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The Shenzhen Masters is a very strong, very even-rated, six-player double round robin. Top seed Anish Giri is rated at 2769, while Peter Svidler is the lowest-rated at 2741. Ding Liren leads with 4.5 from seven games. Giri is in second place with 4. Peter Svidler and P Harikrishna share 3rd-4th with 3.5 each, while Michael Adams (2.5) and Yu Yangyi (3) are trailing.  

In the Sharjah Masters, Wang Hao and Martin Kravtsiv share the lead with 6 each after seven rounds. There are 12 players sharing third spot on 5.5 — that list includes Baskaran Adhiban and S