Not a landslide for Jorden van Foreest. He lost his game in the 7th round and saw Avital Burochovsky and Sundar Shyam joining him in first position. They have 6 1/2 points; Avital and Sundar won their games. In 4th place we find three players: Stefan Kuipers, Sergey Kasparov and Saveliy Golubov with 6 points. And there is a group with 5 1/2 points. They definitely must win in the last round.

Jorden van Foreest lost to 18-year old Israeli Avital Boruchovsky. Some kind of Maroczy bind brought white next to nothing.Queens were exchanged and the light pieces had to decide. Jorden hadn't seen 21...Rb6x which cost him two pieces for a rook. The black knight controlled the center and the rook, and after a few semi optimal moves white resigned before getting mated.

Black played 39...Rf1+ 40.Kh2 and after 40...Nef5 it's mate on h1 the next move.

Stefan Kuipers played a French Winawer with 6.g4, a move favored by Swedish Johnny Hector. Jan countered by playing healthy moves and gained a small, a larger, but all the time a plus. Until two humty-dumty-down-the-drain moves followed.

After 48...Re8 49.Qg5 black mishapped 49..g6, allowing 50.Qh6 threatening mate, starting with 51.Rh1. 

Sergey Kasparov had an opponent who was in for a fight: Migchiel de Jong.  A French opening, chances hither and thither and the decisive moment after the 60th move.

The Frisian IM had played 62...Rd6+ white answered 63.Ke3. Black is at a crossraoads. He can opt for the safe 63..Ra6 or for the offensive 63...Ke5. Migchiel chose the last option and started running with his connected passed pawns. He'd probably overlooked white's 67th move.

After 67.Re4+ black loses either his e-pawn or gives white the queen promotion with check. The IM fought on for a few moves, but then surrendered.

Possible norms

Jorden van Foreest: GM (...) "win or a draw
Nick Maatman: IM when he wins
Robert Baskin: IM when he wins