Rapport-Carlsen (Photo taken from chess-news.ru)
So leads with 5.5 points, Wei Yi and Eljanov have 5. Today is a rest day.
Results of the 8th round
| Aronian, L. – Giri, A. | 1-0 |
| Rapport, R. – Carlsen, M. | 1-0 |
| Van Wely, L. – Nepomniachtchi, I. | ½-½ |
| Harikrishna, P. – Wei, Y. | ½-½ |
| Adhiban, B. – Andreikin, D. | 1-0 |
| Eljanov, P. – Wojtaszek, R. | ½-½ |
| Karjakin, S. – So, W. | ½-½ |
Games of the round
Pairings of the 9th round
So, W. – Aronian, L.
Wojtaszek, R. – Karjakin, S.
Andreikin, D. – Eljanov, P.
Wei, Y. – Adhiban, B.
Nepomniachtchi, I. – Harikrishna, P.
Carlsen, M. – Van Wely, L.
Giri, A. – Rapport, R.