Pairings of round 5
| Brd. | White | Ran. | Pts. | FIDE | Fed. | Res. | Black | Ran. | Pts. | FIDE | Fed. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM Harikrishna, Pentala | 3 | 0.0 | 2676 | IND | GM Shirov, Alexei | 6 | 0.0 | 2616 | ESP | |
| 2 | GM Nihal Sarin | 4 | 0.0 | 2716 | IND | GM Fedoseev, Vladimir | 2 | 0.0 | 2756 | SLO | |
| 3 | GM Ponomariov, Ruslan | 5 | 0.0 | 2631 | UKR | GM Dominguez Perez, Leinier | 1 | 0.0 | 2738 | USA |