The young Italian IM Axel Rombaldoni is leading Cannes after 7 rounds (with 6 points) and is on pace for his 2nd GM norm! Unfortunately, he lost in the 8th round but still remains in a tie for the lead going into the final round.
Axel broke 2500 during the last world U20 championship. He was born on March 23, 1992.
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Final round pairings
| Ech. | Pts | Blancs | Res. | Noirs | Pts | ||
| 1 | 6 | BACROT Etienne | 2704 | FIER Alexandr | 2603 | 6 | |
| 2 | 6 | ROMBALDONI Axel | 2441 | LIBISZEWSKI Fabien | 2509 | 6 | |
| 3 | 5½ | FELLER Sebastien | 2658 | ROMANOV Evgeny | 2628 | 6 | |
| 4 | 5½ | GHARAMIAN Tigran | 2676 | MEKHITARIAN Krikor Sevag | 2487 | 5½ | |
| 5 | 5 | MOLINA Roberto Junio Brito | 2415 | PELLETIER Yannick | 2589 | 5 | |
| 6 | 5 | FELGAER Ruben | 2573 | BELLIA Fabrizio | 2423 | 5 | |
| 7 | 5 | NEVEROV Valeriy | 2541 | MILLIET Sophie | 2404 | 5 | |
| 8 | 5 | SANCHEZ Joseph | 2518 | DI NICOLANTONIO Lucas | 2311 | 5 | |
| 9 | 5 | MULLON Jean-Baptiste | 2412 | BLECHZIN Igor | 2442 | 5 |
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