After 8 rounds, Wang Hao and Stefansson are leading with 6.5 points. Four other players, including Fabiano, are only 1/2 point behind.

Here are the leaders:

GM Wang Hao 2665 CHN 6.5
GM Stefansson Hannes 2564 ISL 6.5

GM Caruana Fabiano 2598 ITA 6.0
GM Halkias Stelios 2580 GRE 6.0
GM Wang Yue 2698 CHN 6.0
GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2521 LTU 6.0

GM Carlsson Pontus 2501 SWE 5.5
GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2464 BUL 5.5
FM Thorfinnsson Bjorn 2364 ISL 5.5
GM Dizdar Goran 2564 CRO 5.5

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