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Standings after 1 round (3 pts win – 1 pt draw)
| 1. | Morozevich, Alexander | g | RUS | 2762 | 3 pts |
| 2. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2758 | 3 pts |
| 3. | Ivanchuk, Vassily | g | UKR | 2775 | 1 |
| 4. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2714 | 1 |
| 5. | Vitiugov, Nikita | g | RUS | 2729 | 0 |
| 6. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | ITA | 2727 | 0 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I told you Nakamura will rule. He’s the best.
And I don’t mean to degrade what Spassky might have to offer. But I think Karpov would be more practical. And alike Ivanchuk, Korchnoi still plays. No, wisdom from Karpov would be invaluable.