Az Aeroflot Open hatodik fordulójában a magyar nagymester az indiai Karthykeyan (2578) ellen szerezte meg a második plusszát. A következő fordulóban még nagyobb “falat” következik a kínai Yu Yangyi (2738) személyében.
Az állás a 6. forduló után:
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | |
| 1 | 18 | GM | Fedoseev Vladimir | RUS | 2658 | 5,0 | 3 | 2558 | |
| 2 | 13 | GM | Smirin Ilia | ISR | 2670 | 4,5 | 3 | 2634 | |
| 3 | 17 | GM | Najer Evgeniy | RUS | 2659 | 4,5 | 3 | 2619 | |
| 4 | 2 | GM | Vitiugov Nikita | RUS | 2724 | 4,5 | 3 | 2603 | |
| 5 | 29 | GM | Khismatullin Denis | RUS | 2639 | 4,5 | 3 | 2596 | |
| 6 | 5 | GM | Matlakov Maxim | RUS | 2701 | 4,0 | 3 | 2643 | |
| 7 | 41 | GM | Kovalev Vladislav | BLR | 2598 | 4,0 | 3 | 2626 | |
| 8 | 3 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | RUS | 2723 | 4,0 | 3 | 2625 | |
| 9 | 28 | GM | Lysyj Igor | RUS | 2643 | 4,0 | 3 | 2607 | |
| 10 | 20 | GM | Cordova Emilio | PER | 2655 | 4,0 | 3 | 2599 | |
| 11 | 4 | GM | Jobava Baadur | GEO | 2701 | 4,0 | 3 | 2597 | |
| 12 | 1 | GM | Yu Yangyi | CHN | 2738 | 4,0 | 3 | 2592 | |
| 13 | 19 | GM | Artemiev Vladislav | RUS | 2655 | 4,0 | 3 | 2589 | |
| 14 | 7 | GM | Mamedov Rauf | AZE | 2688 | 4,0 | 3 | 2584 | |
| 15 | 16 | GM | Dubov Daniil | RUS | 2661 | 4,0 | 3 | 2561 | |
| 16 | 27 | GM | Kuzubov Yuriy | UKR | 2643 | 4,0 | 3 | 2550 | |
| 17 | 23 | GM | Berkes Ferenc | HUN | 2648 | 4,0 | 3 | 2541 | |
| 18 | 37 | GM | Jumabayev Rinat | KAZ | 2611 | 4,0 | 3 | 2539 | |
| 19 | 26 | GM | Swiercz Dariusz | POL | 2645 | 4,0 | 3 | 2493 | |
| 20 | 21 | GM | Iturrizaga Bonelli Eduardo | VEN | 2652 | 4,0 | 2 | 2611 |