Round 8 results
Jakovenko, Dmitry – Wojtaszek, Radoslaw ½
Short, Nigel – Wang, Yue 0-1
Rublevsky, Sergei – Bologan, Viktor 1-0
Motylev, Alexander – Ponomariov, Ruslan ½
Onischuk, Alexander – Bruzon Batista, Lazaro ½
Standings after 8 rounds
| 1. | Jakovenko, Dmitry | g | RUS | 2724 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5½ | |
| 2. | Motylev, Alexander | g | RUS | 2658 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | 4½ | |
| 3. | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | g | POL | 2713 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | . | ½ | 4½ | |
| 4. | Ponomariov, Ruslan | g | UKR | 2729 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | . | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4½ | |
| 5. | Rublevsky, Sergei | g | RUS | 2693 | ½ | 0 | ½ | . | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 4 | |
| 6. | Wang, Yue | g | CHN | 2691 | . | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4 | |
| 7. | Bologan, Viktor | g | MDA | 2712 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | . | 3½ | |
| 8. | Bruzon Batista, Lazaro | g | CUB | 2713 | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 3½ | |
| 9. | Onischuk, Alexander | g | USA | 2672 | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3½ | |
| 10. | Short, Nigel | g | ENG | 2698 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | . | 0 | ½ | * | 2½ |
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