Standings after 5 rounds
| 1 | Jakovenko, Dmitry | 4 | |
| 2 | Bologan, Viktor | 3 | |
| Ponomariov, Ruslan | 3 | ||
| 4 | Motylev, Alexander | 2.5 | |
| Rublevsky, Sergei | 2.5 | ||
| Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | 2.5 | ||
| 7 | Onischuk, Alexander | 2 | |
| Short, Nigel D | 2 | ||
| Wang, Yue | 2 | ||
| 10 | Bruzon Batista, Lazaro | 1.5 |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Nice round.