Leaders after 7 rounds
| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | GM | Azarov Sergei | BLR | 2667 | 6.0 | 2846 | 24.5 | 27.0 |
| 2 | GM | Kuzubov Yuriy | UKR | 2615 | 5.5 | 2827 | 28.0 | 30.0 |
| 3 | GM | Jones Gawain C B | ENG | 2635 | 5.5 | 2825 | 27.5 | 30.5 |
| 4 | GM | Fressinet Laurent | FRA | 2693 | 5.5 | 2824 | 27.5 | 31.0 |
| 5 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | RUS | 2695 | 5.5 | 2807 | 26.0 | 29.5 |
| 6 | GM | Khismatullin Denis | RUS | 2656 | 5.5 | 2802 | 26.0 | 29.0 |
| 7 | GM | Malakhov Vladimir | RUS | 2705 | 5.5 | 2802 | 24.5 | 27.5 |
| 8 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | FRA | 2682 | 5.5 | 2793 | 27.0 | 31.0 |
| 9 | GM | Bologan Viktor | MDA | 2687 | 5.5 | 2791 | 25.0 | 28.0 |
| 10 | GM | Matlakov Maxim | RUS | 2632 | 5.5 | 2783 | 26.5 | 29.5 |
| 11 | GM | Korobov Anton | UKR | 2679 | 5.5 | 2760 | 27.5 | 30.0 |
| 12 | GM | Akopian Vladimir | ARM | 2684 | 5.5 | 2753 | 26.0 | 29.5 |
| 13 | GM | Istratescu Andrei | FRA | 2633 | 5.5 | 2719 | 20.0 | 22.5 |
| 14 | GM | Naiditsch Arkadij | GER | 2702 | 5.0 | 2760 | 30.0 | 34.0 |
| 15 | GM | Lenic Luka | SLO | 2637 | 5.0 | 2759 | 28.0 | 30.5 |
| 16 | GM | Bacrot Etienne | FRA | 2706 | 5.0 | 2757 | 25.0 | 28.5 |
| 17 | GM | Vitiugov Nikita | RUS | 2709 | 5.0 | 2756 | 26.5 | 30.0 |
| 18 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | ITA | 2767 | 5.0 | 2755 | 25.5 | 28.5 |
| 19 | GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | RUS | 2729 | 5.0 | 2753 | 26.0 | 29.0 |
| 20 | GM | Gabrielian Artur | RUS | 2554 | 5.0 | 2746 | 26.5 | 29.0 |
| 21 | GM | Cheparinov Ivan | BUL | 2664 | 5.0 | 2746 | 26.0 | 29.0 |
| 22 | GM | Kobalia Mikhail | RUS | 2666 | 5.0 | 2741 | 24.5 | 28.0 |
| 23 | GM | Andreikin Dmitry | RUS | 2689 | 5.0 | 2740 | 26.5 | 29.5 |
| 24 | GM | Dreev Aleksey | RUS | 2698 | 5.0 | 2740 | 23.5 | 27.0 |
| 25 | GM | Sutovsky Emil | ISR | 2700 | 5.0 | 2737 | 27.5 | 30.5 |
| 26 | GM | Riazantsev Alexander | RUS | 2710 | 5.0 | 2737 | 26.0 | 29.0 |
| 27 | GM | Khairullin Ildar | RUS | 2626 | 5.0 | 2720 | 26.0 | 29.0 |
| 28 | GM | Vallejo Pons Francisco | ESP | 2693 | 5.0 | 2717 | 25.0 | 28.0 |
| 29 | GM | Berkes Ferenc | HUN | 2682 | 5.0 | 2717 | 24.5 | 27.5 |
| 30 | GM | Jobava Baadur | GEO | 2706 | 5.0 | 2714 | 25.0 | 27.5 |
| 31 | GM | Pantsulaia Levan | GEO | 2595 | 5.0 | 2712 | 24.5 | 27.0 |
| 32 | GM | Ragger Markus | AUT | 2654 | 5.0 | 2706 | 24.5 | 27.5 |
| 33 | GM | Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter | ROU | 2643 | 5.0 | 2701 | 26.0 | 28.5 |
| 34 | GM | Fridman Daniel | GER | 2653 | 5.0 | 2697 | 25.0 | 27.5 |
| 35 | GM | Sargissian Gabriel | ARM | 2674 | 5.0 | 2695 | 26.0 | 29.0 |
| 36 | GM | Sokolov Ivan | NED | 2653 | 5.0 | 2692 | 26.5 | 29.0 |
| 37 | GM | Ivanisevic Ivan | SRB | 2645 | 5.0 | 2690 | 24.5 | 27.0 |
| 38 | GM | Laznicka Viktor | CZE | 2702 | 5.0 | 2680 | 24.5 | 27.5 |
| 39 | GM | Volokitin Andrei | UKR | 2695 | 5.0 | 2680 | 21.0 | 24.0 |
| 40 | GM | Najer Evgeniy | RUS | 2640 | 5.0 | 2677 | 23.5 | 26.5 |
Full results here: http://chess-results.com/tnr66864.aspx
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
This is a very difficult tournament.