Leaders after 8 rounds:

Rk.
Name FED Rtg Pts.
1 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr RUS 2559 7,0
2 GM Anastasian Ashot ARM 2566 6,5
3 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2616 6,5
4 GM Amin Bassem EGY 2551 6,0
5 GM Andriasian Zaven ARM 2585 6,0
6 GM Ovetchkin Roman RUS 2548 6,0
7 GM Savchenko Stanislav UKR 2526 6,0
8 GM Filippov Anton UZB 2583 6,0
9 GM Bocharov Dmitry RUS 2613 6,0
10 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2530 6,0
11 GM Simonian Hrair ARM 2520 6,0
12 GM El Gindy Essam EGY 2501 6,0
13 GM Drozdovskij Yuri UKR 2620 6,0
14 IM Laxman R R IND 2501 5,5
15 GM Kengis Edvins LAT 2543 5,5
16 GM Salem A R Saleh UAE 2469 5,5
17 GM Ghaem Maghami Ehsan IRI 2589 5,5
18 GM Agamaliev Gamil AZE 2490 5,5
19 FM Saeed Ishaq UAE 2188 5,5
20 WGM Galojan Lilit ARM 2338 5,5
21 GM Sturua Zurab GEO 2513 5,5
22
Yousif Ammar Mohd SUD 2061 5,5
23 FM Al-Tarbosh Ward SYR 2173 5,5

Full standings here.

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