V.Akobian
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Akobian leads with 5 points out of 7 games. Kamsky is 2nd with 4.5 while Lenderman, Naroditsky, Friedel and Onischuk are on 4.
Results of the 7th round
1 GM Gareev, Timur 3.0 2653 – GM Onischuk, Alexander 3.5 2668 ½-½
2 GM Ramirez, Alejandro 2.5 2595 – GM Friedel, Joshua E 3.0 2505 0-1
3 GM Robson, Ray 3.0 2631 – GM Akobian, Varuzhan 4.0 2643 0-1
4 GM Erenburg, Sergey 2.0 2633 – GM Molner, Mackenzie 1.5 2522 ½-½
5 GM Shankland, Samuel L 3.0 2634 – GM Naroditsky, Daniel 3.0 2543 0-1
6 GM Kamsky, Gata 3.5 2713 – GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 4.0 2582 1-0
Standings after 7 rounds
1 GM Akobian, Varuzhan 5.0 M 2643 2746 +0.96
2 GM Kamsky, Gata 4.5 M 2713 2730 +0.19
3 GM Onischuk, Alexander 4.0 M 2668 2665 -0.01
4 GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 4.0 M 2582 2673 +0.90
5 GM Naroditsky, Daniel 4.0 M 2543 2663 +1.17
6 GM Friedel, Joshua E 4.0 M 2505 2651 +1.41
7 GM Gareev, Timur 3.5 M 2653 2597 -0.54
8 GM Shankland, Samuel L 3.0 M 2634 2574 -0.58
9 GM Robson, Ray 3.0 M 2631 2560 -0.71
10 GM Erenburg, Sergey 2.5 M 2633 2511 -1.18
11 GM Ramirez, Alejandro 2.5 M 2595 2490 -1.03
12 GM Molner, Mackenzie 2.0 M 2522 2460 -0.58
Today is a rest day.
Pairings of the 8th round
1 GM Onischuk, Alexander 4.0 2668 – GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 4.0 2582
2 GM Naroditsky, Daniel 4.0 2543 – GM Kamsky, Gata 4.5 2713
3 GM Molner, Mackenzie 2.0 2522 – GM Shankland, Samuel L 3.0 2634
4 GM Akobian, Varuzhan 5.0 2643 – GM Erenburg, Sergey 2.5 2633
5 GM Friedel, Joshua E 4.0 2505 – GM Robson, Ray 3.0 2631
6 GM Gareev, Timur 3.5 2653 – GM Ramirez, Alejandro 2.5 2595
