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FIDE press release
After Round 6, in the Open 50+ category GMs Ivan Morovic Fernandez (CHI; pictured below), GM Suat Atalik (SRB), GM Michael Adams (ENG) and GM Artashes Minasian (ARM) are tied for the top position, each scoring 5/6.
Six players, GM Maxim Novik (LTU), GM Darcy Lima (BRA), GM Klaus Bischoff (GER), GM Hannes Stefansson (ISL), the defending champion GM Zurab Sturua (GEO) and IM Uffe Vinter-Schou (DEN), are trailing the leaders by just a half-point.
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | ||
| 1 | 5 | GM | MOROVIC FERNANDEZ, Ivan | CHI | 2488 | 5 | 0 | 21,5 | |
| 2 | 13 | GM | ATALIK, Suat | SRB | 2427 | 5 | 0 | 21 | |
| 3 | 1 | GM | ADAMS, Michael | ENG | 2670 | 5 | 0 | 20,5 | |
| 4 | 9 | GM | MINASIAN, Artashes | ARM | 2462 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 5 | 16 | GM | NOVIK, Maxim | LTU | 2375 | 4,5 | 0 | 21 | |
| 6 | 14 | GM | LIMA, Darcy | BRA | 2416 | 4,5 | 0 | 20,5 | |
| 7 | 7 | GM | BISCHOFF, Klaus | GER | 2473 | 4,5 | 0 | 19,5 | |
| 8 | 2 | GM | STEFANSSON, Hannes | ISL | 2529 | 4,5 | 0 | 18,5 | |
| 9 | 4 | GM | STURUA, Zurab | GEO | 2514 | 4,5 | 0 | 18,5 | |
| 10 | 18 | IM | VINTER-SCHOU, Uffe | DEN | 2345 | 4,5 | 0 | 16,5 | |
| 11 | 22 | IM | VLASSOV, Nikolai | FID | 2283 | 4 | 0 | 20,5 | |
| 12 | 23 | IM | NADANIAN, Ashot | ARM | 2279 | 4 | 0 | 19 | |
| 13 | 3 | GM | DLUGY, Maxim | USA | 2520 | 4 | 0 | 18,5 | |
| 14 | 10 | GM | MATAMOROS FRANCO, Carlos S. | ECU | 2455 | 4 | 0 | 18,5 | |
| 15 | 30 | FM | DIEU, Bruno | FRA | 2221 | 4 | 0 | 17,5 | |
| 16 | 6 | GM | DEGRAEVE, Jean-Marc | FRA | 2479 | 4 | 0 | 17 | |
| 17 | 35 | BOULARD, Eric | FRA | 2181 | 4 | 0 | 16,5 | ||
| 18 | 41 | KALISKY, Vladimir | SVK | 2169 | 4 | 0 | 16,5 | ||
| 19 | 8 | GM | HOLZKE, Frank | GER | 2473 | 4 | 0 | 16 | |
| 20 | 29 | FM | PLOTKIN, Victor | CAN | 2229 | 4 | 0 | 16 | |
| 21 | 34 | FM | MUSSANTI, Diego | ARG | 2183 | 4 | 0 | 15 | |
| 22 | 11 | GM | GODENA, Michele | ITA | 2441 | 4 | 0 | 15 | |
| 23 | 19 | IM | PASCHALL, William | USA | 2329 | 4 | 0 | 15 | |
| 24 | 21 | FM | CABE, Arlan | PHI | 2303 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 40 | IM | STETS, Vasyl | UKR | 2169 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 24 | IM | MAIER, Christian | GER | 2278 | 4 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 32 | IM | PRASAD, Devaki V | IND | 2200 | 3,5 | 0 | 21,5 |
72 players
In the Open 65+ category, the defending champion GM John Nunn of England (pictured below) is leading the race with 5.5 points after 6 games (the highest score in the event so far).
Following him, there are 5 players, sitting on 5 points: GM Nikolay Legky (FRA), FM Ole Christian Moen (NOR), GM Daniel Campora (ARG), IM Jan Rooze (BEL) and FM Terry Chapman (ENG).
