Round 8 results
| Ding, Liren | Giri, Anish | ½-½ | |
| Grischuk, Alexander | Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | |
| Hammer, Jon Ludvig | Adams, Michael | ½-½ | |
| Hou, Yifan | Vallejo Pons, Francisco | ½-½ | |
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | Harikrishna, P. | 0-1 | |
| Radjabov, Teimour | Gelfand, Boris | ½-½ | |
| Salem, A.R. Saleh | Inarkiev, Ernesto | ½-½ | |
| Svidler, Peter | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | ½-½ | |
| Tomashevsky, Evgeny | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ |
Standings after 8 rounds
| Rk | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Ding Liren | CHN | 2773 | 5.0 |
| 5 | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | AZE | 2772 | 5.0 | |
| 3 | 1 | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | FRA | 2795 | 4.5 |
| 2 | Nakamura Hikaru | USA | 2786 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | Giri Anish | NED | 2785 | 4.5 | |
| 6 | Svidler Peter | RUS | 2755 | 4.5 | |
| 8 | Grischuk Alexander | RUS | 2750 | 4.5 | |
| 12 | Gelfand Boris | ISR | 2724 | 4.5 | |
| 13 | Radjabov Teimour | AZE | 2710 | 4.5 | |
| 10 | 9 | Harikrishna P. | IND | 2750 | 4.0 |
| 15 | Tomashevsky Evgeny | RUS | 2696 | 4.0 | |
| 16 | Hou Yifan | CHN | 2652 | 4.0 | |
| 13 | 14 | Vallejo Pons Francisco | ESP | 2710 | 3.5 |
| 18 | Hammer Jon Ludvig | NOR | 2621 | 3.5 | |
| 15 | 7 | Nepomniachtchi Ian | RUS | 2751 | 3.0 |
| 10 | Adams Michael | ENG | 2747 | 3.0 | |
| 17 | Salem A.R. Saleh | UAE | 2633 | 3.0 | |
| 18 | 11 | Inarkiev Ernesto | RUS | 2727 | 2.5 |