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The Elite players didn’t have many problems last evening as the first 18 players won their games against lower opposition! The next round promises an interesting struggle again!
Results of top 10 boards
1 128 FM Sanchez Jerez Emilio Miguel 2287 0 0 – 1 0 GM Adams Michael 2754 1
2 2 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2745 0 1 – 0 0 Lombaers Peter 2255 136
3 134 IM Lederman Leon 2257 0 0 – 1 0 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2739 3
4 4 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2737 0 1 – 0 0 IM Haugli Petter 2278 131
5 133 Gukhvat Peter 2268 0 0 – 1 0 GM Eljanov Pavel 2733 5
6 6 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2715 0 1 – 0 0 Deac Bogdan-Daniel 2289 127
7 129 Sos Andreu Eric 2285 0 0 – 1 0 GM Kamsky Gata 2709 7
8 8 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2707 0 1 – 0 0 WGM Maisuradze Nino 2279 130
9 132 FM Proudian Armen 2273 0 0 – 1 0 GM Harikrishna P. 2706 9
10 10 GM Navara David 2702 0 1 – 0 0 Hommerson Paul 2255 135
Top 10 pairings of the 2nd round
1 1 GM Adams Michael 2754 1 – 1 GM Al-Sayed Mohammed 2476 68
2 70 GM Flear Glenn C 2471 1 – 1 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2745 2
3 3 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2739 1 – 1 GM Larino Nieto David 2465 72
4 71 GM Galego Luis 2465 1 – 1 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2737 4
5 5 GM Eljanov Pavel 2733 1 – 1 IM Paehtz Elisabeth 2458 74
6 73 IM Docx Stefan 2458 1 – 1 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2715 6
7 7 GM Kamsky Gata 2709 1 – 1 WGM Guo Qi 2450 76
8 75 IM Pardo Simon David 2450 1 – 1 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2707 8
9 9 GM Harikrishna P. 2706 1 – 1 GM Akesson Ralf 2447 78
10 77 GM Zhukova Natalia 2449 1 – 1 GM Navara David 2702 10