Standings after 6 rounds
| ELO | games | points | |||
| 1. | Wang Hao | 2739 | CHN | 6 | 13 |
| 2. | Anish Giri | 2696 | NED | 6 | 11 |
| 3. | Magnus Carlsen | 2837 | NOR | 6 | 10 |
| 4. | Hikaru Nakamura | 2778 | USA | 6 | 9 |
| 5. | Etienne Bacrot | 2713 | FRA | 6 | 5 |
| 6. | Victor Bologan | 2732 | MDA | 4 | 0 |
Round 7 pairings
| Anish Giri | – | Hikaru Nakamura | |||
| Victor Bologan | – | Etienne Bacrot | |||
| Wang Hao | – | Magnus Carlsen |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Nakamura will win. He’s just a slow starter.
Nakamura is the best, no doubt. Even if he loses, it is just variance rearing its ugly head.
Nakamura will still win. He’s just planning his attack!