It was a good round for Anish Giri, in that it could have been a very bad round for him but it wasn't, and he thus remains just half a point behind Fabiano Caruana with three rounds to go.
Three of today's games were drawn quickly: Teimour Radjabov vs. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (of course), Rauf Mamedov vs. Sergey Karjakin and Hou Yifan vs. Pentala Harikrishna. The two games involving the leaders were another story. In both cases the player with the black pieces had excellent winning chances, and in neither case did they convert. Caruana had a big advantage against Eltaj Safarli and, in his best form, would almost surely have converted it into a full point. Pavel Eljanov's advantage against Giri wasn't quite as serious, but he too had his chances. Thus Caruana's lead could well have stretched to a point and a half, but it remains minimal heading into the tournament's final third.
Here are the pairings for round 7, tomorrow, headlining the battle of the leaders: