February 2016 ratings: Rodshtein, Hammer make 2700

Although there was little action at the very top, since events like Tata Steel will only be rated in the next list, some payers managed special results of their own. Among them were Norwegian Jon Hammer and Israeli Maxim Rodshtein, who broke 2700 for their first time. Also of note was American Jeffery Xiong who is now the top US Junior. <a href="[Post:view_link]">Lists, stats, and tables.</a>

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