| Rank | Name | Title | FED | Rating |
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | GM | NOR | 2872 |
| 2 | Kramnik, Vladimir | GM | RUS | 2810 |
| 3 | Aronian, Levon | GM | ARM | 2809 |
| 4 | Radjabov, Teimour | GM | AZE | 2793 |
| 10 | Grischuk, Alexander | GM | RUS | 2764 |
| 11 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | GM | UKR | 2757 |
| 14 | Svidler, Peter | GM | RUS | 2747 |
| 17 | Gelfand, Boris | GM | ISR | 2740 |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Now I understand why Teimour Radjabov has been inactive in tournament for months for his serious preparation for this Candidates matches. I hope he hasn’t lost his touch but he will have his hands full with Carlsen & Aronian.
Grischuk all the way.
The most exciting tournament in a lot of time!
I hope Carlsen wins!