7 players are tied for the lead with one round to go at the European Championship but 23 players are in contention to win the tournament. Everything will come down to the last round today.
Standings after 10 rounds (of 11):
| Rank | Name | Title | Fed | Rating | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomashevsky Evgeny | GM | RUS | 2664 | 7.5 | ||
| 2 | Fedorchuk Sergey A | GM | UKR | 2633 | 7.5 | ||
| 3 | Sokolov Ivan | GM | NED | 2657 | 7.5 | ||
| 4 | Naiditsch Arkadij | GM | GER | 2693 | 7.5 | ||
| 5 | Inarkiev Ernesto | GM | RUS | 2656 | 7.5 | ||
| 6 | Grachev Boris | GM | RUS | 2655 | 7.5 | ||
| 7 | Kobalia Mikhail | GM | RUS | 2634 | 7.5 | ||
| 8 | Guseinov Gadir | GM | AZE | 2661 | 7.5 | ||
| 9 | Nyback Tomi | GM | FIN | 2644 | 7.5 | ||
| 10 | Cheparinov Ivan | GM | BUL | 2679 | 7 | ||
| 11 | Timofeev Artyom | GM | RUS | 2671 | 7 | ||
| 12 | Jobava Baadur | GM | GEO | 2669 | 7 | ||
| 13 | Bartel Mateusz | GM | POL | 2594 | 7 | ||
| 14 | Navara David | GM | CZE | 2638 | 7 | ||
| 15 | Areshchenko Alexander | GM | UKR | 2673 | 7 | ||
| 16 | Mamedov Rauf | GM | AZE | 2638 | 7 | ||
| 17 | Malakhov Vladimir | GM | RUS | 2692 | 7 | ||
| 18 | Bologan Viktor | GM | MDA | 2687 | 7 | ||
| 19 | Stevic Hrvoje | GM | CRO | 2592 | 7 | ||
| 20 | Georgiev Kiril | GM | BUL | 2634 | 7 | ||
| 21 | Pashikian Arman | GM | ARM | 2621 | 7 | ||
| 22 | Motylev Alexander | GM | RUS | 2676 | 7 | ||
| 23 | Sakaev Konstantin | GM | RUS | 2619 | 7 |
Official website: http://www.eurobudva2009.com
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
There will be 10 guys tie for 1st.