| Saturday 20 March Round VII | |||
| 14.30 | Blind | Kramnik-Aronian | 1-0 |
| Gelfand-Smeets | ½-½ | ||
| Gashimov-Carlsen | 1-0 | ||
| 16.00 | Blind | Grischuk-Ivanchuk | ½-½ |
| Dominguez-Svidler | ½-½ | ||
| Ponomariov-Karjakin | 0-1 | ||
| 17.45 | Rapid | Aronian-Kramnik | 1-0 |
| Smeets-Gelfand | 0-1 | ||
| Carlsen-Gashimov | ½-½ | ||
| 19.15 | Rapid | Ivanchuk-Grischuk | 1-0 |
| Svidler-Dominguez | 1-0 | ||
| Karjakin-Ponomariov | 1-0 | ||
Carlsen unexpected lost to Gashimov (.5 – 1.5) while Ivanchuk beat Grischuk (1.5 – .5) to regain the overall Amber lead.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Carlsen will pull away soon.