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After a wild tactical win in round eight and a positional victory in round nine Jeffery Xiong proved his endgame skills in round ten game against Polish IM Grzegroz Nasuta. From the start Xiong, who played with White, put his opponent under pressure which paid off when Nasuta cracked in a difficult endgame.
The first move in the game between Xiong and Nasuta
Xiong's biggest rival is now Vladislav Artemiev, the tournament's top seed. With 7.5/10 Artemiev trails Xiong by one point and can catch Xiong if he beats the American in their direct encounter in round eleven. In round ten the Russian GM won a tense tactical game, in which his opponent made only one mistake - which was enough to lose.
Top seed Vladislav Artemiev
| Rank | Name | IRtg | Club | Pts | BH. | |
| 1 | GM | Xiong Jeffery | 2633 | USA | 8½ | 57½ |
| 2 | GM | Artemiev Vladislav | 2665 | RUS | 7½ | 54 |
| 3 | Maghsoodloo Parham | 2576 | IRI | 7 | 57½ | |
| 4 | Xu Yinglun | 2516 | CHN | 7 | 57½ | |
| 5 | IM | Nasuta Grzegorz | 2442 | POL | 7 | 54 |
| 6 | Ivekovic Bozidar | 2351 | CRO | 7 | 52 | |
| 7 | GM | Aravindh Chithambaram Vr. | 2543 | IND | 6½ | 57 |
| 8 | IM | Svane Rasmus | 2546 | GER | 6½ | 54½ |
| 9 | IM | Menezes Christoph | 2408 | AUT | 6½ | 54½ |
| 10 | IM | Mosadeghpour Masoud | 2437 | IRI | 6½ | 52½ |
| 11 | IM | Bersamina Paulo | 2402 | PHI | 6½ | 50 |
... 80 players
Photos: Tournament page
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