Round 8 results
- GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime vs GM Topalov, Veselin [1/2-1/2]
- GM Giri, Anish vs GM Grandelius, Nils [1/2-1/2]
- GM Eljanov, Pavel vs GM Li, Chao [0-1]
- GM Aronian, Levon vs GM Carlsen, Magnus [1-0]
- GM Kramnik, Vladimir vs GM Harikrishna, P [1-0]
Standings after 8 rounds
| 1-2 | GM Aronian, Levon (2784) | X | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | – | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8 | 5 |
| 1-2 | GM Carlsen, Magnus (2851) | 0 | X | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | – | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 3-5 | GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (2788) | ½ | ½ | X | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | – | 8 | 4½ |
| 3-5 | GM Topalov, Veselin (2754) | ½ | ½ | ½ | X | – | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8 | 4½ |
| 3-5 | GM Kramnik, Vladimir (2801) | ½ | 0 | ½ | – | X | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8 | 4½ |
| 6-7 | GM Li, Chao (2755) | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | X | 0 | – | 1 | ½ | 8 | 4 |
| 6-7 | GM Harikrishna, Pentala (2763) | – | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | X | 1 | ½ | ½ | 8 | 4 |
| 8 | GM Giri, Anish (2790) | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | – | 0 | X | 1 | ½ | 8 | 3½ |
| 9 | GM Eljanov, Pavel (2765) | 0 | – | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | X | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 10 | GM Grandelius, Nils (2649) | ½ | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | X | 8 | 2 |