Standings after 7 rounds in Nalchik:
| 1. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2754 | * | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | . | 1 | 1 | . | ½ | . | . | . | 1 | 4½ | |
| 2. | Karjakin, Sergey | g | UKR | 2721 | 1 | * | . | ½ | . | . | ½ | 0 | ½ | . | 1 | ½ | . | . | 4 | |
| 3. | Alekseev, Evgeny | g | RUS | 2716 | ½ | . | * | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | . | . | 1 | ½ | . | 4 | |
| 4. | Leko, Peter | g | HUN | 2751 | . | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | . | . | ½ | . | . | ½ | 4 | |
| 5. | Grischuk, Alexander | g | RUS | 2748 | ½ | . | . | ½ | * | . | 0 | ½ | 1 | . | . | ½ | 1 | . | 4 | |
| 6. | Svidler, Peter | g | RUS | 2726 | . | . | ½ | . | . | * | . | . | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4 | |
| 7. | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | g | AZE | 2725 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | . | * | ½ | . | . | ½ | . | . | . | 3½ | |
| 8. | Akopian, Vladimir | g | ARM | 2696 | 0 | 1 | . | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | * | ½ | . | 1 | . | . | . | 3½ | |
| 9. | Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | g | UZB | 2695 | . | ½ | ½ | . | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | * | ½ | . | . | . | 1 | 3½ | |
| 10. | Bacrot, Etienne | g | FRA | 2728 | ½ | . | . | . | . | ½ | . | . | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3½ | |
| 11. | Kamsky, Gata | g | USA | 2720 | . | 0 | . | ½ | . | 1 | ½ | 0 | . | ½ | * | . | ½ | . | 3 | |
| 12. | Eljanov, Pavel | g | UKR | 2693 | . | ½ | 0 | . | ½ | 0 | . | . | . | ½ | . | * | 1 | ½ | 3 | |
| 13. | Gelfand, Boris | g | ISR | 2733 | . | . | ½ | . | 0 | ½ | . | . | . | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 2½ | |
| 14. | Ivanchuk, Vassily | g | UKR | 2746 | 0 | . | . | ½ | . | 0 | . | . | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | * | 2 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
He’s amazing. He never seems to be nervous.
poor ivanchuk–he is currently rated 22nd after being 4th a few months ago…his ELO dropped from 2780 to 2718…
Getting Chucky’s rating higher is facile, simply please send kilos of dope to “Big Chunky’s Playhouse” at the next tournament.
His ELO will most definitely be “high”.