After 7 rounds, Sasikiran has the sole lead with 6 points, followed by a 6-way tie for 2nd with 5.5.

Leaders after 7:

Rank SNo.
Name Rtg FED Typ Pts vict
1 13 GM K. Sasikiran 2653 IND
6 5
2 46 GM K. Chernyshov 2556 RUS
5Ѕ 5
3 17 GM E. Bareev 2643 RUS
5Ѕ 4
4 16 GM Q. Le 2647 VIE
5Ѕ 4
5 15 GM E. Inarkiev 2649 RUS
5Ѕ 4
6 3 GM V. Bologan 2692 MDA
5Ѕ 4
7 21 GM F. Amonatov 2634 TJK
5Ѕ 4
8 63 GM R. Khusnutdinov 2513 KAZ
5 5
9 1 GM A. Motylev 2697 RUS
5 4
10 35 IM M. Matlakov 2587 RUS
5 4
11 24 GM S. Azarov 2622 BLR
5 4
12 20 GM D. Andreikin 2635 RUS
5 4
13 6 GM I. Kurnosov 2668 RUS
5 4
14 91 FM A. Reshetnikov 2447 RUS
5 4
15 58 GM A. Shimanov 2535 RUS U18 5 4
16 23 GM S. Volkov 2623 RUS
5 4
17 56 GM E. Gasanov 2536 UKR
5 4
18 36 GM K. Miton 2586 POL
5 4
19 53 GM S. Dvoirys 2539 RUS
5 4
20 4 GM X. Bu 2673 CHN
5 3
21 12 GM B. Grachev 2653 RUS
5 3
22 2 GM S. Rublevsky 2697 RUS
5 3
23 32 GM V. Belov 2595 RUS
5 3
24 71 IM A. Ipatov 2497 ESP U18 5 3
25 25 GM E. Vorobiov 2621 RUS
5 3
26 54 GM A. Kharitonov 2538 RUS
5 3

Round 8 top board pairings:

Bo. SNo.
Name Pts Res. Pts
Name SNo.
1 16 GM Le Quang Liem 5Ѕ – 6 GM Sasikiran Krishnan 13
2 17 GM Bareev Evgeny 5Ѕ – 5Ѕ GM Bologan Viktor 3
3 21 GM Amonatov Farrukh 5Ѕ – 5Ѕ GM Inarkiev Ernesto 15
4 1 GM Motylev Alexander 5 – 5Ѕ GM Chernyshov Konstantin 46
5 2 GM Rublevsky Sergei 5 – 5 IM Matlakov Maxim 35
6 4 GM Bu Xiangzhi 5 – 5 GM Dvoirys Semen I 53
7 6 GM Kurnosov Igor 5 – 5 GM Miton Kamil 36
8 12 GM Grachev Boris 5 – 5 GM Kharitonov Alexandr 54
9 20 GM Andreikin Dmitry 5 – 5 GM Gasanov Eldar 56
10 23 GM Volkov Sergey 5 – 5 GM Shimanov Aleksandr 58
11 63 GM Khusnutdinov Rustam 5 – 5 GM Azarov Sergei 24
12 91 FM Reshetnikov Alexey 5 – 5 GM Vorobiov Evgeny E 25
13 71 IM Ipatov Alexander 5 – 5 GM Belov Vladimir 32
14 55 GM Zinchenko Yaroslav 4Ѕ – 4Ѕ GM Zhigalko Sergei 7
15 8 GM Najer Evgeniy 4Ѕ – 4Ѕ GM Panarin Mikhail 62
16 60 GM Gabrielian Artur 4Ѕ – 4Ѕ GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 11
17 65 GM Kabanov Nikolai 4Ѕ – 4Ѕ GM Savchenko Boris 19
18 66 GM Shcherbakov Ruslan 4Ѕ – 4Ѕ GM Sjugirov Sanan 29
19 40 GM Rychagov Andrey 4Ѕ – 4Ѕ IM Shinkevich Vitaly 67
20 72 GM Krapivin Alexander 4Ѕ – 4Ѕ GM Shomoev Anton 44

Full pairings here.

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