Standings after 8 rounds:
| 1 | 20 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | 2656 | RUS | 6½ | 32 | 41½ | 6 | 32 |
| 2 | 15 | GM | Jobava Baadur | 2669 | GEO | 6½ | 28½ | 37½ | 6 | 27½ |
| 3 | 53 | GM | Meier Georg | 2608 | GER | 6 | 32 | 42½ | 4 | 31 |
| 4 | 98 | GM | Sjugirov Sanan | 2562 | RUS | 6 | 32 | 41½ | 5 | 29½ |
| 5 | 14 | GM | Volokitin Andrei | 2671 | UKR | 6 | 31 | 41 | 5 | 29½ |
| 6 | 17 | GM | Tomashevsky Evgeny | 2664 | RUS | 6 | 30 | 39½ | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | 27 | GM | Bocharov Dmitry | 2647 | RUS | 6 | 29½ | 39 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | 19 | GM | Sokolov Ivan | 2657 | NED | 6 | 29½ | 38½ | 4 | 28½ |
| 9 | 21 | GM | Grachev Boris | 2655 | RUS | 6 | 29 | 38½ | 5 | 26 |
| 10 | 33 | GM | Navara David | 2638 | CZE | 6 | 28½ | 37½ | 5 | 27½ |
| 11 | 4 | GM | Malakhov Vladimir | 2692 | RUS | 6 | 27½ | 36½ | 4 | 25½ |
| 12 | 18 | GM | Guseinov Gadir | 2661 | AZE | 6 | 27½ | 35½ | 4 | 25½ |
| 13 | 32 | GM | Mamedov Rauf | 2638 | AZE | 6 | 27 | 36 | 4 | 26½ |
| 14 | 31 | GM | Nyback Tomi | 2644 | FIN | 6 | 27 | 35½ | 5 | 26½ |
Full standings here: http://www.eurobudva2009.com/standings/standings8_eurobudva2009.HTM
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Go Jobava! Georgians are best!
I am excited about Georg Meiers play; he also had great success in the second team of germany at the Olympiad.
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