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USA, India and Ukraine lead the event with 14 points.
Results of top 5 matches of the 8th round
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | Rtg | – | 2 | United States of America (USA) | Rtg | 2 : 2 |
| GM | | 2769 | – | GM | | 2808 | ½ – ½ |
| GM | | 2808 | – | GM | | 2789 | ½ – ½ |
| GM | | 2740 | – | GM | | 2782 | 0 – 1 |
| GM | | 2754 | – | GM | | 2674 | 1 – 0 |
| 20 | Georgia (GEO) | Rtg | – | 5 | Ukraine (UKR) | Rtg | 1 : 3 |
| GM | | 2665 | – | GM | | 2709 | 1 – 0 |
| GM | | 2609 | – | GM | | 2693 | 0 – 1 |
| GM | | 2601 | – | GM | | 2675 | 0 – 1 |
| GM | | 2575 | – | GM | | 2647 | 0 – 1 |
| 6 | England (ENG) | Rtg | – | 9 | India (IND) | Rtg | 1½:2½ |
| GM | | 2738 | – | GM | | 2752 | ½ – ½ |
| GM | | 2665 | – | GM | | 2671 | ½ – ½ |
| GM | | 2635 | – | GM | | 2669 | ½ – ½ |
| GM | | 2666 | – | GM | | 2640 | 0 – 1 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan 1 (AZE) | Rtg | – | 21 | Latvia (LAT) | Rtg | 2½:1½ |
| GM | | 2761 | – | GM | | 2673 | ½ – ½ |
| GM | | 2722 | – | GM | | 2651 | ½ – ½ |
| GM | | 2666 | – | GM | | 2628 | ½ – ½ |
| GM | | 2688 | – | IM | | 2476 | 1 – 0 |
| 36 | Italy (ITA) | Rtg | – | 46 | Iran (IRI) | Rtg | 2 : 2 |
| GM | | 2583 | – | GM | | 2566 | ½ – ½ |
| GM | | 2543 | – | | | 2566 | ½ – ½ |
| GM | | 2568 | – | IM | | 2478 | ½ – ½ |
| FM | | 2459 | – | | | 2463 | ½ – ½ |
Some games of the round
Pairings of top 5 matches of the 9th round
| UKR | Ukraine | 22 | 14 | : | 14 | 22 | India | IND |
| USA | United States of America | 23½ | 14 | : | 13 | 20 | Norway | NOR |
| IRI | Iran | 22 | 12 | : | 12 | 20 | England | ENG |
| AZE | Azerbaijan 1 | 23 | 13 | : | 13 | 24 | Russia | RUS |
| LAT | Latvia | 20 | 12 | : | 12 | 21½ | Slovenia | SLO |
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