All games drawn in round 5

Chess Champions League Vitoria Gasteiz

Karpov 1/2 Kasimdzhanov
Ponomariov 1/2 Topalov
J. Polgar 1/2 Nisipeanu

Standings after 5 rounds:

1. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2705 3½ 2850 performance
2. Polgar, Judit g HUN 2708 3 2772
3. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2769 3 2760
4. Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter g ROU 2668 2 2713
5. Karpov, Anatoly g RUS 2670 1½ 2559
6. Kasimdzhanov, Rustam g UZB 2690 1 2520

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