As many as three GM norms were made. R.R. Laxman became the country's 20th GM and Satyapragyan and Sahaj Grover earned their maiden GM norms.

As many as 10 players picked up IM norms.

Top board results:

GM Le Quang Liem (8) drew with IM S. Satyapragyan (7)

GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (7.5) beat GM Viktor Laznicka (7)

GM Sandipan Chanda (7) drew with GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly (7)

GM Ni Hua (6) lost to GM Anton Filippov (7.5)

GM Nigel Short (7) beat GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili (6)

GM Evgeny Postny (6.5) drew with GM G.N. Gopal (6)

IM R.R. Laxman (6) lost to GM Aleksej Aleksandrov (7)

GM Eltaj Safarli (6.5) drew with GM Rauf Mamedov (6.5)

GM Abhijeet Gupta (6.5) drew with GM Parimarjan Negi (6.5)

GM Vladislav Tkachiev (6) drew with GM Anuar Ismagambetov (6)

GM Rustam Khusnutdinov (6) drew with GM Gadir Guseinov (6)

IM B. Adhiban (5.5) lost to GM Tiger Hilarp Persson (6.5)

GM Merab Gagunashvili (6) drew with GM Abhijit Kunte (5.5)

IM M.R. Lalith Babu (5.5) lost to GM Ziaur Rahman (6.5)