Standings after 5 rounds:
| 1. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2826 | 4 |
| 2. | Bacrot, Etienne | g | FRA | 2716 | 3½ |
| 3. | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2800 | 2½ |
| 4. | Gashimov, Vugar | g | AZE | 2719 | 2 |
| 5. | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2803 | 1½ |
| 6. | Wang Yue | g | CHN | 2732 | 1½ |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Magnus rules.
Topalov needs someone to turn the lights off during the tournament.
Where is Danailov when Topa needs him the most?
I thought Carlsen peaked last month at the Olypiad and Bilbao?
Was Kasparov wrong?
Kasparov is a self-absorbed has been.
Even Wang can beat him.