After 9 rounds, here are the leaders:
Women’s Section:
1 IM Kosintseva Tatiana RUS 2459 8.0
2 IM Atalik Ekaterina TUR 2374 7.0
3 IM Kosintseva Nadezhda RUS 2475 7.0
4 WGM Korbut Ekaterina RUS 2429 7.0
Men’s Section:
1 GM Volokitin Andrei UKR 2654 7.0
and 21 players tie for 2nd with 6.5!!
Here is the full crosstable.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
21 people tie for 2nd? Crazy!
Kosintseva 8.5 out of 9…. that’s crazy!