All games were drawn at the Tal Memorial today. Therefore, Aronian maintains his narrow lead after 4 rounds.
Round 4 results:
| Nakamura, Hikaru | – Kramnik, Vladimir | ½ |
| Karjakin, Sergey | – Shirov, Alexei | ½ |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | – Aronian, Levon | ½ |
| Wang Hao | – Eljanov, Pavel | ½ |
| Gelfand, Boris | – Grischuk, Alexander | ½ |
Standings after 4 rounds:
| 1. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2801 | 3 |
| 2-6. | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | g | AZE | 2763 | 2½ |
| 2-6. | Karjakin, Sergey | g | RUS | 2760 | 2½ |
| 2-6. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2741 | 2½ |
| 2-6. | Grischuk, Alexander | g | RUS | 2771 | 2½ |
| 2-6. | Wang Hao | g | CHN | 2727 | 2½ |
| 7. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2791 | 2 |
| 8. | Gelfand, Boris | g | ISR | 2741 | 1½ |
| 9-10. | Eljanov, Pavel | g | UKR | 2742 | ½ |
| 9-10. | Shirov, Alexei | g | ESP | 2735 | ½ |
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Aronian is truly a genius.