Politiken Cup - Round 9

Malakhov, Krasenkow and Sargissian in the lead heading into the last round

Top seed Vladimir Malakhov was victorious in Politiken Cup round 9 and caught Krasenkow and Sargissian on the top. GM Michele Godena and IM Frank Holzke have both scored three consecutive wins to join the group of players tied on 4th-13th place. Grandmasters Peter Heine Nielsen, Lars Schandorff and Igor Khenkin were also successful, other top games finished in draws.

Round 9 standings:

1-3. GM Michal Krasenkow 2660, GM Gabriel Sargissian 2667 and GM Vladimir Malakhov 2676 with 7.5 points
4-13. GM Nick de Firmian 2540, GM Emanuel Berg 2580, GM Peter Heine Nielsen 2637, GM Stellan Brynell 2470, IM Frank Holzke 2489, GM Evgeny Agrest 2541, GM Lars Schandorff 2521, GM Tommy Nybäck 2567, GM Igor Khenkin 2602 and GM Michele Godena 2547 7.0 points etc

Nick de Firmian and Emanuel Berg

Top round 10 pairings:

GM Gabriel Sargissian - GM Vladimir Malakhov
GM Tommy Nybäck - GM Michal Krasenkow
GM Peter Heine Nielsen - GM Nick de Firmian
GM Evgeny Agrest - GM Igor Khenkin
GM Lars Schandorff - GM Emanuel Berg
GM Stellan Brynell - GM Michele Godena
GM Alexander Stripunsky - IM Frank Holzke
IM Christian Kyndel Pedersen - GM Tiger Hillarp-Persson
IM Jon Ludvig Hammer - GM Jonny Hector

Politiken Cup - Round 8

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