GM Victor Bologan (2607) and GM Ernesto Inarkiev (2660) posted victories over GM Smirin (2655) and GM Morozevich (2711) respectively to move into joint lead. Bologan managed to win with the black pieces while Inarkiev did so with the white pieces in a beautifully played game against an out of sorts Morozevich.
GM Alexei Shirov (2712) too managed to win his first game in this tournament to progress while GM Sutovsky (2635) could only draw.
Check the pairings and results here.