By defeating the reigning US Champion Gata Kamsky, the 2009 SPICE Cup A group champion Rauf Mamedov is now in clear first by 1/2 point with 3 rounds to go.
Leaders after 6 rounds:
| 1 | GM | Mamedov Rauf | AZE | 2660 | 5,5 | 2404 | 5 | 0,0 | 0,93 |
| 2 | GM | Safarli Eltaj | AZE | 2603 | 5,0 | 2437 | 4 | 0,0 | 1,07 |
| 3 | GM | Miroshnichenko Evgenij | UKR | 2686 | 5,0 | 2371 | 4 | 0,0 | 0,09 |
| 4 | GM | Sutovsky Emil | ISR | 2665 | 5,0 | 2350 | 4 | 0,0 | 0,01 |
| 5 | GM | Aleksandrov Aleksej | BLR | 2642 | 5,0 | 2334 | 4 | 0,0 | 0,04 |
| 6 | GM | Abbasov Farid | AZE | 2549 | 5,0 | 2307 | 5 | 0,0 | 0,45 |
| 7 | GM | Savchenko Boris | RUS | 2623 | 5,0 | 2295 | 5 | 0,0 | -0,07 |
| 8 | IM | Esen Baris | TUR | 2518 | 5,0 | 2175 | 5 | 0,0 | -0,21 |
| 9 | IM | Alavi Sayed Javad | IRI | 2413 | 5,0 | 2008 | 4 | 0,0 | 0,25 |
| 10 | GM | Kamsky Gata | USA | 2713 | 4,5 | 2450 | 4 | 0,0 | -0,06 |
| 11 | IM | Allahverdiev Anar | AZE | 2410 | 4,5 | 2397 | 3 | 0,0 | 1,60 |
| 12 | FM | Golizadeh Asghar | IRI | 2481 | 4,5 | 2321 | 4 | 0,0 | 0,53 |
| 13 | FM | Mammadov Ayaz Arzu oglu | AZE | 2327 | 4,5 | 2301 | 4 | 0,0 | 1,40 |
| 14 | GM | Ibrahimov Rasul | AZE | 2534 | 4,5 | 2253 | 3 | 0,0 | -0,37 |
| 15 | Aleskerov Faik | AZE | 2289 | 4,5 | 2226 | 4 | 0,0 | 0,98 | |
| 16 | GM | Smirin Ilia | ISR | 2646 | 4,5 | 2211 | 4 | 0,0 | -0,88 |
| 17 | IM | Sulashvili Malkhaz | GEO | 2498 | 4,5 | 2194 | 3 | 0,0 | -0,48 |
| 18 | Rahmanov Shahriyar Teymur Oglu | AZE | 2245 | 4,5 | 2166 | 4 | 0,0 | 0,97 |
Full standings here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr37370.aspx
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