Round 5 results
| 1 | GM Margvelashvili, Giorgi | 1.5 | 2547 | – GM Finegold, Benjamin | 1.5 | 2505 | 1-0 |
| 2 | IM Arnold, Marc T | 2.0 | 2502 | – IM Gerzhoy, Leonid | 0.5 | 2489 | ½-½ |
| 3 | IM Brooks, Michael A | 0.5 | 2456 | – IM Young, Angelo | 1.0 | 2321 | 1-0 |
| 4 | IM Yang, Darwin | 2.0 | 2448 | – GM Moradiabadi, Elshan | 2.5 | 2542 | ½-½ |
| 5 | IM Molner, Mackenzie | 1.5 | 2465 | – IM Sevillano, Enrico | 2.0 | 2502 | 1-0 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Arnold has a good chance for norm.