Round 5 results:
| Almasi, Zoltan | – Landa, Konstantin | ½-½ | |||
| Kamsky, Gata | – Jobava, Baadur | 1-0 | |||
| Godena, Michele | – Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | |||
| Bologan, Viktor | – Safarli, Eltaj | 1-0 | |||
| Vocaturo, Daniele | – Brunello, Sabino | 0-1 |
Standings after 5:
| 1-2. | Almasi, Zoltan | g | HUN | 2704 | 3½ | |||||||||||
| 1-2. | Kamsky, Gata | g | USA | 2695 | 3½ | |||||||||||
| 3-4. | Godena, Michele | g | ITA | 2537 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3-4. | Bologan, Viktor | g | MDA | 2692 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5-7. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | ITA | 2652 | 2½ | |||||||||||
| 5-7. | Safarli, Eltaj | g | AZE | 2592 | 2½ | |||||||||||
| 5-7. | Jobava, Baadur | g | GEO | 2696 | 2½ | |||||||||||
| 8. | Landa, Konstantin | g | RUS | 2664 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 9. | Brunello, Sabino | m | ITA | 2507 | 1½ | |||||||||||
| 10. | Vocaturo, Daniele | m | ITA | 2500 | 1 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
So is Kamsky back over 2700?
Susan, the guys on the wall are they the inventors of the, black not to move and lose puzzles?