Arjun Erigaisi (2727)
Levon Aronian (2723)
D. Gukesh (2720)
Sanan Sjugirov (2703)
Pentala Harikrishna (2696)
Pavel Eljanov (2691)
Alexandr Predke (2689)
Rating average of the event: 2711 Elo
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To reach the top of the leaderboard in FIDE Circuit, Arjun needs to win outright. He would then surpass Anish Giri by a whisker.
Gukesh needs to do one of:
a) Win outright or finish tied 1st-2nd with any tie-breaks
b) Tie 1st -3rd but be top in top 2 by tie-breaks
c) Tie with up to 5 players but be top on tie breaks
Currently Wesley So has the highest rating with 2757.4. Dominguez is playing at the Sunway Sitges starting shortly. Parham Maghsoodloo has an outside chance if he manages to 14.2 Elo points from the event. Not at all easy, but not impossible.