The two earlier leaders, Alexander Morozevich and Vladimir Kramnik, were defeated in the 7th round of the Tal Memorial by the tail-enders Evgeny Tomashevsky and Luke McShane, respectively.
Such development allowed another three players to create a real logjam on the top of the standings. With only two rounds remaining in the tournament, many options for the prizes distribution are still open.
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Round 7 results:
1. Radjabov - Caruana draw, 2. Aronian - Grischuk draw, 3. Nakamura - Carlsen draw, 4. Tomashevsky - Morozevich 1-0, 5. McShane - Kramnik 1-0
Round 7 standings:
1-5. Morozevich, Carlsen, Radjabov, Kramnik, Caruana - 4, 6. Nakamura - 3,5, 7-9. Grischuk, Aronian, McShane - 3, 10. Tomashevsky - 2,5.
Round 8 pairings:
Caruana - Kramnik, Morozevich - McShane, Carlsen - Tomashevsky, Grischuk - Nakamura, Radjabov - Aronian
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