The top 4 of each section qualify for the final knockout phase. Here are the standings of the preliminary:
Group B
| 1-2. | Ivanchuk, Vassily | g | UKR | 2754 | 5½ |
| 1-2. | Le Quang Liem | g | VIE | 2694 | 5½ |
| 3-4. | Pelletier, Yannick | g | SUI | 2592 | 4 |
| 3-4. | Hammer, Jon Ludvig | g | NOR | 2633 | 4 |
| 5-6. | Gharamian, Tigran | g | FRA | 2658 | 3 |
| 5-6. | Lahno, Kateryna | g | UKR | 2539 | 3 |
| 7. | Zhu Chen | g | QAT | 2480 | 2 |
| 8. | Kosintseva, Tatiana | g | RUS | 2573 | 1 |
Group A
| 1. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2733 | 6½ |
| 2. | Bu Xiangzhi | g | CHN | 2695 | 5½ |
| 3. | Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son | g | VIE | 2633 | 4 |
| 4. | Polgar, Judit | g | HUN | 2682 | 3½ |
| 5. | Edouard, Romain | g | FRA | 2636 | 3 |
| 6. | Karpov, Anatoly | g | RUS | 2619 | 2½ |
| 7. | Kosintseva, Nadezhda | m | RUS | 2565 | 2½ |
| 8. | Milliet, Sophie | m | FRA | 2388 | ½ |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I remember when Karpov was real good.
As someone who shares Karpov’s year of birth, it’s great to see the former World Champ competing at this high level. Yeah, he’s obviously past his peak, but isn’t exactly embarrassing himself either.