Leaders after 8 rounds
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | FED | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | |
| 1 | GM | Miezis Normunds | 2557 | LAT | 6.5 | 17739 | 0.0 | 41.0 | 31.5 |
| 2 | GM | Sandipan Chanda | 2595 | IND | 6.5 | 17717 | 0.0 | 40.5 | 31.0 |
| 3 | GM | Ni Hua | 2637 | CHN | 6.0 | 18176 | 0.0 | 45.0 | 33.5 |
| 4 | GM | Jobava Baadur | 2706 | GEO | 6.0 | 18060 | 0.0 | 42.0 | 32.0 |
| 5 | GM | Akopian Vladimir | 2684 | ARM | 6.0 | 17913 | 0.0 | 41.0 | 33.0 |
| 6 | GM | Petrosian Tigran L | 2643 | ARM | 6.0 | 17864 | 0.0 | 40.5 | 31.0 |
| 7 | GM | Mchedlishvili Mikheil | 2626 | GEO | 6.0 | 17766 | 0.0 | 40.5 | 30.5 |
| 8 | GM | Miroshnichenko Evgenij | 2624 | UKR | 6.0 | 17649 | 0.0 | 40.5 | 31.5 |
| 9 | GM | Andriasian Zaven | 2616 | ARM | 6.0 | 17572 | 0.0 | 40.5 | 31.0 |
| 10 | GM | Kuzubov Yuriy | 2615 | UKR | 6.0 | 17486 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 30.0 |
| 11 | GM | Gupta Abhijeet | 2643 | IND | 6.0 | 17322 | 0.0 | 39.0 | 29.5 |
| 12 | GM | Hovhannisyan Robert | 2600 | ARM | 6.0 | 17191 | 0.0 | 37.0 | 28.0 |
| 13 | GM | Ganguly Surya Shekhar | 2633 | IND | 6.0 | 16955 | 0.0 | 38.5 | 28.0 |
| 14 | GM | Van Wely Loek | 2691 | NED | 6.0 | 16934 | 0.0 | 38.0 | 28.5 |
Full standings here: http://chess-results.com/tnr70837.aspx?art=4&lan=1&turdet=YES&flag=30
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