Having earned 7 points in the previous rounds, Levon Aronyan continues to remain the sole leader in the tournament. Peter Leko (Hungary), with 6.5 points, comes next. The Aronyan-Leko match will take place in the 13 round. Thus, in case of defeating Gata Kamsky (USA) in the last but one round, 1,5:1,5 score will be enough for Aronyan to secure his victory in the tournament.

The matches are scheduled for April 15-19, 21-24 and 26-29. Rest days: April 20 and 25.

11th round matches:

Kasimdzhanov-Aroyan - 1.5:1.5
Svidler-Hakpbyan - 1.5:1.5
Alekseev-Kamsky -1.5:1.5
Ivanchuk-Grischuk- 1:0
Bacrot-Karyakin - 1:0
Gelfand-Mamedyarov - 1:0
Elianov-Leko - 1.5:1.5

Standings after the 11th round: Aronyan - 7; Leko - 6.5; Hakobyan, Alekseev, Bacrot - 6; Grischuk, Svidler - 5.5; Karyakin, Mamedyarov, Elianov, Kamsky, Kasimdzhanov, Gelfand - 5, Ivanchuk - 4.5

12th round matches

Kamsky-Aronyan
Hakobyan-Gelfand
Leko - Kasimdzhanov
Mamedyarov - Elianov
Karyakin - Svidler
Grischuk - Bacrot
Alekseev - Ivanchuk