Round 7 results
| Adams, Michael | Jakovenko, Dmitry | ½-½ | |
| Eljanov, Pavel | Salem, A.R. Saleh | 1-0 | |
| Giri, Anish | Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | |
| Harikrishna, P. | Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | |
| Hou, Yifan | Gelfand, Boris | ½-½ | |
| Inarkiev, Ernesto | Rapport, Richard | ½-½ | |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½-½ | |
| Radjabov, Teimour | Svidler, Peter | 1-0 | |
| Riazantsev, Alexander | Li, Chao b | 1-0 |
Standings after 7 rounds
| Rk | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Radjabov Teimour | AZE | 2724 | 5.0 |
| 2-3 | 4 | Grischuk Alexander | RUS | 2761 | 4.5 |
| 8 | Harikrishna Pentala | IND | 2737 | 4.5 | |
| 4-6 | 2 | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | AZE | 2800 | 4.0 |
| 6 | Nepomniachtchi Ian | RUS | 2742 | 4.0 | |
| 17 | Riazantsev Alexander | RUS | 2654 | 4.0 | |
| 7-14 | 1 | Aronian Levon | ARM | 2809 | 3.5 |
| 3 | Giri Anish | NED | 2775 | 3.5 | |
| 5 | Svidler Peter | RUS | 2749 | 3.5 | |
| 7 | Eljanov Pavel | UKR | 2739 | 3.5 | |
| 9 | Adams Michael | ENG | 2736 | 3.5 | |
| 10 | Li Chao B | CHN | 2735 | 3.5 | |
| 11 | Gelfand Boris | ISR | 2728 | 3.5 | |
| 14 | Jakovenko Dmitry | RUS | 2703 | 3.5 | |
| 15 | 13 | Inarkiev Ernesto | RUS | 2707 | 3.0 |
| 16 | 16 | Hou Yifan | CHN | 2666 | 2.5 |
| 17 | 15 | Rapport Richard | HUN | 2694 | 2.0 |
| 18 | 18 | Salem A.R. Saleh | UAE | 2638 | 1.5 |