Alexander Donchenko emerged as the sole leader of the Tata Steel Challengers 2023 after defeating Mustafa Yilmaz, his co-leader from the previous round. It was a round with lots of victories, and only one game finished in a draw.
Donchenko had a better position from the opening but the Turkish Champion made a huge mistake with 35…Qf6 and resigned after only 20 minutes and 12 moves of play.
Javokhir Sindarov was victorious against Eline Roebers, emerging on second place with 5 points. Mustafa Yilmaz, Velimir Ivic and Thomas Beerdsen follow with 4.5 points, each.
Rankings after 7 played rounds:
| 1 | Donchenko, Alexander | 5½/7 | 2627 |
| 2 | Sindarov, Javokhir | 5/7 | 2654 |
| 3 | Yilmaz, Mustafa | 4½/7 | 2609 |
| 4 | Ivic, Velimir | 4½/7 | 2585 |
| 5 | Beerdsen, Thomas | 4½/7 | 2515 |
| 6 | Tabatabaei, M. Amin | 4/7 | 2686 |
| 7 | L’Ami, Erwin | 3/7 | 2627 |
| 8 | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | 3/7 | 2425 |
| 9 | Supi, Luis Paulo | 3/7 | 2608 |
| 10 | Adhiban, B. | 3/7 | 2610 |
| 11 | Warmerdam, Max | 3/7 | 2616 |
| 12 | Mishra, Abhimanyu | 2½/7 | 2559 |
| 13 | Roebers, Eline | 2/7 | 2361 |
| 14 | Pechac, Jergus | 1½/7 | 2637 |
