The seemingly unstoppable GM Levan Pantsulaia (2603) of Georgia finally met his match in GM Eltaj Safarli (2640) of Azerbaijan who won their encounter to join Pantsulaia in the lead with 5.0/6.
Indian GM Abhijeet Gupta (2603) is in the race for the top spots with 4.5/6. GM Adhiban (2636) meanwhile is staging a comeback of sorts with his third straight victory to move to 3.5/6.
Check the pairings for Round 7 here.