One of the most exciting and strong opens of this summer - the Andorra Chess 2010 - continues in St.Gothard's Hotel. Ten players share the first position with 5,0/6 - GM Hamdouchi, GM Bruzon, GM Romain Edouard, GM Zilberman, IM Luca Shytaj, GM Kogan, GM Paunovic, GM Jorge Cori, GM Arizmendi, and GM Narciso Dublan. They are closely followed by 12 players with 4,5/7, among which norm seekers such as IM Ipatov, IM Gagarin, IM Pavlovic, and the untitled Shiven Khosla.

Today is round 7 of the event and it can be followed live at the official site. Large photo gallery of the tournament is available here with beautiful views from Andorra.

Standings after round 6

1 g Hamdouchi Hicham FRA 2600 5
2 g Bruzon Batista Lazaro CUB 2653 5
3 g Edouard Romain FRA 2620 5
4 g Zilberman Yaacov ISR 2441 5
5 m Shytaj Luca ITA 2466 5
6 g Kogan Artur ISR 2541 5
7 g Paunovic Dragan SRB 2553 5
8 gm Cori Jorge PER 2486 5
9 g Arizmendi Martinez Julen Luis ESP 2532 5
10 g Narciso Dublan Marc ESP 2540 5
11 g Spraggett Kevin CAN 2575 4.5
12 g Balogh Csaba HUN 2628 4.5
13 m Ipatov Alexander ESP 2507 4.5
14 m Gagarin Vasilij RUS 2403 4.5
15 g Delchev Aleksander BUL 2632 4.5
16 g De La Riva Aguado Oscar AND 2532 4.5
17 m Pavlovic Milos M SRB 2483 4.5
18 f Demuth Adrien FRA 2394 4.5
19 Shiven Khosla IND 2335 4.5
20 m Almagro Llamas Pablo ESP 2451 4.5
21 m Zoler Dan ISR 2474 4.5
22 m Konguvel Ponnuswamy IND 2416 4.5
23 m Moreno Ruiz Javier ESP 2494 4
24 m Delorme Axel FRA 2455 4
25 f Paci Cedric FRA 2361 4
26 g Almeida Quintana Omar CUB 2559 4
27 m Mogranzini Roberto ITA 2387 4
28 m Panelo Marcelo ARG 2450 4
29 wim Fierro Baquero Martha L. ECU 2372 4
30 g Gonzalez Vidal Yuri CUB 2522 4
31 g Alsina Leal Daniel ESP 2546 4
32 m Philippe Christophe FRA 2431 4
33 f Cruz-Lopez Claret Carlos ESP 2307 4
34 f Hernandez Gallardo Fco. Javier ESP 2332 4
35 wgm Cori T. Deysi PER 2403 4
36 Givon Asaf ISR 2194 4
37 Lillo Ferrer Jose Maria M. ESP 2155 4
38 Lam Sophie FRA 2093 4
39 Visa Jordana Joel ESP 2261 4
40 Lillo Castay Victor ESP 2284 4
41 Martinez Lopez Ivan ESP 2280 4
42 f Garcia Raul AND 2240 4
43 m Berkovich Mark A ISR 2397 3.5
44 wgm Hamdouchi Adina-Maria FRA 2319 3.5
45 m Benitah Yohan FRA 2382 3.5
46 f Trepat Herranz Joan ESP 2322 3.5
47 m Vehi Bach Victor Manuel ESP 2405 3.5
48 f Berthelot Yannick FRA 2272 3.5
49 f Serrano Salvador Eduardo ESP 2359 3.5
50 m Vernay Clovis FRA 2470 3.5
51 Alberto Manuel ANG 2140 3.5

Total 150 players