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Norwegian GM Hammer became a sole leader after winning vs GM Goganov of Russia and has 5.5 points.

Top 5 results of the 6th round

1 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2612 4½ 1 – 0 4 GM Goganov Aleksey 2581

2 GM Krasenkow Michal 2633 4 ½ – ½ 4½ GM Grandelius Nils 2576

3 IM Urkedal Frode 2492 4 0 – 1 4 GM Piorun Kacper 2560

4 GM Socko Bartosz 2657 3½ 1 – 0 3½ IM Hansen Torbjørn Ringdal 2473

5 GM Smirin Ilya 2642 3½ 1 – 0 3½ GM Socko Monika 2440

Top 10 players after 6 rounds (with ELO gain/loss)

1 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig NOR 2612 2612 5.5 15.1

2 GM Grandelius Nils SWE 2576 2576 2642 5.0 17.5

3 GM Piorun Kacper POL 2560 2560 5.0 12.8

4 GM Krasenkow Michal POL 2633 2633 4.5 3.2

5 GM Smirin Ilya ISR 2642 2642 4.5 2.0

6 GM Socko Bartosz POL 2657 2657 2695 4.5 0.6

7 GM Lintchevski Daniil RUS 2541 2541 4.5 6.6

8 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2623 2623 4.5 -2.7

9 GM Hillarp-Persson Tiger SWE 2551 2551 2624 4.5 3.6

10 GM Cramling Pia SWE 2525 2525 2501 4.5 14.5 -4.7

Top 5 pairings of the 7th round

1 GM Piorun Kacper 2560 5 – 5½ GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2612
2 GM Grandelius Nils 2576 5 – 4½ GM Hillarp-Persson Tiger 2551
3 GM Volkov Sergey 2623 4½ – 4½ GM Socko Bartosz 2657
4 GM Lintchevski Daniil 2541 4½ – 4½ GM Smirin Ilya 2642
5 GM Krasenkow Michal 2633 4½ – 4½ GM Cramling Pia 2525

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There are only 2 leaders after 5 rounds – Norwegian GM Hammer and Swedish GM Grandelius, who have 4.5 points. Four players are on 4.

Results of top 6 boards

1 GM Grandelius Nils 2576 3½ 1 – 0 3½ GM Smirin Ilya 2642

2 GM Goganov Aleksey 2581 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Krasenkow Michal 2633

3 GM Lintchevski Daniil 2541 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2612

4 GM Piorun Kacper 2560 3 1 – 0 3 IM Smirnov Artem 2418

5 IM Urkedal Frode 2492 3 1 – 0 3 FM Krupenski Jüri 1 2300

6 FM Sagit Rauan 1 2369 3 ½ – ½ 2½ IM Semcesen Daniel 2488

Pairings of first 6 boards of the 6th round

1 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2612 4½ – 4 GM Goganov Aleksey 2581

2 GM Krasenkow Michal 2633 4 – 4½ GM Grandelius Nils 2576

3 IM Urkedal Frode 2492 4 – 4 GM Piorun Kacper 2560

4 GM Socko Bartosz 2657 3½ – 3½ IM Hansen Torbjørn Ringdal 2473

5 GM Smirin Ilya 2642 3½ – 3½ GM Socko Monika 2440

6 IM Eggleston David 2434 3½ – 3½ GM Volkov Sergey 2623

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This strong event is under way in Sweden and 4 rounds (out of 9) have been played so far. Six GMs lead with 3.5 points:

1 GM Grandelius Nils SWE 2576 2576 2642 3.5

2 GM Smirin Ilya ISR 2642 2642 0 3.5

3 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig NOR 2612 2612 0 3.5

4 GM Krasenkow Michal POL 2633 2633 0 3.5

5 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2581 2581 0 3.5

6 GM Lintchevski Daniil RUS 2541 2541 0 3.5

Pairings of top 10 boards of the 5th round

1 GM Grandelius Nils 2576 3½ – 3½ GM Smirin Ilya 2642
2 GM Goganov Aleksey 2581 3½ – 3½ GM Krasenkow Michal 2633
3 GM Lintchevski Daniil 2541 3½ – 3½ GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2612
4 GM Piorun Kacper 2560 3 – 3 IM Smirnov Artem 2418
5 IM Urkedal Frode 2492 3 – 3 FM Krupenski Jüri 1 2300
6 FM Sagit Rauan 1 2369 3 – 2½ IM Semcesen Daniel 2488
7 GM Yagupov Igor 2427 2½ – 2½ GM Socko Bartosz 2657
8 GM Volkov Sergey 2623 2½ – 2½ IM Bejtovic Jasmin 2402
9 IM Tsyhanchuk Stanislav 2398 2½ – 2½ GM Hillarp-Persson Tiger 2551
10 GM Cramling Pia 2525 2½ – 2½ FM Hammar Bengt 2 2234

It is possible to download the games of each round on the Official Site.