Naiditsch defeated the tournament leader Almasi to regain the lead by 1/2 point.
Round 7 Results:
GM Almasi, Zoltan HUN 2667 – GM Naiditsch, Arkadij GER 2638 0-1
GM Balogh, Csaba HUN 2575 – GM Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter ROU 2684 ½-½
GM Vallejo Pons, Francisco ESP 2675 – GM Mikhalevski, Victor ISR 2632 ½-½
Standings after 7 rounds:
1 GM Naiditsch, Arkadij 4.5 GER 2638
2 GM Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter 4.0 ROU 2684
3 GM Almasi, Zoltan 4.0 HUN 2667
4 GM Balogh, Csaba 3.5 HUN 2575
5 GM Vallejo Pons, Francisco 2.5 ESP 2675
6 GM Mikhalevski, Victor 2.5 ISR 2632
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I hope one day Naiditsch can cross 2700.