Palma Grand Prix, Round 7: Lots of Draws

The games on the top six boards, in this 18-player Swiss, were drawn, while on board 7 Teimour Radjabov defeated Richard Rapport to keep his slim chances of qualifying for the Candidates alive. Levon Aronian leads with 4.5/7, and seven players, including Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (who also hopes to qualify for the Candidates), are tied for second with 4 points apiece. (Radjabov has 3.5.) Two rounds remain.