Standings after 5 rounds (crosstable by TWIC)
| 1. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2758 | * | 0 | ½ | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | 1 | 10 | 2923 |
| 2. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2826 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | . | . | 1 | 9 | 2881 |
| 3. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2800 | ½ | ½ | * | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | . | 8 | 2947 |
| 4. | McShane, Luke | g | ENG | 2671 | . | ½ | . | * | ½ | . | . | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2941 |
| 5. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2802 | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | * | . | 1 | . | . | 5 | 2738 |
| 6. | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2811 | 0 | . | . | . | . | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5 | 2705 |
| 7. | Short, Nigel | g | ENG | 2698 | . | . | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | . | 3 | 2593 |
| 8. | Adams, Michael | g | ENG | 2734 | . | . | 0 | 0 | . | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 2 | 2482 |
| 9. | Howell, David | g | ENG | 2633 | 0 | 0 | . | 0 | . | ½ | . | ½ | * | 2 | 2520 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I told you Nakamura will win big.
It`s not over yet, but at least, he doesn`t have to play Carlsen anymore
Though Naka is a braggart,it’s good to see someone else other than Carlsen,also doing well. Naka’s victories over two superstars of chess Aronian and Anand is good news indeed.