Standings after 9 rounds
| 1. | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2771 | * | . | ½ | . | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6 | |
| 2. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | ITA | 2772 | . | * | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5½ | |
| 3-5. | Ponomariov, Ruslan | g | UKR | 2733 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | . | . | 5 | |
| 3-5. | Karjakin, Sergey | g | RUS | 2786 | . | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | . | ½ | ½ | 5 | |
| 3-5. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2767 | 0 | . | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 6-11. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2727 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | . | ½ | . | 0 | ½ | 4 | |
| 6-11. | Radjabov, Teimour | g | AZE | 2793 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | . | 0 | . | ½ | 4 | |
| 6-11. | Leko, Peter | g | HUN | 2744 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | 4 | |
| 6-11. | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | g | AZE | 2766 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | . | ½ | . | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 | |
| 6-11. | Kamsky, Gata | g | USA | 2741 | ½ | 0 | 0 | . | ½ | . | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6-11. | Morozevich, Alexander | g | RUS | 2758 | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | 0 | 1 | . | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 4 | |
| 12. | Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | g | UZB | 2709 | ½ | 0 | . | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 3½ |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Nakamura clearly plays the best chess of the tournament.