European Individual Chess Championship Round 7 results and standings plus round 8 pairings (top boards)

Here are the results from round 7 and standings after round 7 as well as the pairing for round 8 tomorrow. Today is a rest day in the European Individual Chess Championships. GM Andrei Volokitin is in first place by himself with 6.0/7.0 Not too shabby! Can he keep the momentum he has to hold onto it and take the tournament title?

Round 7 Results (Top Boards)

1 GM Volokitin Andrei UKR 2671 5 1 - 0 5½ GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2656
2 GM Navara David CZE 2638 5 ½ - ½ 5 GM Meier Georg GER 2608
3 GM Naiditsch Arkadij GER 2693 4½ ½ - ½ 4½ GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2638
4 GM Kobalia Mikhail RUS 2634 4½ ½ - ½ 4½ GM Malakhov Vladimir RUS 2692
5 GM Papaioannou Ioannis GRE 2609 4½ 1 - 0 4½ GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2685
6 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2608 4½ ½ - ½ 4½ GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2679
7 GM Bartel Mateusz POL 2594 4½ ½ - ½ 4½ GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2673
8 GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2671 4½ ½ - ½ 4½ GM Mikhalevski Victor ISR 2608
9 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2669 4½ 1 - 0 4½ GM Fedorchuk Sergey A UKR 2633
10 GM Sokolov Ivan NED 2657 4½ 1 - 0 4½ GM Kotronias Vasilios GRE 2603
11 GM Hillarp Persson Tiger SWE 2586 4½ 0 - 1 4½ GM Grachev Boris RUS 2655
12 GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2562 4½ 1 - 0 4½ GM Rodshtein Maxim ISR 2650
13 GM Bocharov Dmitry RUS 2647 4½ 1 - 0 4½ GM Kurnosov Igor RUS 2602
14 GM Nyback Tomi FIN 2644 4½ ½ - ½ 4½ GM Banikas Hristos GRE 2582
15 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2700 4 ½ - ½ 4½ GM Shomoev Anton RUS 2567




Top Board Pairings for Round 8:

1 GM Volokitin Andrei UKR 2671 6 5½ GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2669
2 GM Navara David CZE 2638 5½ 5½ GM Sokolov Ivan NED 2657
3 GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2656 5½ 5½ GM Papaioannou Ioannis GRE 2609
4 GM Meier Georg GER 2608 5½ 5½ GM Grachev Boris RUS 2655
5 GM Bocharov Dmitry RUS 2647 5½ 5½ GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2562
6 GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2634 5 5 GM Naiditsch Arkadij GER 2693
7 GM Malakhov Vladimir RUS 2692 5 5 GM Lysyj Igor RUS 2620
8 GM Mikhalevski Victor ISR 2608 5 5 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2679
9 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2673 5 5 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2608
10 GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2671 5 5 GM Bartel Mateusz POL 2594
11 GM Fressinet Laurent FRA 2666 5 5 GM Banikas Hristos GRE 2582
12 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny RUS 2664 5 5 GM Shomoev Anton RUS 2567
13 GM Guseinov Gadir AZE 2661 5 5 GM Kovacevic Aleksandar SRB 2543
14 GM Iljushin Alexei RUS 2564 5 5 GM Nyback Tomi FIN 2644
15 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2638 5 5 GM Popov Valerij RUS 2561
16 FM Rasulov Vugar AZE 2391 5 5 GM Kobalia Mikhail RUS 2634
17 GM Dreev Alexey RUS 2688 4½ 5 IM Chirila Ioan-Cristian ROU 2485



Standings After Round 8 (top players)

1 GM Volokitin Andrei UKR 2671 6,0
2 GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2656 5,5
3 GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2562 5,5
4 GM Meier Georg GER 2608 5,5
5 GM Bocharov Dmitry RUS 2647 5,5
6 GM Sokolov Ivan NED 2657 5,5
7 GM Navara David CZE 2638 5,5
8 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2669 5,5
9 GM Grachev Boris RUS 2655 5,5
10 GM Papaioannou Ioannis GRE 2609 5,5
11 GM Naiditsch Arkadij GER 2693 5,0
12 GM Banikas Hristos GRE 2582 5,0
13 GM Bartel Mateusz POL 2594 5,0
14 FM Rasulov Vugar AZE 2391 5,0
15 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2679 5,0
16 GM Kobalia Mikhail RUS 2634 5,0
17 GM Shomoev Anton RUS 2567 5,0
18 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny RUS 2664 5,0
19 GM Guseinov Gadir AZE 2661 5,0
20 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2673 5,0
21 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2638 5,0
22 GM Mikhalevski Victor ISR 2608 5,0
23 GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2671 5,0
24 GM Iljushin Alexei RUS 2564 5,0
25 GM Kovacevic Aleksandar SRB 2543 5,0
26 GM Malakhov Vladimir RUS 2692 5,0
27 GM Popov Valerij RUS 2561 5,0
28 GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2634 5,0
29 GM Fressinet Laurent FRA 2666 5,0
30 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2608 5,0
31 GM Nyback Tomi FIN 2644 5,0
32 IM Chirila Ioan-Cristian ROU 2485 5,0
33 GM Lysyj Igor RUS 2620 5,0