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The Essent Tournament took place from 12th to 20th October.
Essent Crown Group Participants.
| Country | Rating | | Final Standings |
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| Mamedyarov, Shakhryar | AZE | 2752 | | 1. | Mamedyarov | 4.5 |
| Ponomariov, Ruslan | UKR | 2705 | | 2. | Van Wely | 4.0 |
| van Wely, Loek | NED | 2679 | | 3. | Ponomariov | 3.5 |
| Andriasyan, Zaven | ARM | 2546 | | 4. | Andriasian | 0.0 |
Essent Open Top 20 Participants.
| Country | Rating | | Final Standings |
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| Postny, Evgeny | ISR | 2599 | | 1. | Safarli | 7.0 |
| L'Ami, Erwin | NED | 2577 | | 2. | Postny | 6.5 |
| Werle, Jan | NED | 2568 | | 3. | Werle | 6.5 |
| Hillarp Persson, Tiger | SWE | 2567 | | 4. | Nijboer | 6.5 |
| Nijboer, Friso | NED | 2559 | | 5. | Smeets | 6.5 |
| Smeets, Jan | NED | 2558 | | 6. | L'Ami | 6.0 |
| Gofshtein, Leonid | ISR | 2542 | | 7. | Gofshtein | 6.0 |
| Abergel, Thal | FRA | 2528 | | 8. | Reinderman | 6.0 |
| Reinderman, Dimitri | NED | 2510 | | 9. | Winants | 6.0 |
| Winants, Luc | BEL | 2504 | | 10. | Hort | 6.0 |
| Safarli, Eltaj | AZE | 2488 |
| Rasmussen, Allan Stig | DEN | 2485 |
| Hort, Vlastimil | GER | 2483 |
| Szoen, Dariusz | POL | 2481 |
| Visser, Yge | NED | 2470 |
| Haub, Thorsten-Michael | GER | 2469 |
| Smerdon, David | AUS | 2466 |
| Simutowe, Amon | ZAM | 2421 |
| Peng, Zhaoqin | NED | 2419 |
| Van Delft, Merijn | NED | 2418 |
Schedule.
| Open |
| Round 1 - 12 Oct (12.00 GMT) |
| Vedder | - | Postny | 0-1 |
| L'Ami | - | Humprey | 1-0 |
| Van Kooten | - | Werle | 0-1 |
| Hillarp-Persson | - | Kuipers | 0-1 |
| Schuurman | - | Nijboer | 0-1 |
| Smeets | - | Pel | 1/2 |
| Van Eijk | - | Gofshtein | 0-1 |
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| Round 2 - 13 Oct (12.00 GMT) |
| Postny | - | Okkes | 1-0 |
| Ris | - | L'Ami | 1/2 |
| Werle | - | Mamedjarova | 1-0 |
| Nijboer | - | Ruijgrok | 1-0 |
| Gofshtein | - | Pg | 1-0 |
| Grooten | - | Abergel | 0-1 |
| Erwich | - | Winants | 0-1 |
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| Round 3 - 14 Oct (12.00 GMT) |
| Winants | - | Postny | 1/2 |
| Haub | - | Werle | 0-1 |
| Smerdon | - | Nijboer | 1/2 |
| Peng | - | Gofshtein | 1/2 |
| Abergel | - | Simutowe | 0-1 |
| L'Ami | - | De Jong | 1-0 |
| Smeets | - | Ris | 1-0 |
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| Round 4 - 15 Oct (12.00 GMT) |
| Werle | - | Simutowe | 1-0 |
| Postny | - | Visser | 1-0 |
| Hort | - | L'Ami | 1/2 |
| Nijboer | - | Peng | 1-0 |
| Smerdon | - | Smeets | 1/2 |
| Gofshtein | - | Willemze | 1-0 |
| Miedema | - | Winants | 0-1 |
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| Round 5 - 16 Oct (12.00 GMT) |
| Postny | - | Werle | 1-0 |
| Winants | - | Nijboer | 1/2 |
| L'Ami | - | Gofshtein | 1-0 |
| Hillarp Persson | - | Grooten | 0-1 |
| Smeets | - | Humphrey | 1-0 |
| Simutowe | - | Reinderman | 1/2 |
| Mamedjarova | - | Hort | 0-1 |
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| Round 6 - 17 Oct (12.00 GMT) |
| Nijboer | - | Postny | 1/2 |
| Grooten | - | L'Ami | 0-1 |
| Werle | - | Winants | 1/2 |
| Hort | - | Smeets | 1/2 |
| Gofshtein | - | Smerdon | 1/2 |
| Van Delft | - | Abergel | 1-0 |
| Reinderman | - | Peng | 1-0 |
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| Round 7 - 18 Oct (12.00 GMT) |
| L'Ami | - | Postny | 1/2 |
| Smerdon | - | Werle | 1/2 |
| Hort | - | Nijboer | 1/2 |
| Smeets | - | Van Delft | 1/2 |
| Winants | - | Reinderman | 1-0 |
| Visser | - | Hillarp Persson | 1-0 |
| Gofshtein | - | Simutowe | 1-0 |
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| Round 8 - 19 Oct (12.00 GMT) |
| Winants | - | L'Ami | 1/2 |
| Postny | - | Smeets | 1/2 |
| Werle | - | Hort | 1/2 |
| Nijboer | - | Visser | 1/2 |
| Van Delft | - | Gofshtein | 1/2 |
| Safarli | - | Smerdon | 1-0 |
| Pruijssers | - | Abergel | 1/2 |
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| Round 9 - 20 Oct (10.00 GMT) |
| L'Ami | - | Safarli | 0-1 |
| Gofshtein | - | Postny | 1/2 |
| Smeets | - | Winants | 1-0 |
| Visser | - | Werle | 0-1 |
| Van Delft | - | Nijboer | 0-1 |
| Hort | - | Reinderman | 1/2 |
| Abergel | - | Vedder | 1/2 |
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| Crown Group |
| Round 1 - 14 Oct (12.00 GMT) |
| Mamedyarov | - | Van Wely | 1-0 |
| Ponomariov | - | Andriasian | 1-0 |
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| Round 2 - 15 Oct (12.00 GMT) |
| Van Wely | - | Ponomariov | 1/2 |
| Mamedyarov | - | Andriasian | 1-0 |
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| Round 3 - 16 Oct (12.00 GMT) |
| Ponomariov | - | Mamedyarov | 1/2 |
| Andriasian | - | Van Wely | 0-1 |
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| Round 4 - 18 Oct (12.00 GMT) |
| Van Wely | - | Mamedyarov | 1/2 |
| Andriasian | - | Ponomariov | 0-1 |
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| Round 5 - 19 Oct (12.00 GMT) |
| Mamedyarov | - | Ponomariov | 1/2 |
| Van Wely | - | Andriasian | 1-0 |
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| Round 6 - 20 Oct (10.00 GMT) |
| Ponomariov | - | Van Wely | 0-1 |
| Andriasian | - | Mamedyarov | 0-1 |
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