Round 5 results
| nom | Élo | Rés. | nom | Élo |
| Radjabov Teimour | 2744 | 1/2 | Nakamura Hikaru | 2774 |
| Ivanchuk Vassily | 2776 | 0-1 | Karjakin Sergey | 2776 |
| Carlsen Magnus | 2815 | 1-0 | Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter | 2662 |
Standings after 5 rounds
| 1. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2815 | . | 3½ |
| 2. | Karjakin, Sergey | g | RUS | 2776 | . | 3 |
| 3. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2774 | . | 2½ |
| 4. | Ivanchuk, Vassily | g | UKR | 2776 | . | 2 |
| 5. | Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter | g | ROU | 2659 | . | 2 |
| 6. | Radjabov, Teimour | g | AZE | 2744 | . | 2 |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Impressive Carlsen…
and he does not risk anything in the opening.
Really good.
Best regards
Stef
Although I’m a little disapointed with Radjabovs score (So is he I guess) This is what the Candidate matches should have looked like.
Think your round standings are incorrect… (Ivanchuk has 2)
I had my doubts, but I’m convinced now that Carlsen is clearly superior than Nakamura in chess. As an American, I root for him, but Carlsen is clearly strong.
But Nakamura is always an exciting player to watch.