With just 2 rounds to go, Nepomniachtchi has taken over the lead at the 2010 European Individual Chess Championship with a win over GM Jobava.
Leaders after 9 rounds:
| Rk. | Name | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | Rp | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | ||
| 1 | GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | RUS | 2656 | 7,5 | 40,0 | 51,5 | 6 | 2864 | 9 | 7,5 | 5,27 | 2,23 | 10 | 22,3 | |
| 2 | GM | Efimenko Zahar | UKR | 2640 | 7,0 | 42,0 | 53,5 | 5 | 2832 | 9 | 7 | 4,81 | 2,19 | 10 | 21,9 | |
| 3 | GM | Jobava Baadur | GEO | 2695 | 7,0 | 41,5 | 53,5 | 6 | 2844 | 9 | 7 | 5,37 | 1,63 | 10 | 16,3 | |
| 4 | GM | Sokolov Ivan | BIH | 2638 | 7,0 | 40,0 | 51,0 | 5 | 2822 | 9 | 7 | 4,91 | 2,09 | 10 | 20,9 | |
| 5 | GM | Mamedov Rauf | AZE | 2639 | 7,0 | 39,0 | 51,0 | 5 | 2797 | 9 | 7 | 5,21 | 1,79 | 10 | 17,9 | |
| 6 | GM | Timofeev Artyom | RUS | 2655 | 7,0 | 38,0 | 48,5 | 6 | 2799 | 9 | 7 | 5,41 | 1,59 | 10 | 15,9 | |
| 7 | GM | Khismatullin Denis | RUS | 2657 | 7,0 | 37,0 | 48,5 | 5 | 2757 | 9 | 7 | 5,93 | 1,07 | 10 | 10,7 | |
| 8 | GM | Akopian Vladimir | ARM | 2688 | 7,0 | 37,0 | 48,0 | 5 | 2800 | 9 | 7 | 5,81 | 1,19 | 10 | 11,9 | |
| 9 | GM | Movsesian Sergei | SVK | 2709 | 6,5 | 41,5 | 53,5 | 4 | 2748 | 9 | 6,5 | 6,01 | 0,49 | 10 | 4,9 | |
| 10 | GM | Alekseev Evgeny | RUS | 2700 | 6,5 | 39,0 | 50,0 | 4 | 2748 | 9 | 6,5 | 5,92 | 0,58 | 10 | 5,8 | |
| 11 | GM | Ragger Markus | AUT | 2572 | 6,5 | 39,0 | 49,5 | 4 | 2777 | 9 | 6,5 | 3,93 | 2,57 | 10 | 25,7 | |
| 12 | GM | Fressinet Laurent | FRA | 2670 | 6,5 | 38,5 | 49,0 | 5 | 2730 | 9 | 6,5 | 5,79 | 0,71 | 10 | 7,1 | |
| 13 | GM | Berkes Ferenc | HUN | 2659 | 6,5 | 37,5 | 48,5 | 4 | 2727 | 9 | 6,5 | 5,68 | 0,82 | 10 | 8,2 | |
| 14 | GM | Lysyj Igor | RUS | 2615 | 6,5 | 37,5 | 48,0 | 4 | 2726 | 9 | 6,5 | 5,13 | 1,37 | 10 | 13,7 | |
| GM | Potkin Vladimir | RUS | 2606 | 6,5 | 37,5 | 48,0 | 4 | 2766 | 9 | 6,5 | 4,52 | 1,98 | 10 | 19,8 | ||
| 16 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | RUS | 2667 | 6,5 | 37,0 | 49,0 | 5 | 2740 | 9 | 6,5 | 5,63 | 0,87 | 10 | 8,7 | |
| 17 | GM | Sutovsky Emil | ISR | 2650 | 6,5 | 37,0 | 48,0 | 5 | 2729 | 9 | 6,5 | 5,53 | 0,97 | 10 | 9,7 | |
| 18 | GM | Salgado Lopez Ivan | ESP | 2592 | 6,5 | 34,5 | 44,5 | 5 | 2647 | 9 | 6,5 | 5,77 | 0,73 | 10 | 7,3 | |
| 19 | GM | Macieja Bartlomiej | POL | 2625 | 6,5 | 34,0 | 44,0 | 4 | 2685 | 9 | 6,5 | 5,71 | 0,79 | 10 | 7,9 |
Women’s leaders:
| Rk. | Name | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | Rp | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | ||
| 1 | IM | Cmilyte Viktorija | LTU | 2485 | 7,5 | 39,0 | 49,0 | 6 | 2658 | 9 | 7,5 | 5,68 | 1,82 | 10 | 18,2 | |
| 2 | IM | Muzychuk Anna | SLO | 2533 | 7,0 | 42,0 | 52,5 | 5 | 2626 | 9 | 7 | 6,00 | 1,00 | 10 | 10,0 | |
| 3 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | BUL | 2555 | 7,0 | 40,5 | 53,0 | 5 | 2624 | 9 | 7 | 6,24 | 0,76 | 10 | 7,6 | |
| 4 | GM | Cramling Pia | SWE | 2523 | 7,0 | 38,0 | 48,0 | 6 | 2612 | 9 | 7 | 6,05 | 0,95 | 10 | 9,5 | |
| 5 | GM | Socko Monika | POL | 2465 | 6,5 | 43,0 | 54,5 | 5 | 2578 | 9 | 6,5 | 5,14 | 1,36 | 10 | 13,6 | |
| 6 | GM | Kosintseva Tatiana | RUS | 2524 | 6,5 | 41,0 | 51,5 | 5 | 2586 | 9 | 6,5 | 5,73 | 0,77 | 10 | 7,7 | |
| 7 | WGM | Zawadzka Jolanta | POL | 2404 | 6,5 | 40,5 | 51,5 | 5 | 2520 | 9 | 6,5 | 5,07 | 1,43 | 10 | 14,3 | |
| 8 | WGM | Galojan Lilit | ARM | 2380 | 6,5 | 40,0 | 51,0 | 5 | 2559 | 9 | 6,5 | 4,31 | 2,19 | 15 | 32,8 | |
| 9 | GM | Sebag Marie | FRA | 2506 | 6,5 | 38,0 | 47,5 | 4 | 2536 | 9 | 6,5 | 6,11 | 0,39 | 10 | 3,9 | |
| 10 | IM | Romanko Marina | RUS | 2409 | 6,5 | 37,5 | 47,0 | 6 | 2532 | 9 | 6,5 | 5,00 | 1,50 | 10 | 15,0 | |
| 11 | IM | Ushenina Anna | UKR | 2452 | 6,5 | 36,0 | 46,0 | 5 | 2510 | 9 | 6,5 | 5,79 | 0,71 | 10 | 7,1 | |
| 12 | IM | Dembo Yelena | GRE | 2457 | 6,5 | 33,5 | 44,0 | 4 | 2524 | 9 | 6,5 | 5,63 | 0,87 | 10 | 8,7 |
Full standings here: http://chess-results.com/tnr29567.aspx?lan=1
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