Standings after 8 rounds
| 1. | Gelfand, Boris | ISR | 2755 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | . | 5½ | ||
| 2. | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2864 | ½ | * | . | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3. | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | AZE | 2753 | ½ | . | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | ||
| 4. | Andreikin, Dmitry | RUS | 2713 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4½ | ||
| 5. | Caruana, Fabiano | ITA | 2774 | 0 | 1 | ½ | . | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4½ | ||
| 6. | Nakamura, Hikaru | USA | 2784 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | 4½ | ||
| 7. | Karjakin, Sergey | RUS | 2782 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | . | ½ | ½ | 3½ | ||
| 8. | Anand, Viswanathan | IND | 2786 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | . | * | 1 | ½ | 3 | ||
| 9. | Morozevich, Alexander | RUS | 2760 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | . | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 2½ | ||
| 10. | Kramnik, Vladimir | RUS | 2803 | . | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 2½ |
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