Leaders after 5 rounds:
| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | GM | Anastasian Ashot | ARM | 2578 | 3,5 | 0,0 | 10275 | 14,0 |
| 2 | Antonio, Viani D’cunha | IND | 2208 | 3,5 | 0,0 | 10207 | 13,5 | |
| 3 | GM | Grigoryan Avetik | ARM | 2584 | 3,5 | 0,0 | 10067 | 13,5 |
| 4 | GM | Korobov Anton | UKR | 2657 | 3,5 | 0,0 | 10054 | 14,0 |
| 5 | GM | Guliev, Sarhan | AZE | 2485 | 3,5 | 0,0 | 9493 | 14,5 |
| 6 | GM | Amin Basem | EGY | 2568 | 3,0 | 0,0 | 10121 | 13,5 |
| 7 | Gabuzyan Hovhannes | ARM | 2261 | 3,0 | 0,0 | 9876 | 14,0 | |
| 8 | FM | Sharbaf, Mohsen | IRI | 2370 | 3,0 | 0,0 | 9833 | 10,5 |
| 9 | GM | Sturua Zurab | GEO | 2512 | 3,0 | 0,0 | 9721 | 14,5 |
| 10 | GM | Arun Prasad S | IND | 2535 | 3,0 | 0,0 | 9203 | 12,0 |
| 11 | FM | Alhuwar Jasem | UAE | 2311 | 2,5 | 0,0 | 10207 | 14,5 |
| 12 | IM | Narayanan Srinath | IND | 2409 | 2,5 | 0,0 | 10024 | 13,5 |
| 13 | Ibrahim Ismail | UAE | 2157 | 2,5 | 0,0 | 9726 | 12,0 | |
| 14 | GM | Raetsky Alexander | RUS | 2442 | 2,5 | 0,0 | 9694 | 12,0 |
| 15 | IM | El Arousy Abdul Hameed | EGY | 2251 | 2,5 | 0,0 | 9475 | 8,0 |
| 16 | GM | Malakhatko Vadim | BEL | 2576 | 2,5 | 0,0 | 9283 | 12,0 |
| 17 | GM | Guseinov Gadir | AZE | 2611 | 2,5 | 0,0 | 6971 | 12,5 |
Full standings here: http://chess-results.com/Tnr37078.aspx?lan=1
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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