So is leading with 5 points.
Results of the 8th round
Standings after the 8th round
| 1 | So, Wesley | 5/8 | 2771 |
| 2 | Aronian, Levon | 4½/8 | 2792 |
| 3 | Topalov, Veselin | 4½/8 | 2761 |
| 4 | Anand, Viswanathan | 4½/8 | 2770 |
| 5 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 4/8 | 2819 |
| 6 | Ding, Liren | 4/8 | 2755 |
| 7 | Caruana, Fabiano | 4/8 | 2807 |
| 8 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 3½/8 | 2791 |
| 9 | Svidler, Peter | 3/8 | 2751 |
| 10 | Giri, Anish | 3/8 | 2769 |
Games of the round
Pairings of the 9th round