Playing hall
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Twenty-six players lead after 2 rounds.
Top results of the 2nd round
1 GM Navara David CZE 2735 1 1 – 0 1 GM Parligras Mircea-Emilian ROU 2583
2 GM Huzman Alexander ISR 2582 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Vitiugov Nikita RUS 2735
3 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2727 1 1 – 0 1 GM Banusz Tamas HUN 2582
4 GM Jojua Davit GEO 2579 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian RUS 2714
5 GM Matlakov Maxim RUS 2695 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2580
6 GM Stefansson Hannes ISL 2573 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Moiseenko Alexander UKR 2695
7 GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2688 1 0 – 1 1 GM Vocaturo Daniele ITA 2579
8 GM Esen Baris TUR 2571 1 0 – 1 1 GM Korobov Anton UKR 2687
9 GM Yilmaz Mustafa TUR 2570 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2675
10 GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2564 1 0 – 1 1 GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2670
Top 10 players after 2 rounds
1 GM Vocaturo Daniele ITA 2579 2.0
2 GM Godena Michele ITA 2502 2.0
3 IM Kanmazalp Ogulcan TUR 2457 2.0
4 GM Navara David CZE 2735 2.0
5 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2727 2.0
6 GM Korobov Anton UKR 2687 2.0
7 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2665 2.0
8 GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2670 2.0
9 GM Gajewski Grzegorz POL 2646 2.0
10 GM Volokitin Andrei UKR 2646 2.0
Some games of the round
Top pairings of the 3rd round
1 GM Shimanov Aleksandr RUS 2594 2 – 2 GM Navara David CZE 2735
2 GM Ipatov Alexander TUR 2592 2 – 2 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2727
3 GM Korobov Anton UKR 2687 2 – 2 GM Solak Dragan TUR 2607
4 GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2670 2 – 2 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2605
5 GM Duda Jan-Krzysztof POL 2591 2 – 2 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2665
6 GM Vovk Yuri UKR 2588 2 – 2 GM Gajewski Grzegorz POL 2646
7 GM Volokitin Andrei UKR 2646 2 – 2 GM Grigoryan Karen H. ARM 2596
8 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2634 2 – 2 GM Hovhannisyan Robert ARM 2592
9 GM Nabaty Tamir ISR 2585 2 – 2 GM Lupulescu Constantin ROU 2626
10 GM Beliavsky Alexander G SLO 2623 2 – 2 GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil GEO 2586