Khairullin
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Four players lead with a perfect score after 2 rounds – Sasikiran, Ponkratov, Van Foreest and Khairullin.
Top results of the 2nd round
1 GM Khairullin Ildar 2630 1 1 – 0 1 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2756
2 GM Dubov Daniil 2627 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Rapport Richard 2709
3 GM Salgado Lopez Ivan 2627 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2706
4 GM Korobov Anton 2694 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Khalifman Alexander 2613
5 GM Sasikiran Krishnan 2682 1 1 – 0 1 GM Potkin Vladimir 2605
6 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 2625 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Fedoseev Vladimir 2674
7 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2613 1 1 – 0 1 GM Petrosian Tigran L. 2671
8 GM Bok Benjamin 2587 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Kovalenko Igor 2661
9 GM Lu Shanglei 2570 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Zvjaginsev Vadim 2658
10 GM Adhiban B. 2646 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Svetushkin Dmitry 2592
Some games of the 2nd round
Top pairings of the 3rd round
1 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2613 2 – 2 GM Sasikiran Krishnan 2682
2 IM Van Foreest Jorden 2493 2 – 2 GM Khairullin Ildar 2630
3 GM Adhiban B. 2646 1½ – 1½ GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2714
4 GM Rapport Richard 2709 1½ – 1½ GM Salgado Lopez Ivan 2627
5 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2706 1½ – 1½ GM Dubov Daniil 2627
6 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 2625 1½ – 1½ GM Korobov Anton 2694
7 GM Fedoseev Vladimir 2674 1½ – 1½ GM Bukavshin Ivan 2618
8 GM Khalifman Alexander 2613 1½ – 1½ GM Grachev Boris 2673
9 GM Kovalenko Igor 2661 1½ – 1½ GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2603
10 GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2594 1½ – 1½ GM Mamedov Rauf 2658