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
2-6. Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2760
2-6. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2741
2-6. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2771
2-6. Wang Hao g CHN 2727
7. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2791 2
8. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2741
9-10. Eljanov, Pavel g UKR 2742 ½
9-10. Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2735 ½

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