Kramnik leads the field in the Mtel Masters chess, with Anand, Topalov, Polgar and Adams close behind after two rounds.
The tournament assumes great significance in light of the disputes in world chess for more than a decade and half now.
While Harikrishna is ranked 28th on 2673 points, Sasikiran is 30th on 2670 points.
Viswanathan Anand will not take part in the Doha Asian Games where chess will figure as a medal sport for the first time.
Anand (4150 points) won by one of the biggest margins in recent times as he finished 1575 points ahead of his nearest rival, Peter Svidler (2575).
Garry Kasparov and Viswanathan Anand both lost their last round games.
Rustam Kasimdzhanov held Viswanathan Anand to a draw in the fourth round of the 22nd Linares Super Grandmasters Chess tournament.
The world No. 2 beat Teimour Radjabov by a 5-3 to win his sixth title on the trot in the World Rapid Chess Championship.
The Indian ace won the third game and drew the fourth, in the eight-game Mainz Rapid World Championship.
The Indian ace, with 2774 points moved to second place, while Vladimir Kramnik dropped to third in the the latest FIDE list.
The defeat saw the Indian ace surrender the joint lead in the Amber Chess tournament.
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