Standings after 4 rounds:
1. Sokolov 3.5
2. Adly 2.0
3. Smeets 1.5
4. Sebag 1.0
Round 5 pairings:
Smeets, Jan (1½) – Sokolov, Ivan (3½)
Adly, Ahmed (2) – Sebag, Marie (1)
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
In today’s round 5, Black won both games; Sokolov over Smeets and Sebag over Adly.
Ivan has run away with it, leading by 2 1/2 with one round to go.