Standings after 9 rounds:
| Rank | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pts. | ||
| 1 | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2703 | UKR | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6 | |||||
| GM | Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2672 | UZB | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| GM | Leko Peter | 2756 | HUN | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| 4 | GM | Alekseev Evgeny | 2714 | RUS | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| GM | Eljanov Pavel | 2716 | UKR | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | ||||||
| GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2717 | UKR | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5 | ||||||
| GM | Aronian Levon | 2768 | ARM | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5 | ||||||
| 8 | GM | Gelfand Boris | 2755 | ISR | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4½ | |||||
| GM | Bacrot Etienne | 2721 | FRA | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4½ | ||||||
| 10 | GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | 2760 | RUS | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 11 | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2717 | USA | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3½ | |||||
| GM | Akopian Vladimir | 2712 | ARM | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3½ | ||||||
| 13 | GM | Cheparinov Ivan | 2678 | BUL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3 | |||||
| 14 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | 2675 | RUS | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 2 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
What’s Kasimdzhanov been eating? I wanna eat the same so I can win the Grand Prix too.