Grischuk, Topalov, and Gelfand must win to have a realistic chance of catching Mamedyarov for the Grand Prix title.

Final round pairings

GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2729 – GM Leko Peter 2737 
GM Grischuk Alexander 2754 – GM Nakamura Hikaru 2783
GM Giri Anish 2730 – GM Topalov Veselin 2752
GM Gelfand Boris 2738 – GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2684

GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2769 – GM Wang Hao 2742 
GM Adams Michael 2722 – GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2725 

Standings after 10 rounds

1 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2729 AZE 6½ 

2 GM Grischuk Alexander 2754 RUS 6 
3 GM Topalov Veselin 2752 BUL 6 
4 GM Gelfand Boris 2738 ISR 6 

5 GM Leko Peter 2737 HUN 5½ 

6 GM Wang Hao 2742 CHN 5 

7 GM Adams Michael 2722 ENG 4½ 
8 GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2684 UZB 4½ 
9 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2769 UKR 4½ 

10 GM Giri Anish 2730 NED 4 
11 GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2725 CUB 4 

12 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2783 USA 3½

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