| Round 8 | ||||
| Aronian, Levon | – Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | ||
| Carlsen, Magnus | – Karjakin, Sergey | 1-0 | ||
| Giri, Anish | – Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | ||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | – So, Wesley | ½-½ | ||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | – Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 | ||
Standings after 8 rounds
| # | Name | Pts | SB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aronian, Levon | 5.5 | 20.5 |
| 2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 5 | 19.75 |
| 3 | Giri, Anish | 4.5 | 16.75 |
| 4 | So, Wesley | 4 | 15.25 |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | 4 | 14.75 | |
| 6 | Anand, Viswanathan | 3.5 | 14 |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 3.5 | 14 | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 3.5 | 14 | |
| Carlsen, Magnus | 3.5 | 13.25 | |
| 10 | Karjakin, Sergey | 3 | 12.25 |