| SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
| 1 | GM | Leko Peter | 2751 | – | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2720 | 14 |
| 2 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2725 | – | GM | Aronian Levon | 2754 | 13 |
| 3 | GM | Akopian Vladimir | 2696 | – | GM | Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2695 | 12 |
| 4 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2721 | – | GM | Eljanov Pavel | 2693 | 11 |
| 5 | GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2748 | – | GM | Gelfand Boris | 2733 | 10 |
| 6 | GM | Alekseev Evgeny | 2716 | – | GM | Svidler Peter | 2726 | 9 |
| 7 | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2746 | – | GM | Bacrot Etienne | 2728 | 8 |
Full pairings are available here: http://nalchik2009.fide.com/tourview/show-5.html
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