Leaders after 7 rounds
| Rk. | Name | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | Rp | |
| 1 | GM | Kuzubov Yuriy | UKR | 2627 | 6.0 | 34.0 | 24.5 | 29.00 | 2782 |
| 2 | GM | McShane Luke J | ENG | 2683 | 5.5 | 33.5 | 24.0 | 25.50 | 2711 |
| 3 | GM | Williams Simon K | ENG | 2507 | 5.5 | 32.0 | 23.5 | 23.75 | 2657 |
| 4 | GM | Hammer Jon Ludvig | NOR | 2606 | 5.5 | 31.5 | 23.0 | 24.50 | 2640 |
| 5 | GM | Halkias Stelios | GRE | 2579 | 5.5 | 31.0 | 22.5 | 23.50 | 2692 |
| 6 | GM | Baklan Vladimir | UKR | 2602 | 5.5 | 30.5 | 22.5 | 23.50 | 2638 |
| 7 | GM | Sokolov Ivan | NED | 2643 | 5.5 | 30.5 | 22.0 | 23.00 | 2676 |
| 8 | GM | Miton Kamil | POL | 2600 | 5.5 | 30.5 | 21.0 | 22.75 | 2627 |
| 9 | GM | Nyzhnyk Illya | UKR | 2563 | 5.5 | 30.5 | 21.0 | 22.50 | 2644 |
| 10 | GM | Chatalbashev Boris | BUL | 2602 | 5.5 | 27.0 | 19.0 | 21.25 | 2609 |
| 11 | GM | Fier Alexandr | BRA | 2586 | 5.5 | 26.0 | 18.5 | 20.25 | 2548 |
Full standings here: http://chess-results.com/tnr41690.aspx?lan=1
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