Radjabov leads with 5 points.
Results of the 7th round
| GM | Harikrishna Pentala | 2737 | 4 | ½ – ½ | 4 | GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2761 |
| GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2724 | 4 | 1 – 0 | 3½ | GM | Svidler Peter | 2749 |
| GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2800 | 3½ | ½ – ½ | 3½ | GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | 2742 |
| GM | Riazantsev Alexander | 2654 | 3 | 1 – 0 | 3½ | GM | Li Chao B | 2735 |
| GM | Giri Anish | 2775 | 3 | ½ – ½ | 3 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2809 |
| GM | Adams Michael | 2736 | 3 | ½ – ½ | 3 | GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | 2703 |
| GM | Hou Yifan | 2666 | 2 | ½ – ½ | 3 | GM | Gelfand Boris | 2728 |
| GM | Eljanov Pavel | 2739 | 2½ | 1 – 0 | 1½ | GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | 2638 |
| GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | 2707 | 2½ | ½ – ½ | 1½ | GM | Rapport Richard | 2694 |
Standings after 7 rounds
| 1 | GM | Radjabov Teimour | AZE | 2724 | 5,0 |
| 2 | GM | Grischuk Alexander | RUS | 2761 | 4,5 |
| GM | Harikrishna Pentala | IND | 2737 | 4,5 | |
| 4 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | AZE | 2800 | 4,0 |
| GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | RUS | 2742 | 4,0 | |
| GM | Riazantsev Alexander | RUS | 2654 | 4,0 | |
| 7 | GM | Aronian Levon | ARM | 2809 | 3,5 |
| GM | Giri Anish | NED | 2775 | 3,5 | |
| GM | Svidler Peter | RUS | 2749 | 3,5 | |
| GM | Eljanov Pavel | UKR | 2739 | 3,5 | |
| GM | Adams Michael | ENG | 2736 | 3,5 | |
| GM | Li Chao B | CHN | 2735 | 3,5 | |
| GM | Gelfand Boris | ISR | 2728 | 3,5 | |
| GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | RUS | 2703 | 3,5 | |
| 15 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | RUS | 2707 | 3,0 |
| 16 | GM | Hou Yifan | CHN | 2666 | 2,5 |
| 17 | GM | Rapport Richard | HUN | 2694 | 2,0 |
| 18 | GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | UAE | 2638 | 1,5 |
Some games of the round
Pairings of the 8th round
| GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2724 | 5 | 4 | GM | Riazantsev Alexander | 2654 | |
| GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2761 | 4½ | 4 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2800 | |
| GM | Li Chao B | 2735 | 3½ | 4½ | GM | Harikrishna Pentala | 2737 | |
| GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | 2742 | 4 | 3½ | GM | Aronian Levon | 2809 | |
| GM | Gelfand Boris | 2728 | 3½ | 3½ | GM | Eljanov Pavel | 2739 | |
| GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | 2703 | 3½ | 3 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | 2707 | |
| GM | Hou Yifan | 2666 | 2½ | 3½ | GM | Giri Anish | 2775 | |
| GM | Rapport Richard | 2694 | 2 | 3½ | GM | Adams Michael | 2736 | |
| GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | 2638 | 1½ | 3½ | GM | Svidler Peter | 2749 |