Standings after 7 rounds
| 1. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2851 | * | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | . | 1 | 5 | 2915 |
| 2. | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | g | FRA | 2788 | ½ | * | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | . | 4 | 2837 |
| 3. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2784 | . | ½ | * | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4 | 2807 |
| 4. | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2754 | ½ | . | ½ | * | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2815 |
| 5. | Harikrishna, Pentala | g | IND | 2763 | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | * | . | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4 | 2814 |
| 6. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2801 | 0 | ½ | ½ | . | . | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2768 |
| 7. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2790 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | . | 1 | . | 3 | 2736 |
| 8. | Li, Chao b | g | CHN | 2755 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | . | * | . | ½ | 3 | 2720 |
| 9. | Eljanov, Pavel | g | UKR | 2765 | . | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | . | * | 1 | 3 | 2711 |
| 10. | Grandelius, Nils | g | SWE | 2649 | 0 | . | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | . | ½ | 0 | * | 1½ | 2551 |