Vladimir Potkin was held to a draw today by Andrei Volotkin, but maintained his half point lead in Aix-les-Bains.

He now has 6 out of 7, and is followed by 19 players with 5.5 including names such as Vitiugiv, Wojtaszek, Vallejo Pons, Zhigalko, Volotkin, Moiseenko, Nisipeanu, etc.

Some even bigger names are bubbling back up to the top, at 5 including Svidler, Nepomniachtchi, Navara and Jakovenko.