After defeating Korchnoi in round 6, GM Bauer now has the sole lead at the 2011 Swiss Championship.
Top 5 leaders after 6 rounds
| Rg. | SNr | | Name | Elo | FED | Verein | Pkt. | BH | BHs |
| 1 | 1 | GM | Bauer Christian | 2650 | FRA | Zürich Sg | 5½ | 22 | 129½ |
| 2 | 6 | GM | Gallagher Joseph | 2513 | SUI | Zürich Réti Ask | 5 | 22 | 132½ |
| 3 | 15 | IM | Züger Beat | 2410 | SUI | Luzern Sg | 5 | 21½ | 127½ |
| 4 | 3 | GM | Sokolov Andrei | 2579 | FRA | Reichenstein Sf | 5 | 21 | 132½ |
| 5 | 4 | GM | Kortschnoj Viktor | 2553 | SUI | Wohlen (ag) | 4½ | 23 | 129 |
Round 7 pairings
| Br | SNr | | Name | Pkte | Erg. | Pkte | | Name | SNr |
| 1 | 6 | GM | Gallagher Joseph | 5 | 5½ | GM | Bauer Christian | 1 | |
| 2 | 15 | IM | Züger Beat | 5 | 5 | GM | Sokolov Andrei | 3 | |
| 3 | 2 | GM | Ovseyevych Sergey | 4½ | 4½ | IM | Domont Alexandre | 19 | |
| 4 | 4 | GM | Kortschnoj Viktor | 4½ | 4½ | GM | Raetsky Alexander | 11 | |
| 5 | 14 | IM | Filipovic Branko | 4½ | 4½ | GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | 5 | |
| 6 | 22 | FM | Nüesch Gérard | 4½ | 4½ | GM | Cherniaev Alexander | 9 | |
| 7 | 10 | IM | Kurmann Oliver | 4½ | 4½ | IM | Gerber Richard | 17 | |
| 8 | 7 | GM | Cebalo Miso | 4 | 4½ | IM | Carron Julien | 25 |
Full pairings here.
