Standings after 6 (of 7) rounds
| 1. | Svidler, Peter | g | 2739 | 5 |
| 2-4. | Grischuk, Alexander | g | 2746 | 3½ |
| 2-4. | Karjakin, Sergey | g | 2788 | 3½ |
| 2-4. | Morozevich, Alexander | g | 2694 | 3½ |
| 5. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | 2781 | 3 |
| 6. | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | g | 2711 | 2½ |
| 7. | Galkin, Alexander | g | 2598 | 2 |
| 8. | Timofeev, Artyom | g | 2665 | 1 |
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