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ChessVista.com is the website of chess photographer Frits Agterdenbos. The site provides the international chess community with high quality chess photos and chess news of chess players from international chess events. There will be visual reports and an album with chess photo collections showing all the visual aspects of the chess world.17.01.2008 Round 5 was played on Thursday 17 January. Veselin Topalov defeated Boris Gelfand and Shakhryar Mamedyarov defeated Loek Van Wely. Teymour Radjabov (by defeating Pavel Eljanov) joined the lead with Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian who both drew their games. In Group B Etienne Bacrot defeated Jan Smeets to take the sole lead with 4.0 points. Pentala Harikrishna is second on 3.5 points after a draw versus Sergey Movsesian, who is now on 3.0 points, together with the Dutch GMs Daniel Stellwagen, Erwin L’Ami and Jan Smeets. Wouter Spoelman scored his first half versus Yifan Hou. In group C Arik Braun lost his first half by drawing versus Dennis Ruijgrok who scored his first half in the tournament. Arik Braun is leading with 4.5 points, followed by Fabiano Caruana (4.0 points) and Dimitri Reinderman (3.5 points). Photo report by Frits Agterdenbos. Official Corus Chess Tournament website: www.coruschess.com Photographers Fred Lucas and Michel Utrecht waiting for the grandmasters at the start of round 5 Veselin Topalov Veselin Topalov - Boris Gelfand Veselin Topalov and hostesses Hostesses and Boris Gelfand Shakhryar Mamedyarov Michael Adams Magnus Carlsen with orange juice Pavel Eljanov - Teymour Radjabov, Thomas van Beekum (chief arbiter) and Theo Hoogland arriving to tell the photographers their five shooting minutes are over Shakhryar Mamedyarov (right) on his way to beat Loek Van Wely (left). Jan Smeets and Michael Adams are in the middle. Jan Smeets - Etienne Bacrot 0-1 Nigel Short watching Michal Krasenkow's position Erwin L'Ami - Ivan Cheparinov, Dolf Vos watching Wouter SPOELMAN - HOU Yifan (now with correct nameplate) Mark Van Der Werf Anna Ushenina Zhaoqin PENG (right) - LI Shilong Zhaoqin Peng seen through Chinese and Dutch flags Arik Braun Friso Nijboer - Irina Krush and Shilong Li