"Another good day at the office...."

GMHikaru tweets:

Another good day at the office, but there are still two incredibly important rounds left!!

Today Nakamura beat another young star, Jan Nepomniachtchi of Russia.  (Jan's surname only looks unpronounceable: Alex Yermolinsky says it quite naturally on ICC.). Hikaru leads Anand by ½, Aronian (who has two Dutch GMs to play) by 1, and Carlsen and Kramnik by 1½.   This top group is in fine form, with performance ratings from Carlsen's 2795 to Nakamura's 2906.  

Details on Chess Life Online, ChessBase, and ChessVibes, among many fine sites.

Kenny Rogers warned us not to count our ELO when we're sitting at the table, but Nakamura is now #7 in the world on the live ratings list, and within one win of the #5 spot!

Nakamura breaks into top ten on live ratings list

How about that!

Magnus Carlsen breaks 2820

The #1 ranked player in the world is putting some distance between himself and the Topalov / Anand / Kramnik / Aronian quartet.

As of today, Carlsen is provisionally rated 2821, and numbers 2-5 are bunched at 2783-2803.

You can follow the Super-GM event in Bazna, Romania at the official site.  ChessBase and The Week in Chess also have regular updates.