Radjabov is leading with 5.5 points.
Results of the 8th round
| GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2724 | 5 | ½ – ½ | 4 | GM | Riazantsev Alexander | 2654 |
| GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2761 | 4½ | ½ – ½ | 4 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2800 |
| GM | Li Chao B | 2735 | 3½ | 1 – 0 | 4½ | GM | Harikrishna Pentala | 2737 |
| GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | 2742 | 4 | 1 – 0 | 3½ | GM | Aronian Levon | 2809 |
| GM | Gelfand Boris | 2728 | 3½ | ½ – ½ | 3½ | GM | Eljanov Pavel | 2739 |
| GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | 2703 | 3½ | ½ – ½ | 3 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | 2707 |
| GM | Hou Yifan | 2666 | 2½ | 0 – 1 | 3½ | GM | Giri Anish | 2775 |
| GM | Rapport Richard | 2694 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 3½ | GM | Adams Michael | 2736 |
| GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | 2638 | 1½ | ½ – ½ | 3½ | GM | Svidler Peter | 2749 |
Standings after 8 rounds
| 1 | GM | Radjabov Teimour | AZE | 2724 | 5,5 |
| 2 | GM | Grischuk Alexander | RUS | 2761 | 5,0 |
| GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | RUS | 2742 | 5,0 | |
| 4 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | AZE | 2800 | 4,5 |
| GM | Giri Anish | NED | 2775 | 4,5 | |
| GM | Harikrishna Pentala | IND | 2737 | 4,5 | |
| GM | Adams Michael | ENG | 2736 | 4,5 | |
| GM | Li Chao B | CHN | 2735 | 4,5 | |
| GM | Riazantsev Alexander | RUS | 2654 | 4,5 | |
| 10 | GM | Svidler Peter | RUS | 2749 | 4,0 |
| GM | Eljanov Pavel | UKR | 2739 | 4,0 | |
| GM | Gelfand Boris | ISR | 2728 | 4,0 | |
| GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | RUS | 2703 | 4,0 | |
| 14 | GM | Aronian Levon | ARM | 2809 | 3,5 |
| GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | RUS | 2707 | 3,5 | |
| 16 | GM | Hou Yifan | CHN | 2666 | 2,5 |
| 17 | GM | Rapport Richard | HUN | 2694 | 2,0 |
| GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | UAE | 2638 | 2,0 |
Some games of the round
[Event "Geneva Grand Prix 2017"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2017.07.14"]
[Round "8.7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
- e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4
O-O 9. Kh1 Qc7 10. Qe1 Nc6 11. Be3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Qg3 Bb7 14. a3 Rad8 15.
Rae1 Bc6 16. Bd3 Qd7 17. Rf3 e5 18. fxe5 Nh5 19. Qh3 Qxh3 20. Rxh3 Nf4 21. Rf3
Nxd3 22. cxd3 dxe5 23. Bxe5 b4 24. axb4 Bxb4 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. h3 f6 27. Bg3 Rfd8
- Bf2 Bb7 29. Kh2 f5 30. Ra1 fxe4 31. dxe4 Rd2 32. Nd5 Bf8 33. b4 h6 34. Bc5
Bxc5 35. bxc5 Rxc5 36. Rb3 Bxd5 37. exd5 a5 38. d6 Rxd6 39. Rb8+ Kf7 40. Ra8
Rdd5 41. Ra7+ Kg6 42. Ra3 Rh5 43. Ra4 Rb5 44. h4 Rb4 45. R4xa5 Rhxh4+ 46. Kg3
Kh7 47. Ra3 h5 48. Rf7 Rh1 49. Re3 h4+ 50. Kf2 Rbb1 51. Ree7 Rhf1+ 52. Ke2
Rbe1+ 53. Kd3 Rxf7 54. Rxf7 Kh6 55. Kd2 Re6 56. Rf4 Kh5 57. Rf7 Rg6 58. Rf2 Kg4
- Ke1 Re6+ 60. Kf1 Rf6 61. Rxf6 gxf6 62. Kf2 Kf4 63. Kg1 Kg3 64. Kf1 h3 65.
Kg1 Kg4 66. gxh3+ Kxh3 67. Kf2 Kg4 68. Kg2 Kf4 0-1
Pairings of the 9th round
| GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | 2742 | 5 | 5½ | GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2724 |
| GM | Giri Anish | 2775 | 4½ | 5 | GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2761 |
| GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2800 | 4½ | 4½ | GM | Li Chao B | 2735 |
| GM | Riazantsev Alexander | 2654 | 4½ | 4½ | GM | Adams Michael | 2736 |
| GM | Harikrishna Pentala | 2737 | 4½ | 4 | GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | 2703 |
| GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | 2707 | 3½ | 4 | GM | Gelfand Boris | 2728 |
| GM | Svidler Peter | 2749 | 4 | 2½ | GM | Hou Yifan | 2666 |
| GM | Eljanov Pavel | 2739 | 4 | 2 | GM | Rapport Richard | 2694 |
| GM | Aronian Levon | 2809 | 3½ | 2 | GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | 2638 |