- Leko, Ivanchuk, Kasimdzhanov maintain GP lead

The two biggest stories of this Grand Prix is the performance of Kasimdzhanov and Jakovenko. One of the top seeds Jakovenko is near the bottom of the standings while one of the lowest seeds Kasimdzhanov is tied for first with just 2 rounds to go!

Standings after 11 rounds:

Rank	SNo.		Name	Rtg	FED	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pts.
1	2	GM	Ivanchuk Vassily	2703	UKR	*	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	½	½		½		1	7
	6	GM	Kasimdzhanov Rustam	2672	UZB	½	*	½	½	1			½	½	½	½	1	½	1	7
	14	GM	Leko Peter	2756	HUN	½	½	*	½			½	1	½	½	½	1	½	1	7
4	3	GM	Alekseev Evgeny	2714	RUS	0	½	½	*	0	½	1	½		1	½	1		1	6½
	13	GM	Aronian Levon	2768	ARM	½	0		1	*	1	0	½	½	1	½		1	½	6½
6	7	GM	Gelfand Boris	2755	ISR	0			½	0	*	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	1	6
	8	GM	Eljanov Pavel	2716	UKR	½		½	0	1	½	*	½	½		½	½	½	1	6
	9	GM	Karjakin Sergey	2717	UKR	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	*	1		1	½	½		6
9	10	GM	Bacrot Etienne	2721	FRA	½	½	½		½	½	½	0	*	½	½	0	1		5
10	5	GM	Kamsky Gata	2717	USA	½	½	½	0	0	½			½	*	½	1	0	½	4½
	12	GM	Akopian Vladimir	2712	ARM		½	½	½	½	0	½	0	½	½	*		½	½	4½
12	1	GM	Inarkiev Ernesto	2675	RUS	½	0	0	0		0	½	½	1	0		*	1	½	4
	11	GM	Jakovenko Dmitry	2760	RUS		½	½		0	½	½	½	0	1	½	0	*	0	4
14	4	GM	Cheparinov Ivan	2678	BUL	0	0	0	0	½	0	0			½	½	½	1	*	3

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Leko, Ivanchuk, Kasimdzhanov maintain GP lead

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