Tomashevsky has closed the gap to within 1 point of Morozevich going into the final round. It seems that Vitiugov was sick. Not sure if he forfeited the game or there will be a make up.
Standings with one round to go
| 1. | Morozevich, A | RUS | 2737 | 7½ |
| 2. | Tomashevsky, E | RUS | 2710 | 6½ |
| 3. | Alekseev, E | RUS | 2662 | 5½ |
| 4. | Leko, P | HUN | 2728 | 5 + 1 game |
| 5. | Shirov, A | ESP | 2713 | 5 |
| 6. | Roiz, M | ISR | 2668 | 5 |
| 7. | Vitiugov, N | RUS | 2726 | 4½ + 1 game |
| 8. | Ponomariov, R | UKR | 2758 | 4½ |
| 9. | Eljanov, P | UKR | 2683 | 4½ |
| 10. | Moiseenko, A | UKR | 2726 | 4½ |
| 11. | Andreikin, D | RUS | 2705 | 3½ |
| 12. | Ni, Hua | CHN | 2670 | 3 |
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