Leaders after 7 rounds (of 11):
| 1. | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | g | RUS | 2706 | +35 | +18 | =2 | +6 | =4 | +11 | =9 | . | . | . | . | 5½ | 2856 |
| 2. | Khismatullin, Denis | g | RUS | 2667 | +37 | +21 | =1 | =11 | =6 | =9 | +13 | . | . | . | . | 5 | 2792 |
| 3. | Zvjaginsev, Vadim | g | RUS | 2656 | +30 | =28 | =14 | =22 | +18 | +6 | =4 | . | . | . | . | 5 | 2763 |
| 4. | Potkin, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2626 | =22 | +32 | =7 | +28 | =1 | +34 | =3 | . | . | . | . | 5 | 2772 |
| 5. | Kurnosov, Igor | g | RUS | 2662 | +42 | +20 | -6 | =10 | +33 | =13 | +11 | . | . | . | . | 5 | 2781 |
| 6. | Timofeev, Artyom | g | RUS | 2690 | +27 | +19 | +5 | -1 | =2 | -3 | +28 | . | . | . | . | 4½ | 2740 |
| 7. | Tomashevsky, Evgeny | g | RUS | 2708 | +9 | =10 | =4 | +33 | -11 | +15 | =8 | . | . | . | . | 4½ | 2720 |
| 8. | Inarkiev, Ernesto | g | RUS | 2671 | =25 | =24 | +30 | =21 | =22 | +19 | =7 | . | . | . | . | 4½ | 2691 |
| 9. | Frolyanov, Dmitry | g | RUS | 2587 | -7 | +41 | +38 | +14 | =12 | =2 | =1 | . | . | . | . | 4½ | 2727 |
| 10. | Khairullin, Ildar | g | RUS | 2620 | +41 | =7 | =12 | =5 | =34 | =22 | +23 | . | . | . | . | 4½ | 2732 |
Full standings by TWIC here: http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/events/russian-championships-higher-league-2010
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