Round 5 results
| Kramnik, Vladimir | – Giri, Anish | 1-0 |
| Le, Quang Liem | – Ponomariov, Ruslan | 1-0 |
| Meier, Georg | – Nakamura, Hikaru | ½ |
Crosstable after 5 rounds
| 1 | Meier,G | 2656 | XX | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1,5/5 |
| 2 | Kramnik,V | 2781 | 1 | XX | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4,5/5 |
| 3 | Giri,A | 2701 | 1 | 0 | XX | ½ | 0 | ½ | 2/5 |
| 4 | Nakamura,H | 2770 | ½ | 0 | ½ | XX | 0 | ½ | 1,5/5 |
| 5 | Ponomariov,R | 2764 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | XX | 0 | 2,5/5 |
| 6 | Le Quang,L | 2715 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | XX | 3/5 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Kramnik is clearly the best player in the world.
Yes! The best of them all !!!
There’s not much wrong with Kramnik as a player, except for his motivation. If he’s found a way to deal with that, he may be ready to rejoin the 2800s.