Round 8 results
GM Grischuk, Alexander vs GM Caruana, Fabiano [1/2-1/2]
GM Carlsen, Magnus vs GM Aronian, Levon [1-0]
GM Giri, Anish vs GM Topalov, Veselin [1-0]
GM Nakamura, Hikaru vs GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime [1/2-1/2]
GM Anand, Viswanathan vs GM Hammer, Jon Ludvig [1-0]
Standings with 1 round to go
| 1. | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2798 | * | . | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2. | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2804 | . | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5½ | |
| 3. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2773 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5 | |
| 4. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2802 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | 5 | |
| 5. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | ITA | 2805 | ½ | ½ | . | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 3½ | |
| 6. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2876 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | . | 3½ | |
| 7. | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | g | FRA | 2723 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | . | ½ | 3½ | |
| 8. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2780 | 0 | ½ | ½ | . | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 3 | |
| 9. | Grischuk, Alexander | g | RUS | 2781 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | . | ½ | * | 1 | 3 | |
| 10. | Hammer, Jon Ludvig | g | NOR | 2677 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 2 |