Shock Defeat for Carlsen (the group leaders) in the hands of Ivanchuk & Aronian Won Topalov
Both top players in this event suffered shock losses on Tuesday. Magnus Carlsen blamed his downfall in a very sharp game against Vassily Ivanchuk on a single move in the opening. Levon Aronian recovered from his two losses with a miracle cure which he revealed after his convincing victory against Veselin Topalov. Radjabov-Anand ended in an interesting 29-move draw. Round seven report.
Round 7: Tuesday, 9th September 2008
Magnus Carlsen 0-1 Vassily Ivanchuk
Levon Aronian 1-0 Veselin Topalov
Teimour Radjabov ½-½ Vishy Anand
Tournament leader Magnus Carlsen vs Ukranian GM Vassily Ivanchuk
former FIDE world champion and local hero Veselin Topalov
Teimour Radjabov vs Vishy Anand
Bilbao scores
| Player | games | wins | draws | losses | points |
| Magnus Carlsen | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Veselin Topalov | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Levon Aronian | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Vassily Ivanchuk | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Vishy Anand | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Teimur Radjabov | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
Traditional scores (for rating purposes)
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