Nanjing Round 7 Update
Round 7 at Nanjing was a relatively quiet affair, with all games ending in fairly quick draws.
In descending order of excitement...
Carlsen held Topalov (pictured) with the black pieces in a Sveshnikov Silician and now looks certain to win the tournament.
The Gruenfeld seems to be enjoying quite a renaissance at the top levels, and today Jakovenko tried it on for size, achieving a draw against Wang Yue.
Radjabov versus Leko was an uneventful draw.
With 3 rounds to go, Carlsen maintains his commanding 2 point lead:
| Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2772 | 5½ |
| Wang Yue | CHN | 2736 | 3½ |
| Topalov, Veselin | BUL | 2813 | 3½ |
| Leko, Peter | HUN | 2762 | 3 |
| Radjabov, Teimour | AZE | 2757 | 3 |
| Jakovenko, Dmitry | RUS | 2742 | 2½ |
