Topalov is right at home now that the tournament is shifted back to Linares. He shows that by beating Svidler. In the mean time, Bacrot defeated Ivanchuk with the Black pieces while the other two pairs drew.
After round 8, the standings are:
1. 5.5 GM Peter Leko (Hungary 2740)
2. 5.0 GM Levon Aronian (Armenia 2752)
3-4. 4.0 GM Peter Svidler (Russia 2765), GM Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan 2700)
5-7. 3.5 GM Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine 2729), GM Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain 2650), GM Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria 2801)
8. 3.0 GM Etienne Bacrot (France 2717) 
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I still think Topalov can make a come back.
Nice game by Topalov today.
Hello GM Polgar,
What happened in Topas game? It seemed like he was a pawn up from the beginning!
– Vinay
Chukkie lost on time in a better position! I love the way he plays, but he needs to start looking at the clock!