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With three players tied for first, the last rounds promised to be brutal as the leaders not only had to hold each other at bay, but make sure they did not open a window of opportunity for the massive pack trailing right behind. In round six, top-seed Radoslaw Wojtaszek made his first step by beating young Dutch player Robin van Kampen, and with Popov drawing, he took the sole lead. Would he repeat his success from Zurich the week before?
Indian GM S.P. Sethuraman was one of the six players at 5.5/7
Igor Kovalenko finished with 5.0/7
Of note in the amateur tournament, reserved for players rated under 2000, the surprise leader was ten-year-old Daniel Kopylov, rated a modest 1706, and nowhere near one of the pre-tournament favorites.
The final round saw the key encounter between Wojtaszek and rival Rodshtein, who not only came as the second seed, but also had a chance to leapfrog his opponent should he pull off a heroic victory.
Maxim Rodshtein needed a win over the in-form Wojtaszek
A fantastic win by Radoslaw Wojtaszek, notching his second impressive tournament win with great style, and adding over 20 Elo, taking him to 21st place on the Live Ratings.
Ivan Popov (second), Radoslaw Wojtaszek (first), and Robin van Kampen (third)
Of note also is the timeless Vlastimil Hort, who finished on a very good 5.0/7, ourscoring many younger and higher rated colleagues. As to ten-year-old Daniel Kopylov, he ended in glory, drawing his last game, and taking first on tiebreak with 6.0/7.
Pictures by U. Zinke
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Rk
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Ti.
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Name
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Rtg
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Fed
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Pts
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TB
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1
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GM | Wojtaszek Radoslaw | 2711 | POL | 6.5 | 33.0 |
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2
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GM | Popov Ivan | 2644 | RUS | 5.5 | 31.0 |
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3
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GM | Van Kampen Robin | 2601 | NED | 5.5 | 33.5 |
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4
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GM | Fier Alexandr | 2572 | BRA | 5.5 | 33.5 |
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5
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GM | Popilski Gil | 2490 | ISR | 5.5 | 31.0 |
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6
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GM | Grachev Boris | 2669 | RUS | 5.5 | 30.5 |
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7
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GM | Sethuraman S P. | 2553 | IND | 5.5 | 30.5 |
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8
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GM | Kovalenko Igor | 2643 | LAT | 5.0 | 32.0 |
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9
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GM | Rodshtein Maxim | 2683 | ISR | 5.0 | 30.0 |
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10
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GM | Bartel Mateusz | 2649 | POL | 5.0 | 33.5 |
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11
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GM | Istratescu Andre | 2670 | FR | 5.0 | 31.5 |
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12
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IM | Heimann Andreas | 2511 | GER | 5.0 | 30.5 |
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13
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GM | Mareco Sandro | 2581 | ARG | 5.0 | 29.5 |
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14
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GM | El Debs Felipe de | 2520 | BRA | 5.0 | 28.0 |
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15
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IM | Mozharov Mikhail | 2535 | RUS | 5.0 | 27.0 |
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