Round 8 results
- GM Radjabov, Teimour vs GM Harikrishna, P [1/2-1/2]
- GM Giri, Anish vs GM Hou, Yifan [1/2-1/2]
- GM Caruana, Fabiano vs GM Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar [0-1]
- GM Safarli, Eltaj vs GM Karjakin, Sergey [1/2-1/2]
- GM Mamedov, Rauf vs GM Eljanov, Pavel [1/2-1/2]
Standings after 8 rounds
| 1 | Rauf Mammadov | 2655 | AZE | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 6-7 | ||||
| 2 | Teimour Radjabov | 2726 | AZE | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 6-7 | ||||
| 3 | Eltaj Safarli | 2674 | AZE | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 3 | 8-9 | ||||
| 4 | Fabiano Caruana | 2804 | USA | 1 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 1-2 | ||||
| 5 | Shakhriyar Mammadyarov | 2748 | AZE | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | Sergey Karjakin | 2773 | RUS | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | 4 | ||||
| 7 | Pentala Harikrishna | 2763 | IND | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 8 | Pavel Eljanov | 2750 | UKR | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 3 | 8-9 | ||||
| 9 | Hou Yifan | 2663 | CHN | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 2.5 | 10 | ||||
| 10 | Anish Giri | 2782 | NED | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 5.5 | 1-2 |