L’ami beat Mamedyarov and is a sole leader with 6.5 points out of 7.
Top results of the 7th round
1 GM L’ami Erwin 2605 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2756
2 GM Fier Alexandr 2601 5½ 0 – 1 5 GM Eljanov Pavel 2727
3 GM Stefansson Hannes 2560 5 0 – 1 5 GM Granda Zuniga Julio E 2646
4 GM Naroditsky Daniel 2633 5 1 – 0 5 GM Gao Rui 2533
5 IM Gunnarsson Jon Viktor 2443 5 0 – 1 5 GM Hansen Eric 2566
6 IM Georgiadis Nico 2468 4½ 0 – 1 4½ GM Melkumyan Hrant 2676
7 GM Movsesian Sergei 2665 4½ 1 – 0 4½ IM Bekker-Jensen Simon 2462
8 IM Petrov Nikita 2435 4½ 0 – 1 4½ GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2651
9 IM Wang Yiye 2433 4½ 0 – 1 4½ GM Jones Gawain C B 2642
10 GM Thorhallsson Throstur 2428 4½ 0 – 1 4½ GM Gupta Abhijeet 2625
Top players after 7 rounds
1 GM L’ami Erwin NED 2605 0 6.5
2 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2727 0 6.0
3 GM Naroditsky Daniel U20 USA 2633 0 6.0
4 GM Hansen Eric CAN 2566 0 6.0
5 GM Granda Zuniga Julio E PER 2646 0 6.0
6 GM Navara David CZE 2736 0 G-Team Novy Bor 5.5
7 GM Fier Alexandr BRA 2601 0 5.5
8 IM Stopa Jacek POL 2544 0 5.5
9 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2756 0 5.5
10 GM Maze Sebastien FRA 2564 0 5.5
Some games of the round
Top pairings of the 8th round
1 GM Granda Zuniga Julio E 2646 6 – 6½ GM L’ami Erwin 2605
2 GM Eljanov Pavel 2727 6 – 6 GM Naroditsky Daniel 2633
3 GM Hansen Eric 2566 6 – 5½ GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2756
4 GM Navara David 2736 5½ – 5½ GM Fier Alexandr 2601
5 GM Melkumyan Hrant 2676 5½ – 5½ GM Maze Sebastien 2564
6 IM Stopa Jacek 2544 5½ – 5½ GM Movsesian Sergei 2665
7 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2651 5½ – 5½ GM Danielsen Henrik 2514
8 GM Jones Gawain C B 2642 5½ – 5½ GM Idani Pouya 2496
9 GM Pakleza Zbigniew 2498 5½ – 5½ GM Gupta Abhijeet 2625
10 GM Grandelius Nils 2603 5 – 5 GM Galego Luis 2461