All players fought very hard today. Leko defeated Aronian to vault into clear first. Gelfand defeated Jobava to get back into an even score. Kramnik drew his 5th straight games.
Round 5 results:
Leko – Aronian 1-0 (63 moves)
Gelfand – Jobava 1-0 (113 moves)
Kramnik – Adams 1/2 (41 moves)
Naiditsch – Svidler 1/2 (59 moves)
Standings after 5 rounds:
1. 3.5 GM Peter Leko (Hungary, 2738)
2-3. 3.0 GM Michael Adams (England, 2732), GM Peter Svidler (Russia, 2742)
4-5. 2.5 GM Vladimir Kramnik (Russia, 2743), GM Boris Gelfand (Israel, 2729)
6-7. 2.0 GM Levon Aronian (Armenia, 2761), Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany, 2664)
8. 1.5 GM Baadur Jobava (Georgia, 2651)
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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