Standings after 5 rounds:
1. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2765 4½ (performance rating 3084!)
2-3. Volokitin, Andrei g UKR 2684 3
2-3. Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2732 3
4-8. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2746 2½
4-8. Eljanov, Pavel g UKR 2687 2½
4-8. Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter g ROU 2684 2½
4-8. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2740 2½
4-8. Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2740 2½
9-10. Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2711 2
9-10. Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2711 2
11-12. Onischuk, Alexander g USA 2664 1½
11-12. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2677 1½
Round 4 results:
Carlsen, Magnus – Shirov, Alexei 1-0
Volokitin, Andrei – Karjakin, Sergey 1-0
Onischuk, Alexander – Svidler, Peter 0-1
Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter – Van Wely, Loek 1-0
Alekseev, Evgeny – Eljanov, Pavel ½-½
Jakovenko, Dmitry – Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The kid is amazing.
This is unbelievable, but 6 rounds left. He’s human.