Round 2 results:
1 8 GM SASIKIRAN Krishnan 1 – 0 GM ALEKSEEV Evgeny 5
2 6 GM SOCKO Bartosz 0 – 1 GM ZHIGALKO Sergei 4
3 7 GM SHIROV Alexei ½ – ½ GM ROIZ Michael 3
4 1 GM GRACHEV Boris ½ – ½ GM WOJTASZEK Radoslaw 2
Standings after 2 rounds:
| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | GM | ZHIGALKO Sergei | BLR | 2679 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2 | GM | GRACHEV Boris | RUS | 2669 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1 | 0.0 |
| GM | SHIROV Alexei | ESP | 2709 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 4 | GM | ROIZ Michael | ISR | 2660 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 5 | GM | SASIKIRAN Krishnan | IND | 2676 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 6 | GM | WOJTASZEK Radoslaw | POL | 2721 | 0.5 | 0.75 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 7 | GM | ALEKSEEV Evgeny | RUS | 2673 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GM | SOCKO Bartosz | POL | 2654 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Shirov is clearly the favorite.