Alexander Donchenko emerged as the sole leader of the Tata Steel Challengers 2023 after defeating Mustafa Yilmaz, his co-leader from the previous round. It was a round with lots of victories, and only one game finished in a draw.
Donchenko had a better position from the opening but the Turkish Champion made a huge mistake with 35…Qf6 and resigned after only 20 minutes and 12 moves of play.
Javokhir Sindarov was victorious against Eline Roebers, emerging on second place with 5 points. Mustafa Yilmaz, Velimir Ivic and Thomas Beerdsen follow with 4.5 points, each.
Rankings after 7 played rounds:
1
Donchenko, Alexander
5½/7
2627
2
Sindarov, Javokhir
5/7
2654
3
Yilmaz, Mustafa
4½/7
2609
4
Ivic, Velimir
4½/7
2585
5
Beerdsen, Thomas
4½/7
2515
6
Tabatabaei, M. Amin
4/7
2686
7
L’Ami, Erwin
3/7
2627
8
Vaishali, Rameshbabu
3/7
2425
9
Supi, Luis Paulo
3/7
2608
10
Adhiban, B.
3/7
2610
11
Warmerdam, Max
3/7
2616
12
Mishra, Abhimanyu
2½/7
2559
13
Roebers, Eline
2/7
2361
14
Pechac, Jergus
1½/7
2637