After a tough fight on first boards we again have 3 leaders – GMs Hansen, Zhao and Schebler.
Top 10 results by boards (view all here)
1 GM Hansen Sune Berg 2561 5 1 – 0 5½ GM Antonio Rogelio Jr 2527
2 IM Wang Chen 2485 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Gustafsson Jan 2621
3 GM Paragua Mark 2557 5 0 – 1 5 GM Schebler Gerhard 2445
4 GM Zhao Zong-Yuan 2537 5 1 – 0 5 GM Akesson Ralf 2462
5 IM Saptarshi Roy 2426 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Laylo Darwin 2491
6 GM Sriram Jha 2421 4½ 0 – 1 4½ GM Short Nigel D 2697
7 GM Vajda Levente 2632 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Czebe Attila 2479
8 GM Koneru Humpy 2597 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Varga Zoltan 2472
9 Ma Zhonghan 2372 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Barbosa Oliver 2563
10 GM Lu Shanglei 2562 4½ 1 – 0 4½ IM Illingworth Max 2423
Top 10 players of the tournament after 7 rounds with ELO gains/losses (view full standings here)
1 GM Hansen Sune Berg DEN 2561 2561 6.0 2687 10.3
2 GM Zhao Zong-Yuan AUS 2537 2537 6.0 2681 12.0
3 GM Schebler Gerhard GER 2445 2445 6.0 2509 7.3
4 IM Saptarshi Roy IND 2426 2426 5.5 2669 22.2
5 GM Antonio Rogelio Jr PHI 2527 2527 5.5 2660 13.3
6 IM Wan Yunguo CHN 2494 2494 5.5 2571 8.0
7 GM Gustafsson Jan GER 2621 2621 5.5 2626 2.4
8 GM Koneru Humpy IND 2597 2597 5.5 2605 2.4
9 IM Wang Chen CHN 2485 2485 5.5 2590 11.1
10 GM Laylo Darwin PHI 2491 2491 5.5 2556 6.7
Top 10 pairings of the 8th round (view all here)
1 GM Schebler Gerhard 2445 6 – 6 GM Hansen Sune Berg 2561
2 GM Short Nigel D 2697 5½ – 6 GM Zhao Zong-Yuan 2537
3 GM Gustafsson Jan 2621 5½ – 5½ GM Horvath Adam 2509
4 IM Wang Chen 2485 5½ – 5½ GM Koneru Humpy 2597
5 IM Wan Yunguo 2494 5½ – 5½ GM Lu Shanglei 2562
6 GM Megaranto Susanto 2541 5½ – 5½ IM Saptarshi Roy 2426
7 GM Laylo Darwin 2491 5½ – 5½ GM Antonio Rogelio Jr 2527
8 WGM Bulmaga Irina 2389 5 – 5 GM Vajda Levente 2632
9 GM Barbosa Oliver 2563 5 – 5 FM Menkinoski Riste 2370
10 IM Mas Hafizulhelmi 2341 5 – 5 GM Paragua Mark 2557
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