7/21/2008 – Two rounds have been played in the idyllic Swiss town of Biel (or Bienne), in this category 18 event, with the players Magnus Carlsen, Evgeny Alekseev, Leinier Dominguez, Etienne Bacrot, Alexander Onischuk and Yannick Pelletier competing. After two rounds Carlsen and Alekseev are in the lead, having beaten Pelletier and Bacrot respectively. First report.