Final position

GM Nepomniachtchi (2600) – GM Grachev (2601) [B48]
18.02.2008 – Aeroflot

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Ndb5 Qb8 8.f4 a6 9.e5 axb5 10.exf6 b4 11.Nb5 b6 12.fxg7 Bxg7 13.Bd3 Na7 14.Qg4 Bxb2 15.Rb1 Bf6 16.Rxb4 Ba6 17.0–0 h5 18.Qe2 Nxb5 19.Bxb5 Qd6 20.Rfb1 Bxb5 21.Rxb5 Bd4 22.Qd3 Bxe3+ 23.Qxe3 Rg8 24.Rxb6 Qd5 25.Qf2 f5 26.h3 Kf7 27.c4 Qxc4 28.Rd6 Rxa2 29.Rxd7+ Ke8 30.Rd2 Rxd2 31.Qxd2 Kf7 32.Rb7+ Kg6 33.Qe3 Kh6 34.Rb6 Rg6 35.Qe5 Qc1+ 36.Kh2 Rxg2+ 37.Kxg2 Qd2+ 38.Kf1 Qd3+ 39.Kf2 Qd2+ 40.Qe2 Qxf4+ 41.Kg2 Kg5 42.Rxe6 h4 43.Qe3 Kh5 44.Qf3+ 1–0

After 5 rounds, here are the leaders:

1-2 Rodshtein, Maxim GM ISR 2614 4.5 (2932)
1-2 Nepomniachtchi, Ian GM RUS 2600 4.5 (2954)
3-4 Timofeev, Artyom GM RUS 2664 4.0 (2820)
3-4 Dreev, Alexey GM RUS 2633 4.0 (2814)

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