4 players in the lead of 17th International Chess Festival of Trieste

The 17th International Chess Festival of Trieste is currently in progress in the Italian city of Trieste.

The event is held from August 29th to September 5th, as a 9-round Swiss tournament, open for players rated above 1799.

Four players share the lead after 7 rounds. GM Gyula Pap of Hungary, GM Marin Bosiocic of Croatia, GM Alberto David of Italy and IM Leon Mazi of Slovenia have 5.5 points out of 7 rounds.

The 15-year-old Ivana Hrescak of Slovenia is currently first among women with 3.5 points and 25th position.

The winner will be granted 1,200 EUR.

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Standings after Round 7 (top 20):

1 GM Pap Gyula 2536 2650 HUN 5.5
2 GM Bosiocic Marin 2552 2660 CRO 5.5
3 GM David Alberto 2584 2592 ITA 5.5
4 IM Mazi Leon 2405 2620 SLO 5.5
5 GM Baklan Vladimir 2608 2622 UKR 5.0
6 GM Vovk Andrey 2606 2592 UKR 5.0
7 IM Urkedal Frode 2509 2532 NOR 5.0
8 GM Maiorov Nikita 2552 2422 BLR 5.0
9 FM Mikalsen Erlend 2350 2219 NOR 5.0
10 GM Jovanic Ognjen 2459 2566 CRO 4.5
11 FM Moroni Luca Jr 2461 2430 ITA 4.5
12 IM Codenotti Marco 2424 2417 ITA 4.5
13 IM Korpa Bence 2433 2359 HUN 4.5
14 GM Werle Jan 2525 2347 NED 4.5
15 FM Di Paolo Raffaele 2279 2347 ITA 4.0
16 McPhillips Joseph 2191 2316 ENG 4.0
17 FM Plenca Jadranko 2369 2360 CRO 4.0
18 FM Bentivegna Francesco 2234 2245 ITA 4.0
19 IM Hendriks Willy 2384 2250 NED 4.0
20 FM Pescatore Lorenzo 2279 2181 ITA 4.0