Round 8 results
| Karjakin, Sergey | – Efimenko, Zahar | 1-0 |
| Bacrot, Etienne | – Rublevsky, Sergei | ½ |
| Caruana, Fabiano | – Motylev, Alexander | ½ |
| Laznicka, Viktor | – Onischuk, Alexander | ½ |
| Bruzon, Lazaro | – Jakovenko, Dmitry | ½ |
Standings after 8 rounds
| 1. | Karjakin, S | RUS | 2772 | 5 |
| 2-3. | Bacrot, E | FRA | 2705 | 4½ |
| 2-3. | Caruana, F | ITA | 2712 | 4½ |
| 4-6. | Onischuk, A | USA | 2669 | 4 |
| 4-6. | Motylev, A | RUS | 2690 | 4 |
| 4-6. | Laznicka, V | CZE | 2701 | 4 |
| 7-10. | Bruzon, L | CUB | 2682 | 3½ |
| 7-10. | Rublevsky, S | RUS | 2681 | 3½ |
| 7-10. | Jakovenko, D | RUS | 2716 | 3½ |
| 7-10. | Efimenko, Z | UKR | 2703 | 3½ |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Karjakin can win the world championship.
if he can’t dominate such a field, no way he can’t win a world championship