Round 5 results
| Timofeev, Artyom | – Svidler, Peter | ½ |
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | – Morozevich, Alexander | 1-0 |
| Galkin, Alexander | – Karjakin, Sergey | ½ |
| Grischuk, Alexander | – Kramnik, Vladimir | 0-1 |
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Standings after round 5
| 1. | Svidler, Peter | g | 2739 | 4 |
| 2. | Morozevich, Alexander | g | 2694 | 3 |
| 3. | Karjakin, Sergey | g | 2788 | 2½ |
| 4. | Grischuk, Alexander | g | 2746 | 2½ |
| 5. | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | g | 2711 | 2½ |
| 6. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | 2781 | 2½ |
| 7. | Galkin, Alexander | g | 2598 | 2 |
| 8. | Timofeev, Artyom | g | 2665 | 1 |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Svidler is awesome.
I think Kramnik drew his game..