I doubt any event in the British Isles has ever attracted so many GMs Top seed is Michael Adams but after 4 rounds he is a full point off the pace. http://iominternationalchess.com/
This is not a knock out tournament, everyone plays the same number of games its called a Swiss system and in theory the cream rise to the top and the best player will win.
This is not a knock out tournament, everyone plays the same number of gamesits called a Swiss system and in theory the cream rise to the top and the bestplayer will win.