The Championship started yesterday in Jerusalem, Israel. There are 250 participants with the top rated being Navara of Czech Republik.
Top results of the 1st round
1 IM Damaso Rui POR 2451 0 – 1 0 GM Navara David CZE 2735
2 GM Vitiugov Nikita RUS 2735 1 – 0 0 WGM Goryachkina Aleksandra RUS 2451
3 Iljiushenok Ilia RUS 2450 0 – 1 0 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2727
4 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian RUS 2714 1 – 0 0 FM Makhmutov Rail RUS 2448
5 IM Forster Richard SUI 2446 ½ – ½ 0 GM Bacrot Etienne FRA 2711
6 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco ESP 2706 ½ – ½ 0 GM Gruenfeld Yehuda ISR 2444
7 GM Kantsler Boris ISR 2435 0 – 1 0 GM Matlakov Maxim RUS 2695
8 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2692 ½ – ½ 0 IM Nakar Eylon ISR 2435
9 IM Draskovic Luka MNE 2432 0 – 1 0 GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2688
10 GM Korobov Anton UKR 2687 1 – 0 0 GM Murey Jacob ISR 2428
Top 10 players after the 1st round
1 GM Navara David CZE 2735 1.0
2 GM Vitiugov Nikita RUS 2735 1.0
3 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2727 1.0
4 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian RUS 2714 1.0
5 GM Matlakov Maxim RUS 2695 1.0
6 GM Moiseenko Alexander UKR 2695 1.0
7 GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2688 1.0
8 GM Korobov Anton UKR 2687 1.0
9 GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2675 1.0
10 GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2670 1.0
Some games of the 1st round
Top pairings of the 2nd round
1 GM Navara David CZE 2735 1 – 1 GM Parligras Mircea-Emilian ROU 2583
2 GM Huzman Alexander ISR 2582 1 – 1 GM Vitiugov Nikita RUS 2735
3 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2727 1 – 1 GM Banusz Tamas HUN 2582
4 GM Jojua Davit GEO 2579 1 – 1 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian RUS 2714
5 GM Matlakov Maxim RUS 2695 1 – 1 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2580
6 GM Stefansson Hannes ISL 2573 1 – 1 GM Moiseenko Alexander UKR 2695
7 GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2688 1 – 1 GM Vocaturo Daniele ITA 2579
8 GM Esen Baris TUR 2571 1 – 1 GM Korobov Anton UKR 2687
9 GM Yilmaz Mustafa TUR 2570 1 – 1 GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2675
10 GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2564 1 – 1 GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2670