Le Quang Liem, Vietnam’s top rated player, has extended his Aeroflot lead to a full point after a win with Black in the 7th round. His performance so far is 2946!
Leaders after 7 rounds
| Rk | Name | Score | Fed. | Rating | TPR | W-We |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM Le, Quang Liem | 6.0 | VIE | 2664 | 2946 | +2.24 |
| 2 | GM Khismatullin, Denis | 5.0 | RUS | 2649 | 2813 | +1.56 |
| 3 | GM Yu, Yangyi | 5.0 | CHN | 2607 | 2785 | +1.70 |
| 4 | GM Vitiugov, Nikita | 5.0 | RUS | 2709 | 2783 | +0.69 |
| 5 | GM Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 5.0 | RUS | 2695 | 2779 | +0.80 |
| 6 | GM Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | 5.0 | UZB | 2681 | 2752 | +0.70 |
| 7 | GM Mamedov, Rauf | 5.0 | AZE | 2660 | 2742 | +0.80 |
| 8 | GM Cheparinov, Ivan | 5.0 | BUL | 2665 | 2722 | +0.56 |
| 9 | GM Jakovenko, Dmitry | 4.5 | RUS | 2718 | 2741 | +0.24 |
| 10 | GM Sandipan, Chanda | 4.5 | IND | 2641 | 2720 | +0.79 |
| 11 | GM Rodshtein, Maxim | 4.5 | ISR | 2625 | 2698 | +0.75 |
| 12 | GM Grachev, Boris | 4.5 | RUS | 2660 | 2674 | +0.17 |
| 13 | GM Zvjaginsev, Vadim | 4.5 | RUS | 2660 | 2684 | +0.26 |
| 14 | GM Petrosian, Tigran L. | 4.5 | ARM | 2604 | 2775 | +1.66 |
| 15 | GM Kobalia, Mikhail | 4.5 | RUS | 2666 | 2740 | +0.74 |
| 16 | GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 4.5 | FRA | 2715 | 2718 | +0.06 |
| 17 | GM Zhou, Jianchao | 4.5 | CHN | 2655 | 2712 | +0.60 |
| 18 | GM Sjugirov, Sanan | 4.5 | RUS | 2626 | 2698 | +0.74 |
| 19 | GM Ding, Liren | 4.5 | CHN | 2628 | 2706 | +0.76 |
| 20 | GM Vuckovic, Bojan | 4.5 | SRB | 2623 | 2681 | +0.58 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Amazing job.
Great job GM Le, Quang Liem!
P.D.
Wesley So withdraw because he is tired!? That’s just an excuse for the bad performance. What a shame.
Le Quang should be in the candidates.