Leaders after 8 rounds
Full standings here: http://chess-results.com/tnr168125.aspx
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 13 | GM | Pantsulaia Levan | GEO | 2603 | 6.0 | 2531 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 17 | GM | Idani Pouya | IRI | 2526 | 6.0 | 2524 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 7 | GM | Safarli Eltaj | AZE | 2640 | 6.0 | 2501 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 4 | 6 | GM | Tiviakov Sergei | NED | 2642 | 6.0 | 2493 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 5 | 11 | GM | Guseinov Gadir | AZE | 2612 | 6.0 | 2384 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 6 | 12 | GM | Gupta Abhijeet | IND | 2603 | 5.5 | 2477 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 7 | 15 | GM | Paichadze Luka | GEO | 2556 | 5.5 | 2456 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 8 | 10 | GM | Khalifman Alexander | RUS | 2624 | 5.5 | 2450 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 9 | 3 | GM | Hou Yifan | CHN | 2686 | 5.5 | 2435 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 10 | 49 | Beradze Irakli | GEO | 2310 | 5.0 | 2556 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| 11 | 21 | GM | Bajarani Ulvi | AZE | 2504 | 5.0 | 2543 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 12 | 2 | GM | Bacrot Etienne | FRA | 2704 | 5.0 | 2491 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 13 | 9 | GM | Baklan Vladimir | UKR | 2633 | 5.0 | 2486 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 14 | 4 | GM | Onischuk Vladimir | UKR | 2669 | 5.0 | 2485 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 15 | 23 | GM | Gasanov Eldar | UKR | 2494 | 5.0 | 2474 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 16 | 16 | GM | Mirzoev Azer | AZE | 2554 | 5.0 | 2465 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 17 | 1 | GM | Kasimdzhanov Rustam | UZB | 2715 | 5.0 | 2455 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 18 | 14 | GM | Romanov Evgeny | RUS | 2581 | 5.0 | 2447 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 19 | 8 | GM | Adhiban B. | IND | 2636 | 5.0 | 2359 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 20 | 30 | FM | Tabatabaei M.Amin | IRI | 2420 | 4.5 | 2575 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 21 | 20 | IM | Sanal Vahap | TUR | 2508 | 4.5 | 2456 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 22 | 32 | FM | Mousavi Seyed Khalil | IRI | 2403 | 4.5 | 2453 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 23 | 5 | GM | Mamedov Rauf | AZE | 2655 | 4.5 | 2450 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 24 | 51 | FM | Gadimbayli Abdulla | AZE | 2301 | 4.5 | 2448 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 25 | 35 | FM | Arat Ufuk Sezen | TUR | 2394 | 4.5 | 2436 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 26 | 28 | IM | Pourramezanali Amirreza | IRI | 2437 | 4.5 | 2431 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 27 | 48 | FM | Emiroglu Cankut | TUR | 2311 | 4.5 | 2419 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 28 | 19 | GM | Malakhatko Vadim | BEL | 2514 | 4.5 | 2392 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 29 | 18 | GM | Abasov Nijat | AZE | 2522 | 4.5 | 2366 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 30 | 33 | IM | Guliev Logman | AZE | 2402 | 4.5 | 2356 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 31 | 31 | FM | Javanbakht Nima | IRI | 2412 | 4.5 | 2344 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 32 | 24 | IM | Mammadov Zaur | AZE | 2487 | 4.0 | 2575 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 33 | 22 | GM | Rasulov Vugar | AZE | 2502 | 4.0 | 2548 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 34 | 52 | WGM | Mammadova Gulnar | AZE | 2293 | 4.0 | 2447 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 35 | 42 | FM | Gholami Aryan | IRI | 2370 | 4.0 | 2428 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 36 | 25 | GM | Darini Pouria | IRI | 2485 | 4.0 | 2425 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 37 | 29 | FM | Gasimov Parviz | AZE | 2431 | 4.0 | 2395 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 38 | 63 | WFM | Khomeriki Nino | GEO | 2228 | 4.0 | 2361 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 39 | 34 | IM | Mammadov Ayaz | AZE | 2394 | 3.5 | 2553 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 40 | 43 | FM | Sibashvili Giorgi | GEO | 2361 | 3.5 | 2541 | 2 | 0.0 |