Standings after 8 rounds
| 1-6. | Karjakin, Sergey | g | 2785 | 4½ |
| 1-6. | Grischuk, Alexander | g | 2763 | 4½ |
| 1-6. | Jakovenko, Dmitry | g | 2722 | 4½ |
| 1-6. | Andreikin, Dmitry | g | 2715 | 4½ |
| 1-6. | Alekseev, Evgeny | g | 2673 | 4½ |
| 1-6. | Potkin, Vladimir | g | 2651 | 4½ |
| 7. | Svidler, Peter | g | 2749 | 4 |
| 8-9. | Dubov, Daniil | g | 2594 | 3½ |
| 8-9. | Vitiugov, Nikita | g | 2705 | 3½ |
| 10. | Sjugirov, Sanan | g | 2635 | 2 |
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