Najdorf Memorial final round matchups:
1 | [3.0] | 5 | Abasov, Nijat Azad Oglu | – | Macieja, Bartlomiej | 10 | [4.5] | 1 |
2 | [4.0] | 6 | Aleksandrov, Aleksej | – | Nyback, Tomi | 4 | [3.0] | 2 |
3 | [3.5] | 7 | Socko, Bartosz | – | Sasikiran, Krishnan | 3 | [4.0] | 3 |
4 | [4.0] | 8 | Krasenkow, Michal | – | Olszewski, Michal | 2 | [3.5] | 4 |
5 | [5.5] | 9 | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | – | Rozentalis, Eduardas | 1 | [5.0] | 5 |
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Standings after 8 rounds:
1 | GM | Rozentalis, Eduardas | LTU | 2588 | 5.0 | ||||||
2 | GM | Olszewski, Michal | POL | MA | 2559 | 3.5 | |||||
3 | GM | Sasikiran, Krishnan | IND | 2669 | 4.0 | ||||||
4 | GM | Nyback, Tomi | FIN | 2627 | 3.0 | ||||||
5 | IM | Abasov, Nijat Azad Oglu | AZE | 2505 | 3.0 | ||||||
6 | GM | Aleksandrov, Aleksej | BLR | 2616 | 4.0 | ||||||
7 | GM | Socko, Bartosz | POL | MA | 2656 | 3.5 | |||||
8 | GM | Krasenkow, Michal | POL | MA | 2631 | 4.0 | |||||
9 | GM | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | POL | PO | 2637 | 5.5 | |||||
10 | GM | Macieja, Bartlomiej | POL | MA | 2612 | 4.5 |
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