Author: Gu Xiaobing

　　The seventh round of both tournaments came to an end today. The male’s games went smoothly with 3 draws. Topalov,Veselin(white) was against Carlsen,Magnus today. Theoretically, he would possibly take the crown if he would have defeated Carlsen,Magnus. This game was expected to be rather competitive. However, Topalov,Veselin had prepared a layout that he was not familiar with, and he continued to be trapped in Carlsen,Magnus’s pre-race preparations. So Carlsen,Magnus disarmed his attacks easily. This game was carried out quickly, and ended up in a draw within 2 hours. Chinese player Wang Yue(White) was against Jakovenko,Dmitry who should have won in the last round and played an unfrequently-used layout as Topalov,Veselin did. Wang Yue dealt with this situation camely, ending up in a draw with an endgame. In another game, Radjabov,Teimour(white) drew with Leko,Peter quickly.

　　In women’s games, after several failures in the previous rounds, Shen Yang (black), a host beauty, unleashed her strength and defeated Nana,Dzagnidze who got the highest points until now. Zhu Chen(white) defeated Kavanova,Baira. With balanced strength in the endgame, Zhao Xue(black) beat Fierro,Martha. Xu Yuhua(black) defeated Ju Wenjun. Munguntuul,Batkhuyag and Mkrtchyan,Lilit ended the game in a draw. Yildiz,Betul(white) continued her depressed state and was defeated by Sebag,Marie, which led to her seventh failure.

　　The eighth round will be held tomorrow.