Round 8 results
| Carlsen, Magnus | – Vallejo, Francisco | 1-0 |
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | – Anand, Vishy | ½ |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | – Aronian, Levon | 1-0 |
Standings after 8 rounds
| 1. | Ivanchuk, Vassily | UKR | 2765 | 14 |
| 2. | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2823 | 11 |
| 3. | Nakamura, Hikaru | USA | 2753 | 11 |
| 4. | Anand, Vishy | IND | 2817 | 9 |
| 5. | Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2807 | 8 |
| 6. | Vallejo, Francisco | ESP | 2716 | 7 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I attended the first leg in São Paulo and wrote two posts about my experiences there.
http://celebratechess.blogspot.com/2011/09/chess-gods-arrive-in-town-my-home-town.html
http://celebratechess.blogspot.com/2011/10/chess-gods-part-2.html