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GM Friso Nijboer, Stewart Haslinger, and unfancied Alexandr Fier tied for the top spot at Essent, Hoogeveen. Sipke Ernst finished next on 6.5 points. World Junior champion Abhijeet Gupta and runner up Parimarjan Negi, both of India, finished with 6 and 5.5 points respectively. Final Standings Nijboer, Fier, Haslinger 7.0 Ernst 6.5 Spoelman, Gupta, Naumkin, Safarli, Romanishin, L'Ami, Slingerland, and others 6.0

The Essent Hoogeveen tournament has started. The main focus is on the Crown group and the Open tournament. On Sunday, Sokolov beat Sebag. Junior star Ray Robson beat the experienced Oleg Romanishin in the third round of the open section. The Crown group has Ivan Sokolov, Marie Sebag, Jan Smeets, and Ahmed Adly. Prominent players in the open section are: L'Ami 2610 Negi P 2597 Kempinski R 2595 Alexandr Fier 2581 Gupta A 2580 Romanishin 2532 Hort V 2478 Ray Robson 2466