94 players lead after the first round :)) Despite wins of most higher rated players the opposition had put up a very good fight!
Results of first 10 boards
1 IM Petenyi Tamas 2468 0 0 – 1 0 GM Bacrot Etienne 2739
2 GM Eljanov Pavel 2723 0 1 – 0 0 GM Danielian Elina 2467
3 IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2465 0 ½ – ½ 0 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2723
4 GM Korobov Anton 2719 0 0 – 1 0 FM Alekseenko Kirill 2461
5 GM Hayrapetyan Hovik 2458 0 0 – 1 0 GM Malakhov Vladimir 2717
6 GM Jobava Baadur 2716 0 1 – 0 0 IM Sipila Vilka 2457
7 IM Schreiner Peter 2455 0 0 – 1 0 GM Khismatullin Denis 2714
8 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2713 0 1 – 0 0 IM Melia Salome 2453
9 IM Givon Asaf 2449 0 ½ – ½ 0 GM Moiseenko Alexander 2712
10 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2711 0 1 – 0 0 GM Chibukhchian Artur 2446
Top 10 pairings of the 2nd round
1 GM Bacrot Etienne 2739 1 – 1 GM Onischuk Vladimir 2583
2 GM Roiz Michael 2591 1 – 1 GM Eljanov Pavel 2723
3 GM Malakhov Vladimir 2717 1 – 1 GM Grigoriants Sergey 2574
4 GM Iordachescu Viorel 2583 1 – 1 GM Jobava Baadur 2716
5 GM Khismatullin Denis 2714 1 – 1 GM Golod Vitali 2573
6 GM Jianu Vlad-Cristian 2574 1 – 1 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2713
7 GM Grigoryan Karen H. 2572 1 – 1 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2711
8 GM Fressinet Laurent 2709 1 – 1 GM Parligras Mircea-Emilian 2572
9 GM Vaganian Rafael A 2570 1 – 1 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy 2706
10 GM Areshchenko Alexander 2705 1 – 1 GM Huzman Alexander 2569