Nanjing final round pairings:
Wang Yue – Veselin Topalov
Magnus Carlsen – Vugar Gashimov
Vishy Anand – Etienne Bacrot
Standings after 9 rounds:
| 1. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2826 | 6½ |
| 2. | Bacrot, Etienne | g | FRA | 2716 | 5 |
| 3. | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2800 | 5 |
| 4. | Gashimov, Vugar | g | AZE | 2719 | 4 |
| 5. | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2803 | 3½ |
| 6. | Wang Yue | g | CHN | 2732 | 3 |
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