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | GM | NUNN, John D M | ENG | 2560 | 5,5 | 0 | 21,5 | |
| 2 | 9 | GM | LEGKY, Nikolay A | FRA | 2348 | 5 | 0 | 20,5 | |
| 3 | 37 | FM | MOEN, Ole Christian | NOR | 2157 | 5 | 0 | 20,5 | |
| 4 | 10 | GM | CAMPORA, Daniel H. | ARG | 2343 | 5 | 0 | 19,5 | |
| 5 | 18 | IM | ROOZE, Jan | BEL | 2245 | 5 | 0 | 18,5 | |
| 6 | 14 | FM | CHAPMAN, Terry P D | ENG | 2284 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 7 | 15 | FM | STEBBINGS, Anthony J | ENG | 2263 | 4,5 | 0 | 20 | |
| 8 | 4 | GM | KNAAK, Rainer | GER | 2451 | 4,5 | 0 | 19,5 | |
| 9 | 28 | IM | PETRAN, Peter | SVK | 2192 | 4,5 | 0 | 19 | |
| 10 | 6 | GM | FERNANDEZ GARCIA, Jose Luis | ESP | 2379 | 4,5 | 0 | 19 | |
| 11 | 2 | GM | VAGANIAN, Rafael A | ARM | 2493 | 4,5 | 0 | 19 | |
| 12 | 81 | FM | MADEIRA, Wagner Martins | BRA | 2012 | 4,5 | 0 | 18,5 | |
| 13 | 16 | IM | ROOS, Louis | FRA | 2257 | 4,5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 14 | 23 | GM | DJURIC, Stefan | SRB | 2223 | 4,5 | 0 | 16,5 | |
| 15 | 24 | IM | DONCEVIC, Dario | CRO | 2219 | 4,5 | 0 | 15,5 | |
| 16 | 11 | IM | BIRNBOIM, Nathan | ISR | 2342 | 4 | 0 | 20,5 |
152 players
In the Women category, WGM Galina Strutinskaia (FIDE; pictured below) tops the standings after six rounds with 5 points, followed by two players with 4.5 points each: WIM Sopio Tereladze (GEO) and WGM Marina Makropoulou (GRE).
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | ||
| 1 | 7 | WGM | STRUTINSKAIA, Galina | S65 | FID | 2114 | 5 | 0 | 18,5 | |
| 2 | 5 | WIM | TERELADZE, Sopio | S50 | GEO | 2215 | 4,5 | 0 | 16,5 | |
| 3 | 9 | WGM | MAKROPOULOU, Marina | S50 | GRE | 2081 | 4,5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 4 | 2 | IM | KLINOVA, Masha | S50 | ISR | 2249 | 4 | 0 | 21,5 | |
| 5 | 3 | WGM | CALZETTA RUIZ, Monica | S50 | ESP | 2239 | 4 | 0 | 19 | |
| 6 | 4 | WGM | MIKHAYLOVA, Irina | S50 | FID | 2216 | 4 | 0 | 18 | |
| 7 | 8 | WIM | KRASENKOWA, Elena | S50 | POL | 2089 | 4 | 0 | 17,5 | |
| 8 | 11 | WIM | KHROPOVA, Larisa | S65 | FID | 2054 | 4 | 0 | 17 | |
| 9 | 14 | WFM | FOLKOVA, Martina | S50 | CZE | 2022 | 3,5 | 0 | 19,5 | |
| 10 | 6 | WIM | BURCHARDT, Brigitte | S65 | GER | 2124 | 3,5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 10 | WGM | BOGUMIL, Tatiana | S65 | FID | 2080 | 3,5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 12 | 17 | WFM | KIERZEK, Mira | S65 | GER | 1941 | 3,5 | 0 | 15 | |
| 13 | 18 | WIM | LESZNER, Liliana | S50 | POL | 1891 | 3,5 | 0 | 14,5 | |
| 14 | 19 | NI, Polina | S50 | LAT | 1866 | 3 | 0 | 19,5 |
