Standings after 7 rounds
| Rang | Teilnehmer | Titel | TWZ | At | Land | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Naiditsch, Arkadij | GM | 2700 | M | GER |
4.5 |
| 2. | Kramnik, Vladimir |
GM | 2799 | M | RUS |
4.5 |
| 3. | Karjakin, Sergey | GM | 2779 | M | RUS | 4.5 |
| 4. | Ponomariov, Ruslan | GM | 2726 | M | UKR | 4.0 |
| 5. | Caruana, Fabiano | GM | 2775 | M | ITA | 4.0 |
| 6. | Leko, Peter | GM | 2730 | M | HUN | 4.0 |
| 7. | Meier, Georg | GM | 2644 | M | GER | 3.5 |
| 8. | Fridman, Daniel | GM | 2655 | M | GER | 2.5 |
| 9. | Bartel, Mateusz | GM | 2674 | M | POL | 2.0 |
| 10. | Gustafsson, Jan | GM | 2629 | M | GER | 1.5 |
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