Carlsen-Li Chao
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Carlsen leads with 4.5 points, eight players are on 4.
Top 10 results of the 5th round
| GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2834 | 3½ | 1 – 0 | 3½ | GM | Li Chao B | 2750 |
| GM | Giri Anish | 2784 | 3½ | ½ – ½ | 3½ | GM | So Wesley | 2775 |
| GM | Matlakov Maxim | 2684 | 3½ | 0 – 1 | 3 | GM | Kramnik Vladimir | 2796 |
| GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2766 | 3 | 1 – 0 | 3 | GM | Dubov Daniil | 2655 |
| GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2748 | 3 | 1 – 0 | 3 | GM | Khismatullin Denis | 2654 |
| GM | Yu Yangyi | 2736 | 3 | 1 – 0 | 3 | Xu Yinglun | 2470 | |
| GM | Bologan Viktor | 2654 | 3 | ½ – ½ | 3 | GM | Wojtaszek Radoslaw | 2723 |
| GM | Korobov Anton | 2713 | 3 | 0 – 1 | 3 | GM | Swiercz Dariusz | 2646 |
| GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | 2622 | 3 | ½ – ½ | 3 | GM | Ni Hua | 2693 |
| GM | Howell David W L | 2688 | 3 | 0 – 1 | 3 | GM | Ganguly Surya Shekhar | 2648 |
Top 15 players after 5 rounds
| 1 | GM | Carlsen Magnus | NOR | 2834 | 4,5 |
| 2 | GM | Giri Anish | NED | 2784 | 4,0 |
| 3 | GM | So Wesley | USA | 2775 | 4,0 |
| 4 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | RUS | 2766 | 4,0 |
| 5 | GM | Kramnik Vladimir | RUS | 2796 | 4,0 |
| 6 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | AZE | 2748 | 4,0 |
| 7 | GM | Swiercz Dariusz | POL | 2646 | 4,0 |
| 8 | GM | Yu Yangyi | CHN | 2736 | 4,0 |
| 9 | GM | Ganguly Surya Shekhar | IND | 2648 | 4,0 |
| 10 | GM | Li Chao B | CHN | 2750 | 3,5 |
| 11 | GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | UAE | 2622 | 3,5 |
| 12 | IM | Vignesh N R | IND | 2422 | 3,5 |
| 13 | GM | Wojtaszek Radoslaw | POL | 2723 | 3,5 |
| 14 | GM | Matlakov Maxim | RUS | 2684 | 3,5 |
| 15 | GM | Harikrishna P. | IND | 2743 | 3,5 |
A few games of the round
Tomorrow, December the 25th is a rest day.
Pairings of top 10 boards of the 6th round
| GM | So Wesley | 2775 | 4 | 4½ | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2834 | |
| GM | Kramnik Vladimir | 2796 | 4 | 4 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2748 | |
| GM | Ganguly Surya Shekhar | 2648 | 4 | 4 | GM | Giri Anish | 2784 | |
| GM | Swiercz Dariusz | 2646 | 4 | 4 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2766 | |
| GM | Li Chao B | 2750 | 3½ | 4 | GM | Yu Yangyi | 2736 | |
| GM | Fedoseev Vladimir | 2664 | 3½ | 3½ | GM | Harikrishna P. | 2743 | |
| GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | 2737 | 3½ | 3½ | GM | Bologan Viktor | 2654 | |
| GM | Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son | 2642 | 3½ | 3½ | GM | Vitiugov Nikita | 2724 | |
| GM | Wojtaszek Radoslaw | 2723 | 3½ | 3½ | GM | Sjugirov Sanan | 2646 | |
| GM | Al-Sayed Mohammed | 2520 | 3½ | 3½ | GM | Ponomariov Ruslan | 2710 |
View all the pairings and standings here.