Leaders after 8 rounds:
| 1 | 8. GM Maxim Rodshtein | 2609 | 7 | 34.5 | 38 |
| 2 | 2. GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly | 2655 | 7 | 31 | 35 |
| 3 | 9. GM Konstantin Landa | 2598 | 6½ | 34 | 35.5 |
| 4 | 3. GM Georg Meier | 2648 | 6½ | 33.5 | 34.5 |
| 5 | 1. GM Pavel Eljanov | 2755 | 6½ | 33.5 | 34.25 |
| 6 | 12. GM Evgeny Postny | 2577 | 6½ | 33 | 35 |
| 7 | 4. GM Bartlomiej Macieja | 2639 | 6½ | 31.5 | 33 |
| 8 | 15. GM Lajos Portisch | 2539 | 6½ | 31.5 | 32.75 |
| 9 | 24. FM Krzysztof Bulski | 2434 | 6½ | 29.5 | 30.75 |
| 10 | 23. IM Mikkel Djernæs Antonsen | 2463 | 6½ | 29.5 | 30.25 |
Full standings here.
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