Magnus Carlsen caught Wang Hao in the standings after defeating him with black in the 7th round.
Standings after 7 rounds
| 1. | Magnus Carlsen | 2837 | NOR | 7 | 13 |
| Wang Hao | 2739 | CHN | 7 | 13 | |
| 3. | Anish Giri | 2696 | NED | 7 | 12 |
| 4. | Hikaru Nakamura | 2778 | USA | 7 | 10 |
| 5. | Etienne Bacrot | 2713 | FRA | 7 | 6 |
| 6. | Victor Bologan | 2732 | MDA | 5 | 1 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Always impressed at how Carlsen wins with openings where he gets no advantage…