Seven players lead with 3.5 points as the leaders drew each other and 5 players won their games.
Results of top 15 boards
1 GM Durarbayli Vasif 2580 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Safarli Eltaj 2649
2 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr 2606 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Jobava Baadur 2706
3 GM Akopian Vladimir 2682 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel 2575
4 GM Fier Alexandr 2587 2½ 0 – 1 2½ GM Zhigalko Sergei 2661
5 IM Bernadskiy Vitaliy 2565 2½ 0 – 1 2½ GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2658
6 GM Tiviakov Sergei 2639 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Ehlvest Jaan 2565
7 GM Dubov Daniil 2614 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Kovalev Vladislav 2557
8 FM Igonin Temur 2118 2½ 0 – 1 2½ GM Khalifman Alexander 2611
9 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2671 2 ½ – ½ 2½ IM Zenzera Alexey 2419
10 GM Grachev Boris 2669 2 1 – 0 2 GM Maiorov Nikita 2529
11 GM Mamedov Rauf 2659 2 1 – 0 2 GM Chatalbashev Boris 2522
12 GM Popov Ivan 2653 2 1 – 0 2 GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2526
13 GM Smirin Ilia 2644 2 1 – 0 2 GM Abasov Nijat 2517
14 GM Kovalenko Igor 2642 2 1 – 0 2 GM Minasian Artashes 2487
15 IM Hovhanisian Mher 2516 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A 2641
Top 15 players after 4 rounds
1 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2661 3.5 2860 7.9
2 GM Safarli Eltaj AZE 2649 3.5 2850 7.8
3 GM Shimanov Aleksandr RUS 2658 3.5 2837 6.8
4 GM Durarbayli Vasif AZE 2580 3.5 2826 10.9
5 GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2639 3.5 2824 7.2
6 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2614 3.5 2815 8.2
7 GM Khalifman Alexander RUS 2611 3.5 2673 3.2
8 Sarana Alexey RUS 2295 3.0 2743 33.5
9 IM Zenzera Alexey RUS 2419 3.0 2739 16.2
10 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2706 3.0 2717 0.6
11 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2682 3.0 2710 1.4
12 GM Gasanov Eldar UKR 2480 3.0 2702 12.2
13 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr RUS 2606 3.0 2697 5.0
14 GM Lintchevski Daniil RUS 2537 3.0 2689 8.3
15 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2653 3.0 2689 1.7
Top 15 pairings of the 5th round
1 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2661 3½ – 3½ GM Tiviakov Sergei 2639
2 GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2658 3½ – 3½ GM Durarbayli Vasif 2580
3 GM Safarli Eltaj 2649 3½ – 3½ GM Dubov Daniil 2614
4 GM Khalifman Alexander 2611 3½ – 3 GM Akopian Vladimir 2682
5 GM Jobava Baadur 2706 3 – 3 GM Savchenko Boris 2556
6 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel 2575 3 – 3 GM Grachev Boris 2669
7 GM Malakhatko Vadim 2539 3 – 3 GM Mamedov Rauf 2659
8 GM Lintchevski Daniil 2537 3 – 3 GM Popov Ivan 2653
9 GM Indjic Aleksandar 2530 3 – 3 GM Smirin Ilia 2644
10 GM Gasanov Eldar 2480 3 – 3 GM Kovalenko Igor 2642
11 IM Zenzera Alexey 2419 3 – 3 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2611
12 GM Zhigalko Andrey 2607 3 – 3 Sarana Alexey 2295
13 FM Aghasaryan Robert 2467 3 – 3 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr 2606
14 GM Kovalev Vladislav 2557 2½ – 2½ GM Sargissian Gabriel 2671
15 GM Romanov Evgeny 2653 2½ – 2½ GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes 2534