GM Akobian defeated tournament co-leader Naiditsch in round 6 to get back to even score. GM Bhat is also back to even score after his win against IM Roussel. Bacrot now has the sole lead with 4.5 points in 6 games.
| No | Joueur-Player | T | Fide | Fed. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Tot | |
| 1 | Étienne Bacrot | G | 2721 | France | X | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4½ | ||||||
| 2 | Sergei Tiviakov | G | 2674 | Hollande | 0 | X | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 2½ | ||||||
| 3 | Thomas Roussel-R | M | 2487 | Canada | 0 | 0 | X | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | Vinay Bhat | G | 2473 | USA | ½ | 1 | 1 | X | 0 | ½ | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| 5 | Yuri Shulman | G | 2648 | USA | 0 | ½ | X | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 2½ | ||||||
| 6 | Mark Bluvshtein | G | 2558 | Canada | ½ | X | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3½ | ||||||
| 7 | Alexander Moiseenko | G | 2682 | Ukraine | 0 | X | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1½ | ||||||
| 8 | Arkady Naiditsch | G | 2697 | Allemagne | 1 | 1 | ½ | X | 1 | 0 | ½ | 4 | ||||||
| 9 | Alexander Onischuk | G | 2699 | USA | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | ½ | 3 | ||||||
| 10 | Varuzhan Akobian | G | 2626 | USA | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | X | 3 | ||||||
| 11 | Anton Kovalyov | G | 2572 | Argentine | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | X | 4 | ||||||
| 12 | Sébastien Mazé | G | 2546 | France | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | <> | X | 3½ |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Go Var! Go Vinay! Go Alex! Go Yury!
Susan according to chessbase this guy playin for world championship soon! Does anyone know how strong he is? See Susan a small idea from some African guy and people start gettin all Jacked Up!! haha Thats the mayor in the movie Lean on Me my son Shaka and i fall out laughin when he says that! haha.
Who cares? I want to see Akobian play Stan Vaughan!
Who cares! I want to Akobian on the dance floor!
hehe yall too much! Stan the man Vaughan huh? hmm Maybe the guys over at chessbase gettin nervous or something who knows what evil lurkes in the HEARTS OF MEN!! Yeah breakdancing like Lenderman haha!!