisch 2523 2.0
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By the luck of the draw, GM Tiger Hillarp Persson will face his nearest rival GM Daniel Stellwagen in the final round. Daniel needs to win to tie for 1st place.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Unreal! 7 out of 8?