Round 5 results:
| 1 | [2.0] | 3 | Sasikiran, Krishnan | 0.5 – 0.5 | Macieja, Bartlomiej | 10 | [2.0] | 1 |
| 2 | [2.5] | 4 | Nyback, Tomi | 0 – 1 | Olszewski, Michal | 2 | [1.0] | 2 |
| 3 | [1.0] | 5 | Abasov, Nijat Azad Oglu | 0.5 – 0.5 | Rozentalis, Eduardas | 1 | [2.5] | 3 |
| 4 | [1.5] | 6 | Aleksandrov, Aleksej | 0.5 – 0.5 | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | 9 | [3.0] | 4 |
| 5 | [2.5] | 7 | Socko, Bartosz | 0 – 1 | Krasenkow, Michal | 8 | [2.0] | 5 |
Standings after 5 rounds:
| 1 | GM | Rozentalis, Eduardas | LTU | 2588 | 3.0 | ||||||
| 2 | GM | Olszewski, Michal | POL | 2559 | 2.0 | ||||||
| 3 | GM | Sasikiran, Krishnan | IND | 2669 | 2.5 | ||||||
| 4 | GM | Nyback, Tomi | FIN | 2627 | 2.5 | ||||||
| 5 | IM | Abasov, Nijat Azad Oglu | AZE | 2505 | 1.5 | ||||||
| 6 | GM | Aleksandrov, Aleksej | BLR | 2616 | 2.0 | ||||||
| 7 | GM | Socko, Bartosz | POL | 2656 | 2.5 | ||||||
| 8 | GM | Krasenkow, Michal | POL | 2631 | 3.0 | ||||||
| 9 | GM | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | POL | 2637 | 3.5 | ||||||
| 10 | GM | Macieja, Bartlomiej | POL | 2612 | 2.5 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Wasn’t Wojtaszek second for Kramnik?
Yes, he was!
Wojtaszek just won against Soćko. Good job!
Standings After round 6
Place No Title Name Fed. Elo Total S.B. Wins Koya vs+
1 9 GM Wojtaszek, Radoslaw POL 2637 4.5 11.50 3 1.5 3;5;7;
2 3 GM Sasikiran, Krishnan IND 2669 3.5 10.50 2 2.5 2;4;
3 1 GM Rozentalis, Eduardas LTU 2588 3.5 9.50 1 2.0 2;
4 8 GM Krasenkow, Michal POL 2631 3.5 9.00 2 1.0 6;7;
5 10 GM Macieja, Bartlomiej POL 2612 3.0 9.25 0 2.0
6 2 GM Olszewski, Michal POL 2559 3.0 7.75 2 1.0 4;5;
7 4 GM Nyback, Tomi FIN 2627 2.5 8.75 1 2.0 8;
8 6 GM Aleksandrov, Aleksej BLR 2616 2.5 7.50 0 1.5
9 7 GM Socko, Bartosz POL 2656 2.5 5.50 1 0.5 5;
10 5 IM Abasov, Nijat Azad Oglu AZE 2505 1.5 4.75 0 1.0